Dom wrote:
That said, I will be happy to step up to the plate and partially sponsor one of the dinners.
Oh geez, there goes your new living room furniture! In all seriousness, I think Dom’s offer is awesome; it says a lot about her belief that the US will recover and her willingness to invest in our industry’s future. I’d love to see a list of affiliates taking this negative position though. It may not be prudent from CAP’s point of view to make these affiliates known (if that isn’t a problem, fire away Prof!), however they will be conspicuous in their absence and word will get out anyway. If my passport doesn’t get processed in time I won’t be there but I along with the others unable to attend are counting on those that do to make observations and ask the obvious questions… Where is ___ ?? Affiliates that used to be there in force but this time aren’t present or have just one unregistered rep there… ask them. It’s ok if it makes them uncomfortable. And think long and hard about making time to meet with a rep whose company doesn’t have time or interest in the US market. Make sure to fill in all your friends here at CAP when you get back too…