[Eenc-board] EENC 2008 Conference Site

Fri Nov 9 09:57:51 EST 2007

$250-$300 is a lot of cash!  I know I would be unable to attend at that rate.  Think about the cost of transportation and teachers who have to pay $50 to $75 per day for a Sub.  
If we want to attract lots of people, we need to look at keeping the cost down.  
Is it possible to locate a campsite where us "po folks" could stay?

Pat Curley
Science Teacher,
Onslow County Alternative Learning Center

From: Lois Nixon
Sent: Fri 11/9/2007 9:16 AM
To: Dee Thonnard Rudolph
Cc: EENC Board; Patrick Curley; bdaniel at montreat.edu; Andy Gould; Sarah Phillips; Mandi Gillespie; Peggy Sloan; Dorothie Johnson
Subject: Re: [Eenc-board] EENC 2008 Conference Site

Does this mean there would be no one day or commuter rates?  I think we had 
a lot of those this year.  You might want to check the registration list for 
this year.  I think those rates make the conference affordable for a lot of 
people--to just attend on specific days.  If everyone had to pay the whole 
conference rate--$250-300, it might really limit our attendance.  And we 
can't afford to just absorb those costs, if that is what we have to pay to 
the Conference Center.

Maybe an option is to have day-rate/commuters eat in one of the cottages, 
instead of with the group.  However, that negates some of the networking 
benefits.

Lois
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dee Thonnard Rudolph" <Dee.Rudolph at ncmail.net>
To: "Lois Nixon" <doukab at nc.rr.com>
Cc: "EENC Board" <eenc-board at rtpnet.org>; "Patrick Curley" 
<pat.curley at onslow.k12.nc.us>; <bdaniel at montreat.edu>; "Andy Gould" 
<atg2908 at uncw.edu>; "Sarah Phillips" <sarahp at nccoast.org>; "Mandi Gillespie" 
<delphimjg at aol.com>; "Peggy Sloan" <sloanpeg at aol.com>; "Dorothie Johnson" 
<dajohnson at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Eenc-board] EENC 2008 Conference Site

> Morning!
>
> The prices quoted are for the hotel style housing includes the $5 fee 
> since we're not a baptist group.  There would be other groups while we 
> were there--this why many of our housing and space options are limited. 
> They have two dining facilities--the conference center has it's own and 
> everyone else uses another one.  The main cafeteria has two seperate 
> sides.  Depending on the size of the conference, we could probably take up 
> one half of the building (much like this year's conference) and use the 
> space for awards, etc.
>
> You're right, having the eco-reception at the aquarium does mean that we 
> could have alcohol.  We probably could take the ferry on the way over, 
> which would be very fun.
>
> I asked for that date because all the teachers at this year's conference 
> said that they really liked having the conference in October, especially 
> that weekend.  NCSTA is always in November (the same weekend each year) 
> and looking at the location of NAAEE, I doubt we'll have many members 
> attending.  They said that September was too soon after the start of the 
> school year.  But, if we do decide to go with November, I could probably 
> get any building we want.  (As long as I call at 8:00am exactly one year 
> to the date of check-in)
>
> Unfortunatley, Fort Fisher Recreational AFB is not an option.  I 
> practically begged. The organization must be a state organization, it 
> doesn't matter if many of the attendees or  hosts work for the state.  But 
> if someone has connections--please use them!
>
> One thing that is a downside with Ft. Caswell is that we pay for the time 
> and meals that the group is there.  For example, it sounds like we have to 
> pay for everyone's meal even if we only have half of the group eating on 
> Friday morning.
>
>
>
> Lois Nixon wrote:
>> Thanks, Dee,
>>
>> Ft. Caswell looks wonderful!  A couple of comments:
>>
>> It appears that the prices you were quoted for us are higher than those 
>> in their brochure--but it is difficult to tell since I'm not sure which 
>> rooms you were quoted on....
>>
>> It appears that they have a lot more rooms than we would use.  Does that 
>> mean there would also be others there while we are there?  That is o.k. 
>> if we can be assured of having private spaces for our meals--especially 
>> Awards Luncheon, and our keynote program.  Or do the Awards with the 
>> Eco-Reception.
>>
>> I'm assuming the auction being at Fort Fisher Aquarium means we could 
>> have alcohol!!!  :)  But it also means a chance to visit your beautiful 
>> workplace--good idea!
>>
>> The dates you quote are just 5 days after NAAEE.  Not sure how many of 
>> our members will go to NAAEE, but it might hurt our attendance, since it 
>> is so close in time.  Although, there is never a time with no conflicts. 
>> And I'm not sure of the date of NCSTA next year.  This year NCSTA 
>> conflicts with NAAEE, but I don't know about 2008.  Anybody have those 
>> dates?  That is an in-state conflict I think we should avoid if possible.
>>
>> If Fort Fisher Recreational AFB is a viable option, I would think we 
>> might be able to get some of our Board members who are state employees 
>> and/or with military connections to be the "official hosts".
>>
>> Thanks for collecting the detailed information, Dee.  This looks like a 
>> beautiful site, and a good choice--if the above cautions are not a 
>> problem!
>>
>> Lois
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thonnard Rudolph" 
>> <Dee.Rudolph at ncmail.net>
>> To: "EENC Board" <eenc-board at rtpnet.org>; "Patrick Curley" 
>> <pat.curley at onslow.k12.nc.us>; <bdaniel at montreat.edu>; "Andy Gould" 
>> <atg2908 at uncw.edu>; "Sarah Phillips" <sarahp at nccoast.org>; "Mandi 
>> Gillespie" <delphimjg at aol.com>; "Peggy Sloan" <sloanpeg at aol.com>; 
>> "Dorothie Johnson" <dajohnson at bellsouth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:55 PM
>> Subject: [Eenc-board] EENC 2008 Conference Site
>>
>>
>>> Afternoon!
>>>
>>> I've taken a look at the various conference locations for 2008.  Thank
>>> you to everyone who offered suggestions!  Please take a moment to open
>>> the attached document which gives details on our options.  As you
>>> probably will be able to tell, I am leaning towards Ft. Caswell but I
>>> would like to hear everyone's option before moving forward.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Dee
>>>
>>
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