A week ago, I posted an article on the Independent Institute. It dealt with the organization’s policy of sending out a letter promoting its summer seminars. The letter had a deadline: the day it sent out the letter. It sent out the letter on the evening of the deadline.
I pointed out that it is a much better idea to send out the notification of a deadline before the deadline has passed. I am old school, you see.
That so impressed the head of the Independent Institute that he personally intervened. He extended the deadline to May 10. I received this notification at 9:09 p.m. on May 8. That was on Friday.
The deadline is tomorrow, Sunday.
This notification could have been mailed out on Monday, May 4. That would have given the recipients a week to send in an application. That would have been the old school approach.
The Independent Institute has adopted “not quite old school, but trying hard to change.”
Here is the offer. Act now, or forever hold your peace.
to Attend this Summer!
By popular request, we have extended the deadline for registration to the Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars to Sunday, May 10!
You or students you know are invited to join Independent Institute scholars and like-minded students for a five-day retreat in Colorado or California this summer. Scholarships are available to cover tuition, room and board, and all other seminar materials.
June 1 – 5: Colorado Christian University in Denver, Colorado
June 8 – 12: Colorado University, Boulder
July 6 – 10: University of California, Berkeley
• Learn how entrepreneurial markets work and how they can benefit the world.
• Bolster your understanding of classical-liberal ideas and free-market economics.
• Build a network for liberty while you participate in lively debates, mix and mingle at our evening socials, and win prizes!
This year is going to be the biggest and best Seminar series yet. Don’t forget, the final day to submit applications is Sunday, May 10.
We hope to see you or students you know this summer at one of our seminars!
Best regards,
David J. Theroux
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 632-1366
seminars@independent.org
