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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Willem,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was meaning National, as opposed to
Regional.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regardless, I got the answer I wanted, from =
someone, who
knew, what I wanted, and wasn't so nitpicky.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am sorry I am not as perfect, as you must
be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
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<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> Tuesday, April 17, 2001 =
8:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Future =
Nationals?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
4/17/01 8:23:40 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A
=
href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
writes: <BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
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solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">Hi, <BR>The National is too far away for me this year. =
<BR>I saw
somewhere, the projected places for the next couple of <BR>years, =
but I have
forgotten. Would someone please tell me where <BR>the future =
National
Conventions are slated for? <BR>Thank you. <BR>Regards, <BR>John M. =
Ross
<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>John =
<BR><BR>I
presume you are talking about piano technicians conventions. I don't =
want
<BR>to pick on you particularly, John, but there are no National =
Conventions.
<BR>There are, however, PTG Conventions and Institutes. National would =
imply
the <BR>convention is for a (one) nation. Our PTG Convention and =
Institutes
have been <BR>anything but for one nation. We have been very =
international for
years. I <BR>know it is easy to say National, but let's all try to get =
with
it, and call <BR>them what they really are: PTG Conventions and =
Institutes.
<BR><BR>Thanks <BR><BR>Willem</FONT> =
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