It's so quiet here 'cause we're all hard at work on our host city proposals, right? We're not going to be extending the deadline or anything, right? Missing...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 7, 1999 3:43 am
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All right spell this out for me... remember I am a special Ed teacher so visuals would help. Just tell me what you want me to do in the way of helping from...
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Jul 7, 1999 11:36 pm
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... If you or anyone two people in Austin (remember, you need two footers in the host city) want the JournalCon to be there, you need put together a complete...
Mary Ann Brunson Mak
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Jul 8, 1999 3:05 am
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Thanks ;-) ... town ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/journalcon http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications...
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wim@...
Jul 8, 1999 3:08 am
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hrmm, well I've started reading, but I have LOT to catch up on, so I just thought I'd throw a quick idea into the ring. Since a lot of OLJ's do tend to...
owl@...
Jul 14, 1999 3:24 am
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... Nanette (nanettee@...) Gabby (gabby@...) ... I had no time to call about group rates at these hotels, but all of them offer group rates. Here...
Nanettee@...
Jul 15, 1999 12:30 am
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I hit "send" before I finished that. One more website: Windy-City http://www.windy-city.com I look forward to seeing the other proposals! Thanks for your time,...
Nanettee@...
Jul 15, 1999 12:33 am
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Just to elaborate a little, on the matter of public transportation thoughout the greater metropolitan Chicago area: Chicago is served by three major forms of...
gabby@...
Jul 15, 1999 1:48 am
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*chuckle* Having helped organize a con at a university before, I'd say that yes, if you're an alum or a current student it tends to help grease the wheels;) We...
owl@...
Jul 15, 1999 1:52 am
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I've quickly webbed up the Chicago proposal at the JournalCon site, and when the gates close tomorrow and the rest are in they'll all be up for review and...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 15, 1999 3:02 am
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... In that vein, there is a facility in Pacific Palisades, CA (near Santa Monica) that I attended a retreat at a few years ago that's fabulous. It's a large...
sandra
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Jul 15, 1999 3:54 am
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GAH. I'm at mom's, borrowing the boyfriend's laptop. Gotta take his sig of my mail! Sorry! ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/journalcon ...
sandra
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Jul 15, 1999 4:02 am
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... I'd like to think there is an L.A. group, but I'm not sure. Not that I'd mind at all, as flying from Honolulu to California is considerably less ridiculous...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 15, 1999 4:03 am
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Overview There's little about Honolulu that isn't already known the world over. On one hand, it's the very definition of a Pacific Island paradise, with ...
Mary Brunson Mak
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Jul 15, 1999 6:49 am
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Hi everyone, Here’s the Philly proposal—though I have to tell you, this latest idea of finding a university to allow us to use space is an amazing idea and...
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Jul 15, 1999 8:20 pm
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Thanks for the proposal, Melissa! I'll have it up at the JournalCon site ASAP. ... Well, some dork went off about it on June 17th, but that was way back in ...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 15, 1999 9:00 pm
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... I remember that. (message 16 in the archives, BTW) I remember hoppin gup and down and going "yes!" because I remembered my mom's friend threw a little...
Mary Ann Brunson Mak
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Jul 16, 1999 2:59 am
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JournalCon 2000 Host City Proposal for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH The name of the city may evoke certain images. For years, Pittsburgh has been...
Dreama
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Jul 16, 1999 5:08 am
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Pittsburgh Proposal Clarification: For sake of clarity, in lieu of the badly garbled columns in the Pittsburgh proposal outlining current airfares, please...
Amethyst *
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Jul 16, 1999 3:42 pm
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... Sorry 'bout that. Fixed it, I hope! -- Ryan Kawailani Ozawa ozawa@... In Medias Res...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 16, 1999 5:48 pm
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I just thought I'd add the train fares, plus approx. ride time so you can make a comparison with airfares. Sample Round Trip Fares on AMTRAK to Pittsburgh from...
Beth
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Jul 16, 1999 7:32 pm
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Four proposals. Way nifty. Thanks, all, for the hard work! (Give me a moment while I eat a little crow...) So, as we present the cities for the public vote, I...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 18, 1999 7:56 am
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Whatever you do, for the love of pete, don't give people an open choice on dates, Ryan - or else we'll be right back at the freaking start. Please no - not...
gabby@...
Jul 18, 1999 5:31 pm
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Just a quick note on times of the year -- Don't forget that it can be annoyingly warm in most places in July (having been in Pittsburgh and Philly in July...
Beth
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Jul 18, 1999 6:12 pm
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... I don't think this is really an issue, is it? One of our days will be conference-y type panels and whatnot during the day, and the other will be a fun...
Dreama
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Jul 19, 1999 3:55 am
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... I don't think it is at all, actually - when you consider the fact that we've got potential attendees who have serious, chronic illnesses and who are not -...
gabby@...
Jul 19, 1999 12:00 pm
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... Would it really be a matter of not attending? In any city, I'm sure that there are options for activities and modes of transportation that would limit the...
Amethyst *
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Jul 19, 1999 1:20 pm
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... I'm sure there are people in every city year round who have health problems, are old, etc. but they get around just fine, no? I don't think that a three...
Mary Brunson Mak
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Jul 19, 1999 7:58 pm
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In retrospect, I agree that we're going to be dealing with too much information if we go all 'open submissions' for topics and presenters. I think it's best if...
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa
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Jul 19, 1999 10:24 pm
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Oy. I didn't mean to open up such a big can of worms -- my original message was meant as just a reminder to folks to keep it in mind -- esp. if some people...
