That was what I was trying to get at in my initial email concerning the bashing of this idea. HOWEVER -- based upon a few of the private emails from people in the area, the biggest thing that did not take place is the very thing I ended my email with -- SUPERVISION!!! I know that when I worked with companies like this -- the agents got a VERY clear picture that they better get it right or they'd have a very uptight, angry client that would take a LOT of extra work to make happy. Also, when we signed any agreement -- it was done with verbiage in the contract that made it clear what the needs were, and what our expectations were. If the company fell short of the mark -- it makes me wonder if A) they had a very clear idea what they were expected to get for this Client or B) The agent wasn't very good at the job (ie not the "top" sales person) C) They weren't getting a big enough commission to make it worth their time to do it. All of the above. Regardless, the question I have now is this -- why was the Hilton shot down to begin with? I've never been there, but I wonder why various committees and this Board continue to try and reinvent the wheel, going back and changing things that are already in place; adding new venues to try and address membership desires without a clear picture of how these things will affect the initial venue; Instead of sticking with tried and true etc., seems like a lot of wasted effort, aka spinning the reinvented wheel. Kathaleen ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================