Couldn't make the Tahoe meeting, time line was much to compressed.
So if there is a west of the Appalachians UG, will try to make it given some planning time.
I have been lurking on this conversation, and your thoughts provoke some questions.
When we got together last year in Tahoe, we had a great time! It was too loosely organized in a few respects, but that came from trying to facilitate a user-centric get-together. The consensus afterwards is that we wanted to do it again this year, and Lori and I committed to hosting another one, where-ever we settled on a mountain-y resort (e.g. Tahoe, Tetons)
Since we have already had some questions about timing this year, we are looking to nail down a weekend mid-September/October that works for the most folks. Based on our free-wheeling past, this will be mostly advanced folks who get together for the collegial atmosphere and the raconteurs who hold forth a plethora of subjects. We may even have the return of the dutch ovens and cookout on the grill - with the kosher section no less.
There were some new users who happened in as well, and they were graciously received, and by the after-action reports helped greatly.
So, the questions:
<1> To CME or not CME?
<2> Setting - is a larger cabin/hunting lodge sufficient or do we need formal meeting space this time?
<3> Driving distance from an airport - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons are a drive from any airport - what is the comfortable driving distance? Or do we need to look at hiring a shuttle bus for in/out? Some people like the drive to decompress/see nature.
So we will eventually kick up a separate discussion so as to not distract from ACUC, but my guess is that we can start with those questions.
