I think that by adding additional non-IT, non-spec classes the marketing of this event will be diluted. A large part of what makes this event stand out from the herd is that it IS aimed at the IT guys. If you start to allow other classes in that do not fall into the regional-only guidelines, it seems to me that you might as well just make this into a regular double regional, like it was pre-2007. If that's the way Cincy region wants to go, fine, but I don't think you'll continue to see the guys making the long trips out of division to make this particular event. I think the region needs to make a stand on how this event will be marketed, and then stick with it. If the formula doesn't pull in enough entries in the future, it can always be changed later, but I think that messing with the core values of this event at this time would be a mistake