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OUCH conv. announcement
Feb 17^th, 2009 at 3:18pm

Announcing

The 2009 OUCH Convention will be held July 23-26 in St Louis, MO at the Crown Plaza Hotel, St Louis Airport. Here is the link:

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Hotel rates, registrations procedures and other particulars will follow very soon. This announcement is to allow you to put the dates on your calendar and plan your vacation.

For now I have posted this below in the Dallas 2008 area, but will ask DJ if it can be changed to St. Louis convention 09.

My husband Jim, Bill Mingus and Louise Barham are the convention comte. But Jim asked me to post this.

Linda

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BMoneeTheMoneeMan CH.com Alumnus Offline In remembrance of KingCazman. RIP Posts: 2674 Portland, OR	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:03pm St Louis sounds like a great spot to have it!! As of Jan 1, 2009 Oregon is officially never going to get an OUCH convention: You can't smoke anywhere.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #2 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:03pm Tres cool. Count us in, party of 3. Is there some reason this is being announced at clusterheadaches.com before being announced on the OUCH website?
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #3 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:19pm Bill, The Board of Directors just voted on the location. We wanted to get the basic information out as soon as possible, since everyone who will be attending is right here on a daily basis . It will take a few days to put the convention website page up. We have some details still to finalize.
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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #4 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:52pm Sounds good We'll be there.....wouldn't miss it for nuttin'...... Jackie & Blake
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #5 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:55pm YIPEEEE! This just made my day. We are scheduled to be in Tennessee and then Myrtle Beach from the 10th to the 21st. I'll be back in time and with a tan too! Yeah!!!!!! Jeannie
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Racer1_NC CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline "Well, let's go see." Posts: 4417 Lewisville, NC Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #6 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:59pm Jeannie wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:55pm: YIPEEEE! This just made my day. We are scheduled to be in Tennessee and then Myrtle Beach from the 10th to the 21st. I'll be back in time and with a tan too! Yeah!!!!!! Jeannie Ya gonna wave as you pass through NC?
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #7 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:01pm Yep! I'd like to live there. It is beautiful and much closer to the beach than STL! Jeannie
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #8 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:03pm Awesome. We'll be there if 2 factors come into play. 1. If Jesse's vacation that week gets accepted and 2. If we can swing the extra money. mel
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Jimi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't feed the moderators Posts: 4925 Madisonville, KY Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #10 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:26pm I ALWAYS look forward to convention.
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #11 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:40pm Guiseppi wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:19pm: You guys really impressed Christy...she's looking forward to the next convention!!!!! DAYUM!!! And she impressed me as being smart ..?? !! Oh, wait ... Look who she is married to, and STAYS married to ... Nevermind ... Chuck (who plans on future Christy torture)
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purpleydog CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2732	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #12 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 12:14am Within driving distance, and the Crown Plaza hotel is a great hotel. The first Dallas convention was at the Crown Plaza. On our calender.
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Re: OUCH conv. announcement
Reply #13 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:10am

I'll tell someone on the convention cmtee. that there will be a need for a freezer for the penguin then, Chris. Wink

Ya know what? and I do have to say this....I have been to every convention (except the 1st. one) and even though I have been on the BoD for 4 years, I have never actually appreciated what details goes into putting on a convention til this year when Jim agreed to chair it.

The details are astounding...the price of simple things like coffee service for the meetings, room rates for meetings, auction and dinner costs...UN-FUCKIN BELIEVABLE...

calls back and forth to negotiate and re-negotiate costs and needs.

Explaining that "No...02 tanks being delivered will not blow up your hotel"... Roll Eyes

I could go on. I am not on the comte. but my husband and Bill are and I have to hear this stuff every day and it boggles the mind. Well mine anyways. For all of you who hosted and did most of the work in years past....I salute you. This is not an easy job but I think all of you are going to really enjoy this years convention.

It's in a centrally located place and they are trying to keep the costs down for all of us. Win-win situation. Wink

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Re: OUCH conv. announcement
Reply #14 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 2:21am

Linda, hopefully the room will come with a fridge for the penguin. Wink

Just a thought... The Crown has hotels everywhere. Why not try to negotiate a rate if OUCH continues to use them in the future? They usually have transportation to and from the airport, are centrally located, have several activities within walking distance... and like I mentioned... they are in most larger cities. I've stayed in several of their hotels, and have been impressed with each one.

St. Louis in July. Charlie will have to bring his air conditioned suit. Tongue

ETA... Maybe the committee can see if the hotel will give us a rate on a few suites too. I know a few folks who would like to have a suite. Ya think they would?

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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #15 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 7:55am Jimi wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:26pm: I ALWAYS look forward to convention. Sure you do Jimi! And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you . jk
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Re: OUCH conv. announcement
Reply #16 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 8:01am

deltadarlin wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 7:55am:

Jimi wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:26pm:

I ALWAYS look forward to convention.

Sure you do Jimi! And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you Grin

. jk

Oooo - Good one, Carolyn. Grin

Maybe if they rented one of those little shuttle busses, all Jimi's friends would be able to go.

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Mosaicwench CH.com Sponsor Offline www.mosaicwench.com Posts: 3507 Near Milwaukee WI, USA Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #17 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 8:17am purpleydog wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 2:21am: St. Louis in July. Charlie will have to bring his air conditioned suit. I'm right there with him.
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #18 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 9:58am Yeah... It gets a little warm here. Since you guys were here in Jan. on the coldest day we've seen in 10 years, I'd say the odds are against you! Jeannie
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Jimi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't feed the moderators Posts: 4925 Madisonville, KY Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #19 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 10:00am Quote: Sure you do Jimi! And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you Don't make me come down there. Brew, I will deal with you later. I WILL be bringing my cane.
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #20 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 10:45am Now that you all have experienced the extremes of St. Louis in January, you want to come back and experience the heat of St. Louis in July!! LOL Can't wait to see everyone!!!!! If you need any help with anything at all, let me know. Beth
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #22 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:27pm echo wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 11:33am: One big item that could stand in the way of me not being able to attend. Am I still employed? Guess I'll know the answer to that in the next week or two. Keeping my fingers crossed for you echo. Beth
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: OUCH conv. announcement Reply #24 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:44pm This particular Crown Plaza doesn't have suites, to answer Chris' question. Unless we have the convention in Northern Canada...July is going to be warm anywhere. Richmond, Dallas, Nashville, Las Vegas, Georgia...were all warm...o.k. HOT.
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