<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks, Sean. Let's move our Saturday morning departure time back to 8:00. The Oboe Cafe opens for breakfast at 6:00, so that should work easily. </div><div><br></div><div>My Internet is down right now. Hard telling when they will have it restored. </div><div><br></div><div>Jim T. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 14, 2014, at 8:37 PM, "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 11.00.9600.17126"><p dir="ltr">I want to caution you all that while the bulk of the drive from Bellingham to North Vancouver is predictable, traffic at the US / Canada border is less so, and it might be wise to allow for some extra time sitting in the border lineup to get through. NEXUS card holders have access to an express lane.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sean<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On June 14, 2014 5:22:04 PM MDT, via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font id="role_document" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">BELLINGHAM-VANCOUVER
SESSION SCHEDULE</span></b></font></p><p></p><p></p>
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</span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">at</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Best
Western Plus, Lakeway Inn and Convention Center</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">714
Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Phone 360-671-1011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""><a href="http://www.thelakewayinn.com/"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.thelakewayinn.com/</font></a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The hotel will provide vouchers for
breakfast each morning in the hotel café upon check-in.</span></p><p></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PSUBS convention registration is
available at <a href="http://psubs.org/convention/2014/"><font color="#0000ff">http://psubs.org/convention/2014/</font></a>
</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Thursday,
August 21<sup>st</sup></span></u></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Meet & Greet beginning at 4:00 in
Poppe’s Pub within Lakeway Inn & Conference Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Appetizers provided by PSUBS; attendees
are responsible for their own drinks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>At the Muskegon convention the Meet & Greet morphed into dinner at
the same location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I expect the
same at Bellingham.</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Friday,
August 22<sup>nd</sup></span></u></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Breakfast by order at The Oboe Café
within Lakeway Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dive day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The start and stop times for dive
operations are dependent on the weather. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We also have a meeting room available at
our hotel for tech sessions to the extent time allows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The tech sessions will fit in before
and/or after dive operations and will focus on updates by sub builders and open
forum Q&A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dinner at a restaurant within walking
distance of Lakeway Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Saturday,
August 23<sup>rd</sup></span></u></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Breakfast at The Oboe Café.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Depart no later than 8:30 a.m. for
Nuytco Research, Ltd. at 216 East Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Our time at Nuytco is scheduled from
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with lunch at a pub nearby at each member’s expense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is our mega-tech session for the
conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is a fantastic
opportunity for an up-close look at the latest technology and systems at
Nuytco’s expanded facility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://nuytco.com/"><font color="#0000ff">http://nuytco.com/</font></a>
</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Extra
event: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">The
Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Science Center is directly on our route and about
15 minutes away when we depart Nuytco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We have the opportunity to tour it until it closes at 6:00 sharp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.vanaqua.org/"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.vanaqua.org/</font></a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bellingham is one hour south of the
Vancouver Aquarium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The group (as
well as individuals) can decide to then have dinner at Whitespot Café in
Vancouver, have dinner in Bellingham at a restaurant within walking distance of
Lakeway Inn, or opt out of the visit to the Aquarium.</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">Sunday,
August 24<sup>th</sup></span></u></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Breakfast at The Oboe Cafe.
</span>Checkout time is 12:00 noon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Many will be departing at various times that morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some attendees are planning to stay over
for an extra day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For those who are
interested we can have a meeting room after breakfast for an open session and
Q&A.</span></p><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"=""></span></p><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: " times="" new="" roman","serif";="" line-height:="" 115%"="">At
the Muskegon convention our original dive day got rained out, and we held the
dive day on Sunday instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A large
number of attendees checked out of the hotel but delayed their departures until
later in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some had earlier
flights and had to leave as scheduled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We have scheduled Bellingham at the driest time of the year, however we
are making every effort to be ready to flex the schedule in response to
weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One thing that will not
vary is the Saturday session at Nuytco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We all owe Phil a great debt of thanks and appreciation for hosting this
day-long event.</span></p><p></p><p></p></div><p style="margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000"></p><pre class="k9mail"><hr><br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></pre></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>