Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/04

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Subject: [Leica] LUG convention?
From: vondauster at earthlink.net (Will von Dauster)
Date: Tue Mar 4 06:24:12 2008
References: <287AE16F2DE35067C0B65CF9@hindolveston.reid.org>

Hi All,

I think a more central location is a good idea, especially for those  
few of us who will not fly until the TSA quits treating USians as  
criminals...

Natchitoches gets my vote!

Will von Dauster

On Mar 3, 2008, at 8:36 PM, Brian Reid wrote:

> Off in some thread entirely unrelated to the topic, several people  
> started discussing the idea of a LUG convention.
>
> The LUG will be 16 years old in a month (it was founded on 7 April  
> 1992) and I think the largest gathering of us that has ever  
> happened is maybe a dozen of us claiming a section of the bar at an  
> LHSA meeting.
>
> There are as of this moment 1038 members of the LUG. I recognize a  
> dozen names from the 1992 roster of people who were subscribed then  
> and are still here. Another 3000 have passed through, quitting as  
> their patience waned or their interests changed.
>
> I think that if there was a LUG convention and 40 people attended,  
> it would be a roaring success. If 80 people attended we'd  
> definitely have to make it a regular event (perhaps every second  
> year).
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Brian Reid
> LUG Saloon keeper
>
>
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