Chugging Along

Monday was a day of relaxation, more or less.

The weekend was fairly busy with the square dance fly-in but I needed a great deal of catch-up sleep and crashed early Sunday evening.

Monday morning, I dropped Ben Rubright and cuyahogarvr off at BWI so they could fly to Florida and Ohio respectively. Flight conditions were excellent and both arrived safely.

Work was mercifully light: while there were a handful of issues in e-mail, most were dealt with fairly quickly. The biggest snag of the day? While I was working from another office all of last week, I had given the key to my filing cabinets to a colleague who works late mornings through early evenings so that she could get at some hardware and supplies in case of emergency. While I didn't need the equipment myself Monday morning, I did want my earphones so I could listen to my podcast. Boo hoo.

With cuyahogarvr in Cleveland rather than looking after us, kent4str and I were left to starve to death and wallow in our own filth all evening. Somehow, we managed to tough it out but it wasn't pretty. We did manage to get the DVD player connected to the TV --it had been disconnected since we added Dish Network a while ago and didn't really care to get everything cabled back together again. To celebrate our electronic success, we watched "The Mist," a cheery & uplifting family movie involving normal people struggling for survival against christian fundie whack jobs and monsters from another dimension. Fun for everyone.

Sadly, we didn't win the Powerball last Saturday so it's back to work... *sigh*

Chugging Along

Monday was a day of relaxation, more or less.

The weekend was fairly busy with the square dance fly-in but I needed a great deal of catch-up sleep and crashed early Sunday evening.

Monday morning, I dropped Ben Rubright and cuyahogarvr off at BWI so they could fly to Florida and Ohio respectively. Flight conditions were excellent and both arrived safely.

Work was mercifully light: while there were a handful of issues in e-mail, most were dealt with fairly quickly. The biggest snag of the day? While I was working from another office all of last week, I had given the key to my filing cabinets to a colleague who works late mornings through early evenings so that she could get at some hardware and supplies in case of emergency. While I didn't need the equipment myself Monday morning, I did want my earphones so I could listen to my podcast. Boo hoo.

With cuyahogarvr in Cleveland rather than looking after us, kent4str and I were left to starve to death and wallow in our own filth all evening. Somehow, we managed to tough it out but it wasn't pretty. We did manage to get the DVD player connected to the TV --it had been disconnected since we added Dish Network a while ago and didn't really care to get everything cabled back together again. To celebrate our electronic success, we watched "The Mist," a cheery & uplifting family movie involving normal people struggling for survival against christian fundie whack jobs and monsters from another dimension. Fun for everyone.

Sadly, we didn't win the Powerball last Saturday so it's back to work... *sigh*

2009 Convention Stats

( For those who might be vaguely interested... )

2009 Convention Stats

( For those who might be vaguely interested... )

IAGSDC 2012 Convention Proposals

Today, I received copies of the bids for the 2012 IAGSDC convention: it will be a choice between Phoenix and Vancouver.


Phoenix, August 30-September 3, 2012

• JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa - single/double: $129/night, triple/quad: $149/night
  
• $20/day valet parking
  
• $125 early bird registrations (100), $150 at Chicago in 2011, $175 to 7/31/2011, $200 to 5/31/2012, $250 at the door ($95 for non-dancers to 5/31/2012, $115 thereafter)
  
• Budget break-even at 900 registrants

The Phoenix budget has the revenues about right (IMHO), but the expenses for the fun badge tour seem a little low at only $8k. Details are rather sparse so it's difficult to analyze much of the bid. They propose 9-15 callers in total


Vancouver, June 29-July 2, 2012

• Hyatt Regency Vancouver - single/double: $169/night, triple: $199/night, quad: $219/night (Westin Bayshore Hotel is the alternate hotel.)
  
• $125 early bird registrations (100), $150 at Chicago in 2011, $175 to 3/30/2012, $200 at the door ($95 for non-dancers to 5/31/2012, $115 thereafter)
  
• Budget break-even at 900 registrants

The Vancouver budget doesn't mention the fun badge tour but since it's typically close to revenue-neutral, they may have chosen to leave it out. As we've discovered for 2009, soaring diesel prices may also make it utterly incalculable so many years in advance so they may be wisely deferring such information lest they paint themselves into a corner. I also suspect the sound and flooring expenses are low-balled. At least 10 full-time callers are planned.


I'm planning to scan these proposals into PDF files for my records. If you'd like a copy, let me know.

IAGSDC 2012 Convention Proposals

Today, I received copies of the bids for the 2012 IAGSDC convention: it will be a choice between Phoenix and Vancouver.


Phoenix, August 30-September 3, 2012

• JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa - single/double: $129/night, triple/quad: $149/night
  
• $20/day valet parking
  
• $125 early bird registrations (100), $150 at Chicago in 2011, $175 to 7/31/2011, $200 to 5/31/2012, $250 at the door ($95 for non-dancers to 5/31/2012, $115 thereafter)
  
• Budget break-even at 900 registrants

The Phoenix budget has the revenues about right (IMHO), but the expenses for the fun badge tour seem a little low at only $8k. Details are rather sparse so it's difficult to analyze much of the bid. They propose 9-15 callers in total


Vancouver, June 29-July 2, 2012

• Hyatt Regency Vancouver - single/double: $169/night, triple: $199/night, quad: $219/night (Westin Bayshore Hotel is the alternate hotel.)
  
• $125 early bird registrations (100), $150 at Chicago in 2011, $175 to 3/30/2012, $200 at the door ($95 for non-dancers to 5/31/2012, $115 thereafter)
  
• Budget break-even at 900 registrants

The Vancouver budget doesn't mention the fun badge tour but since it's typically close to revenue-neutral, they may have chosen to leave it out. As we've discovered for 2009, soaring diesel prices may also make it utterly incalculable so many years in advance so they may be wisely deferring such information lest they paint themselves into a corner. I also suspect the sound and flooring expenses are low-balled. At least 10 full-time callers are planned.


I'm planning to scan these proposals into PDF files for my records. If you'd like a copy, let me know.