I'm all for it! On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Morgan,Mary A <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I know it seems far away, but I’m paranoid about waiting until the last > minute to find a location for the 2014 Southern Region Meeting which will > be hosted by Florida. Florida in October is still kind of expensive and > this type facility gets booked quickly. I talked to some of you in > Oklahoma about possibly going to Naples, Florida (flying into Ft. Myers, > about 30 minutes to the hotel). My preliminary talks with our IFAS > Conference and Planning folks have led me to a great hotel on the beach. > It looks like our room rate would be about $139 (but free parking). We > paid a similar amount in New Orleans. Also, for the Thursday night event > how about – wait for it --- a dinner cruise? There is a great dinner > cruise that departs nearby. We can get a great deal on that. I’m trying > to keep the registration about the same as the past couple of years. **** > > ** ** > > I’m polling the HR folks because I know you so well. If this sounds > promising I guess David and I will HAVE to go check it out in person soon. > Let me know what you think. Thanks!**** > > ** ** > > Mary Anne Morgan, SPHR**** > > Director**** > > IFAS Human Resources**** > > 2038 McCarty Hall**** > > PO Box 110281**** > > Gainesville, FL 32611**** > > 352-392-4777 phone**** > > 352-392-3226 fax**** > > ** ** >