Brian said:
What is to see in St. Louis (city)? St. Louis is a nice little city but I'd not want to return there anytime soon.
How about meeting in New York City? Alex has done so much for the deaf community, he hasn't asked y'all to help him with the bills to pay to keep up with alldeaf.com, which is so expensive to keep up with all. How about making the New York City-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area (alldeaf.com's home) as our gathering place?
It is a lot easier to fly in and out of New York City – from around the country and elsewhere than it is in a city like St. Louis.
The reason why I suggested St. Louis is because it's more central than NYC - and also I know I can get a good deal with a hotel here in downtown St. Louis. I had planned on getting sponsors for the Caucus, to help defray the cost of the hotel and possibly the room for the banquet if we plan to have one. We all would be responsible for the registration/banquet cost, and rooms are at your own cost, of course. If I am able, the sponsors would help defray other costs such as postage, ball/meeting room cost (depending on number), other costs...
Right now, I am in charge of the 2005 MoAD Conference in St. Louis, MO and I was thinking I might be able to get the same hotel at possibly the same cost...if it is decided on St. Louis.
Brian, you are welcome to being the host and having it at NYC, however, I do not know NYC that well, and you will have to become responsible for the Caucus ~ which means if something goes wrong, you WILL become responsible.
I am willing to take the risk here in St. Louis, because I know the city well, having lived here since I was 5 years old, and I know where to get the best deals and sponsors.
Of course, any monies left over would go to the AllDeaf fund, as I'd like to see it keep truckin' on.
I am sure that no many people can see or understand the risk that I am willing to take ~ and there might be second thoughts now, because if you want it in a different city, that's fine, no pblm at all...heh heh...but remember, I cant do it in a different city because I don't know that city at all, therefore I will not be responsible.
As I stated before, it's up to the AllDeaf members of where they want it to be.
Here is a link for St. Louis:
http://www.explorestlouis.com/