Trolley Ride

Our tour of the Town and Country proved to be very interesting. First we discovered a new covered area next to the “towers” that allows guests to drive up close to the elevators for loading and unloading baggage, a very convenient addition since last year. We used the new pavestone walk way, located in the rear parking area, to reach the Trolley station where we boarded the “Green Line”. Two stops later we were at Old Town a local tourist attraction. We then transferred to the Blue Line and four stops later found us at the Santa Fe Depot home of Amtrak. If you rode to the end of the Blue Line you would find yourself at the Tijuana Border, however because we had further meetings to attend we only went part way. The cost for this afternoon adventure was a mere two dollars per senior for a round trip ticket.

Monday, Monday

Here it is Monday morning early a.m. and I am in my room at the Town & Country finalizing plans for my part of a very busy day. My wife Judy and I arrived yesterday afternoon which was spent in meetings with Patricia Hill, Her Husband Al and Judy Taylour. Today we have a 9 a.m. meeting scheduled with convention staff. This is where the five of us will discuss the room, tables, chairs and other staffing requirements for the conference. Once that meeting is complete Al and I will meet with the Audio Visual department and work out the arrangements for the PA system, various screens, internet access and any other special AV needs we may have. Because our next meeting with the catering department is not until 3 p.m. we decided to divvy chores. To enhance the visit for significant others who may not be interest in attending the conference, Judy and I are going to check the local transportation and come up with suggestions for alternate entertainment. Al will be meeting with the golf pro to see what deals he can arrange and Judy T. and Patricia will go finalize the menus for the meeting with catering.

SW Workshops

I think it would be helpful to post what workshops are set up so people can comment on them, or perhaps even volunteer to help or present one.

All of the meals except for Sunday lunch are sponsored -- earliest that's ever happened. Panda sent me an e-mail on Wednesday that they were interested in sponsoring part of the conference, I forwarded it to Patricia and she sent them her standard sponsor info e-mail and she heard right back -- first time it has happened so fast.
JT

Things are Happening

For a while it seemed little was happening but now things are really starting to move. Patricia has started securing vendors for the conference and has secured discounted hotel rates for attendees. Judy has updated the web site and will be making changes as more information becomes available. The web site as always will have the latest information available including rules for the Newsletter, Web Site and the newly established digital photo contest. The registration form was created so it can be filled out on screen using your computer. Once you have filled in the blanks just print it and mail it in. We hope this will eliminate some errors when trying to read some of the registrants’ hand writing.