When? October 23-26, 2008

Time? 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. each day (then evening festivities)

Where? Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline Street, Houston, TX

COST? Free! However, we are definitely looking for sponsors to cover the costs!

Schedule

Day 1: Intros and brainstorming

Introductions, presentation of everyone's ideas, whiteboarding, setting goals, boiling things down to a really great basic planning.

Evening: BBQ and Beer

Day 2: Fleshing out the ideas

More whiteboarding, brainstorming and figuring out exactly what we are doing. Nailing down 'the plan'.

Evening: Tacos and Tequila

Day 3: Getting down to brass tacks

Execution, building a website, designing a brochure, making the message and the program clear enough for anyone to pick it up and run with it.

Evening: Fancier dinner somewhere that we can dress up for

Day 4: Spit and Polish

Finishing up on Day 3's execution, making certain we've covered most angles, setting out a promotional plan, etc.

Evening: Collapse in elation

Directions

Light Rail Stop: Wheeler

Houston Light Rail Route Map

From the Wheeler stop, walk 3 blocks east on Wheeler to Caroline. Then 5 blocks south to 4820 Caroline St.

From West or North:

Take US-59 to Main Street exit and travel south on Main to Wheeler. Making a left on Wheeler, travel east to Caroline St. and take a right (south) on Caroline St. Caroline Collective is located between Wentworth and Rosedale, on the west side of the street.

From South:

From south of town, travel north on 288, exiting the Binz/Southmore/Calument exit. Taking a left on any of these 3 streets, travel west to Caroline St. Take a right (north) on Caroline. Caroline Collective is located just north of Rosedale street.

From East:

From east, take I-10 West towards downtown. Take the 59S and exit the Fannin exit. Go south on Fannin to Wheeler. Making a left on Wheeler, travel east to Caroline St. and take a right (south) on Caroline St. Caroline Collective is located between Wentworth and Rosedale, on the west side of the street.

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