Posted by michaela-ATL on November 03, 2002 at 07:12:13:
ed,
this had nothing to do with me wanting to eat at finer restaurants. i live here, i can eat at other places anytime i want to ;-). i just simply thought of those posts, where people complained of being ‘stranded’ at a hotel in atlanta in the middle of nowhere. i thought, since the workshop starts on friday, that people may want to get together beforehand and maybe see some other things about atlanta.
it’s no big deal.
michaela
going to lender’s workshop? - Posted by michaela-ATL
Posted by michaela-ATL on November 02, 2002 at 09:29:26:
i assume, most people will arrive on thursday. anybody want to meet thursday evening for dinner in virgina highlands or some other area in atlanta? i figure everybody will have enough time the next few days/evenings hanging out in the hotel.
michaela
Re: going to lender’s workshop? - Posted by Redd(CT)
Posted by Redd(CT) on November 07, 2002 at 11:08:34:
hello Michaela-ATL,
I don’t know how many people contacted you about this post but I would be game to eat at another restaurant other than the one in the hotel.
I have no car & I will be leaving on monday. I know I will have a good time regardless. I would still like to step out for Atlanta’s fine cuisine.
Redd(CT)
ignore my post - Posted by michaela-ATL
Posted by michaela-ATL on November 02, 2002 at 10:43:17:
ed garcia makes an excellent point: that it’s really about networking and we should stick aorund the hotel.
michaela
Re: going to lender’s workshop? - Posted by Ed Garcia
Posted by Ed Garcia on November 02, 2002 at 10:17:43:
Michaela,
It’s great to see your enthusiasm for the lender’s workshop. I would like to warn you however, that the majority of the participants attending the lender’s workshop would not have a car. When interviewing the attendees we have told them how to take the shuttle from the Airport to the Hotel and that if they wanted to sight see Atlanta, to do it after the workshop.
Also, if you do have dinner at another location with the new friends you will meet from the lender’s workshop, try and make it back to the bar at the hotel. New relations and Networking has been customary at the lender’s workshop.
Because the participants are experienced Investors, The Networking and Camaraderie environment becomes intoxicating. Looking forward to meeting you. You have 56 posts on the finance board as I am making this post and have been a good contributor to CREonline. Don’t think that your efforts and energy goes unnoticed, you have made your contribution in helping others and I want to Thank you.
Ed Garcia
Re: going to lender’s workshop? - Posted by michaela-ATL
Posted by michaela-ATL on November 07, 2002 at 21:05:14:
redd,
whoa, you’re flying here early. you must have friends, that you’re visiting.
you’re the only one,t hat contacted me. i had thought about thursday night,b ut ed, made a good point. i didn’t realize, that people were meeting on thursday evening, so it would be better to hang around the hotel that evening, to network.
michaela
Re: ignore my post - Posted by Ed Garcia
Posted by Ed Garcia on November 02, 2002 at 23:51:03:
Michaela,
I can understand you wanting to eat at a finer restaurant than the Hotel provides. I’ve had dinner at Morton’s and know that Atlanta has some fine dining. My only suggestion is after dinner, swing by the hotel bar and take advantage of getting to know the people that you’re going to spend 3 days with.
You’ll see that we work hard and we play hard.
See you in Atlanta,
Ed Garcia
Re: going to lender’s workshop? - Posted by michaela-ATL
Posted by michaela-ATL on November 02, 2002 at 10:27:11:
ed,
you’re right. i did know, that people wouldn’t have a car. just thought, that, depending on how many people wanted to do it, i could either put them in my car or if too many, a bunch could take a cab.
i’ve seen posts before on the board, asking, if the convention could be held somewhere else, other than atlanta or somewhere more central, since people were tired of being in the airport hotel with nothing else to do around there.
michaela