Edwin,
Here in the West, we started doing MG conventions in this way many years
ago. The rationale is that it allows people who live a long way from the
meet location to attend all the activities without having to take more than
one week off work. Driving to the meet can be done on the Saturday, Sunday
and Monday prior to Registration, then driving home Friday, Saturday and
Sunday after the event is finished.
When events are scheduled over weekends, the driving has to be done on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of one week, then several days taken out of
the following week to get home.
You have to realize that many people drive many thousands of miles to attend
these national gatherings, so (a) they want more than a 2-day event when
they arrive and (b) if there is a way to minimize the impact on their annual
vacation allowance, it is appreciated.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin McCarroll <emccarroll@mco.edu>
To: Mgs@autox.team.net <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:24 AM
Subject: NAMGAR Meet
>Thought I might go to WV this year for the NAMGAR get-together.
>I am not yet a member of this org. , so I don't know the rationale for the
July schedule for the meet which runs from Mon.7/17 into 7/22. Most events
I have gone to straddle a weekend or at least have weekend days as the core
activity days. I don't mind travelling on Thursdays and taking Fridays off
to make these events, but this schedule precludes this type of planning.
Can anyone tell me why this event is set up this way?
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