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To date I have recieved inquiries of interest from The National Headache Foundation. They seem very interested in attending. Also from Novaris Pharmacueticals.
Let's roll!
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #1 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 1:59pm » |
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Better get these people, right here on this MB, on the roll. To date there are 4 people registered to attend!
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #2 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 2:29pm » |
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on Apr 1st, 2003, 1:59pm, Bob P wrote:| To date there are 4 people registered to attend! |
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4 people registered!!!
WTF?
SHIT!!! Because of my present employment/financial situation, I'm about 95% sure I won't be coming.
Reasons:
- no $$$
- 50+ hrs each way driving time
- not sure if I'll be working then.
- IF I'm working, how do I ask for almost 2weeks off from a new job?
- possible problems at the border (think I've got them worked out  )
If I'm willing to try to make an effort like that to get there, what about you people that are closer, can afford a flight, don't need the better part of 2 weeks off work to drive? STAND UP and BE COUNTED!!! Do you really think someone notable/important... is going to go out of their way to talk to 4 people?
THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED!!! 
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #3 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 2:34pm » |
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I wanted to say its early yet but its April. Not all that early.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #4 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 2:45pm » |
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You mean only 4 people register'd to show up period....dam....I know there's lot more then that and everyone must jus be waitin ta send money in......I know I am......sorry.....had that set back with the big huge vet bill. I'll have ta get the registration mailed in soon......Brad's jus not 100 % postive on it yet. Hopein ta make it Pam
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #5 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 10:09pm » |
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Don,
I completely forgot to mention that the local Merck rep is going to be sending goodies and possibly a representative to attend. I have to contact him closer to the convention date.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #6 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 10:19pm » |
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #7 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 10:42pm » |
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Don ,
Where,when and what is convention about.
I missed original thread. Have been away from the board for a while now.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #8 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 10:44pm » |
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Click the OUCH link on the left of this site. In the headline area of the OUCH page is another link for all the convention details. Take a look.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #9 on: Apr 1st, 2003, 11:50pm » |
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Add McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals to the responses.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #10 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:27am » |
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Okay Don,
i need further explanation...could be cuz at the moment i'm still a little drugged. The 75 dollars covers what?
all in all.....how much do you thing this little outing is going to cost me.....(do not include airfaire) just the little weekend?
I'll try really hard to find a way to stick it in my budget.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #11 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 8:38am » |
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The very first paragraph of the convention page:
Registration Fee - $75US/person - Covers speaker sessions, hospitality suite, Saturday night banquet, welcome gifts, convention t-shirt. Registration forms will be available soon. You will pay for your accommodations and meals other than the banquet.
For me it's $300 round trip air from California to Syracuse, car rental $30/day, resort $78/night, other meals and sightseeing $200, regiatration $75. Total about $900.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #12 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 8:46am » |
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and *IF* we have more than 50 paid registrants, the room rates will go down as well. I will be able to take some of the registration funds and put them towards the overall room rates. So the more people that are there, the better all the way around. Again, and everyone is going to get sick of me saying this, and I don't care:
THIS IS A PRIME OPPORTUNITY FOLKS. We have the biggest audience of drug companies, clinical trial doctors, headache organizations and doctors that we've ever had. It's time to show up at the convention, participate in the round table forum and tell them all in your own words what you see needing to be done to help the overall cause and your OWN cause!!!!
This is not a convention that you will sit in the audience and be lectured to - you will be an active participant in discussions with the headache community from every field.
Let me ask you this:
If you could pay $900 for a weekend, and in return you got research and drugs SPECIFICALLY for the treatment of CH, insurance companies that gladly approve O2 and multiple immitrex prescriptions in a month, would it be worth it to you??
I dunno bout everyone, but I've seen several people paying huge gobs of money on prescriptions not covered for CH, maxxing out credit cards, and promising their first born to pay for their CH meds. Lets take FULL advantage of what's in front of us here!
back off the soap box
Expect to hear me lecture alot over the next couple of months 
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #13 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:39am » |
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Quote:| For me it's $300 round trip air from California to Syracuse, car rental $30/day, resort $78/night, other meals and sightseeing $200, regiatration $75. Total about $900. |
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For me:
About 200.00 air
$0.00 car rental (i'll ride with Bob)
$78.00 per nite = $156.00
$ 10.00 meals & sightseeing (twinkies and I'll go with Bob)
Registration $75.00
Total $441.00
I'll bring extra twinkies for you and you can ride with me and Bob.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #14 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 11:52am » |
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I did have an offer to fly to Rochester and ride over with Drummer but he doesn't smell too good. I'm a little leary about spending much time in a car with him. It would save the car rental though.
