Cyberdancing

A few of us confluencers, pretty much led by sunflowerkat321, are serious about planning a face-to-face AOL Journals convention.  Some of the cities mentioned already in our e-dreaming have been:

Locale   (Eastern)           38 Votes          Rationale        _________

Atlantic City                           18               same as Vegas only cooler temps  

New Orleans                             7

Orlando                                     2

Boston                                       2

Tarrytown, NY                           1

Albany, NY                                 1

Washington, DC                         1

Wilmington, NC                        1

Myrtle Beach, SC                         1

Atlanta,GA                                 1

Pennsylvania                               2

Ohio                                            1

Locale   (Central)          20 Votes             Rationale        _______ _

Chicago                                      8

St. Louis                                      9         centrally located,cheaper than Chicago

Minneapolis/St.Paul                     1            cooler temps, cheaper than Chicago

CampMumsy, IL                          1 (but she's a madwoman)
Paris, IL                                         1 (don't think there's a hotel, is there, pvc?)

Locale   (WestCoast)        28_Votes              Rationale        ________

LasVegas                                   21     much to do; cheap flights, food, lodging

Tucson                                        2

Phoenix                                      2

San Francisco                              2

Los Angeles                                1

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Updated: 8 PM cdt 9/15/04
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Please add your preference in the comments below or in an e-mail to me, "rain" at: merelyP@aol.com.  We'll keep track of them here, so you can see the preferred convention cities pile up.  If you would like to include a rationale for the committee* to argue why your preferred city is best, please do so!

*f2f August 2005 committee (thus far)

sun = sunflowerkat321

wind= windswift1

rain = merelyP

cloud = slacbacmac

thunder = donah42 (she's already organizing a Pennsylvania Confluence)

lightning = floralilia(as long as she can sit at the head table)

fire = montaukny

spirit = robbush6

Keep in mind that the committee has figured early-mid August might be best, especially for journalers who have families.  Based on the number of f2f meetings we read about this past month (and needing some time to plan...) we'll also take your suggestions for best weekend in August 2005.

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• #60 Comment from robbush6 
  12/29/04 10:43 PM | Permalink

  I am the madwoman of whom you speak.  I know I need to let it go, but it was just the perfect day, there at the water's edge of Camp M. Call me a sentimentalist. Vegas? In August?
• #59 Comment from redhdka 
  9/24/04 12:23 AM | Permalink

  Atlantic city
• #58 Comment from kathlyna22 
  9/21/04 12:13 AM | Permalink

  woo hoo! Go New Orleans!
  I'm a fan of the vote and I agree with you SloMo!
  New Orleans it is!
  Kathleen
• #57 Comment from floralilia 
  9/17/04 3:22 PM | Permalink

  under the boardwalk, in Atlantic city....
  
  i'll bring blankets.
• #56 Comment from slowmotionlife 
  9/17/04 2:04 PM | Permalink

  New Orleans, New Orleans, New Orleans!!!  [Could you do me a favor and count that as 3 votes?  Thanks.  :D]