On 5/7/07, John Annunziello <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I was just looking at the dates for the international conference and
> realized that they fall during the Canadian Thanksgiving and in the US,
> Columbus Day. Was this taken into account and how do we stop this from
> happening again?
Tough to say John. ARMA plans the dates and selects the venues at minimum 5
years in advance, so it's hard to believe this was accidental, but I'm also
sure it wasn't done in an insensitive or uncaring manner.
I would think Canadian Thanksgiving would have been noticed, but Columbus
Day may not have weighed in as heavily in the consideration unless the venue
was a city that seriously celebrates it as a "Holiday", like San Francisco.
True, it is listed as a Federally observed holiday, but I've never worked
for an employer that counted it in the list of paid holidays.
Larry
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Larry Medina
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