Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.tv.drwho Subject: Payment to guests at cons Message-ID: <516@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 14:30:41 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.516 Posted: Thu Aug 8 14:30:41 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 06:03:59 EDT Distribution: net Organization: USAMC ALMSA, St. Louis, MO Lines: 19 Xref: linus net.sf-lovers:8221 net.tv.drwho:951 Just out of curiosity... What is the generally-accepted formula for paying "star"-type guests at cons, like the actors that have played the Doctor at Dr. Who cons, or the Star Trek actors at ST cons, or noted authors at SF cons? Do they get just free room & board and travel expenses, or are they paid a rate equivalent to what they would get as actors in a stage production lasting that long (and if so, how are author's fees determined?), or do the con committees negotiate a fee with the personalities' agents, or what? In general terms, do these people attend these cons out of the goodness of their hearts, or for the publicity value, rather than to make money? Or do they do it as a job and charge "commercial" rates for their time? Thanks for info! Regards, Will Martin UUCP/USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA