DA> I have no doubt that some exhibitors feel this 
 DA> way.  However, this schedule 
 DA> has
 DA> been this way for as long as I can remember.  
 DA> There is also Wednesday 
 DA> afternoon,
 DA> which you forgot.
 HH> That's not quite true.  The N.F.B. store is closed 
 HH> during that time as are many of the exhibitors.  We 
 HH> used to have Wednesday morning which we no longer 
 HH> have.  
 HH> It also seems to me that if we are going to begin convention 
 HH> activities on Saturday then we should have access 
 HH> to exhibits on Saturday as well.
 HH> Harvey 
 
I don't ever remember exhibits being opened on Wednesday morning, but I 
haven't gone for ever.  While the NFB store is closed on Wednesday afternoon, 
all other exhibitors can be opened.  On the one hand you say there isn't 
enough exhibit time, then you say some of them are closed during the time 
there is.  Seems like a controdiction.
 
Saturday is really considered pre-convention and setup.  It seems to grow 
each year and a case could be made to open exhibits a day earlier.  It would 
mean that the whole staff would have to come a day earlier, missing a days 
work in Baltimore, etc.  So, it comes out at some considerable expense, among 
other things.
David Andrews
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