[penguicon-general] Penguicon 7: May 2-4, 2009?

[Shay]

I believe that Molly was commenting that Penguicon this next year (2008)
conflicts with Passover.

~Shay

On Nov 26, 2007 12:48 PM, chuck child <chuck.child at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, My bad. . Mixed up months
>
>
> Passover ends on April 15'th.   This, 17 days before Penguicon begins.
>
> Sorry for  the mixup.
>
>   On 11/26/07, chuck child <chuck.child at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Really?   when-is.com indicates that Passover begins on Thursday, April
> > 9'th.   That would be 4 days after penguicon has completed.   Or three for
> > those who stayed to help clean up the consuite.
> >
> > -Chuck
> >
> >
> >  On 11/26/07, Molly de Blanc < molly.deblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >   The current date –does- interfere with Passover.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > FY,
> > >
> > > Molly
> > >
> > >
> > >  ------------------------------
> > >
> > > *From:* penguicon-general-bounces at penguicon.org [mailto:
> > > penguicon-general-bounces at penguicon.org ] *On Behalf Of *chuck child
> > > *Sent:* Monday, November 26, 2007 12:23 PM
> > > *To: *penguicon-general at penguicon.org
> > > *Subject:* Re: [penguicon-general] Penguicon 7: May 2-4, 2009?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So, what I have read so far:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Reasons for making the date Earlier:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Interferes with Finals for some schools.
> > >
> > > Possibly into spring wedding Season.
> > >
> > > Interferes with the beginning of Walleye Fishing Season on the LP.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Reasons for Keeping that date:
> > >
> > > Avoids Easter.
> > >
> > > Avoids Passover
> > >
> > > Avoids Notacon
> > >
> > > Avoids Finals week for Local Schools.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me throw another into the pot. . . And wethere this is pro, or
> > > con, is a matter of oppionion.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Overlaps Beltane.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/26/07, *Matt Arnold* < matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Expressing opinions on this thread would accomplish little but to give
> > > others something to dispute, and would likely snowball.
> > >
> > > As I said in the original mail, this is not a vote, and not an opinion
> > >
> > > poll, only a distributed research effort. This is an issue on which
> > > consensus is impossible. Penguicon is very open, but this is one topic
> > >
> > > on which a community-based process functions poorly.
> > >
> > > No one person has all the facts with which to have an opinion that
> > > matters. Really, no one person can be expected to. We're collecting
> > > value-judgement-free data about major events and holidays, and then we
> > >
> > > will decide who we have to disappoint.
> > >
> > > It will be a disappointing decision on some grounds, no matter which
> > > weekend it is. This is a question to which there is no right answer,
> > > only the least bad answer.
> > >
> > > When one centralized group has all that information, they will meet
> > > and make the tough decision, probably at a concom meeting. We'll let
> > > you know so you can be there!
> > >
> > > -Matt
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