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

[Andy Blanchard]

Yes indeed it's all over except the banquet. Are you coming. 

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On 2012-05-26, at 2:58 PM, "Victor Grimble" <vgrimble at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Am I right in presuming that the meeting of the volunteers for next Monday June 4th is cancelled ?
> Victor
>  
> From: announce-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca [mailto:announce-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Bennett
> Sent: May-25-12 11:30 PM
> To: announce at hamiltonrasc.ca
> Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] AstroCASM Swap Meet - Important Announcement
>  
> 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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