Originally Posted by
sbm12
I'm willing to bet that statement does not apply to all those involved, especially the folks presenting. Doesn't take a direct payment from the organization to be financially motivated.
And, again, there's nothing wrong with that.
Yet you specifically quoted and responded to what I said as the event organizer.
Rather than focusing on perhaps a handful of people that you might think are primarily driven for their own benefit, which I think you'll see with everything in life, instead take a step back and look at the event as a whole.
The event is not driven by personal gain, and the people I try to have participate are those that fit that mold through personal interaction and experience at the event.
At most you're getting 500 faces -- sure, large if you compare it to a get together of 20 people, but in the grand scheme a tiny number.
I get being a cynic, because most of the time it isn't too far off, but in this case, suggesting that is being off.