I've attended some post pandemic downsized conferences at small hotels. They provide meeting rooms free with a group booking. Preferential rated and competitive catering for some meals. Any type of conference is their bread and butter, and there is a lot of competition, they need to fill the rooms.Also they have free wifi for zoom purposesJanice Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Richard Cuff <rdc...@gmail.com> Date: 2024-01-08 8:30 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <swlfest@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] THE WINTER SWL FEST IS MOVING DATES !!!!! That's a very good suggestion, Ed. Schools, also, might be suitable venues. I remember our initial NASWA Philly-area chapter meeting was in the North Penn High School cafeteria, where I first met Bob Brown, Bill Oliver, Bob Montgomery, and others from the Philly area.Hams on the list might be able to suggest some venues as well. I've spoken to the Marple-Newton ARC and one of the Philly ARCs that Saul Broudy belongs to -- I think both of them met in schools. Of course, those were evening activities.Some volunteer fire companies also rent out halls at a reasonable price -- I can think of several up here in the Lehigh Valley that do. There are some fraternal organizations up this way that also rent out halls.If such a place is suitable for a wedding reception it would be appropriate for us!RCOn Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 8:22 PM Ed <bern...@panix.com> wrote:
Rich and John, You may have already considered this idea, but some churches have decent event facilities that they sometimes rent out for much less than money than conventional conference venues charge. Since the SWLFest will be over on Saturday night (before Sunday, when the church will need their space back) this might be a good, low-cost option. If the church is very near a low-cost hotel and eateries, that would be ideal. Perhaps some folks on this email list know of a church like this in one of the geographic areas you mentioned, and which might be interested in doing this with us. The bottom line, obviously, is that with a likely smaller attendance than past SWLFests, we need a lower-cost venue (very near affordable lodging and dining) to keep ticket costs affordable. -Ed Cummings. At 07:35 PM 1/8/2024, Eric A. Cottrell wrote: Hello, I plan on going and any place around Philly or northward would be fine. In fact I could go further west as far as Bellefonte. I am also willing to help out and looking forward to see y'all again in person. 73 Eric On 1/8/2024 6:52 PM, Richard Cuff wrote: Hi Marc - We don't have a specific location picked yet -- We expect it will be somewhere in the northern Philadelphia suburbs, anywhere from Plymouth Meeting (to the west, where it was for its most recent venue) to the northern suburbs (e.g. Lansdale / Kulpsville) to the northeastern suburbs (e.g. Bensalem). Public transit access is also a variable in the mix. Once we have a sense of how many would be willing to participate in an in-person event, and what that event would look like, we'll then look at relevant hotels. Watch this space for more details as we flesh things out. Hosting a hybrid Zoom / live event will be a new challenge for us. Richard Cuff co-Festmeister On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 6:42 PM Marco Vanzetti <familyf...@msn.com> wrote: Where is it being held?? Get Outlook for Android From: Swlfest < swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Richard Cuff <rdc...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 8, 2024 4:29:04 PM To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <swlfest@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] THE WINTER SWL FEST IS MOVING DATES !!!!! Philly's Amtrak station is adjacent to Center City Philadelphia. Not a cheap neighborhood by any means. Commuter rail from that location does exist to areas where we have held the Fest in the past, though not next door to the hotels we've used. Some Festers in years past took the commuter rail to the nearest station and either took a taxi or finagled a ride with friends. RC On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 12:12 PM Jack Amelar <jame...@yandex.com> wrote: 04.01.2024, 22:11, "Maryanne Kehoe" <atlanta...@gmail.com >: Or maybe a hotel at or near the airport? Or an Amtrak station _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
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