How about a Convention, on a cruise ship? That way the spouses could just laze around, and relax. Mind you they can laze around now, but a cruise ship would be more fun. My wife, won't go to conventions with me, anymore. She says it is no fun if there is nothing arranged, for while I am in class. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Musselwhite" <john@musselwhite.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:15 PM Subject: Re: (Fwd) International Convention? > At 11:34 AM 7/25/01 -0600, Rob wrote: > > >Sorry, but one point hasn't really been addressed in the fracas: > > Actually, I think it has, though perhaps not to your satisfaction, Rob. > > >OK, great, so is this truly 'International' convention going to be > >held in different countries so that we can all have a turn at hosting? > > So far it's been held in both Canada and the United states, which are two > different countries if I correctly remember my geography classes. > Considering most other countries don't have enough "local" RPTs to form a > chapter yet let alone put on a large convention I suspect that North > America is "it" be default. > > >And can afford to attend using local currency? No? National it is > >then.... > > That's a different question. I was able to afford to go to Reno (a > different country from mine) only because I had quit smoking for 100 days. > I met members there from a half-dozen other countries so International it is! > > With the loosening of the AmeriCanadian border lately perhaps we may see > the International convention here in Calgary again in the near future. > Until members can be "beamed" from place to place I suspect the convention > will be held somewhere in North America just for the convenience, though > there's been talk of one in Hawaii. That one *will* be expensive! > > John > > John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada > http://www.musselwhite.com http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary > mailto: john@musselwhite.com http://www.mp3.com/fatbottom > >
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