<mandie> | ws99 or wew
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<Abraxas> | WS99
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<Abraxas> | So far, Dave is the only firm volunteer for WEW
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<mandie> | did you contact Lynn Maxton?
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<Abraxas> | But ... he's going to do IRC with many guests ... Web Cam, etc
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<mandie> | Maxson even
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<Abraxas> | Nope ... not yet :-)
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<mandie> | well, I'd put dave in charge of rounding up volunteers to help him there
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<mandie> | he can't be expected to man the booth all day by himself
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<Abraxas> | OK ... I have 7:02 (8:02 EDT) ..... Time to get this show on the road :-)
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<mandie> | and I can't afford to fly there to help him :)
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<Abraxas> | mandie I agree ... I do have one other name ... but he's a maybe
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<Projects> | phil?
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<Abraxas> | I'll call this meeting to order, now
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<dervish> | Hi everyone!
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<mandie> | dervish: hiya!!
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<Abraxas> | First order of business is a Treasury Report
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<mandie> | it IS Phil!!!
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<dervish> | Sure is.
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<Abraxas> | Projects ... if you please :-)
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<Projects> | 2989.24 in bank
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<Projects> | cdn...
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<mandie> | american?
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<Abraxas> | MODE +nt
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<Abraxas> | EX rate?
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<Projects> | 147 members
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<Abraxas> | 1.5?
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<mandie> | I need to fix that
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<Projects> | 1.444
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<mandie> | aww, take your time ....
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<Projects> | hehe
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<Projects> | need lessons from wayne on one-finger typing...
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<Abraxas> | 2075.86
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<Sector> | Let baby to the typing
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<mandie> | are members renewing their memberships?
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<Projects> | 80y 7iugjhk5tkln;
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<dervish> | Get VoiceType working!
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<Abraxas> | Projects is this AFTER the WS99 expenses?
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<Projects> | i'd say about 60% of them are
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<Projects> | abraxas: hotel hasn't gone through yet
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<Abraxas> | Projects OK .... that's another 89.00 (+13% hotel tax)
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<Abraxas> | No more T-Shirts to print ... printing costs will be added later as well as misc things
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<mandie> | wonder where Mark is
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<Projects> | and brochures/misc...
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<Projects> | heh... can't "one-finger" fast enough...
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<Abraxas> | Just thought I'd mention that I received e-mail from Redoaks this morning offering to volunteer to man the booth for a few hours at WS99 .... anyone else want to kick in a few hours?
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<mandie> | Redoaks: thanks for your support!
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<Redoaks> | You're welcome. my pleasure
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* | Sector plays with the light switch *
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<mandie> | lol
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<mandie> | next on the agenda
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<Projects> | whoa... strobe!
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<mandie> | now that's aging yourself :)
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<Projects> | hehe... whoops :)
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<Abraxas> | Well, We have 2 shows coming up ... Warp Expo West (Sept. 18th) and Warpstock 99 (Ictober 16th and 17th)
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<Abraxas> | October, even
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<mandie> | thought that was CA spelling for a minute ;)
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<Projects> | Ictober describes the month better... at least up here :)
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<Abraxas> | lol
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<mandie> | <---was right :)
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<Abraxas> | So far ... we have 1 volunteer to represent VOICE at Warp Expo West (WEW)
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<mandie> | have we asked for any in the membership mailing list?
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<mandie> | for either event?
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<Projects> | not that I can recall
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<Abraxas> | I'm not sure :-)
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<mandie> | Mr. Secretary
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<Projects> | for wew at least... think we did ask for ws99 once
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<Abraxas> | I know I asked in the membership list for WS99
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<Projects> | <-- was right :)
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<mandie> | LOL
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<mandie> | touche :)
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<Projects> | hehehe
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<mandie> | we need to get a request out for WEW
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<Abraxas> | We need to get a flyer done for WEW ... and Sector has volunteered to do the flyer ... we just need to tell him what we want on it :-)
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<mandie> | like, hey if you live in California...help us out
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<Projects> | hahaha
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<mandie> | excellent!!!
