So you are saying the excuse our employers will hear for the days off is that we are attending an international symposium which is part of a series sponsored by specialists in their fields.

Sounds plausible to me.

Anyone else care to weigh in on the March option before we go ahead and designate that round one with the big event in France later in the year being round two? I will need to get the venue sorted and I am getting a good idea of the head count, but would like to double check before firming things up much more.

Mike