[Genealib] rates of genealogy workshop

[Trevia W Beverly]

You won't mind if I  take issue here, will you?

The "non-professional local" speakers getting only $50 vs. $200 is out of
line, in my opinion.  Do you think it takes less time for them to prepare a
really good lecture?  Nope!   The workman is worthy of his hire ....
regardless of if that  speaker is out of town or in. Those in town have
probably spent the same amount of  $$ on books, conferences, membership
fees, etc. so they can be a better speaker.  Let's not short them ...

The things a Society should think about is not only the speaker fee and
expenses but also remember the time they spend on the road  getting there
and back ... add those hours to the hours spent in  preparation and the
hours of speaking ... I wonder if you add it all up if they receive minimum
wage?

 It just might be that your 'local speaker' is a better one than the one you
bring from out of town or out of state.

    What you can save on is lodging and mileage - maybe. If I'm speaking in
town, then the group can save the mileage and a hotel room - but not the
speaking fee (except in the  case where I'm a member of the Society; then it
becomes token fee). And, of course, if I'm asked to speak in town I'll be
glad to do one lecture, but if I'm going out of town that requires an
overnight, then I ask for the full day ...

   Local (in town) vs. fifty miles or more.  Mileage per the state mileage
rate is charged if I go fifty miles or more.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/texastra.html  This gives not only
mileage calculation but hotel and meal reimbursement.

Trevia Wooster Beverly
Houston, Texas
Member, Association of Professional Genealogists
Members, Genealogical Speakers Guild
Member, ISFHWE [International Society of Family History Writers and Editors]


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Carter" <lcarter at arlsmail.org>
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Genealib] rates of genealogy workshop


> The Georgia Genealogical Society usually pays professional and
> nationally known speakers $200 per lecture which are usually  an hour or
> so.  They usually give 4 lectures in the day they are here.  We cover
> the hotel and airfare, but they have to make the flight arrangements way
> in advance.  We make the copies of the handouts to help control those
> costs.  Our program meetings are 4 times a year and for 2 of those we
> bring in such speakers.  We usually pay non-professional local (meaning
> Georgia) speakers $50 per lecture.
>
> For the December meeting, which is elections and annual meeting, we have
> had the last few years a local professional who does one program for
> about an hour and that rate has been $200.
>
> Laura
>
> Trevia W Beverly wrote:
> > # of hours for the course?
> >
> > Trevia Wooster Beverly
> > Houston, Texas
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Larry Naukam" <lnaukam at mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
> > To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:38 PM
> > Subject: [Genealib] rates of genealogy workshop
> >
> >
> >
> >> I recently (2005) did a three week course for 75 dollars per week, a
total
> >> of 225. Usually the going rate for my in-town presentations is 50
dollars.
> >>
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