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<mandie> | Sector: thx ;)
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* | Projects tries to imagine mandie as a valley girl :) *
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<mandie> | Abraxas: I feel that by doing it with a voice specific brochure and event specific flyers...we'd save money
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<Abraxas> | mandie I agree :-))
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<mandie> | projects: not in your WILDEST dreams :)
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* | Projects agrees *
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<mandie> | or nightmares :)
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<Abraxas> | So ... what do we need to have on the Flyer?
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<Abraxas> | WEW specific
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<Projects> | would be a nightmare... Valley Goddess???
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<mandie> | once I know the discounts we have to offer to our members, I'll post and Sector can work from there
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<Abraxas> | They'll have Brochures with the membership app
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<mandie> | right
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<Abraxas> | OK ... that'll work
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<mandie> | but in the "goodie" bags..will just be the flyers
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<Projects> | mandie: you have any current email addresses for panacea? I don't think I do anymore...
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<Abraxas> | mandie yep
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<mandie> | we can mention on the flyer to stop by and register for our free drawing :)
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<mandie> | we can give away a VOICE t-shirt
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<Abraxas> | Flyers in the bags ... brochures on the table ... Dave said maybe 50 brochures and 250-300 flyers
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<mandie> | sounds good
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<mandie> | send him 100 brochures and what's not used can be sent to ws99 with the banner
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<Abraxas> | mandie yep ... that's what I was thinking
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<mandie> | better too many than not enough
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<Abraxas> | absolutely
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<Abraxas> | Projects I don't think Panacea is a "viable entity" these days
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<Projects> | Abraxas: me either
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<mandie> | the flyer should give them some info, but it should also be an invitation to stop by our booth
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<mandie> | we want to entice them :)
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<mandie> | FREE drawing should be sufficient :)
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<Abraxas> | entice=bribe???
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<mandie> | hog tie! :)
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* | Projects read it that way too :) *
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<Projects> | rope 'em in, sign 'em up
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<Abraxas> | Stop by the booth ... join VOICE and get entered in a drawing
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<Projects> | sounds like a cattle drive...
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<mandie> | provide the line ___________________
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<Abraxas> | VOICE members only :-)
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<mandie> | no, I disagree
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<mandie> | the drawing should be open to everyone
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<Projects> | yes
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<Abraxas> | OK
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<Abraxas> | I'll go along with that
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<Projects> | as long as it's only the T-shirt
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<WarpHoss> | I concur.
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<mandie> | if we'd like to make a members only drawing ...then that's a different ball of wax
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<mandie> | we can do that in addition to the open drawing
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<Sector> | Limiting thet drawing to just members might reduce the traffic to the booth
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<Abraxas> | How about a T-Shirts a free 1 year membership in VOICE?
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<mandie> | no membership
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<mandie> | we want ppl that WANT to join
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<mandie> | that will just be another # sitting there and contributing nothing
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<Projects> | heh
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<Abraxas> | Good Point
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<dervish> | Agreed
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<Redoaks> | Ditto
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<WarpHoss> | Agreeable.
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<Abraxas> | I have an idea I'd like to toss out
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<mandie> | I think our Marketing director should come up with a good promo to attract ppl to the booth and make them want to join VOICE :)
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<Projects> | let us hear it first...
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* | WarpHoss dons protective catcher's gear... *
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<Abraxas> | Projects :-)
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<Abraxas> | OK
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<Abraxas> | We have a fairly nice software package that was donated by IBM .... Warp Server Advanvced (SMP)
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<dervish> | Mandie, what do you have in mind - in general terms?
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* | Projects says toss it this way... *
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<mandie> | dervish: if I knew...I'd be the Marketing Director silly :)
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<Abraxas> | I'd like to give it to the "Most active VOICE Member" .....
