[meteorite-list] Tucson 2009 Dates and Info

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:56:37 -0700
Message-ID: <C4501C55-7370-433A-BEFD-0B74CD4BB441_at_notkin.net>

Dear Listees:

For those of you who are new to the Tucson show, I wanted to second
some of the helpful info posted by Michael Blood and Al Mitterling.
The "shows" are a little confusing and complicated, as there are
approximately 45 separate events encompassing rocks, fossils, gems,
jewelry, meteorites, crafts, etc., which run roughly concurrently
during the first two weeks of February each year. Most shows (and
nearly all of the meteorite vendors) are open to the public; a few are
trade only and require reseller IDs to enter. Most of those are gem
and jewelry shows.

The shows that are among the most popular with the meteorite community
are typically part of the Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show which includes
the InnSuites Hotel where you can find Anne Black, Mike Farmer, Marvin
Kilgore, Alain Carion, Edwin Thompson, Bruno & Carinne Fectay, myself
and others. The AMFS also runs the Ramada Limited where you can find
the famous Blaine Reed. Show dates for those hotels are January 31
through February 14. Also of note is the Westward Look Mineral show
where Bob Haag and Allan Lang are regular exhibitors. That show runs
from February 6 through 9 only!

The so-called "big weekend" will be Friday Feb. 6 and Saturday Feb. 7,
when Michael Blood hosts his annual People's Auction, and Steve
"Brenham" Arnold and I throw the annual Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash
and Harvey Awards. This will be our tenth consecutive party, so we'll
try and do something special for you : ) All are welcome, especially
first time visitors. Details TBA.

If you are planning on journeying to Tucson for the show, make sure to
book a hotel soon. You will have extreme difficulty in renting a room
or car around showtime.

The highway work continues on I-10 (ack!), which means all exits in
central Tucson are closed and traffic will be worse than usual. Use
Frontage Road and Freeway (service roads which run parallel to the
highway) to get around, or hop on one of the free shuttle bus services.

I will be posting useful visitor tips and details on one of my
websites closer to the show. Only twelve weeks to go.


Regards,

Geoff N.
www.aerolite.org
www.campometeorites.com
Received on Sat 01 Nov 2008 02:56:37 PM PDT