Rob and I joined the Board of Directors of HPEF, the non-profit organization that runs the Harry Potter symposia (we ran Nimbus 2003, and we will be putting on Lumos in Las Vegas in 2006). The Board asked me to join, but when they asked me to suggest other candidates, I suggested Rob, since he has really extensive experience running conventions. I eventually resigned from the Board because of the press of the time commitment, but Rob continues on. The Board is reimbursing his travel expenses (the board will be meeting in person at TWH, which is a big deal as the BOD members reside all over the country), so he is able to go, but we can't afford to send both of us.