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The suggestion of doing a specific day every month as ongoing meeting sounds good.

I think that's worked well for some of the other MS Dos. Lets people put it on their schedule & figure out if they can attend or not.

Cheers.

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Hey Bay Area SFers,

A LOT has changed even since the last meetup last month. I'm proposing the 2nd meetup next Tuesday 9/16 at 6:30pm (happy hour til 7) at Red Dog at 303 2nd St? I remember seeing this under construction and glad to see it newly added to the airline dining programs!

Let me know what you think.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/red-dog-rest...-san-francisco

Enjoy your meetup on Tuesday.
 

The two big headlines that stand out to me are AEGC being removed from portals, and the end of AP.

I'm originally from the Bay Area, but I'm unfortunately in Tuscaloosa, AL for college until mid-December. So, I can't come on Tuesday. Thank you for organizing a meetup last month; I enjoyed talking with you guys about manufactured spending.

I understand this is a bit short notice - perhaps next tuesday/wednesday would be better?

So, is this still happening on Tue. Sep. 16, or not?

Wiki says Tuesday or Wednesday, which day have we decided on? I actually prefer Wednesday tomorrow. Tied up late this evening.

I can do Wed. Don't mind if it's a small gathering.

Yeah, maybe Wednesday 9/17 would be better.

We have not done DOs in SF in a while, so I have to admit that I have no idea what a Manufactured Spending Do is. Thanks....Alas, cannot make it either night. Tonight is too short notice and tomorrow conflicts with other stuff we are doing in SF. :(

If you are going, you might think about Roy's as it is offering a Waygu burger and a craft beer for $10 in their bar! I wanted to do that earlier but friends voted it down.

Anyone else planning on showing up tonight? I can make it.

I'm not planning to come tonight after all.


Suggestion: Dinner get-togethers are MUCH more popular if they are NOT targeted to a specific group. Having to discuss "manufactured spending" sounds like a yawner. If I want to learn about "MS" I can simply read the forum here on FT.

Of course, I realize that some people may have MS "secrets" to share in person rather than online. OK, whatever.

I've been on FT a long time (13 years) and have attended dozens upon dozens of FT events, both in the US and abroad. None of them have ever been focused on/limited to a specific subject.

Maybe we should aim for an old-fashioned dinner meetup where people can talk about any aspect of travel, not just MS? Although I'm sure people would exchange a few MS tips.

@Kathy

The first one was quite the success. Really fun. No need to be so negative.