jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu May 10 16:35:42 CDT 2007
Well, since you were the only one to propose a date, June 23rd it is. ATTENTION ALL ACCESSD MEMBERS, on the weekend of June 23rd, Mark Matte and I will be having an AccessD conference at my house in Hudson, NC. Anyone interested in attending should speak up so that I know how many to plan for. Anyone who wishes to make a presentation please say so, so that I can make a schedule. Individual presentations should be 45 minutes to 1 hour. If you have a topic that will take longer, no problem, simply break it down into 1 hour segments. If you have something really cool that will only take a few minutes, again no problem. The agenda will be sessions from 9am to noon, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday. I can and will provide enough material to fill up that time should there be no takers on presentations, but in the interests of YOUR sanity, consider doing a session on your own subject of expertise. If there is enough content, we can spill over into Sunday, 1/2 day or a full day, your choice. If there is HUGE attendance and resulting HUGE content then we can spill over to either weekday on either side of the weekend. Remember, all I do all day is blow bubbles and poke at Charlotte with a stick, so I am flexible. If the number of attendees is small enough, it will be held in my dark (but dry) basement (I have lights, and a few windows, but it is an unfinished basement). If attendance is really small, we will meet in my office upstairs. As for the most important issue... I have a largish propane BBQ and will provide a BBQ dinner on Saturday the 23rd. Donations accepted but never required. The menu will be Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts a la Sam's club, a rack of ribs (more if a large turnout), Corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, potato salad and green salad, and whatever I can rustle up for desert. If anyone wants to bring or fix something special of their own, feel free. There was a lot of interest for a date in September. I will do a repeat performance in September if there is still interest. Someone propose a date for September. 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 Mark A Matte Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:32 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] Conference Dates Any other thoughts on this? Thanks, Mark