Are You Planning to Go?

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:43 pm

The 34th Biennial Convention of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America happens in San Diego, CA this year from April 24 - 29.

This is a gathering of the most devoted C&S enthusiasts in the world. Check out the details, click here.

I will definitely be there.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:47 pm

Me too! Really looking forward to it. I've always wanted to explore San Diego. This is the perfect excuse!

peterb

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:27 pm

See you there.
Looking forward to Marlon's talks.

Peter, hope you can find some time to come visit us out in Riverside.

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:26 am

I really would like to try and make it out there this time if I can pull it off.

Gnostic · Post by **Gnostic** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:16 am

Probably a stupid question, but I am asking anyway. Is this is open to all people, not just members? It sounds like an awesome event.

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:55 pm

For reasons of liability more than anything else, the convention is open to members. Joining the CSSA amounts to taking a subsctription to the CSSA Journal which is great value at $48 per year. Everyone who gets the Journal is a member of CSSA.

And Daiv, I really hope you can get there.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:56 am

Buck Hemenway wrote:And Daiv, I really hope you can get there.

I registered on-line today...so now I'm committed.

I have to make a stop on the way so I'll be driving!

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:11 am

Barring any unforeseen circumstances I plan on being there.

BTW, I snuck into the event in Tucson without being a member in '09. I'm a member now, though.

Unfortunately my condo in SD is rented until June, so I'll have to make other arrangements. Campland, maybe?

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:20 pm

Too far away for me, but take lots of pictures and share the experience please!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:27 pm

Campland is great, but if its still anything like it has been in the past, if you dont already have reservations, you aint gettin in.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:57 pm

It seemed to me there were a few campgrounds way out east of San Diego in some very pretty country, a good drive away but nice. Maybe out around Campo or Portrero.

peterb

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:22 pm

I think we should plan a get together of some sort.

Who are intending to come to the event?

I have:

Jen & Darryl,
Daiv
TimN
PeterB
Buck & Yvonne

Who else?

Buck

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:47 pm

Well, I made a mistake on planning around my teaching job and for some reason was under the impression that the convention had at least a significant opening or closing segment over a weekend. So I might not be there after all.

Haven't past conventions included more weekend time either for the opening or closing events? The scheduling of the conference all on weekdays makes it difficult for me to go. I realize it's silly of me to notice only now that it's all weekdays.

At best I might be able to get there Thursday night and attend Friday.

Anyway, if I don't get out there, hope you all have an amazing time and take amazing pictures.

peterb

Post by **daiv** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:02 am

May be less than thought. How about other SoCal members such as Tony, Mike, etc.?

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:06 am

I just checked scheduling of the past several conventions and the most recent ones did indeed run Friday through Wednesday, but it looks like many before that were Sunday-Thursday or Monday-Friday. Interesting. I got spoiled by the one two years ago in Tucson and just assumed they all ran Friday-Wednesday.

For anyone interested in the history and scheduling of the CSSA conventions, here's a web page put together by Chuck Staples, CSSA historian extraordinaire:

http://www.cssainc.org/index.php?option ... Itemid=335

peterb

PS- I thought this was great, from the 1981 convention in Albuquerque:

"University of New Mexico--room rates $6 per person per night plus $1 parking fee per day--meals at La Posada Dining Hall cafeteria breakfast & lunch each $2.50 per person and dinner $2.75 per person
Registration Fee

$25 per person--included 2 luncheons"