[ACML] Guest Relations: Question

[Christian Brock]

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Subject: Re: [ACML] Guest Relations: Question

> "in accordance with this industry's standards" is a highly  suspect 
> phrase;
> this sounds like someone's agent, which I pray you are not  dealing with.
> Always do everything in your power to talk directly to the  guest; if the 
> guest
> tells you to talk to their agent, you might want to sit down  and 
> reconsider if
> that guest is worth it.  As an aside, if you start  hearing the phrase
> "appearance fee", just walk away.  There are plenty of  guests that draw 
> fans to cons
> that do not ask for appearance fees nor stipends  "in accordance with this
> industry's standards."  The highest stipend I've  ever encountered is $50 
> a day;
> there are no industry standards with stipends, no  matter what this person
> might tell you.
> Adam Beaton
> Ohayocon
> _______________________________________________

For stipends, the governments per diem site can give you a good guide of 
what size a stipend should be for your area if you do use one. Note that the 
goverment only pays 75% on travel days.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=9704&channelId=-15943&ooid=16365&contentId=17943&pageTypeId=8203&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%252Fep%252Fprogram%252FgsaBasic.jsp&P=MTT

But if you give them a stipend, you have to be careful that they don't 
charge meals to the their room, or expect you to cover their share during 
group dinners.


Christian Brock
Anime USA