RFF Conference ???

[lmd91343]

As a new member of this list from Los Angeles, I think California would be great. Today the temperature was a chilly 61*. So ANY time of year is fine.

 

[ch1]

Anywhere but Las Vegas. My wife thinks it's full of beautiful, voluptuous women in black dresses who swoon over chubby middle-aged guys like me. She won't let me go.
Seriously......do they?

Yes!! For the right price, that is! 😀

 

[dadsm3]

Ok, I'm in for Vegas, but one of you Chicago guys is going to have to back me up.....

 

[dadsm3]

Reminds me of a good web joke:
A women comes home at 10:00am and tells her husband she spent the night with a friend the night before. He calls 10 of her best friends and they all deny being with her.
A man comes home at 10:00am and tells his wife he was with a friend the night before. She calls his 10 best friends and 8 out of ten say yes, he spent the night at their place. The other two claim he's still there.....

 

[ywenz]

My vote goes for Chicago!

 

[erudolph]

I'm willing but depends on where...

 

[FrankS]

I can't afford much more than the cost of ground transportation and accommodation for such an event. If the conference itself was going to cost much, I couldn't go.

 

[dadsm3]

Frank, Chicago's not that bad a drive, I'll do it. I can take at least 4.
10-12 hours from TO? Easy......we can stop in beautiful Gary IN! Reminds me of Hamilton....
Chicago is a great town....Bears, Sox, Cubs, Blackhawks (what are Bulls?).....best Blues around, and some great jazz too. The restaurants are fantastic...and lots of great shooting.

 

[dadsm3]

I have to go to bed now because I have to take my kid to %$#&*$#@ hockey at 6:00am.....g'night.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I would also go if it was somewhere central...Chicago, Minnesota, etc. The drive wouldn't be too bad (I'd most likely take a bus) and I could probably find a place to stay in either of those places fairly easily.

 

[ch1]

Frank, Chicago's not that bad a drive, I'll do it. I can take at least 4.
10-12 hours from TO? Easy......we can stop in beautiful Gary IN! Reminds me of Hamilton....
Chicago is a great town....Bears, Sox, Cubs, Blackhawks (what are Bulls?).....best Blues around, and some great jazz too. The restaurants are fantastic...and lots of great shooting.

Aw heck, I could do Chicago too. But the "better half" has relatives there so she'll want to come along. :bang:

So much for the long-legged Vegas babes in "drippy" black dresses! 🙁

Just kidding, dear. 😱

 

[cp_ste.croix]

Finances, Time and S.O. permitting I'd be in like Flynn

 

[Rodinal Addict]

Beautiful, picturesque, and warm sunny Southern California is the perfect place for a gathering of rangefinder fiends. Airfares aren't so bad, accomodations are plentiful most anytime of the year. TONS of interesting things to see and do.Beaches, mountains, big cities, old towns, rural vistas, all within an hour or two. Great photo shops abound. It's without question THE perfect place.

 

[rover]

Anywhere but Las Vegas. My wife thinks it's full of beautiful, voluptuous women in black dresses who swoon over chubby middle-aged guys like me. She won't let me go.
Seriously......do they?

I am by no means a gambler, though chubby and middle-aged. Do they?

I actually was going to suggest Las Vegas because the cost to get there for everyone may be pretty cheap. There are special deals to get to Vegas all the time.

dads, you and me, we will watch out for each other. Tell the wife.

 

[RML]

Interested, yes. But if it's not on the East Coast I definitely won't be able to pay for it. The flight alone would be prohibitive, not to mention the hotel rates. Everything added up, it will be more than I can spare. Need to save for the new digital Leica too, ya know. 😛

 

[kmack]

It really does depend on When, Where and How Much.

 

[sbug]

I'd be all over it if it happened to be in Chicago or the upper midwest. Otherwise, the travel costs would probably be prohibitive.

 

[ch1]

Overall, Chicago is probably the most convenient rather than either coast. Also, O'Hare is surrounded by "conference" hotels so might be the most cost effective - particularly if we do in in February! 😱

 

[egpj]

Where ever man, I am there. Baring something bad happens like not having a job anymore or something along those lines. Also, if I am out of the country working then I am a no go.

 

[akptc]

Great idea! Just say when 🙂 Program-wise (it's not too early to suggest a program, is it?) I'd love to see a "kindergarten" session, where newbies could pick the brains of the more advanced photogs, where the rule would be to ask at least 1 dumb question...

I'd even buy desert....