Where I'm at These Days

AGEListas!

Here is information you need to know in order to successfully have a successful time at the little AGEL conference we are putting on here in Eugene. First, thanks for agreeing to attend. Our planning committee has being doing its best to make the conference as kick-ass as possible, but that will largely depend on you. We have 51 registered attendees, making this a huge AGEL conference. Naturally, having such a large group of out-of-towners presents some challenges; we hope you will be patient with us. Also, AFT has a set amount of corn to kick down for these type functions, so we've been forced to stretch every dollar. We think we've come up with some creative ways to make each dollar last. You may come to think that creative equals suck, but you can cut us some slack.

And on that positive note!

1. Here's my cell phone number. It is the number to call in most "emergency" situations. 541-543-****. Program it in your phone now.

If I don't answer my phone, it is because I am already on it or I tried to answer your call, but my touch-screen has decided that I was trying to open Phil Helmuth poker and I will be trying to close that program while you leave a message. In that case you can call AFT guy C- G-. 541-521-****. There's a good chance he will be standing next to me.

If it is during business hours, you can try the GTFF office, 541-344-0832.

2. Thursday there is a Meet and Greet at the Villard Street Pub. This is where you should be able to hook up with your host, get keys, directions, etc. We're going to officially meet there at 6 pm, but feel free to show up sooner or later (although later might mean your host will get tired of waiting for you). If we haven't seen you by then, we'll see you there.

Villard Street is at 1417 Villard St., Eugene

Around 8:30 or so, we are going to play some pub trivia. There is a regular game at Villard St. that many members of the GTFF play in, so we thought it might be fun to have the AGEListas go head-to-head. Really though, there is more drinking than triviaing going on.

3. We have your housing assignments, which we will share with you when we see you. We think we have beds, air mattresses, or couches for everyone. We are, however, stashing a bunch of you at a local co-op and in an unused apartment across from the GTFF office. These places may not have towels for you, so bring one. You should all bring one.

If you are from GEO-Michigan or TAA, especially, bring a towel.

Did I mention the towel situation?

4. In an effort to give you the full Oregon experience, we have arranged a weather forecast that calls for rain. Thank goodness we didn't have the conference this weekend, it was all sun and low 80s. You can, of course, track the weather at weather.com. Come prepared.

5. Lastly, I am working on the assumption that most of you have cellular phones and that many of these phones are fully capable of hitting the internet and helping you get directions to various places you will be staying, visiting, getting drunk at. If this is not the case and you need/want maps, then there are several computers in the GTFF office hooked up to the internets and a printer you can use to print out whatever you think you may need.

Alright? I am very much looking forward this conference. I hope you are as well. As the kids say, lets "do" this thing!

Dave3544