>Hopefully you also consider that people in Germany, Asia and (dare I say it) New Zealand, may not share your perspective re value. If such people received an e-mail offering training in the midwest USA, they may well regard it as Spam- unsolicited advertising for a product they cannot use. This does not mean the service is rubbish.

I'm not so sure that that opinion is one that can be widely held. At Whilfest in November, there were several people there from "down under". Not sure how they heard about it, but they were there.