<b><u>Banquet:</b></u>
We've got 55 people signed up for the banquet/raffle, but over 70 signed up for lift ticket vouchers.... sooo..... we negotiated an extension for <b>Monday 2/18/2008</b> to get in on the banquet. Go to www.eces.us/info.htm for instructions on signing up and payment. After 2/18 we cannot accept latecomers or walk-ups. You don't want to miss this. We have 4 boards and 4 pairs of bindings to give away among other goodies.
<b><u>Demos</b></u>
No formal demos. Sorry. Due to Bomber not being able to attend and the current litigious climate of this society, we will not be operating formal demos at the ECES. HOWEVER.... Donek <i>might</i> be sending some boards anyway, Bruce from Coiler will be present and possibly packing a quiver of loaners, and you never know if Madd Mike will show up with a stack. IN ANY CASE, demos will be <i>strictly</i> off the record, at your own risk, and at the discretion of the individual loaning out boards. We will have a tent or two and some chairs/workbenches to serve as the session "base station" for hanging out, swapping gear, talking schmack, cat-calling passing NYC snowbunnies, etc.
Bomber is set up with insurance and gear for operating demos. They have done it for us in the past, and we are hugely bummed they can't make it due to their ongoing situation. We asked Startingate to step in, but they declined.