Actually, I'm planning on spending a week or two on the east coast, sight seeing. So my trip will be $2,000-$4,000. Geez! Maybe I should just do some trout fishing in the Sierra instead.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #15 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:28pm » |
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Spending any time in Mass?
I can show ya a good time big boy.
Just put about $3000.00 aside for the mass visit.
AND BRING MY YACHT DAMMIT!
I aint buying the "siezed by the feds" story either.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #16 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 5:10pm » |
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Isn't there supposed to be water or a drainage ditch near this place? Maybe the "Barge" can be backed down into a mud flat or something......we can have a boarding plank and other cool Pirating Gear.......not to mention wonderful breeze driven afternoons on the Libido Deck....the only sounds being the soft pop of a beer opening, and the constant _sizzle_ of cigarettes going out as they hit the pristine aquifer below...........
$75 - Registration
$104 - Room, split 3 ways
$50 - Gas
$5 - Food .....but I'm bringing along 8 lbs of jerky
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$279 - subtotal
$1975 - Beer and chicanery
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$2254
Coming home with good mammaries - Priceless
According to the Elves.........Pennsylvania holds 50% of the current registrants.....followed only by Ca with the other 50%. Cough up the bucks, you Sucks! This is going to be one for the annals. (Anals too, for all I know.) If nothing else, it won't be _Boring_....................
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #17 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 6:24pm » |
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RJ!
Do I understand this right?
You're bringing 8 pounds of jerky and you're sharing your room with two others? Have you no mercy? No compassion?
Talk about chemical weapons!
Oh, the humanity!
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« Reply #18 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:21pm » |
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on Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:27am, juvy wrote:| all in all.....how much do you thing this little outing is going to cost me |
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I thing this little outing will cost less that the last two.
Atlanta = $1900
Vancouver = $2200
Hell, then there was the side mini gigs.
Nashville = $1600
Pheonix = $1900
Phoeonix = $2200 (for 6 days alone in a hotel room)
Can someone total this up?.....im afraid to.....LOL
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #19 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:26pm » |
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on Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:21pm, jonny wrote:I thing this little outing will cost less that the last two.
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Maybe because its 'right next door'?
BTW those figures MUST include a LOT or BEER!!!
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #20 on: Apr 2nd, 2003, 7:43pm » |
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ok,
here is my story...lin and i are taking a new position (and no i don't mean missionary, doggie, etc) that starts june 1. we neglected to negotiate the convention dates into the deal but i am reasonably sure that i can work this out and as soon as i do we will be booking!
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #21 on: Apr 3rd, 2003, 12:05am » |
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ummmm...I can't BELIEVE I have to print this registration out and send it in the mail!! Do you realize what that involves? Digging through the glove box, looking for a stamp...then having the envelope get lost in the car (if I FIND an envelope) for months...then getting to the post office to send it off!!
Where the heck is the dang paypal button??
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But Mich
Think of the memories you will uncover.
Might even find the regitration for the Vegas Covention in there.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #23 on: Apr 3rd, 2003, 11:35am » |
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on Apr 3rd, 2003, 12:05am, Mastifflvr28 wrote:
Where the heck is the dang paypal button??
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ah hell.....I clicked on a paypal button. Does that mean I'm not registered for the convention?
Wonder what the heck I just bought.
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Re: Interest in Convention
« Reply #24 on: Apr 3rd, 2003, 2:49pm » |
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Jonny you asked for it well here it is.............. 
*drum roll* ;D
Grand total= 10300.00  *choking*
(I stuck $500.00 on the mini gigs just to be on the safe side for ya) 
It was worth it though except for spending a week ALONE in AZ, shoulda called me LOL
*POOF* Happy Dancer out ;D
PS: this got posted under Dave by mistake so not to worry! Tell the "Mule" not to get all wadded up, LMMAO 
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