Hello Friends:

Wirt points out, quite rightly, that the impact of Katrina looks like
it might have dealt a setback to the Sept. 12 start of the HP
Technology Forum.

We've updated our blog entry to include the latest from the
conference organizers -- telling us they'll decide by Friday if the
show is still on -- and dire reports from Louisiana officials about
snakes, no gasoline and the "wilderness" that is New Orleans tonight:

<http://3000newswire.com/blog>

I had booked my ticket just when Katrina was still battering the
city. On Southwest, so it's easily moved. A minor inconvenience,
compared to getting fresh water or power in New Orleans tonight. One
report said it will be a month before all parts of the city have
power restored. At best, you could say today's hurricane path was a
very near miss.

Keep an eye on our blog for more details. A few dozen of us HP 3000
folk are booked to go there. Nature might have a different itinerary
for us.

>Ron writes:
>
>>  Encompass executive director Mary Ellen Smith said this morning she's
>>  hopeful the storm's damage won't impact the start of the show in two
>>  weeks.
>
>Watching the news tonight and seeing the extent of the damage to the downtown
>highrise hotels, I'd be a little on the surprised side if they can get the
>mess cleaned up in less than two weeks and be back in operation so soon. In
>fact, I'd be quite surprised.
>
>A fair number of hotels lost dozens to hundreds of windows -- which also
>implies a substantial amount of internal damage -- and that's just
>going to take
>some time to repair.

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