[RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] AstroCASM Swap Meet - Important Announcement

[Gary Bennett]

Good News, Bad News

 

Late Wednesday afternoon we learned that the our AstroCASM event location
(Holiday Inn in Oakville) suffered a catastrophic electrical transformer
failure and the entire complex is without power. Naturally, the hotel will
be closed until repairs are completed and they estimate that this will take
6 weeks, at minimum. 

 

The hotel was able to accommodate our evening banquet at their Burlington
location so we are 100% a GO for the banquet. Unfortunately, this location
is NOT suitable for hosting our Swap Meet event. Being that this is
prime-time wedding season, we are not able to secure a new location on such
short notice. This leaves us with no other choice but to cancel the Swap
Meet. Rather, we are postponing it until next year.

 

Naturally, we are more than a little disappointed. The organizing committee
has invested hundreds of man hours in the planning and execution of this
event, but this is an outcome that is beyond our control. The good news is
that planning for next year is already underway and it will be an even
bigger and better event that will include exhibits from some of the major
astronomy equipment manufacturers. 

 

The Banquet is still a GO! And we still have a few tickets available. The
deadline for ticket reservations is June 1. 

 

Our dedicated website (www.astrocasm.com) will be updated in the next few
days to reflect the news mentioned in this email. I will also update the new
location with map links. In the mean-time, take note of the new banquet
location:

                Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre

                3063 South Service Road

                Burlington, ON L7N 3E9

 

For those who purchased tickets to the Swap Meet, you will be receiving a
refund shortly. I will also be contacting Swap Meet ticket buyers directly.

 

"Electronic Tickets" for the banquet will be issued via email on or before
June 4. Your ticket is also your entry for door prizes, so please make sure
you bring you ticket with you.

 

On behalf of the AstroCASM Organizing Committee, we look forward to seeing
you all at the Banquet on June 9.

 

  Gary Bennett

 

NOTE: This message is being sent to our "Announce List" and is a 1-way
email. Please direct replies to astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca

 

 

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