The International Society of Poetry has invited me to attend their Convention in Orlando Florida... Do I go? I did some calculations and it turns out I would have to fork over $1500/US to attend (that's only for 2 people to go). I would have to pay a registration fee for myself and any guests I wanted to bring and give them a deposite. That's not including what I would have to pay for airfare, hotels accomedations and transportation while there. Now, I have never been to Orlando and it sounds soooo good, but if I'm being invited, why do I have to pay to go??? If I'm being invited, why won't they pay for it? I thought when someone invites you to a Convention that it's on their dime not yours? (or their thousand of dollars). I would really love to go, BUT, I'm on a very tight budget, I have 2 kids and if I ended up going, I would have to take out a loan to go, which I don't want to do because I would end up in debt—bigger than I already am. I really don't want to be scamed, the awards they tell me I'd recieve sound really nice but, I don't want to get there and be stranded or ripped off. Can anyone tell me if they've expierenced this when calculating what it would cost them to recieve their "gifts" if they went???
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Janet
Oshawa, Ontario
Canada
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