Three meetings two days

After a 6 hour drive we arrived at our hotel in Arizona. Shortly after settling in we went to the airport to pick up JT - back to the hotel. The next day immedately after breakfast the first meeting started. It ended late when the cleaning lady needed to clean the room. The next days meeting started first thing in the morning and ended at lunch. After our short lunch break the next meeting started and ended just in time to get JT back to the airport.

WOW are we tired

Cars, Planes & Reservations

For those flying tickets are bought, for those driving GPS coordinates are programmed and all have their hotel reservations.
This years pre-conference meeting is taking place in Arizona at the home Al and Patricia Hill. The meeting is to take place on the 24 & 25 of January. Topics of discussion will include type of workshops to hold, possible new vendors to attract, the direction of the conference, delivery and storage of merchandize and products, transportation needs and hotel planning and staffing. Once all the goals have been established we will spend the next few months trying to meet them.

Preparations are on the way

Along with the start of the year 2007 we have started making preparations for the 14th Annual Conference. The first project on the vast list of things to do is produce the new registration form. With this years form you will be able to enter your information right into the PDF file and then print it. This is being done to make it easier for you to fill out the form and easier for us to read once they are returned.

The conference co-chairs are planning a face to face meeting later this month. This is not an easy task as one is in Arizona and the other lives in California. More on this meeting as it develops.

Counting Down

Because I wanted to let people know exactly how much time they have before the next conference I have added a count down timer to the bottom of this blog. Now all anyone has to do is look at the bottom of the page and they will see exactly how long it is to the start of the 14th annual conference.

Getting Started

Preparations are well on the way for the 2007 conference. Judy is working on breathing new life into the Southwest Web Site while working with a dysfunctional computer. Patricia and Al are gearing up for APCUG conference in Las Vegas where they will play meet and great with potential sponsors. In the mean time Judy and I are working on some new signs, additions and changes to the Welcome CD and in general helping out as we can.