I vote for Vegas as well - how about late January - say the weekend prior to the Superbowl?
Good idea.
A couple of more concepts.
a) Start it (and they will come.)
b) I envisioned less than 50 people in attendance the first year.
c) Begin in Jan 06.
d) At the convention decide and agree upon the location for year 2 & 3 etc
e) Determine whether social vs having some objective.
f) Suggest one of the following two weekends:
Sat Jan 14, 2006 at noon
Sat Jan 21, 2006 at noon
Travel day - Sunday.
g) Host Hotels may be
Holiday Inn 856-663-5300
Howard Johnson 856-317-1900
Hilton 856-665-6666
and located in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Rooms are available Saturday if required!
h) Suggest imposing a minimal registration
of $25 per person to cover cost of small conference room (and begin a war chest.)
Go For it.
Regards
Bear
A couple of more concepts.
a) Start it (and they will come.)
b) I envisioned less than 50 people in attendance the first year.
c) Begin in Jan 06.
d) At the convention decide and agree upon the location for year 2 & 3 etc
e) Determine whether social vs having some objective.
f) Suggest one of the following two weekends:
Sat Jan 14, 2006 at noon
Sat Jan 21, 2006 at noon
Travel day - Sunday.
g) Host Hotels may be
Holiday Inn 856-663-5300
Howard Johnson 856-317-1900
Hilton 856-665-6666
and located in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Rooms are available Saturday if required!
h) Suggest imposing a minimal registration
of $25 per person to cover cost of small conference room (and begin a war chest.)
Go For it.
Regards
Bear
How about having a mini tradeshow during the convention spotlighting:
-Baseball Equipment
-Baseball Instruction
-Baseball Camps/Tournaments for both HS and PreHs baseball.
-Baseball Fundraising Ideas
-Baseball Novalty Items/Clothing
-Showcase Info.
-Recruiting companies
-Baseball Publications
Etc. may even be able to convince some of these companies to host a cocktail reception or breakfast with a speaker??????? Help defry the costs.
And how about a Golf Tourney?
-Baseball Equipment
-Baseball Instruction
-Baseball Camps/Tournaments for both HS and PreHs baseball.
-Baseball Fundraising Ideas
-Baseball Novalty Items/Clothing
-Showcase Info.
-Recruiting companies
-Baseball Publications
Etc. may even be able to convince some of these companies to host a cocktail reception or breakfast with a speaker??????? Help defry the costs.
And how about a Golf Tourney?
Great ideas! I'm hoping to attend wherever we end up, but I agree that Vegas in January is a good possibility since the cost is reasonable and there's plenty of entertainment after we're done talking baseball. (Would we ever be done talking baseball?)
I'd vote for saving the mini-tradeshow ideas for the 2nd annual get-together, keeping the first one fairly simple - but hey, I wouldn't object if someone volunteers to host us all for cocktails!
I'd vote for saving the mini-tradeshow ideas for the 2nd annual get-together, keeping the first one fairly simple - but hey, I wouldn't object if someone volunteers to host us all for cocktails!
I agree MN-Mom...probably the simpler the better for the first time...unless we have some adventurous souls amongst us who like taking on challenges on short notice! 
Would also be open to going anywhere, but agree with MN-mom on someplace like Vegas...a place where there are opportunities to do some things outside of baseball talk, and also some great restaurants and entertainment (altho, I'm sure alot of our websters would provide entertainment after witnessing a few evenings in the chatroom! ). January also sounds like a good time of year.
Would also be open to going anywhere, but agree with MN-mom on someplace like Vegas...a place where there are opportunities to do some things outside of baseball talk, and also some great restaurants and entertainment (altho, I'm sure alot of our websters would provide entertainment after witnessing a few evenings in the chatroom! ). January also sounds like a good time of year.
luvbb,
I don't know why, but your post just made me think of karaoke! (For entertainment if we end up someplace less lively than Vegas.) Any guesses as to which songs would be sung by whom???
I don't know why, but your post just made me think of karaoke! (For entertainment if we end up someplace less lively than Vegas.) Any guesses as to which songs would be sung by whom???
My son is a karaoke king in suburban Cleveland! But I doubt if he'd be anywhere close to where his Mom, wine, and a microphone might be...Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... 
