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What are the dates of next year's INkshed??  Andrea

At 12:41 PM 9/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Greetings to all! As we start the new term (in toronto at least), we
>need to be reminded what we have in store when the school year winds
>down--another Inkshed conference!  Your trusty Toronto-crew (Margaret,
>Barbara and M-L) have been busy finding sites for the Toronto-based
>Inkshed conference in May 2003.  We have found 2 good conference
>centres, but need some direction from those planning on attending about
>what kind of facility they want.
>
>The first one, Hockley Highlands, is set in rolling Ontario countryside
>about 45 minutes north of highway 401 and the airport.  It has good
>walking trails; the food is good (naturally an important
>consideration for us Inksheders), and accommodation very pleasant.
>Orangville is 10 minutes away and is a pretty town for a Saturday
>get-away.  The package cost is $135 (plus tax) for the standard room,
>which is a single with shared bath; more luxurious
>rooms are available for more.  You may get some sense of it by visiting
>the website at  http://www.hockleyhighlands.com/main.html
>
>The other site is in Niagara area: called White Oaks--it is ritzier than
>the other site--food very good and close to wine tours, Shaw festival,
>etc.  The double rooms there are $155 (plus tax) per person per night.
>It is further from the airport and the traffic on the Niagara-bound
>highway can often be crammed.  (Sidenote: it also has a spa attached
>with add-on costs if you want to have some non-conference r and r there;
>and it has a very well-appointed sports facilities if your r and r
>"runs" in that direction...).  White Oaks may be too fancy and even
>distracting for the likes of us--but then again, maybe we feel that as
>we get older (some of us, well M-L at least, seem to be getting older
>faster than others :>) wouldn't mind a little luxury.  Their URL is
>http://www.whiteoaks.on.ca/
>
>But in any event, we wanted to put these 2 choices to you. Either site
>would be fine, and these prices are actually a bargain for this area.
>We have 2 good choices and would like some feedback to help us make the
>choice. We should reserve soon to keep the prices being offered. .
>
>Looking forward to hearing from all--and good wishes for a good term.
>
>Regards, Mary-louise, Margaret and Barbara.
>ps.  you might well ask where Leslie is--off at the Toronto Film
>Festival *of course*.
>
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