Julia Bauder wrote: > Also, the farther north we go, the more likely that snow+airplane > incompatibilities will foil speakers' (and attendees'!) travel plans at the > last minute, which isn't fun for anyone. On the other hand, the farther north you go, the more likely airports would be better prepared to handle winter weather. It seems that a foot of snow can cripple transportation when it arrives in more southern locales but it hardly gets noticed when it hits a place like Syracuse. -- John Fereira Cornell University Twitter: @john_fereira Google Wave: [log in to unmask]