From: Diva Las Vegas organizers (dlvorg@geekbabe.com)
Date: Tue Feb 16 2010 - 11:28:39 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Many things happening
Welcome Celebration
Hotel Hostess Program update
Murder Mystery scheduling
Pity Party must go on
Bahama Breeze ending
Big Sisters and Beginner Open House
Fashion Show
High Tea update
Pinball Museum
Lunch on Friday
Administrivia
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Many things happening:
Thanks to all who have recently volunteered to take on things
big and small, and in particular to several who volunteered
to be Big Sisters.
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Also, thanks to those who helped clear hanging items. We
really don't have enough "Laundry List" items to include
it in this mailing. :)
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As to the numbers report, as of Tuesday morning we have 151
signed up and validated, and of those, 128 are expected to
show. Registrations for both newcomers and returnees are
coming in with some degree of regularity. On March 1 we open
the general ("cold newcomer") registration.
Web site hits remain consistently high, and mailing list
joins are heavy, indicating quite a bit of interest.
Two validations outstanding, and actually, a few of these
can be expected.
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I know this mailing is long, but there a lot of things going
on.
You'll note that the working schedule does not appear in
this mailing. There are just too many things in a state
of flux at this time. Please read all items below for
a summary of all that's going on.
Also, please be aware that there may be some "command
decision" made with very short notice by me and the others
involved in planning some of the larger gatherings in
order to best fit things. Heads up! :)
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Welcome Celebration:
This is the big item.
I'll summarize to the group here, hitting the high spots,
and outline the plans moving forward.
The bottom line is that the original plan for the big Welcome
Celebration has fallen through.
I'm going to call this an "internal management issue" with
the Hard Rock. There is evidence that both Suzane on our
part and Peter on HRC's part have acted in good faith, and
Suzane actually took a trip out to LV at her own expense
to try to work things out.
Both Suzane and Peter feel badly about this, and honestly
I don't think there's a name to blame here.
Initially, Suzane, et. al., were planning on falling back
to a similar affair on the second floor, in the bar, patio,
and restaurant area, but the top management of HRC is not
able to assure us that the music level would be adjusted
to be conducive to conversation.
Suzane and I agree that the music level is a deal-breaker
and we reluctantly agree that HRC will not work for our
opening mixer, although it may be appropriate for some
other function.
We have a strong "Plan B" option for the Welcome Celebration,
and I would like to move forward with it ASAP.
This is something very similar to what we've had the past two
years at what I'm calling the Blue Ox Way-West, on Sahara
between Decatur and Jones. This would include Happy Hour,
buffet dinner similar in scale and price to what we've had
at the Blue Ox West, and postprandial Quality Social Time.
Nora has made initial contact. As you may know, Nora is out
of town at this time, so if there are no objections (if there
are, please enter them very promptly!) I will touch base with
them (BOww) and firm things up.
If there are objections, please suggest alternatives. :)
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Hotel Hostess Program update:
Holly writes:
>>Hotel Hostess Program? Is this on track? Do you need
>>anything else on this?
>Things seem to be moving along well.
>The outline for the Hostess Guide is complete and awaiting
>finalization of scheduling and such to be fleshed out.
Thanks, Holly.
>One thing that I am going to need is contact numbers for
>all event coordinators/hostesses. These numbers are for
>the use of the hostesses only and will not be released
>to the rank and file attendees. If you are coordinating
>and event and/or hosting one (or more) please send me a
>means of contacting you while DLV is in progress. The
>easiest thing would be a cell phone. You can reach me
>via email at hollycd1@verizon.net, I would prefer email
>at this time, but if you must call, my cell # is
>(951) 313-8216.
I think it would be a Good Thing to have a contact list,
but I'm very sure that even with assurances that info
will be confidential, some will be shy about giving out
cell phones and such.
The problem with phone lists is that once the numbers
are out there, they stay out there and the tend to "leak"
outside of the original group they are intended for.
