Summer 2010 in Duluth Planning

Overview

Here we will plan all aspects of our reunion in summer 2010:

• Who will (or will not) attend

• What our objectives are

• Where we will stay

• Where we will write

• Dates of reunion (three overnights)

• Schedule

• Planning Committee:  Michelle, Diane, Tom, Patty (we hope this is okay with you, Patty; we volunteered our writing group to do it)

• [Add other items to the list]

Who will (or will not) attend

Objectives

We are reuniting to do the following (if we prioritize these, it will help us plan the reunion):

• Socialize with each other
• Write
• Share our writing
• Sightsee?
• Hike?

Where we will stay

Here are possibilities (with their positives and negatives):

• McCabe Retreat Center
  • Positives: Reasonable rates ($40 per night in July 2009); ...
  • Negatives: Too close to Susan's house for it to be a retreat for her; not enough places to write and share (?)
• [another idea]
• [another idea]

Where we will write

• The place where we stay?
• Some other place?

Schedule

• Day 1
  • Arrive between TIME and TIME
  • Activity that people can join if in town early enough
  • Meet for dinner at TIME and PLACE
  • Evening...
• Day 2
  • First activity
  • Second activity
  • Etc.
• Day 3
  • First activity
  • Second activity
  • Etc.
• Day 4
  • First activity
  • Second activity
  • Etc.