April 2008 Newsletter

 

Count Down – 11 Months to go

 

Saigon Reunion 2009

 

            As a reminder, the dates for the reunion are: March 11th – 18th, 2009. Reunion 2009 in HCMC (Saigon). A long weekend (Wednesday – Tuesday) which will include travel time, jet-lag time, and International date-line crossing. You gain a day going and lose a day coming back (from the West Coast). Most departure flights from the West Coast are overnight ones. So, the official Reunion event dates are set for Friday the 13th (OMG!) through Sunday the 15th of March 2009. If you plan your travel for the 11th – 18th, you will allow for the shortest (comfortable) travel time with one jet-lag day (Thursday the 12th). This does not preclude anyone making their own elongated plans, but for our get-togethers and events planning schedules, we are designating Friday – Sunday as the Reunion in Saigon (HCMC).

 

             

            We  have the following  point of contacts that will be coordinating the information for dissemination.

 

(1)   Travel Coordinator (Vacant - so far that is me rmcdonal@sesi.com , I am looking for volunteers who have been to Vietnam already – this is not a professional Travel Coordinator function, rather an information host that provides travel related information and choices for selection)

(2)   Events Coordinator  (Sarah Bush Rogers – kuipokauai@gmail.com)

(3)   Information Coordinator (Roy McDonald – rmcdonal@sesi.com)

Ok, here, for starters, is the current list of travelers, hopefuls, and maybes. Please let me know if your status has changed so that I can keep the list as current as I possibly can. Once you have finalized your travel itinerary, please e-mail it to the Travel Coordinator so that we can post it and know when your arrival and departure dates/location/accommodations are to be able to get in touch once in country:

Travel Roster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated 04/17/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too

 

 

NO.

 

Names

Going!

Planning

Thinking

Early

Maybe

Can't

Party

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allen, Kathleen

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Arbuckle, Les

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Saigon

Berven, Mary Lou

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon

Blackmore, Ruth

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Busa/Safrannek (Kandi/Tom)

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon

Bush, Charlotte

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

Been there/Done that

Dunn, Mike & Yen

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon

Kotzebue, Dave

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Kent, Christie

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Saigon, Baguio PI

Landgraf, Susan & Gabriella

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon

McDonald, Roy

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Baguio PI, Saigon VN

McIntyre, Cathie

 

 

 

 

 

 0

0

Teaching Conflicts

Oakley-Melvin, Deborah

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Pei, Linda

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Porcher, Annie Herndon

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon

Porcher, Jacqueline B.

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Rogers, Sarah

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saigon

Rubira, Claude (Arcache)

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

Saigon

Shahpazian, Bobbie

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

Can't - Date Conflicts

Stann, Susie

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Saigon, Dalat, Hue

Stoddard, Frank

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Hanoi first, train south to Saigon

Thomas, Bruce