2009 Annual Yorkie Talk Meet-up Location Poll

[AVERYxo]

Originally Posted by 2blkcatsmom

[where in the oc do you live i watch real house wives of orange county on bravo they are from coto de caza it seems like a nice place i wish i could live in that town




QUOTE=AVERYxo;2085304]You can leave them with us.. And pick them up on your way home! Where in CA are you?(more central, right?)
Avie would have a BALL with Zoey & Chloe! (i know i would too-hehe )

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haha. crazy ladies! i watch it too.
i live like 15-20min or so from there.
everything in orange county seems to take 20 min. (depending on traffic)

[mistyinca]

I voted San Diego, since it has nice weather, interesting attractions, and it would be nice to not have to travel so far this time. But I'll most likely still go no matter where it is held. There are several cities listed that I've never visited before. I'd love to see several of those places.

[ryorkies]

Originally Posted by tumismom

just voted for VA location..it's my home town!!

Mimi it is mine too. I was born at Fort Belvoir !

[Sethowner]

I voted N. Carolina, I am going next month for a training so I am going to check it out. San Diego is my second choice. My son was stationed there and I loved California the weather was fantastic! I know we are only supposed to vote if we are seroius and I am but...I never know when the state or federal has scheduled me for a training somewhere.

[Tnyorkiemom]

sorry if im asking this in the wrong place...but who is actually on the committee...and does anyone have a ball park figure as to what the registration fee will be....again sorry if i asked this in the wrong place

[KathyinCali]

Originally Posted by AVERYxo

i would think it would be fine(i know friends, etc that go all the time) but you are right it's definately NOT the PRETTY part of Mexico! haha. But it's still fun to go and visit for a quick trip.. buy some things('FOLEX' watch anyone?) hahahaha.

Los Algodones Police Corruption continues. Not safe for tourists. - Free-Press-Release.com
This is so off topic but I can't let it go by. My husband is with a Special Forces team formed due to the killings in Rosarito two months ago along with the execution style killings of participants during the Baja 1000 back in November...Having nothing to do with whether the meet up is in San Diego I would feel terrible if I didn't mention it and something happened to someone. I've been going across the border for weekends for 25 years and you could not pay me to hang out there any longer. Anyway just an FYI and my opinion.

[AVERYxo]

Originally Posted by KathyinCali

Los Algodones Police Corruption continues. Not safe for tourists. - Free-Press-Release.com
This is so off topic but I can't let it go by. My husband is with a Special Forces team formed due to the killings in Rosarito two months ago along with the execution style killings of participants during the Baja 1000 back in November...Having nothing to do with whether the meet up is in San Diego I would feel terrible if I didn't mention it and something happened to someone. I've been going across the border for weekends for 25 years and you could not pay me to hang out there any longer. Anyway just an FYI and my opinion.

yeah. good to know.. i dont go over there! so ill be sure to pass it along!

[Katys mom]

I voted for Portland. I went to Seattle on Vacation and didn't have time to go to Portland on our trip, so this would be a way to cross that off my bucket list.

[2blkcatsmom]

i would not go over the border if its in san diego i will try to go to la so i can see the new balenciaga store

[Sukoshi's Mom]

Originally Posted by Tnyorkiemom

i sure hope everyone that is voting is serious about coming....from the looks of things looks like more have already voted than showed up for the KC meetup....i dont think there were over 50 there....someone correct me if im wrong cause i didnt go....but group pics looked like about 35-40 people

Originally Posted by Jenn218

You show who votes for what?! Hmmmm.....

I have remained quiet on the 2009 threads until now (those who know me know I stay away from YT drama), but I need to say something...

