[SkateDC] A2A forwarded from the Atlanta list

[Carl Ford]

Hey all,

I saw this on the APRR list today.  If you are planning to sign up for  
A2A, I suggest that you do so soon!

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Registration for A2A 2009 is running below what it was this time in
2005, the year that we cancelled. ?While there is lower registration
overall, we are also seeing that people are waiting later than ever
before to register for events.

In 2006, 25% of A2A registrations were in the last 7 weeks before the
event. ?Last year in 2008, fully 50% of the registrations were in the
last 7 weeks. ?This is simply too much too late for us to do any
effective planning.

Therefore I am asking, if you are interested in having an official A2A
2009, please register as soon as possible and no later than July 31st,
if you want your registration to count as a "vote" to have an official
event in 2009. ?If for some reason there is a cancellation, the entry
fee will be fully refundable.

If there is a "no go" decision on the official event, we will announce
no later than mid-August, but we reserve the right to announce earlier
if need be. ?There are certain expenses we must start covering at the
90-day mark (which is July 11th), and I'm seeing difficulty in covering
even those expenses at this time given where registration is now.

I would like to encourage you to register early, AT LEAST 90 days in
advance for ANY skate event that you think you will be able to
participate in. ?I can speak for any and all event coordinators when I
say that waiting until the last minute to register makes it hard on all
of us.

A2A 2009 online registration:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1669205

A2A 2009 print-and-mail entry form:
http://www.a2a.net/entryform/2009_EntryForm.pdf

Full A2A 2009 4-page brochure:
http://www.a2a.net/entryform/2009_Flyer.pdf

Thank you for your consideration.
Scott M. Jones
President, GIRSA, Inc.

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-- 
Carl Ford
ford at dcaccess.net

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a
superstition.
-Jose Bergamin, author (1895-1983)