Exact dates of NSXPO2005

[whiteNSXs]

All along I thought the dates were 10/7/05 to 10/11/05 for this year's NSXPO. I was just totally shocked that it actually starts on 10/06/05 evening. Granted, the 10/6/05 is a half day, I think it is only proper to include that day as official opening date just like all the past NSXPOs did.
Steve

 

[TucAZNSX]

The evening of October 6th is a cocktail reception and early bird registration. NSXPO 2005 actually starts on October 7th beginning with registration in the morning.

 

[whiteNSXs]

The evening of October 6th is a cocktail reception and early bird registration. NSXPO 2005 actually starts on October 7th beginning with registration in the morning.

You missed the point. If the registration and cocktail is on October 6, then the official start date of NSXPO 2005 should have been October 6, not October 7 listed all along. This makes a huge difference for those who have professional commitment with advanced scheduling. My clinic schedules are done 6 months in advance and now I have to scramble to get October 6 covered by a partner and looks like I have no luck. My point is that the commitee needs to be very accurate as far as dates are concerned. I have been to a few NSXPOs now and every single one counted the first half day as the official start date.
Steve

 

[TucAZNSX]

We understood your point, but maybe we can help clarify the reasoning. Past NSXPO's HAVE used the exact same formula. Last year's NSXPO had the published dates as October 8th-12th and the early bird registration & cocktail party was on October 7th. We have simply followed this exact same formula because the cocktail party & early registration really are precusors to the event itself. At NSXPO 2003 the dates were also October 8th-12th and they did indeed start on the 8th. This is because the 8th for them was a full day, starting with their two scenic drives (long & short) and they had the cocktail party that evening, making it slightly shorter in overall duration.

NSXPO 2005 includes a full dinner at Macayo's on our first full/actual day of NSXPO, rather than just a cocktail party, which we have placed on the day before for those people arriving on the afternoon of the 6th or before. We certainly welcome people to attend on the 6th and hopefully you can see the logic in the schedule as to why the 6th isn't included, just like last year. Were we to publish the 6th as the start date, many people would then assume they should arrive on the 5th, which is not necessary. It is a pre-NSXPO function essentially.

Hope that helps and we are anxiously anticipating a wonderful NSXPO!