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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 1606959" data-attributes="member: 83">Update...OK...Including the postings here and the PM/e-mail I have gotten, things are running about 50% pro-date change/either one works fine and 50% con-date change (due to other commitments, etc).  Some of those unsure if they can attend the 10/2 date account for $150 of the $250 donation pledges from EN Worlders, so...If you haven't already chimed in on this or know someone who needs to chime in on this, please make haste.Here is what I would like to do:(1) Xath - See if you can get commitments from from vendors for a $ amount.  For the 9/25 date (assuming 3 vendors) $150 per vendor takes us to ($250 from EN World, $250 from TGC, $450 from vendors) to a total of $950...enough to cover the Grand Ballroom ($625) + 1 security person ($250)with some room to spare.  Assuming donors not able to attend on 10/2 won't be adding to the pot, that leaves us at ($100 from EN World, $250 from TGC, $450 from vendors) $800...enough to cover the Colony Ballroom ($375) and security ($250) with more room to spare.  At the very least, the vendors should cover security ($85 each, assuming 3 vendors) plus kick in $50 for a booth IMO.  Let's see if we can get an answer from them by Monday (6/21).(2) DRM - I know you are working the security/how big can we get angle.  Do you think you will have an answer on that by Monday COB?(3) Let's give this until Monday evening to see what additional responses we can get and to firm up vendor contributions/etc.  My preference would be to keep the 9/25 date (although I didn't realize that was Yom Kippur) and go for the Grand Ballroom, since that was the originally announced date.If the funding doesn't come through due to vendors balking, etc...then we will probably need to slide to 10/2, even though that won't work for some.  I realize that no solution will fit the schedule/needs of everyone, but a single space will work much better than 2 smaller spaces, IMO.Additional thoughts, ideas, comments are always welcome!~ Old One</blockquote>

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