My bad, guys and gals.
I made the mistake of checking flights from Monterey, which is our local airport. Generally, when I travel I insist on leaving from there because I hate the long lines at SFO and SJC. And as a rule, leaving from Monterey has a relatively minor impact on my domestic air fares, so I made the faulty assumption that I would see the same result for a trip to Malta.
I was wrong. I apologize to everyone, but particularly to the hosts of the Malta conference, for making such an inaccurate observation. Chalk it up to fatigue after running the two-day Monterey summit or just to not paying attention.
In any case, it appears now that I *can* in fact arrange reasonable air fare to Malta in November. My wife and I are now discussing the idea of combining the trip with a chance to see another city or two in Europe while we're there. So while I'm not yet committing to being at the Malta gathering, I will certainly continue to entertain the idea and consider it more likely than I rudely dismissed in my earlier post.
Let me add that I think it's vital to the long-term success of RunRev and the Transcript language that we who are already knowledgeable about it spread the word. Conferences like the just-concluded Masters Summit and this European conference are really important to that effort. How many independently hosted and managed user conferences did RealBASIC have this year? You can count them on the fingers of no hands.
So to the extent that my flippant remark about air fare caused anyone to decide to stop even thinking about going to the conference, please don't take my word for it. I am hardly a seasoned international traveler. Investigate for yourself.
One of the highlights of the Masters Summit was the once-in-a-lifetime chance for all of us to meet our new hilarious friend from Brazil, Andre Garzia. He's made huge contributions to the community and getting to know him in person was invaluable. I was particularly blessed because he arrived in Monterey three days before the conference, so he and I got to hang out a bit outside the meetings. That wouldn't have happened if he'd dismissed out of hand the idea of flying to the U.S. for a two-day conference.
So again, I apologize. I retract my inaccurate statement. I will now be considering the enticing prospect of going to Malta in November. I hope you will, too.
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