at the prices of bitcoin right now, about every day I wonder if it's the day to cash out. While I see these changes are to stop money laundering, I wonder what percentage of the bitcoin worth is from it being used for money laundering.
Instead of spending the money on food, we get a free extra room with selling enough rooms and we use it for people to sit, talk or do quick talks, what ever they like. This gives them the face time without costing us.
We put on a technology conference each year in Raleigh, NC for about 300 people and charge 20.00 per person for the 3days and still make a profit. It's next weekend, come check it out http://Carolinacon.org I'm not sure why conventions cost so much, we don't even have sponsors.