IMPORTANT!
Some of us are concerned about the low confirmed attendance numbers so far. One of the organizers/financiers of the meet says we probably need 15 people to make this meet cost effective (worth the time and expense to reserve meeting rooms at a hotel). He suggested that we try to boost our numbers by May 11th to get closer to the attendance goal, before he decides whether to continue with the event or cancel it. If we don't meet the goal, it certainly wont be on the scale that it was originally envisioned/planned.
WE NEED more people to commit to the meet over the next 3 weeks, to be sure that this meet will be successful and not canceled, or significantly reduces and relegated to somebody's personal home. An expert I knew once said that if you plan an event more than 12 weeks in advance then people don't want to commit to it yet, and if you plan an even less than 6 weeks in advance then most people have already made plans. This meet is 14 weeks away, so I know it is asking a lot for you guys to step up and decide this far in advance. Let's show everyone that the Rocky Mountain Head-fiers are as involved as those east and west coasters, or the Chicago and Florida peeps. There are a few head-fiers that have not responded to my PM about the meet, and many more that I have no way to identify from the area. If you can add a link to this thread to your sig line, so more people find this thread, that would be great.
Also - It seems a couple of people have trouble with the July 25th date. I can't easily do the original July 18th date - my daughter turns 14 on the 17th and was going to be away at camp during the meet, but that changed so her party is that weekend. If it will help, it might be possible to take a vote about the dates and see if more people can attend on July 11th than on the 25th (or some other date). I cannot say whether this can be changed again, but if it means not losing the meet I want to do whatever I can.
