The next big event?

[Ben Scott]

On 12/20/05, Jon maddog Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:
> Find out when he is available and change the date of "the big event".

  Normally, that would be a no-brainer, except that:

1. Some local chapter leaders have already planned their schedule
around the idea that a big event was taking place in January. 
Significantly changing the date (e.g., to mid-Feb or later) might be
an issue.

2. The joint ACM/IEEE thing.  Their schedule might not be as flexible.
 (For example, maybe they have a room reserved and cannot change it
easily.)

  Exaclty how far along did the joint meeting idea go?  Ted was the
one who put the pieces together into an idea, but I don't know if he
or anyone else ever contacted "them".  For that matter, is there a
"them" yet?

  These problems may not be an issue.  Maybe the IEEE thing is
vaporware, or they can reschedule easily, and maybe Mr. Stonebreaker
will be available and willing +/- a few days of 24 Jan.  We can hope. 
But do we have a backup plan for our backup plan?

-- Ben "The best laid plans..." Scott