[photo-3d] Re: Convention Schedule?

[Tom Deering <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/6/00, Mary Ann Sell wrote:

>The schedule should be up soon.  Convention Chairman
>Tom Dory is out of town this week on business for his
>"real" job.

I can appreciate that Tom Dory and others have responsibilities, and 
I know they have worked long and hard on the convention already.  My 
remarks are not meant to take anything away from their devotion and 
contribution.

But with only two weeks left, at least a provisional schedule ought 
to be posted.  If some things change, that's fine, but people need to 
make plans.

For example:  I discovered someone this weekend who wants to be 
present for our tribute to John Baird.  This person will have to make 
his plans blind, since there is utterly nothing available to give him.

For example: several of the software companies I work with are within 
travelling distance of Mesa.  Since we are working together on new 
stereoscopic ventures, it would have been nice to invite them to 
attend.  There is nothing to show them, no idea which days they 
should set aside.

To be sure, most of the attendees know what to expect, so this is not 
a major issue.  And frankly, it's too late for Mesa anyway.  But for 
the benefit of newcomers and outsiders in the future, a tentative 
schedule should be posted several months in advance.

Respectfully,

Tom
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