[Leica] LUG convention?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

We could have it in Natchitoches, and the difference in hotels rates from
New York would make the airfare nearly free.  One hour from two good
airports.

Wait. maybe you guys might get all the pictures that I haven't taken.  Don't
do it in the summer.






On 3/3/08, A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu> wrote:
>
> Given the heavy concentration of Luggers in the Greater NY metropolitan
> area, why not have the first one here?
>
> Our periodic NY LUG meetings have a good turnout as you know.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>
> To: <LUG@leica-users.org>
>
> Sent: Monday, 03 March, 2008 10:36 PM
> Subject: [Leica] LUG convention?
>
>
>
> > Off in some thread entirely unrelated to the topic, several people
> started
> > discussing the idea of a LUG convention.
> >
> > The LUG will be 16 years old in a month (it was founded on 7 April 1992)
> > and I think the largest gathering of us that has ever happened is maybe
> a
> > dozen of us claiming a section of the bar at an LHSA meeting.
> >
> > There are as of this moment 1038 members of the LUG. I recognize a dozen
> > names from the 1992 roster of people who were subscribed then and are
> > still here. Another 3000 have passed through, quitting as their patience
> > waned or their interests changed.
> >
> > I think that if there was a LUG convention and 40 people attended, it
> > would be a roaring success. If 80 people attended we'd definitely have
> to
> > make it a regular event (perhaps every second year).
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Brian Reid
> > LUG Saloon keeper
> >
> >
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Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA