Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's the explanation, Mark. I researched Portland as an LHSA conference site and presented it to the LHSA board (I was a board member then, too) at the 1999 meeting in Chicago. No West Coast site had been selected in about 10 years, and it took some persuasion that Portland would be a great site. Remember that to many on the board, "out west" means Ohio - practically the frontier, you know. The motion passed, and I gave a huge stack of convention materials and contact people to the board. I also forwarded many more materials and phone calls in the next few months. Everyone in the convention business in Portland warned of how fast venues fill up, so I mentioned several times to the board and president that time was of the essence. George Dolittle from Portland volunteered from the very start to be a local rep to help with any leg work in town, so help was close at hand, too. The "re-venue" to San Antonio is, at best, a decision made by benign neglect. Many convention sites fill up within two years of the scheduled event. That's why the LHSA board always plans for the conference two years in the future. I am very disappointed, too, that Portland will no longer be the site for this year's LHSA conference. It would have made a fantastic site, both for the conference and for photography. Downtown is not as expensive as at many other cities, and it's a great place for walking around, especially the parks and along the Willamette River. The nearby Columbia River Gorge would have satisfied the latent Ansel Adams urges in anyone, not to mention all the downtown markets, craft fairs and street scenes for the Cartier-Bresson approach. BTW, Bill Grimwood was not involved early on, so don't blame him for not being able to find a spot in Portland. I would appreciate any comments from LHSA people, on or off list, for why a jewel like Portland was allowed to slip through our fingers. Maybe we should plan a big LUG meeting in Portland sometime soon? Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger Eureka, CA - ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Rabiner > Bill Grimwood wrote: > > > > LHSA was not able to find a Hotel in downtown Portland that had an opening > > in October. So it was switched to San Antonio. > > > > Bill Grimwood > > > > > That does sound amazing with Portland being a real city and October being almost > a full year away. > Perhaps a more detailed explanation unearthed or outputted would be more diplomatic. > Maybe not. > Realistically the real reasons we'll probably never know and the inner workings > of camera clubs not being my interest or forte. > I do enjoy the LHSA meetings but the politics I'll skip. > I'll just assume the reason we're not meeting in Portland is that I'M HERE! > > mark rabiner >