[20036] in APO-L
Re: summer conventions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Wed Jan 27 12:12:09 1999
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:10:31 -0500
Reply-To: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
From: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Derek Cashman <cashman@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>True, having the convention between x-mas and new years is good
>because that is when everyone is generally available. But I still
>don't see how a summer convention would radically change this. When
>would we have it in the summer? If you have it in June or July, you
>would have more of a conflict with summer classes. Although this
>would be minimized by having the convention in early August, the 1st
>or 2nd week.
Which puts it smack in the middle of finals for those schools that do a six
week summer session starting in late june/early July.
>One other really good argument for a summer convention is weather.
>Yes, the temperatures in august are considerably warmer than the
>temperatures in december. But look at the roads as well. The odds of
>being involved in an auto accident due to slippery roads/ice are
>definitely greater in december than in august.
So true.
Y.I.S.
c.c.
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