[grc] Answers to Questions from the last meeting

[Frieda Werden]

I have just rejoined the list.  What are the dates for this GRC?

On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 11:19 AM Damon Cater via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> Corrections. Late registration fees increase to $245. With fees and taxes
> absorbed by wtsq
> My email is Damon at wtsq.org
>
> On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 2:15 PM Damon Cater <damon at wtsq.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks, I am sorry I was unable to attend the meeting last week, but I
> > was able to review the recording and can answer a lot of questions that
> > came up. First of all we do have confirmations on several venues.  Our
> plan
> > is to have the conference occur in multiple venues, giving people an
> > opportunity to stretch their legs and stroll around the coolest part of
> > town.  No venue will be more than 5 minutes walking distance from one
> place
> > to another. People wil be able to check into their hotels and get to the
> > venues in a matter of minutes.
> > Each morning WTSQ will provide coffee and a breakfast snack at the newly
> > renovated Kanawha County Public Library Coffee shop.  The vendor there is
> > Ma Cuppa Coffee.  There are multiple locations in Charleston, library,
> > capitol market, and Elk City district that will honor your status as a
> GRC
> > attendee and ring your coffee up on our account. The venues will be
> > assigned to presenters probably at the last minute once we get an idea of
> > who is coming and what their primary interests are.
> > We currently have about 8 presenters confirmed, and this includes many of
> > you who volunteered during the last GRC meeting. Please reach out to me
> > directly Damon at WTSQ with more info on your presentations names, titles
> of
> > presentation, and any other info you would like to have included in the
> > website.  If you'd like to send a headshot I can include that as well.
> > SPonsors are still in the works, we are working locally with several
> > organizations.  and I've reached out to some previous GRC sponsors.  BUT
> > PLEASE, share contact info if you have leads on other sponsors who ought
> to
> > be present with me as soon as possible so we can nail them down.
> > As for travel and lodging I will be posting details about this on the
> > website. to be launched shortly. Our airport is CRW. YEager
> International.
> > We have direct flights to Washington, CHarlotte, Chicago, Atlanta,
> Orlando,
> > and CHarleston SC.  I am meeting with the CVB director this Friday to see
> > how they can help with rooming and discounts for our participants.  There
> > are several hotels in the downtown area that we will target to keep
> > everything within walking distance.
> > I am also including some locations for camping on the website for folks
> > who want to commune with the streams and forests while they are in WV!
> > The cost of the GRC will be $195 for early bird registration and this
> will
> > be the rate that participants pay as we intend to absorb taxes and fees
> > from eventbrite.  LAter registration fees will increase to $145 with the
> > same arrangement for taxes and fees being paid by WTSQ.
> >
> > I will announce, to this group when we go live! I will definitely be in
> > the next meeting so I look forward to talking with you all in a couple
> > weeks, but please share as much info as possible so that we can get this
> > GRC in order.
> >
> > --
> >
> > *-Damon Cater*
> >
> > President
> >
> > WTSQ 88.1 FM - *The Status Quo*
> > 304-678-4159 <304-610-5666>
> > wtsq.org
> >
>
>
> --
>
> *-Damon Cater*
>
> President
>
> WTSQ 88.1 FM - *The Status Quo*
> 304-678-4159 <304-610-5666>
> wtsq.org
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Frieda Werden, Series Producer
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