My niece has a part-time job hosting Karaoke Night at various night spots in Minnesota. She brought all her equipment to our family reunion this summer and we had a blast! Anyone for a trip to Mall of America country? (Not very serious about that question - I don't think Minneapolis would be a low cost airfare for most.)
MN Mom - I'm up to trying just about anywhere. However, I can assure everyone that I won't be holding a microphone - not a good sound! I would hate to see the thread afterwards - The Mom that ended any future reunions!!
I think we could sing
"another one bites the dust" as a tribute to some of the websters that come/go/come/go under so many different names.
"another one bites the dust" as a tribute to some of the websters that come/go/come/go under so many different names.
quote:Originally posted by MN-Mom:
luvbb,
I don't know why, but your post just made me think of karaoke! (For entertainment if we end up someplace less lively than Vegas.) Any guesses as to which songs would be sung by whom???
"On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson comes to mind, MN-MOM.
I vote for Vegas.
And who says we can't do karaoke in Vegas???
Well, the ABCA Convention in January will be in Chicago.....some of us just might be there!
Chicago after Christmas? Probably some great post holiday sales going on! 
How about Portland, OR? There is a Northwest Baseball Coaches Convention January 13-15, 2006 at the Embassy Suites at the Portland Airport. It includes some of the top clinicians from throughout the country and a great vendor show showcasing the best and newest equipment on the market.
Visit http://www.nwstar.net and click the productions link to read about last years convention.
This is the major convention for high school coaches in the Northwest.
Visit http://www.nwstar.net and click the productions link to read about last years convention.
This is the major convention for high school coaches in the Northwest.
Oh HECK, let's just make it Hawaii!! EVERYONE can agree on Paradise, yes???
Let me know what all 6466 of you decide!
Let me know what all 6466 of you decide!
January is out for me here in the Northeast--that is the time of all the baseball clinics/trade shows etc
Here is athought--come in for the Cherry Hill event which ends on a Saturday so rooms will be available etc---also a hop skip and a jump from the Philly Airport
Here is athought--come in for the Cherry Hill event which ends on a Saturday so rooms will be available etc---also a hop skip and a jump from the Philly Airport
If there is interest, I can see what I can do at Sunset Station in Henderson, NV - link for Sunset Station - greater Las Vegas area. I work there. Available are meeting rooms, blocks of hotel rooms, banquet and catering.quote:Originally posted by TRhit:
......Here is athought--come in for the Cherry Hill event which ends on a Saturday so rooms will be available etc---also a hop skip and a jump from the Philly Airport
As stated in above and other thread.....
.Try to keep up.
LOL.
Regards
Bear
Bear
you want to make this work or not????
Your cynicism is not appreciiated-- you, yourself, might want to keep up by reading all the posts pertaining to this item
You want to work with me on this or not?????
you want to make this work or not????
Your cynicism is not appreciiated-- you, yourself, might want to keep up by reading all the posts pertaining to this item
You want to work with me on this or not?????
Oh stop being such GUYS and just get it done...
Never mind...Title IX, anyone??
Never mind...Title IX, anyone??
PAmom,
Hawaii sounds good to me. Let me check with my wife to see which week we are going to be there next summer and then we can go ahead and schedule the whole thing around my vacation.
Hawaii sounds good to me. Let me check with my wife to see which week we are going to be there next summer and then we can go ahead and schedule the whole thing around my vacation.
quote:Originally posted by TRhit:
Bear...you want to make this work or not????
Your cynicism is not appreciiated-- you, yourself, might want to keep up by reading all the posts pertaining to this item
You want to work with me on this or not?????
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Reprint from earlier post:
Let's be clear here Rizzi,
There is absolutely no contemptuous motives from my direction! And it is NOT I who is the cynic here. (and I take exception to your implications regarding my scruples for others.)
And as such, your contempt for acceptable standards of honestly and morality of actions follows you among view points of travel coaches and tourney directors from Maine to Ohio to Va and growing!
As a fellow Scotsman said:
The greatest of gifts that God can give us, is to see ourselves as others see us.
We will pray for you.
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Bottom Line: Going in a different direction
Good Luck to you.
Bear
The Cherry Hill Event is a very good idea,Baseball clinics, speakers, every thing is set up. TR do you remenber their website?