Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
I haven't seen anyone mention that Frugal Travel Guy is the pioneer in this space. He was the visionary who rallied folks to put together the first event, all volunteer effort. I attended that first one and was in awe at the professionalism of the organization. It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. There's been lots of flattery.
That is true and in fact Gary spoke at the first Chicago Seminars. Now that he is helping to organize FTU he doesn't speak at the Chicago Seminars (perhaps along with other reasons).