I have no real preference among the weeks of Nov 26, Dec 3 & Dec 10. Naturally I prefer east coast, but will come to the west coast if that is better for more people, (ssuming at least 2 days of meetings). If I have to travel, obviously I don't much care, however not withstanding Bill's suggestion, It probably makes sense to focus on sites where a number of atttendees are local. i.e. Bay Area or Boston. Hal >