Bill Truesdell wrote:
> http://www.easternapiculture.org/programs/2003/program/
> A list exists.


James Fischer wrote:
> On the website is a list of contacts, complete with e-mail addresses.
> http://www.easternapiculture.org/contacts/

Thanks guys, and thanks to the others who have written me, some offering
to look up parking for oversize vehicles, and others offering to answer
any questions.  I've been away -- at a bee field day -- and have some
catching up to do in my corresponence.

At any rate, I guess the point I was making, and Bob reinforced, is that
we are *not* asking for special treatment and expecting to have to write
and phone the officials -- no matter how friendly and helpful they may
be -- of a national meeting to find out what, where, and when.  Nor do I
think that these officials would appreciate hearing from everyone who is
confused by the promotional materials or lack thereof.

The fact is that most who do not understand what is on the web or sent
by mail, have to decide whether to take a chance, as jim recommends, and
commit the time plus hundreds of dollars, simply make other plans, or
sample from the periphery, as I have decided to do, since I will be in
the area anyhow.

I guess most of us expect that, for a major event, a program will be
planned, *clearly* and unamibuously scheduled, and circulated well in
advance, with an indication of the venue and maps of access, if required
to plan access.  This is an obvious necessity, not only for those who
come from afar, but for those with special needs and/or limited budgets.

I have sympathy for those who are responsible for promotion of such
events, especially if they are amateurs at the job, since producing such
materials can be very difficult.  The major difficulty for those familar
with the product or event is that they know it so well that they cannot
imagine what a complete tyro (like me) needs to know, and they also
assume the decision to attend has already been made, thus omit the basic
info required to make the decision to attend.

As a matter of interest, I was reminded again this weekend of the WAS
which is on this year at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada from August 12th to 16th, and which features the same Michael
Young and his presentations.  I cannot comment on the promotional
materials, since I have not tried to figure out how to attend -- I'll be
in the East at that time.  I do notice, however, that the cost is very
much less than EAS, and it is in Canadian dollars (which are like 75c
for US visitors). here is their program:
http://www.bcbeekeepers.com/was/program_21may.pdf .

The WAS 2003 site is at
http://www.bcbeekeepers.com/was/annual_con_2003.shtml

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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