2004 Annual Gathering of American Mensa - Revision history

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 * [http://amyx.org/mensa/goingforward/backissues/v3n3/wagging.htm wAGging the Dog] (by Peg Shambo, in ''[[Going Forward]]'')
 * [http://www.oregon.us.mensa.org/pix/2004ag/ Photo gallery]
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 ==External links==
 * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/M-US-AG-2004/ Yahoo Group]
 * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Paris+Las+Vegas+Hotel,+Las+Vegas+NV&sll=29.958801,-90.06875&sspn=0.051979,0.072184&ie=UTF8&hq=Paris+Las+Vegas+Hotel,&hnear=Las+Vegas,+Clark,+Nevada&ll=36.110663,-115.172338&spn=0.024235,0.036092&z=15&iwloc=A Location on Google Maps]

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	This AG, held in a "destination city", resulted in high attendance, but was criticized on the grounds of expensive hotel rooms, restrictive hospitality rules, and less opportunity for social interaction because many attendees were out enjoying other attractions of the host city.		This AG, held in a "destination city", resulted in high attendance, but was criticized on the grounds of expensive hotel rooms, restrictive hospitality rules, and less opportunity for social interaction because many attendees were out enjoying other attractions of the host city.
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		+	== Hotel rates ==
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		+	The hotel room rate was $80 on weekday nights, $140 for Friday and Saturday nights.

	==External links==		==External links==

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 * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Paris+Las+Vegas+Hotel,+Las+Vegas+NV&sll=29.958801,-90.06875&sspn=0.051979,0.072184&ie=UTF8&hq=Paris+Las+Vegas+Hotel,&hnear=Las+Vegas,+Clark,+Nevada&ll=36.110663,-115.172338&spn=0.024235,0.036092&z=15&iwloc=A Location on Google Maps]
 * [http://amyx.org/mensa/goingforward/backissues/v3n3/wagging.htm wAGging the Dog] (by Peg Shambo, in ''[[Going Forward]]'')
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 [[Image:Ag-2004-program.png|thumb|right|Program book cover]]
-The '''2004 [[Annual Gathering of American Mensa]]''', '''ExtravAGanza''', was held in [[wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, Nevada]], at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.  It lasted from June 30th through July 5th.  [[Cookie Bakke]] was the chair.{{ref|chair}}  Attendance was 1832, the largest so far for an American AG.  Due to hotel and union rules, [[Annual Gathering hospitality suite|hospitality]] was conducted with a more limited selection of food than had been typical of American AGs to this point, although organizers stated that they in fact had managed to negotiate concessions unheard-of for the Las Vegas hotel community in order to supply the degree of hospitality food they did.  Despite advance publicity explaining this limited food service, there have still been a number of complaints during and after the gathering about hospitality food, with some attendees comparing it to the [[1986 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1986 New York]] "[[wikipedia:Karen Carpenter|Karen Carpenter]] Memorial AG".
+The '''2004 [[Annual Gathering of American Mensa]]''', '''ExtravAGanza''', was held in [[wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, Nevada]], at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.  It lasted from June 30th through July 5th.  [[Cookie Bakke]] was the chair.{{ref|chair}}  Attendance was 1825, the largest so far for an American AG.  Due to hotel and union rules, [[Annual Gathering hospitality suite|hospitality]] was conducted with a more limited selection of food than had been typical of American AGs to this point, although organizers stated that they in fact had managed to negotiate concessions unheard-of for the Las Vegas hotel community in order to supply the degree of hospitality food they did.  Despite advance publicity explaining this limited food service, there have still been a number of complaints during and after the gathering about hospitality food, with some attendees comparing it to the [[1986 Annual Gathering of American Mensa|1986 New York]] "[[wikipedia:Karen Carpenter|Karen Carpenter]] Memorial AG".
 The Las Vegas AG was originally proposed as a consortium bid not sponsored by any local group, and organized primarily by Mensans in [[wikipedia:California|California]], but it was ultimately changed to be officially run by the local group for the area, [[Southern Nevada Mensa]], though some of the organizers continued to be based elsewhere (though at least one changed their membership by preference to the local group).  The [[American Mensa National Office|National Office]] played a greater role in the administration of this gathering than earlier AGs, continuing a trend towards paid staff in preference to volunteer labor.

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	==External links==		==External links==
		+	* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/M-US-AG-2004/ Yahoo Group]
	* [http://amyx.org/mensa/goingforward/backissues/v3n3/wagging.htm wAGging the Dog] (by Peg Shambo, in ''[[Going Forward]]'')		* [http://amyx.org/mensa/goingforward/backissues/v3n3/wagging.htm wAGging the Dog] (by Peg Shambo, in ''[[Going Forward]]'')

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