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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:36:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFAList at KeithLynch.net
Cc: mike.nelson at seahunt.org
Subject: [WSFA] Fwd: Regional meeting invite - update
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 21:29:50 -0400
From: "Mark A. Santillo" <santillo at mac.com>
Dear Convention Organizers and Club Officers,
In response to overwhelming feedback regarding concerns about the
suggested dates for a conclave of regional hobby clubs and convention
organizers, specifically that the late August and early September dates do
not allow enough time to prepare, we have decided to postpone the meeting
until later in the Fall, so that all interested parties can arrange their
schedules.
Several respondents suggested that we schedule the meeting to coincide
with an actual convention, which might serve as a convenient rallying point.
Although some folks offered PhilCon as a possibility, this year's PhilCon
falls a little late in the season [Dec 13 -15] to be practical. ShoreCon,
however, takes place on the Columbus Day weekend [October 10 -13] in Cherry
Hill, NJ, which is just over the bridge from Philadelphia. And for many,
Columbus Day is a work holiday, making it less of a hardship to travel on
Sunday.
We now propose the following:
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A Meeting of Mid-Atlantic Regional Hobby Clubs And Convention Organizers
Date: Sunday, October 13th, 2002
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Cherry Hill Hilton, Cherry Hill NJ - ShoreCon Weekend
Purpose: To discuss ways in which our clubs and organizations can cooperate
on issues of mutual concern, such as event scheduling, sharing expertise and
staff, cross-promotion, reciprocal attendance, and combining forces to
greater effect.
R.S.V.P Deadline: Monday, September 9th
Why So Early? - To give us one month to refine the agenda, establish a
mailing list and start a dialog in advance, so that we may make our actual
time together as productive as possible.
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As one of the concerned parties, Complete Strategy Gaming, the owners of
ShoreCon, are already on the invite list. I am asking Rob Placer, one of
the partners at CGS, to allow ShoreCon to act as our host and to allocate a
meeting room for the purpose. Fortunately, Sunday afternoons are
historically less hectic at most weekend conventions. If this should not be
possible for logistical reasons, we will make alternative space available in
Philadelphia on that afternoon.
Once again, thank you for your serious consideration of this matter. We
look forward to meeting you all.
Best regards,
Mark A. Santillo
President, Active Imagineering Inc.