cant wait for the show, like the new format!!

Thanks so much for chiming-in, sweetheart... Some people don't like it, but they're wrong dammit...! I think it's a good thing too. :upsidedow

personally I think they should raise it to $1000.

yeah yeah - i know some idiot will say "YOU can pay $1000" - but i mean $1000 for EVERYONE EACH - PLUS ROOM FEES- no exceptions what so ever. Keeps the idiots like you that are just looking for free drinks out.

I left Phoenix thinking it was a great show. They took over the whole hotel so pretty much anyone you met was a potential affiliate or someone you could earn from. I stuck out my hand to anyone who'd say hi! So I think the changes at Internext are good ones.

$250 isn't cheap but it's a business expense and I'm happy to pay it.

Personally, I'm sick of the shows full of pervs who aren't there to either learn how to make money or network to make MORE money. I'm thrilled at the possibility of another whole show of business people.

Good job, Aly. Wish we'd had a chance to catch up in Phoenix. Pencil me in for next time, ok?

Me too! You're ON! [email protected] anytime my dear! :)

Me too, SmartyPants!

Frankly, they really could be making some money on this! :winkwink:

to be honest and this is just my opinion but i think as a business model the attendees should be paying more of the brunt of the costs Versus the companies that exhibit - and looking at how companies have scaled down in recent years with increased attendance - it might be a business direction to seriously consider.

as a general rule it's easier and a safer/better business plan to make a little money from a LOT of people than a bigger chunk from a select few.

I agree with you; times have changed. Unfortunately, there are quite a few people who disagree with this model though. Neither you nor I can completely predict the response to this... Guess we'll see how it turns out in August...! :upsidedow

no ideas will ever be accepted by everyone.

economics will tell which is the route you have to take - not the whinners on here.

good luck and i'm looking forward to the summer show

What people have to ask themselves is, "Do the contacts/friends you make at the shows earn you more money?" For us the answer has always been yes.

So we'll continue to attend as many shows as possible and now that the Miami show has changed its format, we'll be there too.

Some good info here.. I'll be interested to see what more AVN have to say about these issues, my question at this time...

- If AVN "owns" the hotel for that time, does this mean the room rates will be double the usual since theres not much of an alternative? tripple perhaps?

For all the aussies on this board... lets all take a moment to think how fun schoolies on the gold coast was when they brought in these exact same restrictions on hotel entry..................

Thanks for the info Aly :thumbsup

I think at most of the shows, MOST of the people are there to network and make more money.

The pervs such as I just happen to stand out.

While I think the changes aren't a bad thing, they are not alone going to constitute a higher percentage of business people.

I accept that at these shows (Miami and Vegas in particular), there's gonna be people there to do business, and there's gonna be your people who treat it as an annual "Event". Then there are those of us that can actually do business and have fun at the same time...without making total asses of ourselves. I've never had a problem doing more business than I expect to do, whenever I go. It's always business first though, and entertainment second. The entertainment is the background at these shows though, so they do go hand in hand.

I've done business while watching the bikini contest with a prospective client. I've also done business in a room full of naked guys groping each other. I'm not one of them, I'm doing my own thing...business. The entertainment just happens to be the backdrop. The bikini contest, I'll watch. The groping guys are hard NOT to watch. You just hope and pray nothing "Arises".

Fair warning to Aly though. If ANYTHING, the behaviour of some individuals could be considerably worse this year when the attendees believe they're being ripped off just going into it. The bitching will begin right away. Throw in them locking down the hotel for us and the socially inept will consider this VIP treatment. Put a VIP pass on some people and watch the primadonna attitude take over. The bitching will get WORSE when their every whim is not catered to.

While I'm confident the changes are meant for the betterment of the event, I'd be dreading dealing with the incessant complaining and fallout from the show here on GFY.

Best of luck darlin'. I hope I'm wrong.

As I mentioned above, Internext has negotiated a LOWER room rate than it would otherwise be, as a result, Internext is also liable for any rooms that are not taken. :thumbsup

what is this rate set at (min)?

Also I have been to conferences in the past where the main sponsors have done this, and the hotels have not been the same. As a Starwood Platinum member, I know this is going to be a royal shafting of my privedges under their program based on previous experiences.

Don't get me wrong, I want to see this work for everyone - however one needs to carefully consider their business spending patterns if things are not in their corporations best interest, right?

I'd love to hear the full story on the finer details when the date comes closer....