Thanks everyone who prepaid. I'm up to twenty now, so everyone else just have cash or a credit card on Tuesday night. --jay On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi again, > > This message is for everyone signed up for the Asheville Brews Cruise > on the social activities wiki page [1]. > > I am bothering you all again because I still need a few more folks to > pre-pay via PayPal. I think I'm up to 13 or 14 and need to get to at > least 16. Anyone who wants to can pre-pay. Instructions are in the > earlier message and on the wiki [2]. The tour company is going to > pre-bill my credit card for the cost of at least 16 people, but > however many we can get pre-paid I'll tell them to charge me that > much. Everyone else can pay cash (preferred) or credit card as we're > getting on the bus. > > Thanks to those of you who have already pre-paid vi PayPal. I've been > making sure you get marked as "paid" on the wiki. > > Speaking of the wiki, we have a few folks on the waiting list right > now. Anyone who is signed up and needs to back out please do so ASAP > so that the folks on standby can be notified. If you are on the > waitlist it might make sense to leave an email address for > notification purposes. > > Thanks, > --jay > > [1] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2010_social_activities > [2] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2010_social_activities#Cost_.26_Payment > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> 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/ >> >> >