German PFI Conference cancelled

Dear PFI conference participants - teachers, - Exhibitors - Sponsors and - those who were interested in...

Unfortunately, I come with bad news today regarding the upcoming conference...

Up to this day - 5 weeks before the conference - unfortunately, I received only 27 applications. This situation compels me now to cancel the conference for this year, cause not even one third of the costs for room rental and a small allowance for the lecturers can be afforded by that amount.
The cancellation fees are already at 60% of the room rental and in 2 days at 100%. I am now obliged to act fair against all involved to cancel the event to minimize further losses on all sides.
The lecturers certainly have been ivested planty of time and efforts in preparing their workshops and readings and did not deserve to keep them in front of a handful of audience. Even the dealers who will invest an entire day of preparation, purchasing, transportation, costs and efforts including a long way won't be happy about and accept earnings of zero or worse...
The PFI conference in Germany was visited in the last few years, by about 60 - 100 people and was also this year calculated on a minimum of 50 people. I had hoped that the cost reduction through a more attractive one-day-only event makes it for the most people effordable and interesting. Unfortunately, the 27 received applications, were only half of the expectations of such an event.

So I hope with this regrettable step, least of all to prevent an even greater disappointment by feeling futile and I hope for better luck next year...

All pre-registered participants who have already paid the entrance fee, are asked to send me her bank details so that I can quickly repay the monies paid!

sad greetings
Caesaja [Crying]

dear Caesaja,

I am really sorry to hear that you have had to cancel the PFI German conference. We all seem to be suffering from lack of funds, or the ability to book in advance.

You have also had a problem that on September 13th we have the Day for Doreen, in London.
And the PFI Belgium Mabon conference on19th September.
So quite a lot of competition [Sad]

I was looking forward to coming over and seeing you all again.

I'll email you privately - just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you

B*B
Morgana

Sorry for looking like weisenheimer, but this brings me back to my question if there is something like a pagan calendar which shows all activities and holidays. I think this would not have happened if the German event would have been organized on a more suitable date, means knowing what other events are taking place around. Or?
love&light
)O(

Yes we have the calendar on the this forum exactly for that purpose [Smile]

In the Netherlands the Silver Circle forum has a similar option.

To make this work though people need to enter event dates as soon as they are known.
And recurring events like the pubmoots can be entered too.

PFI Spain, Czech Rep. and the Netherlands are pretty good at making event notifications.
And then promotion, promotion, promotion...

Marketing is everything [Very happy]