Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 16:25:21 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <BWSMOF at bwsmof.org>, <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA]  Torcon 3 membership rates - important notice
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

This just in from Torcon.

mjw
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(Please redistribute this email announcement)

Torcon 3's current membership rate is Cdn$275 for an attending membership,=

Cdn$60 for a supporting membership (and Cdn$215 to convert from supporting=

to attending). This rate has previously been stated as being valid until =
at
least July 15, 2003.

Torcon 3 is pleased to announce that this membership rate will not =
increase
at that date. There will be no further increase in the Cdn$ rate prior =
to
the at-the-door prices.

As a convenience, Torcon 3 has also been stating US$ membership rates =
of
US$185 for attending and US$40 for supporting (and therefore US$145 to
convert from supporting to attending).

Due to the weakening US dollar, Torcon 3 has found it necessary to =
increase
the rate at which it accepts attending memberships in US funds to US$205.

Members who pay by credit card have already been noticing the effect of
currency fluctuations over the past several months, since Torcon 3
processes all membership payments at the Canadian dollar rate and the
member's credit card company converts the payment to US funds on his/her =

credit card bill.

The stated US funds rate of US$205 (formerly US$185) is valid for =
anyone
paying for their membership by way of a cheque or international money =
order
payable in US funds.

Torcon 3 will continue to accept payments by cheque, international =
money
order (or cash at a convention) for attending memberships at the =
previous
rate of US$185 until June 30, 2003. That rate will also be valid for
membership sales paid by those same means at Westercon.

(Since payments by credit card are currently being processed against
members's cards at approximately US$205, it is advantageous for members =
to
pay by cheque prior to June 30 rather than paying by credit card before =
or
after that date *hint* *hint*)

As the exchange rate differential is not significant in terms of =
dollars,
there is no change in the US$ rate that will be accepted for supporting
memberships - it remains at US$40 when paying by cheque or similar method.

Larry Hancock
Treasurer, Torcon 3