This week?s exciting announcements from Nimbus ? 2003!

[Gwen]

Welcome to June! Were closing in on the zero hour,
folks. Theres still much to be done, but for now,
here are a few new developments:

1. Thanks to an update at RegOnline, we have made our
payment options more accurate. Now, if you are paying
by PayPal, you may select Wire Transfer for your
method. The PayPal instructions are still the same 
its just that you no longer have to count it as a
Check.

2. We have reserved 20 seats at each luncheon for
family members of registrants. If you are registered
and you would like members of your family to be able
to accompany you to the luncheons, you may do so in
our registration system under Other Fees. The cost
for a family member to accompany you to the luncheons
is $39.75 per person per lunch. Remember you can
Update your own registrations by following our links
to the registration page, selecting Update and
entering your email address. You will go to your
Group List after you hit continue on the
registration page. By clicking on the link next to
your name, you can make changes and additions to your
agenda and fees.

3. As wonderful, exciting, and informative as the
Nimbus - 2003 programming will be, we know some of you
are looking forward most to meeting Your Own. That's
why we'll be using our banquet room in its off-hours
for "Birds of a Feather" meetings. Trying to find all
the other members of Guns 'n' Handcuffs? Looking for
other people who sail the Wolfstar? Wondering how many
people are also Baker Street Irregulars? Or just want
to find fellow believers in Magic Dishwasher, 4th Man
Avery, or Lollipops? Use the BoF tables!

Each day, we'll set sign-up sheets on designated BoF
tables and locations. Simply sign up your BoF for the
hour of your choice, or if you prefer, leave a message
listing a different meeting time and location. Your
like-minded flamingos will flock to you!

BoF Rules: 

A. BoF meetings may not last more than one hour at the
designated location. People may continue, if they
vacate the location for the next group. They may also
continue if no one is waiting for the space.

B. If BoF meetings become disruptive to the groups
around them, they may be asked to move to a location
outside the designated Nimbus - 2003 meeting space.

C. BoF meetings may not be held for any purpose
promoting negative agendas, i.e., racism,
discrimination, flaming or defaming a particular
person or group within the fandom, housism, etc.
(Sorry, gang. The annual meeting of the "Gwendolyn
Grace - what a bitch!" Society will just have to
wait.) Character hatred, such as "Down with Fudge," is
acceptable.

D. BoF meetings are not sanctioned or endorsed by
Nimbus - 2003 or HPEF, Inc. 

E. BoF meetings held in Nimbus - 2003 space must be
open to anyone who wants to participate. However, if
someone is a disruption or causes a disturbance, or
engages in harrassing or threatening behaviour, BoF
leaders should contact Security as soon as possible.
Serious disturbances may result in all offenders being
asked to leave the remainder of the symposium without
a refund.


4. Now you can have a little bit of Nimbus  2003 to
keep with you, whether you can attend or not! Weve
just opened a CafePress store of items featuring our
logo and some poster artwork:
http://www.cafeshops.com/hpefinc  Sales at the store
help benefit Nimbus  2003, and if you order now, you
could get your Nimbus gear in time for the Order of
the Phoenix release!

Speaking of which, have you voted for your preferred
location for the Order of the Phoenix MeetUp near
you? Visit http://www.MUARI.org to see what were
talking about, or go here:

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/MTarchives/week_2003_05_25.html#002909

to read the Leaky Cauldron press release.


Well bring you more news as it develops!

Gwendolyn Grace
Minister of Magic, Nimbus - 2003




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