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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Harry and other members of the PWG,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>At this stage it seems obvious that you are not going to have a meeting in New Orleans this year.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Harrah's which is now the world's biggest gaming company, with several destroyed casinos in the disaster area, today announced that anybody who can show that they come from Louisina will be offered a free hotel room in one of their Las Vegas casinos.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have pointed out previously that Las Vegas probably have the lowest hotel rates of any major city on Sunday though Thursday nights (during weekends most prices double) and they offer a lot of special deals for groups using their conference facilities, e.g. one major hotel/casino in Henderson. just outside Las Vegas where I live offers a free luxury dinner to everybody who is any of their conference rooms during the day. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Do like Harrah's, give up on New Orleans for now and come to Vegas instead.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Carl-Uno Manros</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=854243616-01092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For IPP WGG Chair</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org [mailto:owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Harry Lewis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pwg-announce@pwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> PWG-ANNOUNCE> New Orleans - October meeting status<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Some people have expressed interest and concern regarding the possible effect of the hurricane on our October meeting in New Orleans.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>At this time, we are unable to contact the Doubletree hotel with whom we have contracted. The condition of our hotel, the French Quarter and New Orleans in general in 7 or 8 weeks is uncertain right now as damage is still being assessed.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>We have a back-up plan to move the meeting to ISTO HQ in Piscataway (same dates) if necessary. </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I advise holding off on any travel reservations to New Orleans at this time. </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I will let you know as soon as we learn the status of the meeting in New Orleans. </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>---------------------------------------------- <BR>Harry Lewis <BR>IBM STSM<BR>Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group<BR>http://www.pwg.org<BR>IBM Printing Systems <BR>http://www.ibm.com/printers<BR>303-924-5337<BR>---------------------------------------------- </FONT></BODY></HTML>