When the Symposium cruise was proposed, part of the attraction was that the venue was family friendly, likely resulting in a larger turnout than other potential sites.

It was an experiment. We wouldn’t know without trying it. We had volunteers to host the Symposium and the board was willing to try the experiment. I applaud them for doing so.

AMSAT had a good turnout and those that went enjoyed the exchange of important and pertinent information. Much of that information will be shared in the Proceedings, in the Journal, and on social media.

Will the Symposium in 2017 be a cruise again? Probably not, but the 2016 Symposium was a success by most measures.

73, Steve N9IP -- Steve Belter, seb@wintek.com

On 11/24/16, 12:23 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Clint Bradford" <amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org on behalf of clintbradford@mac.com> wrote:

Good point, Pedro!

But I believe an entity suffering from financial problems would want the largest-possible attendance at what has traditionally been an exchange of important and pertinent information.

Clint

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