<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>National, is bigger, 800 +. I was at one in Toronto, late 80's, and I believe around 1100.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>MARC is a regional, as is NEECSO, they are smaller, 150 +.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I really enjoyed the MARC, I attended last year, it could give the 'National' a run for it's money. I also enjoyed the NEECSO's I usually attend, as I tend to see more familiar faces.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This year, there is no MARC or NEECSO, because of the 'National', being in that area.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Go, you will never regret it.</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=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</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> Saturday, January 14, 2006 4:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> national</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV>Can anyone fill me in on the differences between the marc and the national? Will there be classes to attend besides the expo? Also, how soon can I get an itinerary?</DIV> <DIV>RU/UP </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>