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Registration is $250 this year for residents on the online registration form. It used to be free. What gives?
At 750 for each or 1250 total for ABS members, it seems as though the 250 is not needed to cover the resident side of the equation. While we should be teaching residents about the economics of our specialty we also should put forth common sense and put education above that. Raise the attending cost 50 bucks or so and get vendors to quick in more. The product placement at these things sells product, so why not treat it as a business and get something that will benefit the next generation.
Academic societies are not profit-making but that doesnt ensure that how they spend is in the best interest of the teaching residents and helping the next generation of radiation oncologists.
Agreed but rest assured that ABS has no physician executives. As a former board member and elected officer of ABS I can assure you that no physician is paid lavishly from the ABS. Faculty receive a token honorarium (200 dollars as of a few years ago) for their efforts. The major costs are room space and the "required" food and beverage minimums which the hotels include as part of their contract. Compared with other scientific specialty societies (e.g. Radium Society) the ABS dues and meeting fees are low.Keep in mind that non-profit is not the same as 'not profit making.'
Just because an organization is designated a 'non-profit' that doesn't mean they don't compensate their physician executives lavishly.