[meteorite-list] Tucson Show, Party, Harvey Awards, Venue, etc.

From: Bob Holmes <bobholmes_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Dec 16 21:32:27 2004
Message-ID: <006d01c4e3e0$a1c1ab20$43cbe144_at_FOSTER>

Hi Geoff and All-
I am all in favor of Geoff's decision to move. The event has certainly
outgrown La Fuenta, and the accommodations at the Arizona Plaza should suit
your (and everyone else's), needs just fine. I look forward to seeing you
all down in Tucson.
Bob



----- Original Message -----
From: "Notkin" <geoking_at_notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Tucson Show, Party, Harvey Awards, Venue, etc.


> Dear Listees:
>
> Greetings from sunny Tucson where it is a pleasant 61 degrees.
>
> I have today spoken with the manager of the Arizona Plaza (formerly the
> Vagabond Inn; formerly the Ramada Inn University) in Tucson, and he has
> confirmed that they WILL be open during the 2005 Tucson show, although the
> long-term future of the hotel in uncertain. Show veterans will know this
> hotel well, as it's been the home of Blaine Reed Meteorites for many
> years. Thanks to Bill Mason for letting us know about this.
>
> Accommodation is available in the $100/night range, so if any of you are
> having trouble finding rooms, this might be a good solution. It's a bit
> pricey, but so are all hotels during showtime. The Arizona Plaza is very
> well located for show events, and is definitely a fun place to stay.
> Contact me off-List if you need booking info.
>
> Regarding the Sixth Annual Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash and Harvey Awards:
>
> As previously posted, we will not be holding the 2005 party at the La
> Fuente restaurant, which has been its home for the past three years. As we
> now regularly have well over 100 guests, organizing a dinner at La Fuente,
> or any restaurant, is problematic at best. Every year, some of our guests
> have been unhappy with the food service; there were problems with
> customers' checks, etc., and we don't want to deal with that any more. My
> co-host Steve Arnold IMB and I are, therefore, planning on moving away
> from a sit-down dinner situation to a more informal/fun/social event with
> bar service. To that end we are considering holding the 2005 party and
> Harvey Awards ceremony in either the lounge bar or the ballroom of the
> Arizona Plaza.
>
> The event will take place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 4, 2005. On the
> same night -- at 7 pm -- our good friends at AAPS ( the Association of
> Applied Paleontological Sciences http://www.aaps.net ) will be holding
> their annual charity auction and dinner in the adjacent Mineral and Fossil
> Co-op. Many folks would like to attend the auction AND the party, so we
> are considering having a slightly later start for the party (with the
> Harveys presented around 9 pm) so that those who wish to have dinner with
> AAPS can do so, and then walk next door for the Harvey Awards. Dinner at
> the AAPS event will be catered by fine Italian restaurant The Barefoot
> Contessa, and is available to non-AAPS members for a very reasonable fee
> (reservations are requested). It's likely to be an excellent dinner and is
> always a most enjoyable event.
>
> Sorry for the overly-detailed post. I mention all of this here because I'd
> like to get some feedback from those planning on attending the party. Does
> this sound like a good solution? I'd appreciate some on-List comments,
> especially from those of you who have attended the party and Harvey Awards
> in the past.
>
> We're trying to put together something that will work for everyone!
>
> It's less than six weeks to showtime, and we are looking forward to seeing
> many of you here soon.
>
>
> Thanks and regards to all,
>
> Geoff N.
> www.notkin.net
> www.paleozoic.org
>
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