Again, if you're a national orv organization who flat out refuses to simply lobby for your very own workshop to be announced/displayed not only in your all encompassing 'trade' organization (see Michigan's absence here as of today
http://www.arra-access.com/arra/publicmeetings.html after repeated and unanswered requests to include same mailed to this site's anonymous 'webmaster' with no living/breathing individual listed)....but at the very forestry and related government websites that your workshop itself focuses on in these HUGE areas
http://www.arra-access.com/arra/mich...8w8ns4q5bi883& ....you're going to come across as pretty damn arrogant and/or purposely non-inclusive with (frankly) no excuse available to the 'leadership' of your membership dependent group.
What a goofy stand to make (IMO) involving folks unfortunately and effectively NOT being exposed to 'their business' for no other reason than pure arrogance on (now) MANY people's part. (somebody's former 'big cheese' included) :(