Ok, of all the locations mentioned for the symposium next year, Chicago is the closest to me. Its hard living in Nebraska. Nobody wants to visit here. I personally think Omaha would be a fine location for the symposium. Omaha has world class hotels and a great airport, but isn't too up on itself, so most of the time rates are very reasonable. And its only an hour from me. But, being realistic, I realize, as I said, nobody wants to visit Nebraska. After all, if ESPN is to be believed, all we have here is a football stadium, which is surrounded by corn fields as far as the eye can see. Someone today suggested Ohio, which would be nice, but my serious suggestion is Indianapolis. Of course, I'm biased because it's a day drive from my home and my In-Laws live there, so I'd have free accomodations and a baby-sitter... But I also think it is a great city, has lots of stuff to do, especially if you like flea markets, etc., and is more centrally located than some of the other suggestions. I couldn't make it to Vegas, and I couldn't make it to Atlanta, I most certainly would NOT be able to go to Boston or Seattle, but I MIGHT, just MIGHT be able to attend a symposium in Indianapolis. And for those Ohio folks, heck, its hardly a short poke! Melissa Rotert [Posted in FML issue 4306]