David and other interested parties, The Houston area has a host of opportunities for vacationers and tourists. However, if the Board of Governors are cavers, it would seem logical that the meeting be held in Austin which is much closer to some nice caves that may still be accessed. Some of the out of state visitors may want to visit a cave or two while in Texas. There are enough influential cavers in Austin that would probably volunteer to lead several trips. Where have you been, David? Has your computer been on the fritz?
Fritz -----Original Message----- From: David [mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:53 AM To: Clint Ladd; Lyndon Tiu; Fritz Holt; Syd Formanek; Dorothy Mladenka; cavera...@aol.com; hose; Keith Goggin; Lisa Goggin; David Locklear; Sheryl Rieck; Charles Fromen Subject: NSS caving related Dear caving friends, The National Speleological Society holds its annual Board of Governors meeting at different places each year. They are quickly searching for a place for the fall 2011 meeting. My good caving friend, RD Milhollin, of Dallas, is ramrodding the planning committee to get the meeting in Texas. He has possibly narrowed down to locations. 1 ) Austin 2 ) Northeast Houston ( near Intercontinental Airport ) I believe they a commitment from the host by the end of the NSS Convention which means in less than a month. I would be willing to volunteer to meet people at the airport and drive them to their hotels and the meeting place. I would be willing to search for a meeting room. But that is about all I think I can volunteer for. I have serious doubts that the rest of the cavers in Texas would want to drive to northeast Houston. But the people flying in from the rest of the country would find that location convenient. But the purpose of the NSS holding in places like Houston, is to encourage NSS participation from different regions. Lake Houston State Park is only 30 minutes northeast of the airport, and the NSS could probably afford to rent all the facilities there, and then the guest would not have to get a hotel. David Locklear NSS 27639 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
