Re: A Sirius Future?

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Posted by Kenzi on July 4, 2001 at 04:06:47:

In reply to: Re: A Sirius Future? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on July 4, 2001 at 03:56:09:

: 1) look for a place that can be rented for 3 - 6 days .... look
around
: vacation areas, and see what rentals are like in the off season.
For
: instance ... a cottage on the Isle of Wight, a condo at Mammoth
: Lakes, off season , can be had for a very reasonable amount. See if
: you can rent a space and sleep a lot of people in it .... and try
for
: one with a kitchen. Sometimes offseason, you can get a Holiday Inn
to
: kick in a free conference room if you can guarantee a certain
number
: of rooms. Cheaper is better. Fortunatly for henna artists, off
season
: for vacations is off season for us. That's been one of the
problems
: with Sirius Rising ... its at a very busy henna time.
:
: The most wonderful conferences I've ever been to are in just a big
: cheap rentable space where we all sleeping-bag it on the floor and
: cook together in the kitchen (henna artists are great
cooks!)....like
: the winter women's weekend at brushwood.
:
: Cheap and simple is good. People are usually so buzzed about the
joy
: of being together that frugal accomodations go down just fine.
:
: 2) contact enough lecturers that you can get 5 - 8 hours
programming
: per day. I'm good for 6 - 8 hours of programming myself ... but
not
: all in one day, thank you.
:
: 3) If you can book enough people in to pitch in enough to pay your
: major lecturer's plane ticket ... that's a blessing. I'll lecture
: free, (I'm retired and don't need money much) but I have to watch
my
: travel pennies (I'm retired and don't have money much).
:
: 4) promote the hell out of the event.
:
: 5) I'll help!
:
: I'd LOVE to see one conference in each hemisphere each year! I'd
be
: perfectly happy with swapping off hemispheres every year.

Great advice, good things to think about. I'll be emailing you with
more detailed questions.

I would be great to see East and West Coast Sirius conferences and
maybe a European one and so on. I love the idea of getting people
together to share knowledge.

If it's true what you say, about people being willing to rough it
with sleeping bags on the floor, I can probably find someone's
fabulous loft with a great kitchen and rent it for a week, just as
cheaply as a house in the country for a weekend. And then everyone
would be in NYC and close to all its fabulous gifts. wheeee!

Follow Ups

Re: A Sirius Future? Catherine Cartwright Jones 04:37:01 7/4/2001 (18)
- Re: A Sirius Future? kenzi 18:17:18 7/4/2001 (0)
- Re: A Sirius UK Future? Jeremy 08:24:47 7/4/2001 (16)
  - Re: A Sirius UK Future? Natasha Papousek 02:43:11 7/7/2001 (0)
  - Future conferences (feedback please?) Catherine Cartwright Jones 16:10:33 7/4/2001 (13)
    - Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Alissa 19:04:16 7/4/2001 (1)
      - Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Catherine Cartwright Jones 20:17:54 7/4/2001 (0)
    - Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Kenzi 18:22:48 7/4/2001 (10)
      - Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Catherine Cartwright Jones 20:24:40 7/4/2001 (9)
        
        Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Anne Manning 00:09:02 7/5/2001 (6)
        
        Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Catherine Cartwright Jones 01:23:00 7/5/2001 (5)
        
        Singapore ? Jewel 07:04:53 7/5/2001 (4)
        
        Re: Singapore ? Angela Faye Oon 06:05:42 7/6/2001 (1)
        
        YIPPPEEEEEE !!! Jewel 07:51:05 7/6/2001 (0)
        
        Re: Singapore ? Angela Faye Oon 06:00:54 7/6/2001 (0)
        
        Re: Singapore ? Catherine Carwright Jones 12:54:47 7/5/2001 (0)
        
        Re: Future conferences (feedback please?) Kenzi 20:37:57 7/4/2001 (1)
        
        Sirius search Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:37:34 7/6/2001 (0)
  - Re: A Sirius UK Future? Catherine Cartwright Jones 13:44:11 7/4/2001 (0)

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: : 1) look for a place that can be rented for 3 - 6 days .... look : around : : vacation areas, and see what rentals are like in the off season. : For : : instance ... a cottage on the Isle of Wight, a condo at Mammoth : : Lakes, off season , can be had for a very reasonable amount. See if : : you can rent a space and sleep a lot of people in it .... and try : for : : one with a kitchen. Sometimes offseason, you can get a Holiday Inn : to : : kick in a free conference room if you can guarantee a certain : number : : of rooms. Cheaper is better. Fortunatly for henna artists, off : season : : for vacations is off season for us. That's been one of the : problems : : with Sirius Rising ... its at a very busy henna time. : : : : The most wonderful conferences I've ever been to are in just a big : : cheap rentable space where we all sleeping-bag it on the floor and : : cook together in the kitchen (henna artists are great : cooks!)....like : : the winter women's weekend at brushwood. : : : : Cheap and simple is good. People are usually so buzzed about the : joy : : of being together that frugal accomodations go down just fine. : : : : 2) contact enough lecturers that you can get 5 - 8 hours : programming : : per day. I'm good for 6 - 8 hours of programming myself ... but : not : : all in one day, thank you. : : : : 3) If you can book enough people in to pitch in enough to pay your : : major lecturer's plane ticket ... that's a blessing. I'll lecture : : free, (I'm retired and don't need money much) but I have to watch : my : : travel pennies (I'm retired and don't have money much). : : : : 4) promote the hell out of the event. : : : : 5) I'll help! : : : : I'd LOVE to see one conference in each hemisphere each year! I'd : be : : perfectly happy with swapping off hemispheres every year. : : : Great advice, good things to think about. I'll be emailing you with : more detailed questions. : : I would be great to see East and West Coast Sirius conferences and : maybe a European one and so on. I love the idea of getting people : together to share knowledge. : : If it's true what you say, about people being willing to rough it : with sleeping bags on the floor, I can probably find someone's : fabulous loft with a great kitchen and rent it for a week, just as : cheaply as a house in the country for a weekend. And then everyone : would be in NYC and close to all its fabulous gifts. wheeee!
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