<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Toronto 1987, I think.  It was also a big meeting of the IAPBT which helped boost attendance.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Future Sites for Annual Conventios?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I went to a PTG Canadian convention in the late 80's It was the largest attended one they ever had, 1100 +/- .</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The only problem that I think I remember was a Canadian Customs agent in the exhibition hall. Mind you I just think that, I am not sure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If the suppliers boycotted the Rochester Convention, because of the New York tax laws, I imagine the border crossing would be a worse nightmare.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>How about chartering a cruise ship, and cruise the Caribbean, that would be a convention to remember. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan R. Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Future Sites for Annual Conventios?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P>Next year's will be Jun 20-24 and will be in Kansas City, again--probably because it will be the 50th Annual Convention of the PTG. </P> <P>Don't know if other sites have been chosen or announced.</P> <P>You and Isaac and Roger, et al (whoever 'al' is?) should lobby for a Canadian venue. That would be great--just make sure it's a year when the dollar exchange rate is favorable to those of us south of the border.<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "John Ross" <JRPIANO@WIN.EASTLINK.CA><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 07/23/2006 12:19:48 PM<BR>Subject: Future Sites for Annual Conventios?<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Does anyone know, if the future sites for the annual convention, have been decided?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If so would you please post them. ( I added that, in case someone came back with the answer, Yes. :-))</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>