That's too bad you can't make it, HB, but I know what you mean regarding the expense. This year, with Jim as one of the educators, I decided to bite the bullet and go. My husband is tagging along for a 'mini-vacation', which is nice.
I'm sure there must be many framers within driving distance who'd benefit from attending the show - even framers in upstate New York wouldn't have too far to go to attend. Toronto is a great place to visit (I wouldn't want to live there, but don't mind visiting
)
I received an e-mail from Sheila Purgloves (from the PPFA) earlier today as she saw this thread on the Grumble. She thought I'd like to read some of the feedback about Karla Elder & Jim Miller's classes at the PPFA 2009 this past March and said that I could share the comments here as well (may help sway some people in deciding to go
). Jim's classes for Shadow Boxes and the Clear Film Mounting both qualify as continuing education classes for MCPFs, according to Sheila.
Karla Elder - Customer Acquisition and Retention - rated "Excellent" by attendees
Lots of good advice
Very informed, good ideas, enthusiastic. Great experiences.
Outstanding!
Good information.
Lots of good ideas.
Very interesting. Strong knowledge base coupled with real experience. Solid ideas.
Lots of information. She has done this from the ground up.
Enthusiastic and inspiring. Many good ideas.
Great ideas, thanks for sharing
Great resources! Perfect for the group. Karla’s openness was refreshing. She really connected with people.
Fun! Useful information! An inspiration!
Jim Miller - Shadow Box Enclosures - rated "Excellent"
Interesting and excellent speaker. Learned lots.
Best class I have ever taken! He is amazing. I did not want this session to end. Incredible, he was amazingly knowledgeable. This is why I came to Vegas, this class was well worth the trip.
Very good
Knows his stuff – thanks for the great information!
Great examples shown to class participants. Great PPT. Thanks you, this was very informative.
Great visual aids
This class alone was worth the cost of attending the convention.
Really valuable technical advice
Can’t get better instruction
Very good – hand out was excellent. Knows what he is talking about.
The best handouts, organized, easy to understand. Very creative!
Very well prepared and presented. Handout made the class worth every penny
Jim is very thorough and always responds fully to member questions.
Jim Miller, Survival Strategy Checklist
Very practical, well presented
Good solutions to current problems, very up to date, Jim is well seasoned and I respect his opinions
Informative, some very good ideas
Good practical info from a peer
What I needed when I needed it – he was ‘there’ – everyone needs this
Excellent presentation and a great resource, outstanding
Great job
Very engaging speaker
I can’t wait to get back to the shop and change things
Good topic, could spend more time on it
Well prepared, involved audience, level was just right
Comprehensive, lots of tips for all levels
It was great to get this information from her and she said to send her any questions or suggestions about the expo.
I've booked flights, hotel accomodation (went with the Doubletree by Hilton) and registered for the expo.
