> Maggie, our summer is their winter! How about planning the conference
> during
> December break? Or February... but Feb. might not be the same week
> for
> everyone. I say we plan it right after the New Year. This way we
> leave
> right after Christmas and extend the stay to include the conference-
> you
> know, a combination business/pleasure trip... LOL!! Nancy Walkup,
> are you
> there?!?
> O.K., o.k., if not Auckland, how about Paris or Rome?!?
Paris or Rome will NOT do. You can only get immersed in the richness of
Maori and Pacific Art and culture here in New Zealand!! And think of the
golden beaches, ...and summer instead of winter !!! etc etc etc.
Nancy ARE you there??? (Thanks for everything BTW,regarding NY.)
Jill in NZ.