[Nolose 2007 Venue] hi folks

[Deva Berman]

Lovely, but seems way too far IMHO. I guess it's a good starting 
question - How many hours away should we limit the search to?

Also wondering what the date proposition is this year. It would help to 
evaluate the fog/cold/heat factor for different locations.
Amanda Piasecki wrote:

> 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 <mailto:maxairborne at gmail.com>>
>         * Holly <hhholiday at aol.com <mailto:hhholiday at aol.com>>
>         * Deva <deva at wildbrain.com <mailto:deva at wildbrain.com>>
>         * Pat <patdixon at sbcglobal.net <mailto:patdixon at sbcglobal.net>>
>         * Sondra <cherrymidnight at sbcglobal.net
>           <mailto:cherrymidnight at sbcglobal.net>>
>         * Amanda <amandapiasecki at yahoo.com
>           <mailto:amandapiasecki at yahoo.com>>
>         * Shira <shira623 at verizon.net <mailto:shira623 at verizon.net>>
>         * Cristy <cristycardinal at gmail.com
>           <mailto: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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