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<mandie> | well, which one on the board is most deserving, then
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<Abraxas> | BoD excluded, of course
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<mandie> | that wouldn't fly
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<Projects> | Abraxas: that narrows the field down too much, unless it's sometime in the future
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<mandie> | we don't have enough that are that active
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<Projects> | waaay in the future
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<Abraxas> | mandie my point exactly
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<Projects> | yeah, what mandie said
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<mandie> | we'll need to come up with some other criteria
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<Abraxas> | mandie such as?
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* | mandie thinks that that software is "wearing a hole in Abraxas' pocket" :) *
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<mandie> | err...burning a hole that is :)
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* | Projects says "toss it here!" *
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<mandie> | I don't have a clue
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<Projects> | :)
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<Abraxas> | Keep in mind that this is a "one time deal"
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<Sector> | Maybe Abraxas needs a non smoking pocket?
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<Projects> | hahahaha
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* | Abraxas already has a copy of it :-) *
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<WarpHoss> | I think that copy could be put to use for eveybody, if we could find the machine....
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<mandie> | I say we have a speakup with Tim Sipples and give it away as a "door prize"
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<Abraxas> | benefit of IBM BestTeam
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* | Projects likes mandie's idea *
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<Abraxas> | How about an IBM Speakup?
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<mandie> | NO
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<WarpHoss> | That's not to say that I'm not open to suggestion.
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<Abraxas> | Don't limit it to Tim ... invite ALL the IBMers who have provided support for us
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<WarpHoss> | Were their any conditions associated with the "Prize" from Mr. Sipples?
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<mandie> | Tim works for IBM, but...he comes to us as an OS/2 advocate...not representing IBM
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<Abraxas> | WarpHoss no
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<Abraxas> | mandie same as with Scott, Mike, Sam, and all the others :-)
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<mandie> | right
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<Abraxas> | Get them all together ....
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<WarpHoss> | Ok and what was the last offer the Voice BoD made about it's distribution before I came onboard?
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<mandie> | we are trying to work on too many things at one time
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<Sector> | Hi Mark
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<Abraxas> | Sam may not be interested .. since he's no longer in the OS/2 "arena" ... but Tim, Mike Kaply, Mike Persell, Scott Garfinkle .... and maybe Irv Spalten would join in
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<Projects> | hey Mark
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<mandie> | why don't we focus on the two events right now and worry about the other things later
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<MADvirc> | Sorry I'm late, Had to put the beasts to bed.
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<mandie> | lol
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<mandie> | MADbeasts
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<Projects> | hahahaha
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<Projects> | guess that makes mine "Projectiles"?
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<mandie> | ewwwww...you don't wnat to know what I vision :)
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<mandie> | envision :)
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<Projects> | mandie's mind is in the gutter tonight...
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* | Sector thought thats where it always was *
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<mandie> | no no...projectile as in vomiting..now who's mind is in the gutter!
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<Projects> | oh... hehe
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<Abraxas> | OK ... events
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<Projects> | it only went there after YOU suggested it :)
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<WarpHoss> | WEW is first.
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<Abraxas> | Are we going to give away diskettes again?
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<Projects> | how was the diskette giveaway last year?
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<Abraxas> | We should supply Dave with diskettes with IRC Clients, and mandie's HTML
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<Abraxas> | Projects we gave away quite a few
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<MADvirc> | Will VOICE have a table at WEW?
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<Projects> | and any of the discounted shareware we can fit on a diskette
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<mandie> | I believe we have about 120 diskettes remaining
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<Abraxas> | MADvirc Yep
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<Projects> | Abraxas: I'd say yes then
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<Abraxas> | Out of how many?
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* | MADvirc has a box of 100 Diskettes if we need them. *
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<mandie> | I think 200
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<mandie> | or was it 125 :)
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* | Abraxas is trying to get an idea of how many we gave away *
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* | Projects can dig out the receipt to find out how many were purchased *
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<Abraxas> | hehe ... I gave away more than 50 myself :-)
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<mandie> | we should get those little plastic pockets and put one on the back of each brochure
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<Abraxas> | "blink"
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<mandie> | then put the floppy in it of course :)
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<Projects> | 150 diskettes, and a box to hold 200 were purchased
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<Abraxas> | What ever happened to the idea of the keychains?