Also, some assume that once a number appears on the list,
that same number will always work for that person. Cell
phone numbers tend to change frequently, as contracts
expire, people change providers, and for those who share
pools of phones.
For example, the phone I'll most likely be carrying for
DLV week this year is two numbers displaced from the
one I've carried for the past few years. Some may think
it's a typo, others my be working from an old list and
not get me.
>I am planning on calling for hostess volunteers starting
>the end of next week. Staying at the recommended hotel you
>want to be a hostess for is certainly recommended but not
>required. According to the reports I have seen, all
>recommended hotels have multiple attendees staying in
>them with the exception of Paris, where only one DLVer
>is shown to be staying.
As of the last report, I'm showing several signed up as
staying at Paris, but only one at Harrah's. What I might
suggest you do, should the Harrah's sign-up remain low,
is to combine the Harrah's get-together and the Imperial
Palace get-together, as they are just opposite each other
on Carnaval Court.
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One thing that I will be doing which may help you is that
I am setting up an automated batch which will send out
reminders to those whose hotel is listed as "don't know"
to please update their information.
>I appreciate the support that this program has been shown
>by the organizers and am looking forward to a DLV with a
>friendlier face than ever before.
I think this will help quite a bit with the principles
of expanded hospitaility and "nobody gets left out" for
this year's event. It can also help out with assuring that
we have maximum overall participation.
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Murder Mystery scheduling:
Holly writes:
>I am asking that the Murder/Mystery Dinner theater be
>moved from Tuesday night to Wednesday night. As has been
>noted, Tuesday is pretty packed out (at least in it's
>current configuration) and Wednesday has become available
>as far as the facility is concerned. I will be in LV this
>weekend finalizing some of the details for this event as well.
Done.
This now fills up Wednesday about as tight as we can get.
Let's consider Wednesday to be solid, and closed to any more
evening activities, but Tuesday as having room for at least
one more dining option and another activity option.
Holly, please give us updated details, time, place, etc.,
when you know them.
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Pity Party must go on:
Jennifer writes:
>Hi girls,
>I feel the same as Mindy, the Pity Party must go on. I am
>very happy to be totally involved and have several girls
>that want to perform but I no longer live in the Vegas
>area and have no contacts. We do need someone local to
>handle the leg work. If anyone has ideas, I'm at
>Jens7@comcast.net or 801-721-8042. (You can ask for Jen)
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and Susan R writes:
>Annie I think that you're idea for a combined jam session and
>pity party will work great. I have a contact number for Edgar
>the manager of Goodtimes and I believe Escape also. I'll try
>to secure Thursday at one of those places, if you pity party
>people agree. Give us some feedback. Feel free to e-mail me
>although I will be busy for the next 2 weeks.
Thanks Jennifer and Susan!
This will also make Thursday about as solid as it can get,
and I think it's a good strong local second-track option
opposite NSD.
Please proceed, and keep us updated.
>I'm getting excited. Just a little over 2 months away.
Yes, we are closing in on the two month mark. There is
quite a bit of excitement and interest all around.
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Bahama Breeze ending:
Some updates to keep everybody in the loop WR the Bahama
Breeze.
Susan R. writes:
>As a local I'll help Alanna with the Bahama Breeze.
>I'll be going back to NY for 2 weeks. But I'll be back in
>late February. If you need any local leg work ...
I know Alanna will be getting back to BB shortly. I will
keep both of you in the loop with anything that comes in
relevant to the ending evening.
Thanks again! :)
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Big Sisters and Beginner Open House:
Sarona writes:
>early on in the week, big sisters could bring little
>sisters to the beginner open house, or even agree to
>meet up there. encouragement is what it's there for. i
>plan to check in to the timeshare on sunday, but that
>is later in the day so i didn't want to put it on the
>schedule.
I think this is a great idea, a get-together between
big/little sister pairs could be quite beneficial.
