Bob Schuyler's comments regarding the SHA Workshops, while well
intentioned, are a little out of tune with the times.  In his quest for
equality, he is potentially preventing a lot of information from being
disseminated to people.  Sure it costs money -- everything costs money
these days.  What is contract archaeology all about?  Are his student's
getting educated for free?  So what is the difference with charging for a
workshop?  Workshop fees are commonplace nowadays.  Workshop presenters are
not paid to prepare their presentations which can take several weeks.  The
fees help get them to Salt Lake City and cover part of the cost of the
extra day in town.  Is that too much to ask? As funding dwindles and travel
expenses increase, it definitely helps to receive a little financial
assistance to help defray the cost of flying the friendly skies.