At 11:10 AM 8/2/01 -0400, Wesley Setree wrote:
>I recieved my badge this morning in the mail and noticed I am only getting
>a lunch ticket for Wed - Fri. I also noticed (several weeks back) that we
>do not have weekend activities this year. Does anybody know why we do not
>have anthing scheduled for Sat or Sun? I also noticed in the HP World 2001
>Conference & Expo magazine that the MAIN conference doesn't actually start
>until Tue. at 1:00 PM.

The availability of the conference facility has something to do with
the dates of the conference.  In this year's case, the facility being
used was simply not available earlier in the week/weekend so the
program had to be shifted 1 day.  It may be that some folks have only
come to realize the shift even though it hasn't changed since the dates
were initially published.

>Is HP really losing that much money that they cannot afford to feed us
>lunch on Mon and Tue? Will breakfast be provided like last year?

It is Interex that conducts the conference, not
Hewlett-Packard.  Furthermore, the lunch is provided out of the
registration fees paid
by attendees, and not something HP provides.  And yes, the continental
breakfast will be provided as last year as outlined in the list of what is
included with each package.

Jerry Fochtman
HPWorld Conference Committee Chairperson

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