Fran

Please add me and Kathy to the list of those wanting to attend next year. We WILL have something to bring next time!

Just want to chime in about our experience at the conference... Kathy and I showed up with no equipment, and no expertise. It was fabulous! This could not have been a nicer, more helpful bunch of folks, and I was blown away by the level of knowledge in the group. We did a lot of observing, and (borderline obsessive) note-taking. (Okay, *I* did a lot of note-taking). We learned a lot about about a lot of different things, though as I've been reading through previous posts and looking at pictures, I'm realizing what we missed! I did actually get my hands on some things, did some dipping, some rose-making, some air-brushing... We got home inspired, eager to practice and learn, with a thousand ideas about what to do and a desire to spend money on equipment ;-) Sure hope we are able to come to next year's conference, with something to bring besides a couple bottles of booze. Note to self: bring a camera and know how to use it! Thank you, Bob, for all your hard work putting everything together. And thanks to everyone for your demos, enthusiasm, willingness to share your knowledge, and encouragement.

I know we are approaching the last minute, but it looks like the stars will align and I will be able to attend the conference. I won't need to worry about a hotel room as my sister lives nearby. Is it too late to include me? Actually, there might be two of us from this neck of the woods who want to attend.