ISA 2007 on the Big Island
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Koa Man
Kahuna giganticus
Wow, you speak good Hawaiian. You need to at least come over for the 2007 ISA Convention and climb a coconut tree with me.
Eagle1
ArboristSite Operative
Really? 2007 at the big island? That sounds like a goal. I think all the cold weather tree workers here should keep that in mind every cold day until then!!
skwerl
Will Climb for food
Wow, the ISA sure goes from one extreme to the other. From holding their conferences in total :censored: like Baltimore and Detriot to Hawaii is quite a swing. Best wishes to all who can afford to go.Koa Man said:
xander9727
The Silverback
I've convinced the wife that we should go........took about a second.......I need to have a good 2006 so I can make sure I can afford it.
Koa Man
Kahuna giganticus
Yeah, Tod, you need to get over here. Business write off and all. I'll take your family to go eat dim sum (Chinese breakfast).
Oh, and I apologize for taking this thread off track. I have great respect to all you guys who go out and climb in snowy and icy weather.
I would stay in the house and be eating some hot corn chowder or something like that.
Oh, and I apologize for taking this thread off track. I have great respect to all you guys who go out and climb in snowy and icy weather.
I would stay in the house and be eating some hot corn chowder or something like that.
xander9727
The Silverback
Koa,
I look on the ISA site and they don't have it listed yet. Do you have the 411.
Sorry about the highjack.
I look on the ISA site and they don't have it listed yet. Do you have the 411.
Sorry about the highjack.
Koa Man
Kahuna giganticus
I am almost positive it will be in Honolulu at one of the Waikiki hotels.
It is 18 months away, so if you put aside just $50 a week, for 87 weeks, you will have $4350 for the trip. I am sure you could put away more than that, $75 a week will give you $6525.00.
It is 18 months away, so if you put aside just $50 a week, for 87 weeks, you will have $4350 for the trip. I am sure you could put away more than that, $75 a week will give you $6525.00.
okietreedude1
ArboristSite Guru
When i was in Nashville, they were taking booth pre-registrations for Hawaii. I do remember them saying it was in a hotel, but I dont remember them saying which island or having any more details than that.
Have fun to all that go!
Have fun to all that go!
Tom Dunlap
Addicted to ArboristSite
ISA hasn't been in Detroit and it was in Baltimore several years ago.
You must be thinking of TCIA Expo.
The ITCC will be held on the beach at Waikiki!
You must be thinking of TCIA Expo.
The ITCC will be held on the beach at Waikiki!
"Wow, the ISA sure goes from one extreme to the other. From holding their conferences in total like Baltimore and Detriot to Hawaii is quite a swing."
TCI is on a pretty tight rotation: Baltimore, Detroit, Columbus and just one or two others that are driveable for most of the usa. THese are all fun cities to visit; Columbus featured pro hockey, some great music and an awesome arboretum to visit. Baltimore features a harbor, with big boats to climb, I hear.
ISA goes all over the place. Going from Minneapolis to Honolulu will be quite a treat. The honolulu program is being worked on now; I hope they get outside for more than the ITCC. The Lyon Arboretum is nothing short of Amazing!
Koa you must live a high lifestyle if you thinks us mainlanders need $4350 for the trip. Saving $30/week will get you $2610, and that's if you stick it under your mattress and get no interest. That'll get you there if you scrimp. 4 to a suite makes rooming cheaper and is a good way to get to know your fellow treeguys, and cheap diners are a good way to know a town and its people.
i've crashed in the van before to afford conferences, but it's hard to drive to an island.
TCI is on a pretty tight rotation: Baltimore, Detroit, Columbus and just one or two others that are driveable for most of the usa. THese are all fun cities to visit; Columbus featured pro hockey, some great music and an awesome arboretum to visit. Baltimore features a harbor, with big boats to climb, I hear.
ISA goes all over the place. Going from Minneapolis to Honolulu will be quite a treat. The honolulu program is being worked on now; I hope they get outside for more than the ITCC. The Lyon Arboretum is nothing short of Amazing!
Koa you must live a high lifestyle if you thinks us mainlanders need $4350 for the trip. Saving $30/week will get you $2610, and that's if you stick it under your mattress and get no interest. That'll get you there if you scrimp. 4 to a suite makes rooming cheaper and is a good way to get to know your fellow treeguys, and cheap diners are a good way to know a town and its people.
i've crashed in the van before to afford conferences, but it's hard to drive to an island.
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Koa Man
Kahuna giganticus
treeseer said:
I was figuring costs for a family of 4 (Xander's), car rental and hotel for 2 weeks. Come on now, you are NOT traveling all this distance and only stay 4 days are you? Talked to some of the guys with Arbormaster at the TCI Expo in Columbus and they told me they are staying for 2 weeks. One thing Honolulu has is countless number of restaurants and small mom & pop eating places. Drive along the main city streets and you will count probably an average of 7 per block. Food is good here and a wide variety....almost every ethnic group you can imagine.
4 days? no way; i wanted to scuba dive and sail and explore the mountains. 2 weeks sounds about right; last trip there was 5 days and it was too short. I remember doing a hulaerobics class led by a divinely proportioned teacher; unforgettable!
John Paul Sanborn
Above average climber
Koa Man said:
Yeah, but at least part of their trip wi8ll be comp'ed and they will probably have other projects lined up.
The bad part of it for me is that that is my busiest time of the year. On the low end, I'll loose near 3k just from not working. If it were in the winter, I could justify it.
Everyone and their little sister will be hitting you up for work, so I wont join in
How about this Jan or Feb though
notahacker
ArboristSite Operative
Yeah, it is a tough one. Do I loose business while I am tanning in the Hawaiian sun? Or, do I suck it up and look back at the experience and be glad I went?:bang:
John Paul Sanborn
Above average climber
Yeah Charley, I love going to the shows TCI is scheduled better for my buisness model.
I only got 5 hours at at TCI this year, but being able to see the guys I did, having lunch with Tom D. made it worth the trip (driving through Chicago with my wife...)
I only got 5 hours at at TCI this year, but being able to see the guys I did, having lunch with Tom D. made it worth the trip (driving through Chicago with my wife...)
ROLLACOSTA
Addicted to ArboristSite
I won't make it to the big island but i'm definatly off to Baltimore,yeah long way off i know..
