MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta

[SShindell]

OK, I took your advice and set up a new thread.

We are excited about this conference. We already have Pre-registered and paid as many as most of the total attendance of the first 15 or so MACNAs, so it should be huge. Combine that with a great hotel, great speakers, cheap flight, and the Georgia Aquarium and we have everything to try to get you guys to have a good time while in Atlanta.

Please use this thread to ask questions and I will try to check in to answer them. You can also check out our website.

So who is going?

Steve

 

[bad coffee]

I should be there!

 

[prattreef]

Just registered

 

[masterswimmer]

Looking forward to it.........:party:

 

[SShindell]

Just registered

Great - because I forgot to mention that we are selling out of the hotel rooms. We will probably be successful in re-negotiating with the Westin this far out, but we really did not predict this many pre-registered. If you include all of the exhibitors, we are at about 500 already.....

The hotel is great, and the room night of $119 can't be beat, it usually is in the $250-300 range. We were able to negotiate pretty well.

There is a lot to do in Atlanta if people come early or bring significant others - CNN, Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the Children's museum, the world of Coke, and Hooters (hey, I know my audience) is within a 5 minute walk, and MARTA goes from inside the airport to the hotel for $1.75 - so no cab charges. The same MARTA can take you to the Braves, shopping centers, etc. We are also getting together a kids program (popcorn and movies in the hotel) to allow parents to go to the banquet and speakers. We will offer that at cost.

Oh, and the banquet is food by Wolfgang Puck. No open bar like Pittsburg, but good food inside a great banquet hall inside the largest aquarium in the world with two windows - one toward the largest indoor aquatic exhibit in the world (over 6 million gallons - the size of a football field) that includes four whale sharks and the other one toward the four beluga whales.

Steve

 

[House of Laughter]

wouldn't miss it for the world - let's see . . . the new party room number yet to be announced

House

 

[SShindell]

LOL....You could all chip in together and get a suite!

 

[prattreef]

Just booked a room too Thanks for the heads up. Randy

 

[Alex]

preregistered at Macna in PA. can't wait.

 

[daisy]

I am SO going to be there!!!!!!

 

[Craig]

Liz and I will be there