Is the “Renaissance Weekend” for real? [closed]
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I got an unsolicited invitation to the "Renaissance Weekend" which bills itself as sort of an idea conference for "thought leaders". Supposedly it is exclusive and limited to influential people. However, I am not an especially influential person. Not only that, the invitation was mailed to me by a pre-sorted, mass mailing. The included invitation card was fancy, but does not address me by name and appears to be mass printed.
I read a few "news" articles about it, but I got the sense they could have been planted by the people who run the conference and are just PR jobs.
Is this thing for real, or is it just a scam to get people to pay $1000 for wine and cheese?
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edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
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closed as off-topic by David Richerby, Ali Awan, Gayot Fow, mts, Some wandering yeti Jul 4 '17 at 13:15
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I got an unsolicited invitation to the "Renaissance Weekend" which bills itself as sort of an idea conference for "thought leaders". Supposedly it is exclusive and limited to influential people. However, I am not an especially influential person. Not only that, the invitation was mailed to me by a pre-sorted, mass mailing. The included invitation card was fancy, but does not address me by name and appears to be mass printed.
I read a few "news" articles about it, but I got the sense they could have been planted by the people who run the conference and are just PR jobs.
Is this thing for real, or is it just a scam to get people to pay $1000 for wine and cheese?
scams conferences
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
closed as off-topic by David Richerby, Ali Awan, Gayot Fow, mts, Some wandering yeti Jul 4 '17 at 13:15
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
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"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
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It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06
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I got an unsolicited invitation to the "Renaissance Weekend" which bills itself as sort of an idea conference for "thought leaders". Supposedly it is exclusive and limited to influential people. However, I am not an especially influential person. Not only that, the invitation was mailed to me by a pre-sorted, mass mailing. The included invitation card was fancy, but does not address me by name and appears to be mass printed.
I read a few "news" articles about it, but I got the sense they could have been planted by the people who run the conference and are just PR jobs.
Is this thing for real, or is it just a scam to get people to pay $1000 for wine and cheese?
scams conferences
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
I got an unsolicited invitation to the "Renaissance Weekend" which bills itself as sort of an idea conference for "thought leaders". Supposedly it is exclusive and limited to influential people. However, I am not an especially influential person. Not only that, the invitation was mailed to me by a pre-sorted, mass mailing. The included invitation card was fancy, but does not address me by name and appears to be mass printed.
I read a few "news" articles about it, but I got the sense they could have been planted by the people who run the conference and are just PR jobs.
Is this thing for real, or is it just a scam to get people to pay $1000 for wine and cheese?
scams conferences
scams conferences
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
edited Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
JoErNanO♦
43.8k12135223
43.8k12135223
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:04
Lemuel Gulliver
2,88542045
2,88542045
closed as off-topic by David Richerby, Ali Awan, Gayot Fow, mts, Some wandering yeti Jul 4 '17 at 13:15
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
closed as off-topic by David Richerby, Ali Awan, Gayot Fow, mts, Some wandering yeti Jul 4 '17 at 13:15
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
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"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
1
It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06
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"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
1
It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06
2
2
"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
1
1
It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
4
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06
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Renaissance Weekend bills itself as
[N]on-partisan retreats created to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields.
Founded in 1981, it is awash in 80's corporate-speak buzz words: pre-eminent, thought-leaders, trend-setters, change-makers, ground breaking, impactful, enduring.... It boasts such participants as
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winners, venture capitalists, social entrepeneurs & CEOs, leading innovators of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street & Main Street, astronauts & Olympians, Republicans, Democrats & Independents.
Is the invite legit? Could be. Only after registering and paying fees will you know whether you're among the
[V]ery limited number of others expressing interest [who] may be included, based on their potential contribution to the expertise, depth, breadth, and diversity of perspectives at each Weekend.
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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Renaissance Weekend bills itself as
[N]on-partisan retreats created to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields.
Founded in 1981, it is awash in 80's corporate-speak buzz words: pre-eminent, thought-leaders, trend-setters, change-makers, ground breaking, impactful, enduring.... It boasts such participants as
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winners, venture capitalists, social entrepeneurs & CEOs, leading innovators of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street & Main Street, astronauts & Olympians, Republicans, Democrats & Independents.
Is the invite legit? Could be. Only after registering and paying fees will you know whether you're among the
[V]ery limited number of others expressing interest [who] may be included, based on their potential contribution to the expertise, depth, breadth, and diversity of perspectives at each Weekend.
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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Renaissance Weekend bills itself as
[N]on-partisan retreats created to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields.
Founded in 1981, it is awash in 80's corporate-speak buzz words: pre-eminent, thought-leaders, trend-setters, change-makers, ground breaking, impactful, enduring.... It boasts such participants as
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winners, venture capitalists, social entrepeneurs & CEOs, leading innovators of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street & Main Street, astronauts & Olympians, Republicans, Democrats & Independents.
Is the invite legit? Could be. Only after registering and paying fees will you know whether you're among the
[V]ery limited number of others expressing interest [who] may be included, based on their potential contribution to the expertise, depth, breadth, and diversity of perspectives at each Weekend.
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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up vote
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up vote
3
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Renaissance Weekend bills itself as
[N]on-partisan retreats created to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields.
Founded in 1981, it is awash in 80's corporate-speak buzz words: pre-eminent, thought-leaders, trend-setters, change-makers, ground breaking, impactful, enduring.... It boasts such participants as
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winners, venture capitalists, social entrepeneurs & CEOs, leading innovators of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street & Main Street, astronauts & Olympians, Republicans, Democrats & Independents.
Is the invite legit? Could be. Only after registering and paying fees will you know whether you're among the
[V]ery limited number of others expressing interest [who] may be included, based on their potential contribution to the expertise, depth, breadth, and diversity of perspectives at each Weekend.
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
31k963176
Renaissance Weekend bills itself as
[N]on-partisan retreats created to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields.
Founded in 1981, it is awash in 80's corporate-speak buzz words: pre-eminent, thought-leaders, trend-setters, change-makers, ground breaking, impactful, enduring.... It boasts such participants as
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winners, venture capitalists, social entrepeneurs & CEOs, leading innovators of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street & Main Street, astronauts & Olympians, Republicans, Democrats & Independents.
Is the invite legit? Could be. Only after registering and paying fees will you know whether you're among the
[V]ery limited number of others expressing interest [who] may be included, based on their potential contribution to the expertise, depth, breadth, and diversity of perspectives at each Weekend.
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
31k963176
answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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answered Jul 3 '17 at 20:34
Giorgio
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"Renaissance Weekend" seems legitimate. But it doesn't mean that the invitation you got is related to it, or that being legitimate plus wine and cheese is worth 1000$. Did they provide a link / mail for registration?
– ugoren
Jun 20 '17 at 20:21
Maybe upload the invite here to help understanding what the weekend is about.
– JoErNanO♦
Jun 20 '17 at 21:43
More likely a way to sell overpriced product.
– Danubian Sailor
Jun 20 '17 at 21:47
1
It's a total scam, forget it.
– Fattie
Jun 21 '17 at 11:07
4
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the legitimacy of some event, not about travel.
– David Richerby
Jul 3 '17 at 21:06