I just think people are stating their preferences and impressions of locales. Personally, I don't like Denver very much, but I'll go where the Buffistas are. The decision will come down to the stats, right? Price/fun/whathaveyou?

(I guess what I'm trying to say is we shouldn't shoot anything down yet. Except for the coastal-type locations.)

(Which means I'm repeating myself again. Sorry.)

Denver and San Antonio are both terrific cities. I've only seen the convention centers in Nashville and KC, so I can't speak to the loveliness of those locales with any authority. I've never been to NO or Austin, and I've only flown through MSP.

What about Memphis? You've got Graceland, the Peabody Hotel, Beale Street, Mud Island, and the city is relatively easy to navigate. Regardless of the location, I am more than willing to drive. Hey, if I can drive in Rome and Paris, I can handle most U.S. cities.

Hey Folks.

Java, since you have the RFP, I'd love it if you'd keep that going. We'll discuss here, modify it, and then after we narrow cities on July 15 if you'd send it out to cities so we can get data back that would rock!

So far all the cities and ideas sound great. Don't feel that things are being attacked folks, right now we are really in brainstorming mode. I think last year at one point were looked at Buffalo and all kinds of stuff like that. As we approach July 15 we'll get a bit more into Pros and Cons to narrow the field and then the real nitty gritty will happen after we get it down to our 4 top cities and have to choose by Sept. 1.

I would love to see a Buffista outing to Graceland! I wonder if I can get a white sequinned jumpsuit/kilt.

been to denver, not thrilled by it, but would that keep from going. Only money timeing and amount of vaction will interfer with that.

DH might like to go to Austin for nonwork. It is really the only part of texas he likes.

someday I will go to NOLA

I would love to see a Buffista outing to Graceland!

That's the big argument for Memphis.

I've done conventions in Denver, it's a good city for it. There's a nice long strip of restaurants and bars downtown near the convention center.

I wonder if I can get a white sequinned jumpsuit/kilt.

ND, second row, last pic. It can be found.

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I would love to see a Buffista outing to Graceland!

That's the big argument for Memphis.

Would we be the most blandly dressed people there? I've only driven near Graceland, never toured it. Now I'm kinda jonesing to see some of our "boundary-enhanced" folks when they hit the Jungle room.

Okay, if we end up in Memphis I know what I need to get for one of my Prom outfits.

I don't even want to think about why you had that link so handy.