[Nolose 2007 Venue] hi folks

[Amanda Piasecki]

Hey everyone,

I just want to add that we also talked about possibly checking out some hotels as a security measure if we can't find a retreat with good accessibility.  But it's clear that this is a seriously less preferable option to everyone.

I have no idea about the accessibility or financial feasability of this, but I'd like to start the ball rolling with Esalen:

http://www.esalen.org/info/private_conf.shtml

Too far?  Too woo?

Amanda

Max Airborne <maxairborne at gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone,

So, the venue committee thus far consists of:


   Max <maxairborne at gmail.com> 
   Holly <hhholiday at aol.com> 
   Deva <deva at wildbrain.com> 
   Pat <patdixon at sbcglobal.net> 
   Sondra <cherrymidnight at sbcglobal.net> 
   Amanda <amandapiasecki at yahoo.com> 
   Shira <shira623 at verizon.net> 
   Cristy <cristycardinal at gmail.com>
Our job is to find a great place in northern/central California for next year's Nolose conference. 

At our board meeting a couple nights ago, the board was unanimous about wanting to do it retreat-style again, meaning we'd have a place to ourselves. We also batted around the idea of extending the conference by a day (like, Thursday - Sunday). But we agreed that it'd be best to explore comparative costs of doing that before deciding. 

In any case, we need to move quickly on finding a place. 

Perhaps we shoud start by answering this question: If we had the perfect setting for nolose, what would it be? Tell me your ideas! 

Also, if anyone has any possible places in mind, what are they? 

Ideally, I'd like to come up with a group of potential places that meet our needs, and have us locals get together for a road trip to check them out, preferably this month.

Ok, so my answer to the question about my perfect place for nolose would be this: 

-- accessible, not just for wheelchairs, but also for supersized people and people with mobility issues
-- relaxed yet attentive staff (i thought the menla staff were fucking great)
-- group togetherness at meal times  
-- swimming pool, preferably a heated one
-- outside the cities
-- an extra day
-- cheaper than it has been

That's what I've got so far, folks. 

xoxoxo Max

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