[TheForge] 08?

[Demon Buddha]

So, may I take it that what I heard was not accurate, about Claire 
Yellin trying to get this thing to Philly?

Philly would be a nice location.

dave mudge wrote:
> It is pretty well established that the '08 ABANA conference will be in New
> Paltz, New York at the SUNY campus,
> with the help of host affiliate Northeast Blacksmith Assoc. The theme will
> be "The Preservation of Fire".
> 
> We are open for suggestions for the 2010 conference however. In fact it is
> my assignment as ABANA board member
> to line up possible locations (and presentations from interested parties)
> for 2010.
> 
> Obviously there are a whole bunch of qualifications that a location must
> meet in order to be considered.
> Proximity to public transportation, dorms, food service, communications,
> high speed internet access, parking,
> electrical services, gallery spaces, meeting halls, class rooms, corporative
> staff, just to mention a few.
> We have a packet for the officials of interested institutions.
> 
> You should talk to your contacts to see if they are interested in hosting
> 1,000 or so blacksmiths for a long weekend.
> It is actually more like a two week process to set up and tear down.
> 
> dave mudge
> ABANA Member Services
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> Someone mentioned to me that Claire Yellin was trying to get the 08
> conference situated in Philly but was having some trouble.  I have some
> ocnnections at Drexel and perhaps even at Penn.  I don't have any of the
> relevant contact info at ABANA, so perhaps someone could pass on that I
> am more than happy to speak with my folks to see if there is any
> interest approaching these schools.  Drexel has a good campus for it, if
> a bit moderm for my tastes.  The real coup would be Penn.  Their campus
> is so Ivy League it's ridiculous.  It would be perfect for ABANA.
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