Dear Participants and interested well wishers of the Starmegado,

as you may have noticed the organizers of the Starmegado are also
hosting the FT awards at the IAH Sheraton on November 4. Voting closes
today at midnight pacific time, so if you have not done so, please
take a moment to vote on the ftawards(dot)com website :)

The awards will be presented in a ceremony that is preceded by a
dinner. In attendance we have pretty much the 'who-is-who' of the
frequent flyer and hotel rewards industry, including the professionals
who work at the firms that design and implement the systems that, for
example, make sure you earn points while doing your day to day
shopping.

Since you will interact with some very interesting people we had
earlier requested you to come dressed in a certain way. No, you don't
have to dig in your closet and find the tuxedo you wore when you
married the love of your life, or dress as if you were the CEO of your
favorite airline, but just feel free to come dressed as if you are
going to a decent restaurant: for men that would be dark trousers and
a shirt with some nice shoes.

We are excited and pleased to offer you the opportunity to rub
shoulders and interact with everyone in an informal setting while
crossing your fingers to see if your favorite program made the cut and
wins one of the awards.

Since Tommy has attended many an award ceremony honoring the frequent
traveler programs on previous occasions, he made sure that all your
gourmet needs are taken care of and a beverage of your choice will be
served whenever and wherever you may desire it during the event.

Sponsorships for the various aspects of the event have been secured,
but as this is the first edition of the FT awards, we are not able to
completely cover all the costs. We talked about this topic at length
and decided to go for what you would pay to spend during an evening
for good food and drink at a normal restaurant: 40$. Since we are
collecting the money via paypal we added the 1.50$ fee they will
charge us. Note that like the Starmegado we try to cover the costs,
but in this case the charge is only a part of the actual cost and the
sponsors are picking up the tab for the rest.

So far we have about 120 guest signed up and confirmed. We only have
about 200 seats reserved for non-industry guests. So if you have not
signed up for the evening, please do so at the earliest. Just go to
the ftawards dot com website, click on the 'award ceremony' tab and
then RSVP for the event.

Looking forward to see you all at the event and of course the starmegado!

Best regards Oliver, Tommy & Reb