[plug] Hedzup for LCA2008 or LCA2009

[Kai]

Ben ya bloody panzy...cyclones are half the fun (and I know you're gunna 
say it so I'll beat you to it - I fell asleep two hours before Rosita 
hit at 1am in 2000, so what :P) and you never know, people might ENJOY 
the humidity, some monsoons and thunderstorms and the ability to wear 
singlets and shorts after the sun goes down and not worry about getting 
cold.

Town is normally around 15,000 people...it can swell to over 50,000 
during tourist season which is why you have to book in advance, but, if 
you want to investigate having it up here you could check with the local 
hotels/motels and see what vacancies they have for next dry season, 
there should still be some spots available but availability is probably 
running out real fast !

Wet season (starting about now) you've got more chance of getting 
cheaper accomodation and having more room down the beach and at the pub 
because most of the tourists are gone...but prepare for some heat:
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/local/local.jsp?obs=94203&fcast=94203&img=radar&rad=017&pcode=6725

So long as you book well in advance in Dry Season you shouldn't have 
problems.

I still reckon it's be GREAT to have it up here, no matter what time of 
the year.

Ben Jensz wrote:
> You couldn't do it in Broome for a number of reasons.  The accomodation 
> prices would kill it for a lot of people looking at coming to the 
> conference, as there isn't anywhere that you could really class as 
> "cheap", even during the off season.  Also the only time of the year 
> you'd even be able to find accomodation is in summer (as its booked out 
> solidly during tourist season, i.e. winter), which is the worst time of 
> year in terms of the very hot and very humid weather conditions.  You 
> also run the risk of people being scared off at the last minute by a 
> cyclone forming at that time of year as well.  So yeah, it's not very 
> logistically possible, even though it'd be a nice location :)
> 
> 
> / Ben
> 
> 
> Leon Brooks wrote:
> 
>> If we want another LCA in Sandgroper Territory, particularly as 
>> excellent as the one in 2003, I think we have to start organising now. 
>> The lead time to stake a claim is creeping up on two years.
>>
>> Much as I'd like to hold one in Broome, I think we'd have to "settle 
>> for" Perth again. Who wants to go Head Abuse Target this time? JamesB 
>> is in that dreary spot off the coast of France, apparently for the 
>> duration, so we need fresh cannon fodder.
>>
>> Cheers; Leon