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HOW MANY PIZZAS CAN I PUT YOU DOWN FOR? Love, -Talis. > Hi all, > > It is time to reveal the details about the Brews Cruise social activity > planned for next Tuesday night at the Code4Lib 2010 conference [1]. Let's > keep list noise to a minimum, so folks who have questions about the details, > please e-mail me directly or, if it's discussion worthy, stick to the > code4libcon list. > > First off, the event is full. Sorry if you missed the cut. We were forced to > set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will > fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the > breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started on the > sign-up page [2]. > > Secondly, I want to thank Talis [3] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion > of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza > joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay! > > Cost & Payment options: > The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying: > 1) Pay in advance by sending me $40 via PayPal. > 2) Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have > a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped. > > Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to > choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card > for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money > comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline > for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st. > > If you wish to prepay via Paypal--you know you want to--here are the > instructions: > 1) Go to http://paypal.com > 2) Click on "Send Money" > 3) Enter [log in to unmask] in the "To" field > 4) Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in) > 5) Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options > 6) Click "Continue" > 7) On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise" > > Itinerary: > - Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who > haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early. > - Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample > 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, > Talis-sponsored pizza. > - Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest > brewing company" > - Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety > of European style beers." > - Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm > > Thanks for signing up! I think it's going to be a great time! > > --jay > > PS, did I mention Talis is paying for the pizza! Yay, Talis! > PPS, Talis employee, Ross Singer, will be attending the event. Be sure to > ask him about Platforms. > > > [1] > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2010_social_activities#Asheville_Brews_Cruise > [2] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2010_social_activities#Wait_List > [3] http://www.talis.com/ >