... I got home a couple hours ago... ... and in fact, for a change, the weather guessers were right. Wednesday was skunk city, but that was fine by me, I was...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 5, 2011 5:35 pm
and, here's the group photo of the GSSP folks that showed up. as always, I suspect this is only about 1/4th to 1/3rd of the total participants, but I'm sure...
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TonyF
k6alf
Jul 5, 2011 6:00 pm
thnx John, Missed it due to long shower wait. Too bad since we would have quadrupled the child count!! LoL! TonyF ________________________________ From: John...
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RBA
rbandreo
Jul 5, 2011 6:45 pm
... Well, if the, otherwise very hard working folks who put this together, next time they add the date/time for the group photo in the agenda that's passed out...
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RBA
rbandreo
Jul 5, 2011 7:30 pm
Let me extend on this a bit, so that it's not misunderstood. Not adding the date/time for the group photo in the agenda is a small hole, a very VERY small one,...
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TonyF
k6alf
Jul 5, 2011 7:47 pm
Yup.. Missed a few things also that were not on the agenda. Expected the SP to peak on Saturday, but it was on Friday.. Gotta remember that one for next year. ...
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RBA
rbandreo
Jul 5, 2011 8:00 pm
... That would depend on who's at the gate, right? :-) ... I agree and disagree. I agree there weren't (m)any kids activities planned, but I do plan to push...
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Richard Navarrete
richardn22
Jul 5, 2011 8:06 pm
No one told me about the photo or the raffle. I was too busy catching up with old friends! :-) ... From: RBA <rba@...> To:...
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Richard Ozer
richozer
Jul 5, 2011 9:01 pm
You are completely within bounds on that criticism... it was an oversight on my part that not only affected the group photo, but also some other events; we...
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Richard Ozer
richozer
Jul 5, 2011 9:01 pm
Hi Tony, The Albaughs offered to do Ranch day again next year... so that will contribute to kids activities. For us to have more kids activities, we would...
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Marsha Robinson
mrobins48
Jul 5, 2011 9:38 pm
I'm very interested in the tool kit designed for kids (and some for adults) that Ken Frank talked about. Bill and I did a kids astro activity last year and had...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 6, 2011 1:49 am
... I mentioned this to my daughter, who does a LOT of kids activity sorts of stuff both as a babysitter (red cross certified!) and as a girl scout organizing...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 6, 2011 3:09 am
... We tried to cover the camp, I walked the whole RV area at the south end announcing the group photo about 1/2 hour beforehand, as well as the first couple...
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Marsha Robinson-Hitch...
mrobins48
Jul 6, 2011 3:15 am
Unfortunately, the word didn't get to a lot of the people out and about Adin. ________________________________ From: John R Pierce <pierce@...> To:...
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Ken Hudson
kohudson
Jul 6, 2011 4:16 pm
We heard about it at the first night meeting and yes, Inga did make announcements on the north end of the camp. Kudos to all of the GSSP organizers and...
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inga_drepper
Jul 8, 2011 9:48 am
I rode the bike through all roads (from Saturn to the Oort Cloud). It seemed, though, that a lot of people were not at their camp sites at the time. Maybe next...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 8, 2011 4:46 pm
... that was suggested by several people, and is, IMHO, a great idea. my other suggestions (all minor nits).... 1) better signage. there should have been a...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Jul 8, 2011 4:50 pm
I think the event ran wonderfully. Great job, organizers. The only improvement I would like to see is, more dark hours. But... for the group photo... how...
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Richard Ozer
richozer
Jul 8, 2011 5:04 pm
That's where it should have been. I botched the agenda handout review... RO...
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Rich Girard
astronut1231
Jul 8, 2011 5:06 pm
We did that in past years, yes we should do that again for sure. ... -- http://goldenstatestarparty.org We did that in past years, yes we should do that again...
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Marsha Robinson
mrobins48
Jul 8, 2011 8:28 pm
I like Ray Wong's idea. When registration opens, post all events and times. In other words, the agenda is set in January. People know what they are buying....
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Jul 8, 2011 8:31 pm
... Bingo....
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Richard Ozer
richozer
Jul 8, 2011 8:56 pm
The problem is that we don't really know the speakers until May... All we have at that time is the rough agenda. Also, the Albaughs don't commit to their...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Jul 8, 2011 10:50 pm
Ok ok... I think that horse is beaten. I'll make sure there is a group picture event in the agenda next year. Â We were all a little pressed for time and I...
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Ken Hudson
kohudson
Jul 8, 2011 10:56 pm
GSSP is probably just like everything else in life - unless you've actually organized it yourself you have no idea what all is involved and you have no idea...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 8, 2011 11:13 pm
... Hear Hear! -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast...
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inga_drepper
Jul 10, 2011 10:04 am
It might be a good idea to post on the web page and in the package that there will be several events (i.e. group photo, speakers, dinners, kids activities...)...
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Marsha Robinson-Hitch...
mrobins48
Jul 10, 2011 6:08 pm
We have needed another banner facing those coming from the Bieber direction (in addition to the banner facing those coming from the Adin direction). Ever since...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 10, 2011 6:35 pm
... speaking of banners, I'd love to be able to snag a banner for the group shot, doesn't have to be as big or fancy as the one by the gate, but something...
