[Leica] LUG convention?

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)]

Sounds like a great idea to me, too.   I'd be really interested in  
attending.


Regards,

Dick



On Mar 03, 2008, at 11:05 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
> Well I'm in without question as long as I'm vertical and breathing! I
> believe it would be a champion success!
>
> Would everybody be able to attend? No, but I bet there'd be a lot  
> more than
> expected at the moment.
>
> Reasonable planning time and a good location for access of cost and
> accommodation and I bet it would fly.
>
> If nothing else count me in right now!
>
> ted
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Brian
> Reid
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:36 PM
> To: LUG@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] LUG convention?
>
>
>
> 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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