[6679] in APO-L
Re: 1996 National Convention
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Papay M/S 7G35 x2791)
Fri Sep 10 19:25:11 1993
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 16:26:55 EDT
Reply-To: papayd@gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com
From: Dave Papay M/S 7G35 x2791 <papayd@gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Randy Finder writes:
>This leaves us with just the 3 California cities which are likely to submit
>bids. Distance to all of them is about equal, so that is no longer a factor.
>San Diego's chapters are relatively new, which doesn't help. (LA had it in '80)
>
>The part of Section 4 in California (Northern half of California) has
>10 chapters (All of Region X has 21). If most of them got behind the bid,
>it would probably even beat LA in a Region X internal vote.
>
>My predictions: 2 or 3 proposals, SFO, LA and maybe San Diego. San Francisco
>will have more chapter support, Los Angeles has the Weather advantage.
>
>The Winner: Hello Golden Gate Bridge.
Those of us living close to San Jose tend to get a little upset when we're
not mentioned as one of CA's major cities. We're only 45 miles south of
San Francisco and have a local chapter at San Jose State U. (and I belive
there's another one close by at Stanford).
Most importantly, San Jose is not as "touristy" as San Fransisco. Food,
lodging, and convention facilities will be less expensive, and San Jose
International Airport is much more laid back and easy to get to than SFO
(parking is even free for the first 1/2 hour!). All in all, I'd strongly
recommend San Jose instead of San Fransisco (or LA) for many practical and
logistical reasons.
I don't mean to put our brothers at SJSU on the spot; as a local resident,
I just wanted to point out another viable possibility for the convention.
David Papay
Alumni, Nu Psi chapter (Montclair State College, NJ).
papay@acm.org
