Noreastcon 2008 Hotel information

This just in from Art Loder. As we know the hotel is a little on the small side, it may be wise to make your reservations early.
Semper Fi
Doug


Dear Friends, I had a note from one of the Gang in Niagara Frontier that the Noreastcon 2008 Hotel had been sold out. Since the Hotel did the same thingto us last time, I asked Nick to check it out. It is not true that the Hotel is sold out as of this moment:

The Hotel has reserved all it's rooms for NOREASTCON 2008 until 30 days before the event. PRIOR TO 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT, ONLY THOSE FOLKS MENTIONING THE "SCALE MODEL CONVENTION" OR THE "MODEL AIRPLANE CONVENTION " WILL BE SOLD ROOMS FOR THE CONVENTION NIGHTS [SORRY ARMOR GUYS, BUT JUST CONVEYING THE BASICS OF OUR HOBBY IS THE BEST WE CAN DO WITH CIVILIANS!].

AT 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT, THEY OPEN RESERVATIONS SO THAT ANYONE CAN RESERVE. SO IF YOU GOT TURNED DOWN, PLEASE CALL BACK AND SAY THE MAGIC WORDS! PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ON TO YOUR CONTACTS! WE SOLD OUT THE HOTEL ONE OF THE NIGHTS LAST TIME, SO PLEASE DON'T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE...

Below is a mailing I sent to a list based on Noreastcon 2004 Registration Form e-mail addresses. I got a lot of returns, but some did get through [although I dont know which ones!] If you would Cut and Paste it and e-mail it on to your contacts, it would be deeply appreciated!

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Dear Friends,
Although we are still in our "Hunkered down for the Winter" mode and hopefully busy on our workbenches, it's time to begin to think about the 2008 Spring and Summer IPMS Events.

This Year the National will be in Virginia Beach in early August, so we should expect a great turnout from Region One. The Website for the IPMS Nationals in 2008 is:

http://www.ipmsusa2008.org/

But before we all go to the Beach, there is a Regional Convention to which we can take entries for a trial run. It's the 38th Annual IPMS Region One Convention: NOREASTCON 2008, to be held on the weekend of April 25-26 at the Holiday Inn Express in Schoharie, New York.

Please check out our Website at:
http://www.aloder.freeyellow.com/

We have the entire Hotel reserved until 30 days before the event, but please reserve rooms early. Please also mention the Scale Modelers' Convention when reserving!
We hope to see you in April!

The IPMS NENY NOREASTCON 2008 Committee

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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Noreastcon 2008 Announcement

Dear Chapter Contact,
The winter is beginning to wind down and our thoughts here in the Albany area are on the upcoming 38th Region One Convention, NOREASTCON 2008.

With postal expenses making individual member mailing prohibitively expensive, this year we are counting more than ever before on the network of IPMS Chapter Contacts and their Chapters.

IPMS NENY is asking if you would consider doing two things:

First, please pass on our publicity e-mails to your members. They will be brief messages with the URL of the IPMS NENY Website [http://www.aloder.freeyellow.com/ ] included. All Registration forms and Contest Rules and paperwork are available there, as well as hotel information.

Second, we intend to make one postal mailing about the end of January to each Chapter in Region One and the nearer Chapters in Region Two. This will include printed versions of the material on the Website for those without Internet connection. I've asked Doug Hamilton and Glen Martin for your mailing addresses, but it will help get the ball rolling if you could reply directly to me with them.

Please help us make this event a success by passing these items on to your members.

We have the entire Schoharie Holiday Inn Express held for us until 30 days before the event.

Please mention the Scale Modeler's Convention when reserving your rooms.

Thank you for helping to make this a memorable and successful event!

The IPMS NENY NOREASTCON 2008 Committee