<VV> CONVENTION DATES

[Vairtec Corporation]

Too many of the replies have focused on which is the more appropriate 
event to attend, CORSA's convention in Denver or the VCCA's event in Flint.

These replies have missed the point.  The point is, shouldn't we be more 
mindful of the rest of the world around us when we select convention dates?

The answer is, yes, of course, we should.

But while saying this, I must confess to ignoring such potential 
conflicts myself.  I was a member of the group seeking sites for the 
2012 convention in New England, and our focus was on available 
facilities that were suitable for CORSA's convention needs.  Of those 
that were investigated, one stood out and was ultimately the one that 
was selected.  At that property, precisely ONE summer week in 2012 was 
not already booked -- so that's the week now scheduled for the 2012 
CORSA convention.

Ideally, we should have checked calendars for other significant 
car-related events, to try to avoid potential conflicts such as the one 
that launched this thread.  But if we found such a potential conflict, 
what would we do?  The week we took was the only week available at the 
property we preferred.  Should we move to a less-desirable site in order 
to utilize a different date?  Should we "let go" of a New England 
location entirely in order to utilize a different date?

The 2011 conflict between the CORSA convention dates and the VCCA dates 
are unfortunate, but unless we are able to forge better relationships 
with other organizations and then better coordinate our long-term 
strategic planning, such conflicts are going to continue to occur.

It is simply too late to make any adjustments to the Denver dates.  It 
is highly unlikely that alternate dates are available at the host 
property, and even if there were, for every member we might please by 
making a date change now, there will be another member we inconvenience.

As far as I know, the 2013 CORSA convention remains "open," that is, no 
site has yet been selected and no dates have been set.   NOW is the time 
to identify any potential date conflicts that we might wish to avoid.  
Anyone know what they are?

--Bob Marlow