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<mandie> | went by the wayside...
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<Abraxas> | ok
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<mandie> | I'll see if I can still get them from that guy...
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<mandie> | I haven't been to a show in about a month
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<Abraxas> | Kinda late, now .....
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<Projects> | mandie's keychain guy...
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<mandie> | but, that would be for WS99
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<mandie> | lmaxson!! welcome :)
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<lmaxson> | Whew?
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<MADvirc> | I still like my idea of the "Running at OS/2 Warp Speed" Foil stickers.
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<Abraxas> | So .. we can send Dave about 50 diskettes?
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<mandie> | abraxas: 100
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<Projects> | that leaves us with 0 for ws99
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<mandie> | he can send left overs back with the banner
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<WarpHoss> | mandie > yes 100. I agree.
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<MADvirc> | Were labels printed?
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<mandie> | thought we'd already hit on this topic
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<Abraxas> | OK
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<mandie> | mad: yes
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<Abraxas> | 100 Diskettes, 100 Brochures ... 300 Flyers
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<mandie> | they are all labeled
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<WarpHoss> | yes abraxas.
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<mandie> | uh oh
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<Abraxas> | uh-oh???
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<mandie> | I'll need to put a text file on each floppy regarding GTIRC and fp11 :(
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<Abraxas> | eewwww
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<WarpHoss> | eeeewww nasty lil job....
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<mandie> | tell me about it!
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<Abraxas> | A link in the HTML to the fix maybe??
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<mandie> | that would work better
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<Abraxas> | Well, we await word from the ISVs on the software discounts .... and WS99 team on the Presenattaion schedule
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<Abraxas> | presentation, even
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<mandie> | I'll work on the ISV's this week
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<MADvirc> | besides Dave, is anyone else going to WEW from VOICE?
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<Abraxas> | Possibly, Tim Brown
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<mandie> | lmaxson: I recall that you offered to help with the VOICE booth at Warp Expo West?
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<lmaxson> | mandie, you bet.
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<mandie> | thx!!!
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<Abraxas> | lmaxson GREAT!!!
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<Abraxas> | hanks
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<Abraxas> | Thanks, even
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<lmaxson> | Can't do it during my presentation time, but otherwise ok.
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<mandie> | lmaxson: Dave Watson is going to be setting up the booth, so could you get in contact with him and let him know that you are willing to assist
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<mandie> | understandable :)
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<Abraxas> | lmaxson send me your e-mail addy ... abraxas@os2voice.org ... and I'll add you to the mailing list
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* | Ironhead like stickers *
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<mandie> | although, if you did it at the voice booth..it would draw a crowd :)
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<lmaxson> | I'll talk with him after this later this evening during the scoug help desk chat.
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<mandie> | thx
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<lmaxson> | welcome.
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<Abraxas> | Sector we'll get you the info for the Flyers ASAP
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<Abraxas> | Still some details to iron out :-)
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* | Sector hands Abraxas an iron *
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<mandie> | warphoss: ?
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<WarpHoss> | yes
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<mandie> | can you get an announcement out to the membership requesting assistance at WEW, plz
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<WarpHoss> | yes. ASAP .
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<mandie> | be sure to tell them it's FREE
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<mandie> | and each will receive a FREE t-shirt
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<Abraxas> | BTW, any VOICE BoD member atending WS99 is automatically signed up as a volunteer :-))
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<mandie> | and....here's an incentive abraxas
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<mandie> | those that are planning to go to WS99 and help with WEW
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<MADvirc> | Well thank god I'm not on the BoD :-)
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<mandie> | we will put into a drawing for a free pass to WS99
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<Abraxas> | Yep ... but Dave requested a color other than "that atrocious PINK" :-)))
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<Projects> | hahahahahaha
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<Abraxas> | MADvirc you're close enough :-)))
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<MADvirc> | Abraxas: Wasn't it a chick that pushed for that color¨
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<mandie> | <---chick :)
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* | Sector pushes MADvirc further away... *
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<mandie> | hey, it got everyone's attention :)
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<Abraxas> | actually, I think it was me :-(
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<mandie> | they saw us coming in the dark :)
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<mandie> | anyway
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<Abraxas> | mandie yep .... and that was the raeson behind the madnes ... hehehehehehehehhe
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<mandie> | what do you think of the idea of the drawing for the pass to ws99
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<mandie> | exactly
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<Projects> | mandie: good plan
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<WarpHoss> | very good idea.
