Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Fri Mar 23 16:33:39 CDT 2007
Hi Lembit: Those pictures are great... I have not had a chance to go through all of them. (Curious... did a cat travel you guys??) Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:42 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference yes, I have been there in St. Petersburg. a really great clean pretty pretty town. I was there in June last year for the white nights - almost whole night its sunlight. if you like you can see our pictures here: http://www.kodakgallery.de/I.jsp?c=krkm1ux.7t55nz8l&x=0&y=-uxxdja and I was again there February 22 - 26 this year. you can see the pictures here: http://www.kodakgallery.de/I.jsp?c=krkm1ux.4h1p14h9&x=0&y=t8v8v3 and both times Shamil was so nice to show us around. most of the pictures were taken by my wife, I did only the editing. have fun Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shamil Salakhetdinov" <shamil at users.mns.ru> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > Hi All, > > Thank you for your interest to visit St.Petersburg, Russia! > > Yes, AccessD conference if it happens to get "critical mass" of interested > participants could be held here in summer 2008 or in September 2008... > > Yes, Rocky, summer could be short and rather cold here but not as short as > you guessed. :) > > In fact we have already here now for a couple of days +15C (still I see > some > "crazy" ice-fishermen on Finnish Gulf ice, which is almost gone now) - > this > year we have here very unusual "hot" weather for this season - last year I > have skied that time and even until 11th of April but that last year's > winter was untypical snowy. If you have Google Earth you can see some > pictures I made in the middle of March last year from Finnish Gulf ice > around here: > > 59?58'29.78"N > 30?11'30.35"E > > I'd say that the best season here for sightseeing is the first part of > June > with "White Nights" season being in the middle and the temperature around > +15-+25 degrees Celsius. The hottest month here is July (+20-+30 or even > +35 > Celsius) but humidity is rather high here and during hot July's days it's > better stay out of the city... > > It could be also very good weather in the first ten days of May and in the > first two weeks of September - the latter season, the "Indian Summer" is > also very good usually for sightseeing but that time "White Nights" season > is over (it ends in the middle of July). > > August isn't cold (+15-+20 Celsius) during the daytime but sometimes it > could be very rainy and windy here... > > So, with very high probability it will not be less than +20-+25 degrees > Celsius during the first ten days of July and it should be mainly sunny > and > "White Nights" season will be still here but if you folks are not afraid > of > some "cold" weather with +15-+20 degrees Celsius (and sometimes less than > that) then I'd propose first part of June as the best season here because > this season the city is still very fresh well washed after the winter, > with > new leaves on the trees, a lot of flowers and not that much tourists... > Yes, > they seems to wash city now every night during summer time (and they use > shampoo - incredible luxury for Soviet times) but in July because of a lot > of cars on the streets, very hot air and high humidity it becomes dusty on > the streets of the city.... > > They build here five minutes by foots from my home a big super-duper > modern > business center - it will be called "Atlantic City". It could be ready on > summer 2008 - how about having AccessD conference in it? Well, renting > conference space there could be pricey - then we can find other less > expensive options... > > As for BBQ party - that could be made on Finnish Gulf beach near to me or > we > can find many other more civilized places as restaurants etc. Of course > McDonalds and KFC and all that "junk fast-food" and pizza etc. are also > available here... Well, and vodka with caviar and mushrooms and salted > cabbage and herring and (cold) borsch and other Russian foods specialties > if > you like to try are available here... > > Sorry, I didn't mention Hermitage and other museums, beautiful > architecture, > monuments etc. :) - I think that Lembit Soobik who has been here recently > (cold winter time!) will tell more and better than me about all that for > you > to become eager to see all that beauty by your own eyes - I'm a kind of > accustomed to live here (:)) and I can miss to tell about the most > impressive things a Westerner can find and see here and about the most > nasty > and ugly pictures of this city... > > Thank you again for your interest to St.Petersburg, Russia. > > Hope to see a lot of you here during year 2008 AccessD conference. > > -- > Shamil > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at > Beach Access Software > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:54 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > I think summer in St. Petersburg is August 3rd through August 7th. But > Shamil could tell us more precisely. :) > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:38 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > Hi Shamil: > > St.Petersburg would be an excellent choice. It would take at least a year > of > planning. When would be a good time of year? > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil > Salakhetdinov > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:10 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > <<< > Then we could call it international. >>>> > Yes, if speakers will use Skype or MS Messenger - no problem here to > participate in this conference using my broadband Internet connection... > > I have currently an US B-1 opened Visa but this will be over this June - > so > my chances to participate personally in September's conference are > currently > low... > > And getting there on May is also questionable because of financial > issues... > > I'm sorry I will probably not be able to attend this conference live - as > for Skype connection - no problem... > > And BTW, I have had here already met four AccessD members during several > recent years - all of them liked Russia as it's now - I have nearby a good > hotel/motel where there could be a conference room rented etc. - what > about > next AccessD conference in St.Petersburg, Russia? :) > > -- > Shamil > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:13 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > Maybe we can arrange for a video feed out to the internet. Then those not > able to attend could tune in to the feed. Then we could call it > international. > > ;-) > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:56 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > So is the conference on for sure? We need some international speakers so I > can tell the boss I'm going to an international conference. :-) Jim Hale > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:29 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: [AccessD] Great Smokey Mountains AccessD Conference > > > I just found this for anyone who might be considering coming down to the > conference. Pretty pictures. > > http://www.visitnc.com/ > > > John W. 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