(j3.2006) [Fwd: For Distribution to INCITS TC and TG Members: 2008 Fees for Participation on INCITS Technical Committees and Task Groups]

[Bill Long]

Van Snyder wrote:

>On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 17:02 -0600, keith bierman wrote:
>  
>
>>Is maintaining offices in Washington DC (one of the more expensive
>>cities) really the best way to spend money?
>>    
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>
>It would certainly be more convenient for us if INCITS were to move to,
>say, Fairfax, VA or Las Vegas, NV.  I suspect office space is relatively
>inexpensive in, say, Fort Madison, IA.
>  
>

Indeed. Fort Madison has other advantages as well:

1) Housing is less expensive (a reasonable house can be had for under 
$100k).

2) It would feel like DC,  with the large number of criminals in town 
(mainly localized in the Iowa State Penitentiary).

3) It's home to the Shaeffer Pen company, for backups in case all the 
expensive Microsoft software fails.

4) I can stop by when I visit my mother who lives 20 miles up river in 
Burlington.

Cheers,
Bill


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