texascavers Digest 8 Apr 2013 01:18:46 -0000 Issue 1735
Topics (messages 21573 through 21578):
Convention
21573 by: Denise P
21578 by: Mimi Jasek
[THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES!]
21574 by: Oztotl
21575 by: Oztotl
21576 by: Oztotl
TSA Convention 2013
21577 by: Carl Kunath
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What a great TSA convention and site, Cave Without a Name rocks!
Thanks to all the TSA officers, cooks (Stefan Creaser and Vico Jones
especially), and volunteers whose hard work makes this annual event so much fun.
If you couldn't attend, don't forget to support TSA and TCMA as well. They need
you!!
Cheers,
Denise
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I second this, and all said before by others! What a great convention - truly
one of the best I've been to. I even heard some saying some of the talks
rivaled ones seen and heard at NSS conventions! Strong praise, presenters.
Let's repeat this next year, for it truly was an awesome event:)
Ending the weekend with another great dig at Kiwi Sink was just icing on the
cake! Thank you, Gill!
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 7, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Denise P <[email protected]> wrote:
> What a great TSA convention and site, Cave Without a Name rocks!
>
> Thanks to all the TSA officers, cooks (Stefan Creaser and Vico Jones
> especially), and volunteers whose hard work makes this annual event so much
> fun.
>
> If you couldn't attend, don't forget to support TSA and TCMA as well. They
> need you!!
>
> Cheers,
> Denise
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Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger Moore,
Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay Graves,
Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James Jasek,
Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim Kennedy, Yaz
Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj Zappatello, Matts
(all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu, all the food prep
helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors (you ROCK!), all the
photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't complain, I didn't see your map
there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one brings maps!) and a huge thanks for
those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found
for next year's auction! (If you want to re-think your involuntary donation,
see the TSA Facebook page for images of the items).
Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as
awesome without you!
Sent cellularly.
-Don
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And Galen!
Sent cellularly.
-Don
On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger
> Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay
> Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James
> Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim
> Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj
> Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu,
> all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors
> (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't
> complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one
> brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the
> folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want to
> re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images of
> the items).
>
> Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as
> awesome without you!
>
> Sent cellularly.
> -Don
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And lovely Rachael! For assisting Crash!
Sent cellularly.
-Don
On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Oztotl <[email protected]> wrote:
> And Galen!
>
> Sent cellularly.
> -Don
>
> On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Oztotl <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Shiner, Cave Without a Name, Tom Summers, Mike Burrell, Roger
>> Moore, Mallory Mayeux, Heather Tuček, Jill Orr, Michael Cicherski, Lee Jay
>> Graves, Gill Ediger, Ron Ralph, Allan Cobb, Ellie Watson, Mimi Jasek, James
>> Jasek, Stefan Creaser, John Brooks, Wesley Schumacher, Gary Franklin, Jim
>> Kennedy, Yaz Avila, Denise Prendergast, Vico Jones, RD Milholland, Saj
>> Zappatello, Matts (all of you), Rebecca Jones, Ron Rutherford, Lyndon Tiu,
>> all the food prep helpers, all of the speakers, all the auction item donors
>> (you ROCK!), all the photographers and Kayla the Cartographer (don't
>> complain, I didn't see your map there, duh, it's Spring Convention, one
>> brings maps!) and a huge thanks for those I'm forgetting! Also thanks to the
>> folks who left stuff in Lost-N-Found for next year's auction! (If you want
>> to re-think your involuntary donation, see the TSA Facebook page for images
>> of the items).
>>
>> Texas Speleological Association's Spring Convention couldn't have been as
>> awesome without you!
>>
>> Sent cellularly.
>> -Don
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I’ve been to many TSA Conventions. This must rank as one of the very best.
Thanks, to Roger Moore and the many, many others who played important roles in
making this event a great success.
Thanks to the many Texas cavers who attended in support of this gathering.
Very special thanks to Tom Summers, gracious owner of CWAN, for agreeing to
host this Convention!
The weather was cooperative and the venue was extraordinary. I believe this
was the best-behaved, most considerate audience for many years. Those in
attendance gave the presenters appropriate attention, rarely came and went
during the programs, and generally refrained from inappropriately chatting with
their neighbors. If you read the foregoing and say, “well DUH,” think back to
the horrible situation we had at Kerrville State Park a few years ago when
those in the back of the room were repeatedly admonished to “settle down or
take it outside.”
This year it was all good. Thanks everyone!
===Carl Kunath
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