[MR] Assuming Attendance is Free...

[Kelly Keck]

On 8/20/07, Becky McEllistrem <bmcellis at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> As a side tangent: I obviously don't believe anyone
> has a right to assume freebies as this is stealing.
> There are many people who come to an event as X or Y's
> guest and don't troll in assuming they have the right
> to be free.  Not trolling without checking with event
> staff first to determine whether or not you're free is
> stealing.  This is actually not what we're discussing
> here.


Absolutely.  Even someone who has checked in advance and *is* comped should
troll in as a courtesy to the event staff.  Troll still needs to record
attendance.  Additionally, we are *never* allowed to comp Non-Member
Surcharges, so someone who is comped but isn't a member (or even just
doesn't have their card on them) is still obligated to pay that pesky three
bucks.  If someone is a member and is comped, the local group is still
required to include their membership number with the paperwork to prove to
Society that they aren't owed an NMS.

Adriana