[4875] in APO News
Getting to National Convention
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Mon Sep 18 12:43:18 2000
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:37:47 -0400
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From: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@harvard.edu>
Cc: ccrazy@mit.edu
First, some back ground for those of you who don't know about National
Conventions already:
Every two years APO has a National Convention. At these conventions, a
number of things happen:
-- You get to meet several thousand brothers from all over the country
-- There is a legislative session to consider changes to the bylaws and
rituals and to review the activities of the National Fraternity and to
elect the Board of Directors
-- There are lots of workshops on all aspects of running a chapter plus
workshops to help develop personal leadership skills
-- You have a lot of fun.
This is a National Convention year.
When: December 27-30 (start working on your parents now :-))
Where: Philadelphia
If you know you are going, you should start making your travel plans as soon
as possible (that doesn't necessarily mean buying your tickets ASAP, but it
does mean knowing how you want to travel so if you see a good price you can
jump on it). Here's some info on a couple of travel options:
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>From: Deborah Cherry <dc30+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Need a lift to Philly from BWI
>To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
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>Not to discourage ride-sharing, but to let people know of another travel
>option, even if they can't find a ride to share:
>
>Amtrak stops AT BWI and then heads to Philly's 30th St. Station, which
>has public transit ($1.60 ?) as well as cabs (should be less than $10)
>to the hotel.
>
>As people make travel plans, it's worth investigating flying into/out of
>BWI, as the airfare savings may be substantial, even taking into
>consideration the train ticket cost. (At least one major discount
>airline, SouthWest serves BWI).
>
>Info on schedules, prices, and reservations for Amtrak trains are at
>their web site: <http://www.amtrak.com/>. (Note that Metroliner service
>is a "higher" class service, so Metroliner trains will cost more). Note
>that AAA Members (among others) can get a discounetd fare, so be sure to
>mention it/have your AAA number ready.
>
>A number of airlines are having sales right now in response to United's
>"apology" temporary fare reductions through Sept. 22, so if you know
>you're going to nationals, look into booking now!
>
>Excerpts from internet.aphio: 12-Sep-100 Need a lift to Philly from
>BWIChris Stockdale@MAIL.NHN (427)
>
>> Hi,
>
>> Just checking to see if anyone out there who is flying through
>> Baltimore Washington International (southwest's nearest airport
>> to Philly) wanted to share a ride to Philly. I am getting in
>> around 2PM on the 27th and leaving 5PM on the 31st. It's about
>> 1.5-2.0 hours or so I've been told, from BWI to Philly. Willing
>> to share car rental or pay gas to someone!
-- Ellen
