Thanks for giving me an excuse to visit Hawaii! Actually, it would be a tough sell to me wife, if you can believe that!
Jeff On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> wrote: > Aloha all, > > This might be wildly impractical for most of you, but I'd be happy to > facilitate an Org-mode conference at Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona, Hawaii. > I organized a conference there for 150 archaeologists a few years ago and > the facilities were perfect for a group that size. I don't remember right > now the minimum number needed for the group rate, but something around 50 > sticks in my head. > > In addition to congenial meeting facilities, you will find: > > 1) Terrific sport fishing, > 2) Magnificently restored traditional Hawaiian religious temples on the > hotel grounds, > 3) An active volcano, with lava flowing into the sea, and > 4) Tours of the observatories on Mauna Kea. > > If we tentatively plan for the northern hemisphere winter a year from now > that would be sufficient lead time to set up the conference. And as the > days shorten and nights begin to freeze for many of you, the thought of a > week in January or February in 27 degree Celsius sunshine might prove > appealing. > > Of course, Hawai`i Island lacks Belgian beer and for many of you it is > halfway around the world ... > > All the best, > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jh...@gmu.edu jrhorn...@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
