--On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 14:10 -0800 Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >... > Anyway, I'd rather be in Minneapolis, as well. It's easy to > get to and it has very productive meeting space. Indeed. > I understand > it happens occasionally but I do wonder how common it is for > someone who's an active participant to skip a meeting because > they simply don't like the venue. I don't know if I qualify as an active participant, but I've done so. And, fwiw, I don't expect to be in Hawaii. john