One and all,

Apologies for not attending to this sooner. I know that bookings must be made well in advance so lets pick a date (speaking to self primarily )

The MLK weekend in January 2006 seems the most feasible for those traveling from the US for many reasons. Being at work as per usual eiither side of the long trip to SIN is one main one though. As the bulk of the attendees at the past few of these events have been from the US I will suggest we go ahead with the same pattern and select Januray 14-15 as the main two days. Some may elect to come in and play on Friday or stay through Monday for same, but at least this way we can assure minimal negative impact to work schedules.

In Japan where I work that weekend is a bit of a stretch as the preceding Monday is a holiday and my boss may take a dim view of my taking two 3-day weekends in a row after having just had New Year's holidays. I will try and fake a bad cold or something if he protests too loudly though.

For those traveling from Australia and New Zealand, other Asian countries, or the Eurpean continent, I apologize in advance if this seems a bit lopsided in logic, but in order to carve something out around which people can begin planning I think this is our best choice.

So folks, have at the reservations agents and engines and best of luck in confirming upgrades and getting great prices sans stayover requirements.

Comments, criticism, suggestions, and contributions towards a hair transplant are all welcome.

Talk to you soon,

Mike