Personal comment. Thank you for the dialog over this
matter. Points of consideration were enlightening. As
to date, July is not a viable month for me, May is.
While only able to attend for a part of one day at the
Pleasanton venue, I do hope to spend at least two days
in 2001. I look forward to an event in Sacramento and
like others will spend some time at the Railroad
museum which I tend to visit bi-annually.
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--- Richard Finlayson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So lets not shoot down the idea until we have heard
the whole story.
I hope I'm not perceived to be in that camp. Not the
case. Also,
there is no "whole story" yet hence the requirement
for feedback on
ideas to improve the event. I personally think that
Sacramento will
make a better venue for the event than the bay area
just on the
airport/travel front, among other reasons.
Also, the operation assumption is that the event
moves, with
Sacramento the most likely destination. I know for a
fact that we do
not have a suitable bay area venue available to us
this coming
spring. I should have make this assumption clear in
my list of
pros/cons.
Dave brings up a good point; it was my understanding
in conversations
with Kevin that the venue he found is equally
available/viable in May
or July. That's an important point to clarify.
Grover, who's whining? I miss your point. To the
point; does it
matter to you if the event is in May or July?
Finally, you will likely agree with me that in many
cases the written
word does not convey the meaning as well as a real
conversation with
all the verbal/non-verbal cues that go with it. Let
me state out
loud: I will completely support of any decisions
that are made
relative to the steamup by PCLS and Kevin El
Presidente. I am
extremely interested in seeing a major event on the
west coast that
is sustainable for decades; I've invested time and
money to try to
help make such a thing happen. I have opinions and
will express them
but when decisions are made and it comes down to
making this event
successful I will be there with full support. I
can't wait to attend
the steamup in attendee/volunteer mode and spend
more time with my
friends at the event!
My next step is to contact all of the 2000 NSS
attendees and let them
know that if they care one way or the other about
dates to contact
Kevin or myself so that the feedback can be
considered.
Later!
-Richard
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