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In <29AUG199206011793@spades.aces.com> gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes:

>In article <1992Aug28.184628.3849@news.arc.nasa.gov>, mcmahon@tgv.com writes...
># 
>#I also pointed out that the DECUS cities (Atlanta, New Orleans,
>#Anaheim, Las Vegas, San Francisco) traditionally were expensive,
>#and suggested that cheaper alternatives be sought.  

>Hear Hear!  Let's form a campaign to move DECUS symposiums to
>cheaper cities.  Call it, say... DECUS Tucson '95!!!


 C'mon, guys. Surely you've read in numerous forums the reason we go to
 these cities.

 (1) We need rooms that vary in size from 20-1500 persons. 2-3 of the
 latter, a dozen or so of the former and a bunch in the 100-300 size range.

 (2) We need to feed 5-7000 people in 2 hours for lunch and breakfast.

 (3) We need hotel space that we can bus people to/from the convention
 center with less than 15 min lag time. (were you in Dallas? 45 min rides
 were the norm...)


 These are the *major* constraints. Tell me which ones you'll give up and
 we can bring DECUS to some other cities.

 And, if you look around and are a bit creative, hotels are *not* that
 expensive. I have been attending on my own $$ lately, sharing a 2-brm
 suite with 3 other peoploe typically drops you into the $30/nite range
 rather than the $60-100 range....

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