We'll meet on November 20 at 1:00-2:30 p.m. The location is Panera Bread on North Druid Hills Road. The address is 2311 North Druid Hills Road NE, Atlanta, GA. 30329. Jim has agreed to give a "Trip Report" from his recent trip to Poland! Hope to see you there! You can PM me if you have questions!
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
425 posts
I assume it will be busy on a Saturday afternoon. How will we know each other?
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
Hi Rob!
We bring a couple of Rick Steves' blue books and put them on the table! Last time we were able to get the large table near the middle of the restaurant. Hope to see you there! Sharon
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Lawrenceville, Georgia
693 posts
Hi, Sharon - I told Karen from Atlanta about the meeting - perhaps she'll join us, she said she doesn't live too far from the Panera. Regards, Anna
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
Looking forward to seeing you again Anna (B) and hope Karen and others can join us as well!
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Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23269 posts
And the Denver group will be looking forward to receiving our franchise fee -- SOON !!!
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Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
251 posts
Maybe since all of these groups are meeting on the same date, at some point a conference call or Skype can be worked out to expand the groups into one group, thus expanding the advice/tips/experiences given. It would just have to worked out time-wise since the groups are spanning the time zones. But, just a thought. At least the groups can maybe get together or touch base at some point... or can even post requests for travel tip advice...? Or something like that. Any other thoughts or ideas?
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
It sounds like a great idea Stuart but maybe a little complicated to implement - I'll be anxious to hear what others think. I was thinking of a web blog to capture ideas from each meeting, post trip reports, etc.
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
You might have to accept payment in the form of a Panera bagel!
Posted by
Lawrenceville, Georgia
693 posts
And, Frank, you'll have to come to Atlanta to get it!
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10225 posts
We actually did just what Stuart suggested during our first meeting. We Skyped with the Denver group. Depending on how big the groups are it can take some time! The time zones can be an issue. We only have one hour difference between CA and CO, but there is a 3 hour difference between Pacific time and Eastern.
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
That's great Andrea--let's make a plan for a future meeting!
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10225 posts
If you meet at 1:00 p.m. and we meet at 10:00 a.m. it is doable. We have started our meetings at 10:00 in the past, but this month we are meeting at 1:00 to see how that goes. Let's see if we can work something out for December.
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OP
Atlanta
3250 posts
Sounds great Andreahopefully Stuart and Larry can help us with the technology. We'll discuss at out meeting on Saturday and coordinate with the Denver group too!
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Atlanta, GA, USA
123 posts
Hi! Sorry I missed this gathering. My husband and I really hope to meet all of you at the next meeting! :-) Cookie n Rene