I announced on another thread that I did set the dates: Tuesday, August 29th, through Friday, September 1st. Registration is here: https://goo.gl/ft7B97
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 8:55 PM, Barb Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]. >>> 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. > -- 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.
