Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:38:05 -0400
To: WSFA List <wsfalist at wsfa.org>
From: Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Capclave '05, '06 report
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Folks,

I'm going to miss tomorrows meeting but at least it's not because I'm sick;
I'm going out of town for my birthday.

The current hotel news for '05 is that we have a new CSM (Convention
Services Manager) who needs a bit of breaking in, so to speak.  Thus I
couldn't get Judy in to measure the Chesapeake ballroom yesterday.  We're
currently trying for sometime next week before she and then I head off to
the UK.

I also have a list of people who've made reservations and it's pretty
short.  This doesn't bode well, folks, and doesn't help me get my phone
calls returned.

The good news for '06 is that it looks pretty likely that we'll be able to
nail down the dates now rather than having to wait until next
January.  Glenda, our Sales Manager, and I have been playing phone tag to
make this happen and should be able to catch up with each other soon.  I
have the letters written to my proposed Guests of Honor and am just waiting
to put in the date before sending them.

And no, I'm not going to say who I'm hoping to get.  The other Capclave
chairs and the WSFA president know and approve but one of the guests may
not be able to make it so I'm holding off making an announcement until I know.

In health news, and unfortunately my health does wind up being Capclave
related, for now we've given up on getting me off the stuff that causes
nasty withdrawal symptoms: it was just causing too much havoc and making it
impossible for me to work.  So at least I'm back to where I was when all of
this started and we'll try something else.

See some of you in Glasgow -

Elspeth