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From: jms@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (Joel M Snyder)
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Subject: Re: Location and dates of May decus
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Date: 29 Sep 90 18:15:09 GMT
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In article <1990Sep28.152920.3299@bony1.uucp>, billg@bony1.uucp (Bill W. Gripp) writes...
>Why is the Spring DECUS always in the South (it seems to be usually
>Atlanta and occasionally New Orleans)?  

You haven't been paying attention for very long. DECUS has been in Atlanta
once in the past 10 years (and possibly longer), and twice in New Orleans.

>How about Nashville or
           ^ been there
>Dallas or Houston or Williamsburg or...  Then there's always New York,
 ^ been there

Williamsburg doesn't have facilities for a 7000 person conference.
New York and Boston are both seriously too expensive.  Cleveland
is a possibility, assuming that they have facilities, which I don't
believe they do. We've also been to Cincinnatti twice, St. Louis,
and Miami (that's as far back as my memory goes).

>Boston or Cleveland =:^).  Toronto or Montreal would be nice.  I know,
>let's make it in Halifax so we can all get some really good LOX =:^}.

DECUS US Chapter meetings must be held in the US.  We have DECUS
Canada which meets in Canada.  Their meetings are interesting and
well attended; you should call them up if you want to go to Toronto
or Montreal. 

> 
>Then there's the fall (winter?) DECUS.  Hey I like Anaheim (DISNEY LAND
>is great) but howabout San Diego, Seattle (nice town), Vancover BC,
>Denver or Salt Lake City once in a while?

San Diego has been, and will be again a site. Seattle is not. 
Vancouver is in Canada.  Denver is not available.  SLC does not have facilities.

If you really care, and want to think about what you're talking about,
instead of randomly naming cities, you should get involved with the
DECUS Symposium Committee.  They are always looking for motivated
people, and it sounds like you're motivated!  The best way for you to
do that is to pick whichever SIG (not VAX) you find yourself most
closely allied with, call its chair, and say "I want to be on Symposium
Committee."

jms

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