This was the most frustrating part of the last meet-up. Last year, the meet-up committee posted a poll just like this, and after the Midwest won out by a landslide, the meet-up committee chose KC because it was the middle of the US. Then, they asked me to be on the committee as their 5th member because I was originally from there and could offer insight. Due to outside circumstances, 3 of the 4 original committee members ended up resigning from the committee, which only left 1 original member (Jodie) plus me. After counting through the original discussion threads to see how many would "for sure" be there, I decided it would be worth my time to put the meet-up together because there were SO MANY who said they would FOR SURE be there. This was AFTER KC was already chosen! I ended up planning the whole thing, with Jodie (LuvMySissy) helping with vendors and Michele (MyFairLacy) helping with the raffle and goodie bags. Then, after committing so much of my personal time to putting the meet-up together, we had a VERY LOW turnout compared to the original numbers who said they'd "for sure" be there. This is very disappointing from the perspective of those of us who committed to making the meet-up happen for you guys!

Like you said, I TOO hope all those who voted are SERIOUS about coming, because otherwise it's going to be just like last year - HUGE initial responses with LOW registration once the details are posted. I do realize things come up, and people are not always able to make plans that they'd originally hoped for, but I hope people can see it from my perspective and the committee's perspective that it takes A LOT of time to put together something like this for such a large group, and it's frustrating to us and our families who are neglected during the planning stages when people don't follow through with their commitments. I'm not wanting to offend anyone with my post, but I ask that you see it from our perspective. That is precisely why Jodie chose to make the poll so we could see who was voting for what - so that people are hopefully accountable for their votes and will follow through with attending once they say they will. This was in lieu of charging everyone an upfront fee to be allowed a vote, which was also something the committee discussed.

As for other expenses, there is no way to know at this point what the registration fee will cost. We will not know this amount until we know a location and can start contracting with hotels. Unfortunately, "pet friendly" hotels have a way of changing their tune when you tell them you'll have 50-100 dogs in their hotel all at once (trust me...I called EVERY hotel on the KC Plaza area - many that were pet friendly, and only ONE would allow us), and they also have a way of changing their tune on refundable pet fees. We will try to find a hotel with a campground close for those interested in camping, but that's something you need to keep in mind while voting too if you're interested in camping. I know there is camping in San Diego. I can't speak for the rest of the locations. I'm sorry some thought the registration fees were high for the last meet-up, but we actually lost money on the initial registration fees (but I had to offer a cheaper price and create an incentive for people to register right away since I owed a $1000 deposit to the hotel 1 month after my original post went out about all the details), and we only "profitted" 14 CENTS on the next higher registration fees above the cost of the food. We made a little more on the later rates ($10 or so), but that just went to cover the meeting room expense. As those of you who followed the 2008 meet-up thread know, because of the low registration, I was actually looking at paying close to $1000 out of pocket at one point because we had not met the minimum food and beverage charges the hotel was requiring, due to the low registration. Fortunately I pleaded our case and they agreed to drop the minimum, but these are the reasons we are concerned with only those serious about attending casting their vote. We had a great time at the 2008 meet-up, and I can only hope 2009 will be just as great, if not BETTER! Again, I do not wish to cause drama or offend anyone by my post - I just ask that you look at it from the committee's perspective to see why we are seemingly such "sticklers" about some of this. I know you would each feel the same way if you were devoting MONTHS of YOUR time to putting together such a nice event for your fellow YTers. Thank you! And I hope to meet you each in 2009 !

[yorkiesmiles]

Lisa, thank you for speaking up. No one else could have said this as well. You make many excellent points, I hope everyone reads each word.

Hoping that the 2009 meetup will be as great as the 2008 KC meetup!

[RoxyJosMom]

Ditto. I can't imagine the frustration and head-banging that must go into trying to organize something like this. The committee did an awesome job and I commend them.

[Layla's Mom]

for Lisa!!!!

[YorkieChick1]

Lisa, You go girl!!! Good points! Hope it clears up a lot of questions for people!!

[AVERYxo]

Lisa-i KNOW how much time and effort you put into the KC meetup! i really commend you for that.. i know it was not EASY! although.. i did not attend(or plan on attending) i completely understand what you are saying..and i hope everyone reads your post!