<VV> Another Convention

[John Sweet]

Harry,
Well then why not have the Banquet off site since everything else winds up 
being off site.
John Sweet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Jensen, CORSA Executive Secretary" <corsa at corvair.org>
To: "Dave Keillor" <dkeillor at tconcepts.com>; "Corvair List" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Another Convention


> Hi--
>
> If we're talking about the Kahler Grand Hotel, the $79 room rate sounds 
> great, until you look at the banquet capacity and see it can only 
> accommodate 300; we need a room for 500.
>
> --H
>
> At 02:09 PM 8/6/2006, Dave Keillor wrote:
>>The Buick Club of America recently held its national convention (July
>>12-15) here in Rochester, MN.  Interestingly, there are reportedly no
>>BCA members in Rochester.  The local paper reported about 600 cars.  The
>>cars (Buick only car corral) were parked in Mayo park behind the Civic
>>Center and on several downtown streets that were closed off for the
>>convention.  This made it really easy for the public to take a Buick
>>tour.  The vendors and special displays (old and big-bucks cars) were
>>housed inside the civic center arena.  The convention center also had
>>ample meeting rooms.
>>
>>The convention hotel (Kahler, $79.00 per night) and alternates were
>>downtown about 2 block from the Civic Center.  Tours were to the Spam
>>Museum and Hormel House, Mall of America, Plummer House and Mayowood
>>Estate, Elmers Car and Toy Museum, and a junkyard (how cool is that!).
>>The awards banquet was Saturday night with a children's pizza party (12
>>and under) running simultaneously).
>>
>>Btw, Rochester, MN has a population of about 125K.
>>
>>Dave Keillor
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