This meet has nothing to do with any Marriott hotel! Ignore any such reference in MD1032's posts; John must be "on the take" from Marriott.
We are at the RAMADA, as in the initial post!!
This is the perfect venue -- huge room, freight/loading door in the back, on-site bar/grill (with smoking area outside), lots of food choices you can walk to, plenty of bathrooms, free bagels and coffee, tons of parking, walk to the dinner place.
We don't need much money to cover the room -- we had donations. There will be a jar and a (small) suggested amount, with a break for anyone under 25. If you drop somthing in the jar you can help yourself to velcro cable or PMP ties.
No raffles or auctions this year -- takes away from listening time, and it is all about listening.
Private buying and selling is allowed and perfectly OK!! Bring what you want to sell and put a price on it. Post it here in advance, and in classifieds if you want. If you make a lot of money add a little more to the jar. I will have an internet-connected laptop so people can log on to PayPal.