I could do any time. Barb
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 10:19:10 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > I announced on another thread that I did set the dates: Tuesday, August > 29th, through Friday, September 1st. > > I got a hold of the Family History Library (FHL) to inquire about their > computer lab. Now that I have the times, I can work on the schedule. I will > start a new post about registration being open some time this week. > > Cheri > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Mary <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I am seriously thinking about going. Looked at airline schedules and its >> doable. I would like a little more information about what to expect. >> Mary >> >> On Friday, February 3, 2017 at 2:02:49 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >>> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes lists) >>> >>> The last genealogy conference in Salt Lake City, Utah was September 5-9, >>> 2016 (last year - week of American Labor Day). >>> >>> We'd like to have them about every 18 months, but sometimes the planning >>> gods are not on our side. >>> >>> Salt Lake hosts many large conferences. They host the genealogy kind >>> (RootsTech, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), they host non-genealogy kind >>> (LDS/Mormon Conference, Comic Con), and they host business conferences >>> (stuff like the Western Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, for example). >>> When there's a big conference in town the hotel raises its rates as a >>> "conference" rate. And they make more money off of those than us. OK, they >>> are business that needs to maximize their profits. >>> >>> Originally, we wanted to aim for the spring of next year. I cannot >>> really begin negotiations with the hotel until a year out, but they know of >>> the big conferences. And those big ones are raining on our parade. >>> >>> So then we started looking at THIS YEAR again. The hotel has the week of >>> August 29-September 1st available. This is the week before American Labor >>> Day. (They don't have the week of Labor Day available - some big conference >>> chose Salt Lake as its host city). >>> >>> This makes the conference only 1 year away from the previous one. Will >>> there be enough interest to have it only 1 year later? It would be hosted >>> by just me and Rosemarie. We are unable to coordinate with Joao in >>> September. We'd have to try again with Joao in the spring of 2019 (he's in >>> America in the spring). >>> >>> Is the end of August and the beginning of September interfering with >>> vacation plans? Back to school plans? Too close to the other conference? >>> >>> Giving feedback is not agreeing to come. It's just giving me information >>> on planning. >>> Thanks, Cheri >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
