USENIX Exhibitions - Floor Sales
John Donnelly
johnd at boulder.Colorado.EDU
Wed Oct 11 04:36:35 AEST 1989
A couple of months ago there was quite a bit of traffic on
the net concerning the rationale behind prohibiting sales on
the exhibit floor at the USENIX Association's annual techni-
cal exhibition. Of particular interest was the inability of
attendees to purchase books/periodicals from the publishing
companies exhibiting at USENIX. The issue has been
resolved.
The perception had been that permitting vendors to make
sales on the exhibit floor could jeopardize the
Association's tax-exempt status, or create taxable income
for USENIX. Legal counsel has advised the USENIX Associa-
tion that the generation of income by vendors at the techni-
cal exhibition would not jeopardize the Association's tax
exempt status nor create a taxable event.
Vendors at future exhibitions will be informed of the remo-
val of the no floor sales restriction. USENIX retains the
right to determine what is appropriate regarding sales on
the exhibit floor.
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