Conferences (was Re: Re: EWG - Not So Sexy)

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> Hi Francesca, Johanna:

> That said, I think a trip to Samoa is a bit far (and pricey!) for most

> people to travel. By all means, if there's enough interest, why not have a

> conference there? But it's not really a conference if only five people can

> attend -- it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a beautiful

> vacation -- but we couldn't call it a conference.

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Hi Shauna and all

I can't speak for Francesca, and am not sure exactly what she has in mind,

but I know that when I heard her idea I didn't think of it as being a

replacement for a North American based conference. I was imagining it simply

as a different event.

My feeling is that there is room for different events in different parts of

the world, whether they are called conferences or not. I guess one based in

Samoa could be called a Pacific conference? Or not!

I have no idea how many people would come. You might well get people from

around the Pacific as well as NZ, Australia and Asia ... but I have no idea!

Many of them might not be on this list.

I would have no hope at this stage of getting to a gathering in North

America. I might manage one in Samoa (although I'm not completely sure

about that either.)

Again, I guess it just comes back to there being room for lots of different

ideas and events. Well that's my penny's worth anyway.

Best wishes

Johanna