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<Abraxas> | mandie I like it :-)
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<mandie> | ok, let's include that in the announcement to the members
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<Abraxas> | Pass and Party Ticket (don't forget) :-))
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<Projects> | party ticket's gone no? (Zoltan)
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<WarpHoss> | Pass and Party ticket seperate....
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<Abraxas> | Oh , yaeh :-)
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<Abraxas> | Pass ONLY
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<Projects> |
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* | Abraxas forgot :-) *
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<Projects> | and it was your idea...
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<Abraxas> | Hey ... it's been a LONG summer .....
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<Projects> | no, wait... I remember now... it was MY idea! :-)
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<WarpHoss> | PArty Ticket 's gone?
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<Projects> | WarpHoss: yes, long ago...
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<mandie> | yes..just 2 day pass is available
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<WarpHoss> | hmmm....
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<mandie> | and FREE t-shirt and FREE OS/2 event
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<Sector> | Boo
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<Projects> | ya scared them all off...
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<Sector> | Maybe just scared em to death
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<Projects> | hehe
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<Abraxas> | Speaking of "the party" ....
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<mandie> | take alot more than that to scare off OS/2 users :)
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<Sector> | Ok, I'll throw out mickysoft windoze...
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<mandie> | your mind is wandering again
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<Projects> | or is that "still"?
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<mandie> | can we move just a tad faster :)
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<Abraxas> | I still haven't seen an "official acknowledgment" of our sponsorship of this party
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<WarpHoss> | I'll handle that also.
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<WarpHoss> | If you so desire.
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* | Projects received notification that the money order made it finally... *
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<MADvirc> | SDD/2 Beta 6 is now out if anyone cares
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<mandie> | WarpHoss: can you do this.....
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<Abraxas> | Warpstock was supposed to issue a Press Release
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<WarpHoss> | Evermind he was talking acknowledgement.
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<mandie> | contact Gordon Roland, groland@ibm.net
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<mandie> | let him know that you would like something officially announced
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<lmaxson> | Anyone heard from Mark?
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<mandie> | we are holding off with our announcement due to the fact that we don't want to publish anything until we are sure how the Atlanta team will acknowldege our contribution
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<Abraxas> | Seems to me this (sponsorship) created quite a ruckus .... is this a one time "fly in the ointment"?
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<MADvirc> | ¨
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<Abraxas> | Was Warpstock not prepared for a "donation"?
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<mandie> | water under the bridge
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<mandie> | they were prepared
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<mandie> | they received donations last year
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<Abraxas> | OK
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<Abraxas> | I'd like this to ba an annual thing ... but not if causes problems :-)
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* | MADvirc has donated the price of a ticket the past two years *
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<Abraxas> | be, even
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<mandie> | lmaxsno: which Mark?
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<mandie> | abraxas: I say we play it by ear...
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<Abraxas> | MADvirc you actually gonna use that ticket this year?
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<lmaxson> | Dodel.
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<MADvirc> | Haven't seen him
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<MADvirc> | :-)
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<Projects> | lmaxson: Look at MADvirc :)
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<Abraxas> | lmaxson MADvirc is Mark Dodel
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<mandie> | with more than one OS/2 event taking place now, we might want to consider donating elsewhere also
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<Projects> | hehehe
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<lmaxson> | NotMe, yes, you changed the title of my article.
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<MADodel> | Did I? i'm sorry what was it suppsoed to be?
