REGISTRATION NUMBERS PROMPT CHANGES

Phelps Hobart, Rally 2006 Chairman, reports he is making final arrangements to the convention program based on registration numbers to date.

Near term plans include preparation of a revised program and registration booklet which will be reviewed by Council leaders and approved for distribution around October 7. Once the final program is in place and registration materials ready, the new booklets should go in the mail sometime during the second week in October, or earlier if possible. The need for a modified program and booklet was not anticipated.

According to Phelps, the Wednesday golf tournament will likely be scrapped.

The visit to the California Capitol Thursday morning is still on, with a tour of the general and some special areas, luncheon in the Capitol basement restaurant, and later a tour of the grounds. A special event honoring veterans will take place in late afternoon and is considered a major highlight of the day. A number of the social/recreational/tourism activities scheduled concurrently probably will be deleted. In the evening the pasta dinner is still set to take place in a restaurant adjacent to the Days Inn.

The major Rally event, the Council of Presidents annual meeting, will still be held at the Coast Guard facility Friday morning and throughout the afternoon. It is now anticipated that guests and others who do not attend the meeting will join the presidents for a pleasant box/picnic luncheon on the grass and near the gazebo; however, Phelps is still investigating the possibility of having separate luncheon for guests with open podium, the specific activities to be determined. The Friday evening banquet should be a splendid affair, much like the military banquet at San Luis Obispo last November.

The EXCOM meeting will be conducted on schedule Saturday morning, again with some of the concurrent activities either greatly modified or cut. The luncheon scheduled for Saturday, the final event of Rally 2006, will proceed as planned.

Registrations continue to come in very slowly; it was hoped more attendees would register early and take advantage of the lower prices. And as we’ve been saying, Phelps has been having a difficult time planning a very nice convention when total registrations are unknown. Those who still plan to attend Rally 2006 are encouraged to register without delay.

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