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[magellan]

Come to London - England

[OldWelshGuy]

Indeed London would be great. Or Cardiff

[Michael Martinez]

Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States after Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.

We have two international airports with one on the north side and one on the south side.

We are in close proximity to Dallas, TX (4 hours), Austin, TX (3 hours), San Antonio, TX (2 hours), what remains of New Orleans (7 hours by car), Baton Rouge, Tampa (straight flight), and Oklahoma City (straight flight).

There are quite a few SEOs in Houston, including at least two well-established firms who advocate working principles very close to the HighRankings philosophy.

And I know where to go Salsa dancing here.

[Sarah]

Indeed London would be great. Or Cardiff wink.gif

As long as you can get your rugby guys out to play (just not the orange one) at the party to destroy all newly formed learning brain-cells I can get the train across no problems

I like the idea Cardiff. South Wales is meant to have amazing beaches and some good surfing, for the UK if you're in CA or Oz

[Scottie]

And I know where to go Salsa dancing here.

If you can get Jill to go Salsa dancing, you've got my vote.

I'm up for seeing Jill surfing Wales too...

[Michael Martinez]

I've heard that since Wales are an endangered species, you're not allowed to surf with them any more. But some people still play with doll fins.

[Betty]

Los Angeles or anywhere in Southern California please...

Las Vegas is what I voted for but that's still a trip. I know I'm not the only one in so. Cal. am I?

[Jill]

It's doubtful we'll be going to the West coast for the next one since we were just in San Francisco, but perhaps in the future.

[MaKa]

I like the idea Cardiff. South Wales is meant to have amazing beaches and some good surfing, for the UK if you're in CA or Oz 

I second that vote for Cardiff as an alternative for London.

BTW: I just put the following reminder in my diary:

Friday
Leaving early
16:30 - 17:30
Surfing...

yeah yeah yeah

[smc_online]

I'd love to see you guys back in Tampa! :o)

[fennman]

Any chance you'd drop over to Ireland Jill.

I'd have them stacked up for you.

[Bri]

Ok, Hawaii sounds like it would be the most fun.

[Alan Perkins]

I can't believe that Hawaii is on the list yet people are talking about a bunch of Americans coming across to Cardiff for the surfing ... get real, Brits!

[Michael Martinez]

We don't surf here in Houston, but we have been known to float cars down the street during tropical storms.

In the meantime, I'll take Alan's ambivalence toward Cardiff as a vote for Houston (not that I would want to put words into anyone's mouth -- Alan, please feel free to speak up and say, "Why, yes, Michael -- I'd love to come to Houston for the next HR seminar").

Houston is not only the United States' fourth largest city with two international airports and a great Salsa dancing community, it's also the fourth largest city in the United States with grid-locked highways -- I mean, lots of people and tons of hotels and venues to choose from. We also have pockets of free Internet access for people with wireless laptops.

There is a nice English cuisine restaurant on Montrose near the intersection with Richmond -- called the Black Labrador -- where you can reserve a private room (one downstairs, one upstairs with a piano and bar). The Inklings Roundtable of Houston meets there the second Thursday of each month (we have a C.S. Lewis scholar coming in May). It would be a great place for an after-seminar get-together.

I recently attended a certification class in the J.W. Marriott on Westheimer. It's right across the street from the Galleria shopping mall, which has three main sections and is the home of Olympic ice skater Tara Lipinski (although I have never seen her there, but that is beside the point).

[Scottie]

I am impressed by Michael's staunch campaign to get us to Houston! And I still want to see Jill and Michael Salsa dancing...