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<Abraxas> | mandie yes ... we might ... but I still feel that Warpstock is "The Premier Event"
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<mandie> | abraxas: we'll just have to put it to the members for a vote when the time comes
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<mandie> | what's the hold up here?
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* | mandie* PING 934852150
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* | WarpHoss wonders what is left on the agenda tonite :-) *
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<mandie> | if the mtg is over..I'm going to get back to work
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<Abraxas> | I have nothing else on my agenda ....
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<dervish> | And I'm going to sleep!
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<mandie> | ya'll remember the #SCOUG help desk in 45 minutes :)
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<lmaxson> | yep.
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<Abraxas> | We'll await confirmation on Software discounts for the Flyers
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<mandie> | I'll take care of that this week
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* | MADodel has been up since 5AM. Time for bed. *
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<mandie> | how easy is it to setup a temp mailing list for WEW
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<Abraxas> | Anyone planning on attending WS99 and can spare a few hours, e-mail abraxas@os2voice.org
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<Abraxas> | Anyone planning on attending WEW and can spare a few hours, same e-mail address :-)
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<mandie> | that way we can communicate there with lmaxson, sector, Dave etc
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<Sector> | Who meù
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<Abraxas> | mandie I do it in PMMAIL with a GROUP
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<mandie> | I can't commit to times, but I'll help out as I can
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<lmaxson> | abraxas, I'm going to be there (WS99). You need a few hours. You got it.
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<Abraxas> | mandie I know you;ll be there to help ... and I know you're unable to commit yourself to specific times
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<Abraxas> | lmaxson Thanks :-)
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* | mandie thinks that lmaxson will look good in Raspberry :) *
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<MADodel> | And we know that Abraxas and Swanee will have the bar covered. :-)
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<mandie> | no doubt in my mind! :)
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* | Abraxas missed ALL the presenatations last year *
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<mandie> | I've missed them all for the past 2 years :(
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<WarpHoss> | Hey that's my job ... Covering the bar ... ,, Dan and Swanee can cover the tab ....
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<mandie> | hehe
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<MADodel> | Will they be serving beverages at the presentations this year?
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<Abraxas> | hehe
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* | Projects missed them all too *
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<mandie> | LOL
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<Sector> | Is that where Swanee is nowù
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<Abraxas> | Projects you need to BE THERE before you can miss them :-)
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<mandie> | ok, I'm out of here...
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<mandie> | nytol :)
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<Projects> | oh
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<Projects> | :)
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<WarpHoss> | mandie Stay in touch! ;-)
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<Redoaks> | nite mandie
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<Abraxas> | lmaxson I need your e-mail address to add to the GROUPs ... WEW and WS99 Volunteers
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<lmaxson> | Avraxas, I sent you my email address (lmaxson@ibm.net). There I've said it again.
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<Abraxas> | K ... I just need to hit the refresh button :-)))
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<Abraxas> | Thanks, lmaxson
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<lmaxson> | Have to make dinner. See you at 7pm PDT for scoug help desk.
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<MADodel> | Appears if you are downloading a file in 4.61, don't try to drag a URL anywhere. Keeps locking up comm/2 here
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<Redoaks> | Abraxas-if there is any other way I can help with WS99-let me know.
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<Redoaks> | I'm gone
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* | WarpHoss wishes to thank all tonights attendees and looks forward to serving os2Voice. *
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<MADodel> | You serving drinks?
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* | Projects thought it was snacks *
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<Sector> | Of course, isn't that why he was pickedù
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<WarpHoss> | Not tonight.... Virtual Keg is empty ;-)
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<Sector> | Ok, then pass out the snack tray
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* | WarpHoss throws nabs all round the webbnet. *
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* | Projects drinks nabs *
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<Abraxas> | Thanks to all who attended ....
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<Abraxas> | More info will follow
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* | Projects is out like the lights then... *
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<dervish> | I think I'll get an early night (only 2:25am!)
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<Abraxas> | This meeting is officially adjourned ... feel free to talk amongst yourselves :-)
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