NEAR-Fest and the Road Ahead
Mike Crestohl, W1RC, writes: Dear Friends of NEAR-Fest: Now that NEAR-Fest XXVII and XXVIII have been cancelled there are some important issues with which we must deal. First, this is going to be a major hit on our treasury because, notwithstanding the reason we are being canceled, we have contracts that need to be honored. 2019, as you may remember, was plagued with wet weather for both May and October. Attendance was down and so are our cash reserves. Consequently, the hard facts are that we need to raise some new capital starting this Fall if NEAR-Fest is to survive. …
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