I also think a pre-activity staging at the Beginner
Open House on the night of the Welcome Celebration,
with a carpool to the activity, would be beneficial
in obtaining a maximum turnout.
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Fashion Show:
Edy writes:
>A suggestion that may be of interest re lunch on friday,
>location tbd. I believe the Fashion Show Mall still has
>the free fashion shows on friday. Perhaps it would be
>fun to have the lunch at one of the mall restaurants
>then saunter over to catch the free fashion show.
>Call it desert.
If you'll note Kimberly's plans below, she will be doing
something which breaks with tradition for the "official"
Friday lunch, and she is welcoming a second track lunch
for Friday, so I see this as being a very good fit for
a Friday afternoon.
Please confirm if you want to move forward on this. All
we really need as far as coordinator effort from you is
to agree to be there and welcome the others.
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High Tea update:
Marilyn writes:
>Sorry to take so long, but I've been pretty busy.
>I totally agree with your suggestion of options 3 and 4
>for payment to the High Tea for the very reasons you stated.
>Option 4 would work well as long as the 'administrative fee'
>is reasonable. The base cost is $30 and a good tip should be
>given for the excellent service they have always provided (I'd
>suggest 20% which is a nice round number of $6). This totals
>$36 exclusive of the GB fee.
>This leads to the following question: Could there be a
>problem if I ask for $36 to those that pay me directly,
>as opposed to paying GB at $40 or more?
I'm sure that some would gladly seize the opportunity to
b*tch about paying a few $$$ more for the convenience of
payment. :)
This is really your baby and really your call. You can,
if you want, "spin" it to call it a discount if paid in
person to you prior to whatever time. :)
>Also, Danielle has offered to help me, so I was thinking
>of having her be available to collect money for this event.
Please let us know what you decide WRT payment details.
Also, I'll mark Danielle as assisting to be sure she gets
the credit for voting status.
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Pinball Museum:
Marisa writes (from a conversation):
>A possible activity for you pinball wizards! pinballmuseum.org
Thanks, Marisa. There's been some follow-up chatter on this
on the Discussion Forum, and I think it's a strong possibility
for either a daytime or early evening thing.
>I'll let someone else host this, it should be easy. Annie
>is correct about the new location, closer to the strip.
Ladies (gentlemen), Marisa has exercised her first refusal
rights to host(ess) this.
Any takers?
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Lunch on Friday:
Kimberly Kael writes:
>>Lunch locations? Now is the time to fill in the blanks.
>Sorry I've been so quiet on this front. Lots going on for
>me, and I'll be unresponsive while I spend the rest of
>this week getting ready to take a vacation, and then a
>week off the radar completely.
>When I get back at the beginning of March there's reason to
>believe my response times will be back to normal (or nearly
>so - getting pretty every morning definitely takes up some
>of the free time I used to use for correspondence.)
>... but I'm still planning to attend Thursday/Friday and
>will gladly host lunch Friday. I'm still just crazy enough
>to want to do it at Sushi Roku in the Ceaser's Palace Forum
>Shops.
Thanks. It's on the schedule.
>It's a great place and a break from tradition but I
>understand it won't be everyone's cup of tea. If someone
>else would like to do a complementary Flamingo or Imperial
>Palace buffet we could meet up afterwards for the "walk
>off your lunch" at the Forum Shops.
>Any takers? Or should we just list a location to meet for
>those not up for Sushi Roku but still interested in the
>window-shop-off-your-lunch tour.
Edy has an idea for a second lunch activity on Friday (see
above) and I think that would be a good balance of things,
even though a combined walk-off might not be practical.
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>>Kimberly Kael? Pretty-printed schedule?
>Still up for it! I have the scripts and templates from last
>year handy and will gladly tweak them again for this year.
>Let me know when you'd like to do a trial run.
The raw data dump should be in the same place it was last
year and should be live now. Just keep in mind that the way
the schedule sits this week, it's not stable and inaccurate
in many respects.
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