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Originally Posted by Geminirising

An informal gathering sounds like a great way to begin. I like the idea of a winter solstice party....

OK, we have about five weeks then, to plan this thing. The solstice (21st) is on a Sunday. I generally can get a Friday or Saturday off easier than a Sunday. What if we were to meet up on Saturday December 20th? We need to find a place - maybe a park or something - where we can hang out for a few hours. I think we definitely should have an agenda for a short organizational meeting, but otherwise just get acquainted. I would be nice if we could select a central location, maybe in Poway or Carlsbad, so no one would have to drive so far.

Just ideas....let's keep brainstorming!