[gary osborne]

Why not something more rural like Fredericksburg? I have no idea how many rooms are available there or even how many we need. Nice little town. Non-car things to do for the non-car partners. And not that much further for most and potentially closer for others. I have been at the Austin event for the last couple of years and I have to tell you that I loved the event and the people BUT found the traffic unbearable. After you spend 30 - 45 minutes getting out of town, it was awesome but that is a lot of driving to do in a line of 20+ Cobras through lights, stop signs and heavy traffic. After two Austin events and two Conroe events I have to say the Conroe events win hands down and ONLY due to the stress free fun factor of good parking and accessible roads. I am not suggesting we take this meet to Conroe....just stating that a similar type place would add significant fun to the event.

I also have organized many big events for business purposes and have a sense of how much work goes into it. I take my hat off to those who have planned the Austin events in the past. They really were well done and the organizers were amazing. What a feat? My only negative is the urban traffic issue and that is no one's fault.