Spokane Trip 2014-03 Review
Spokane Visit March 2014
As part of being on staff for Worldcon 2015 in Spokane, Washington (aka Sasquan), we schedule regular Division Head (DH) meetings. Some are in person and some are online. For the last weekend in March 2014 we met in Spokane in person.
Jean stayed home while I flew up on Southwest Airlines non-stop from PHX to GEG. I flew up on Fri Mar 28 and shared the hotel shuttle to the Red Lion At The Park with one of my Deputy DHs, Bobbi. Upon arrival I made a few calls and found others already at dinner, so we connected with one of her Area Heads, Bill, for dinner. Using a recommendation for a nearby hotel we took the shuttle to dine at Queen of Sheba, Ethiopian food. We really liked it and called for the shuttle to retrieve us when done. Another of my DHs, Marah, had the hospitality suite open and we socialized the rest of the night.
Sat Mar 29 I met Sally (Chair), Glenn (Vice Chair) and Pierre (Vice Chair) for breakfast. We got some work done, then caught the hotel shuttle to the Spokane Convention Center (SCC). We started our tour with a briefing from the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), Visit Spokane. We then wandered through the SCC as best we could considering that there was a volleyball tournament going on. We got to see some areas, but not all. We also toured the DoubleTree Hotel's function space, then the Davenport Hotel's lobby and some function space after lunch at a nearby Chili's. We then met for awhile before dinner at a highly reviewed restaurant, Sante, then after we met in the suite. Together we pounded out a preliminary space allocation usage for each division / area. We finished the evening with socializing in hospitality.
Sun Mar 30 Sally, Glenn, Gene (DH) and I met with the Sales Rep from the CVB to discuss our bottlenecks with the hotels. We came up with a plan, then met with the other staff persons until folks had to leave for the airport. We checked out of the suite and finished our meeting in the hotel lobby before dinner. A bunch of us attempted to dine at a restaurant across the street from the Davenport, but they refused to seat us due to our numbers. We opted to go to the Dav and had a very good meal. Together. When finished some walked back while others waited for the hotel shuttle. After returning a few of us met in the bar, then I crashed.
Mon Mar 31 I caught the hotel shuttle back to the airport and flew home, GEG-PHX. Jean picked me up at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and we went out to lunch before going home.
As part of being on staff for Worldcon 2015 in Spokane, Washington (aka Sasquan), we schedule regular Division Head (DH) meetings. Some are in person and some are online. For the last weekend in March 2014 we met in Spokane in person.
Jean stayed home while I flew up on Southwest Airlines non-stop from PHX to GEG. I flew up on Fri Mar 28 and shared the hotel shuttle to the Red Lion At The Park with one of my Deputy DHs, Bobbi. Upon arrival I made a few calls and found others already at dinner, so we connected with one of her Area Heads, Bill, for dinner. Using a recommendation for a nearby hotel we took the shuttle to dine at Queen of Sheba, Ethiopian food. We really liked it and called for the shuttle to retrieve us when done. Another of my DHs, Marah, had the hospitality suite open and we socialized the rest of the night.
Sat Mar 29 I met Sally (Chair), Glenn (Vice Chair) and Pierre (Vice Chair) for breakfast. We got some work done, then caught the hotel shuttle to the Spokane Convention Center (SCC). We started our tour with a briefing from the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), Visit Spokane. We then wandered through the SCC as best we could considering that there was a volleyball tournament going on. We got to see some areas, but not all. We also toured the DoubleTree Hotel's function space, then the Davenport Hotel's lobby and some function space after lunch at a nearby Chili's. We then met for awhile before dinner at a highly reviewed restaurant, Sante, then after we met in the suite. Together we pounded out a preliminary space allocation usage for each division / area. We finished the evening with socializing in hospitality.
Sun Mar 30 Sally, Glenn, Gene (DH) and I met with the Sales Rep from the CVB to discuss our bottlenecks with the hotels. We came up with a plan, then met with the other staff persons until folks had to leave for the airport. We checked out of the suite and finished our meeting in the hotel lobby before dinner. A bunch of us attempted to dine at a restaurant across the street from the Davenport, but they refused to seat us due to our numbers. We opted to go to the Dav and had a very good meal. Together. When finished some walked back while others waited for the hotel shuttle. After returning a few of us met in the bar, then I crashed.
Mon Mar 31 I caught the hotel shuttle back to the airport and flew home, GEG-PHX. Jean picked me up at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and we went out to lunch before going home.