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Welcome and updates
What you need to do
For the quickest answers
Activity sign-up
Schedule highlights
Big Sister volunteers needed
Summary schedule
Administrivia
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Only 35 days Until DLV 2012!
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Welcome and updates:

Erin Go Bragh!

Welcome to those who just registered or just joined the list. If
you have any concerns, please let us know.

The big event is just over a month away! The important thing to
note is that if you have any unanswered questions or unresolved
concerns, let us know sooner rather than later. We will soon be
entering our "crunch time" and we want to handle anything that
may impact your enjoyment of the event before things get very
busy.
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Latest numbers:

As of Saturday morning we have a total of 171 individuals signed
up to attend DLV 2012. We're on track for another great turnout
this year. We have a real good mix of newcomers and returnees,
coming from all over the continent and the globe!
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What you need to do:

There's still plenty of time to get in on the big event, but things
are happening fast and prices are creeping up, so the big suggestion
to those of you who want to attend but have not made arrangements
yet is to get your travel and lodging arrangements made NOW.

Prices on air fare and hotel rooms are on the rise and will continue
to rise over the next several weeks.

If you're starting from a "cold start", here's what you need to
to to take part in DLV:

1. Make your travel and lodging arrangements, if necessary. Info
on our suggested hotels appears here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/2012hotels.html

2. Register for Diva Las Vegas. You can register on line here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/regdlv2012.html

3. Start thinking about which activities on our schedule you want
to do. Look over the schedule below, and review the back mailings
which are on line at:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/mydlv/mainforum/viewforum.php?f=4

See notes about activity sign-up below.

Bottom line on attending: Do not procrastinate!
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For the quickest answers:

We're now on the downhill slope leading up to the big event!

We realize that some of you may have questions or concerns that
have yet to be addressed, and we're asking everyone's cooperation
so we can answer what needs to be answered and address what needs
to be addressed.

Yes, if you have a question which needs a personal response, we
are happy to provide it. However, if you are looking for a quick
response, here are some suggestions:

1. Over 90% of the questions receive by e-mail are already answered,
often in depth, in our DLV Frequently Asked Questions list. Answers
are indexed and searchable. It's on line here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/faq/
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2. If you have a question which is not covered in the FAQ, or if
something needs further explaining, the fastest response will come
to you if you post your question in the DLV Discussion Forum, which
is on line here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/mydlv/mainforum/viewforum.php?f=2

Questions posted here usually get several responses very quickly.
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If you wish a personal response from one of our senior volunteers,
please send them to: dlv@geekbabe.com and we'll give you an answer.

Most general questions will be answered by our Secretary, and most
technical questions, including issues with registration and activity
sign-up will be answered by our Systems Administrator. Both of these
are volunteers and not paid staff, so please be patient. We answer
90% of all questions within 5 days or so. If for some reason you
do not get a response within a week at most, please remind or
resend, since e-mail is not a perfect medium.

Your understanding and cooperation are appreciated.
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Activity sign-up:

The next big milestone on the road to DLV will be activity sign-up.

This is on track to begin the first week in April. This is when you
tell us which of our many optional activities you want to do.

Everything in Diva Las Vegas is optional. If all you want to do
is "dress, drink, and hang out", that's perfectly fine, but there
are numerous activities of all types, day and night, which are fun
to do and will be in the company of some great people.

Most of our activities are "No sign-up, just show up" and those
don't need any kind of formality to attend, except the main DLV
registration.

Some of the activities, however, require some type of sign-up,
reservation, headcount, or in a few cases a payment in advance,
and those activities for which some action is needed are included
in our activity sign-up process.

Here's how this works: On or about April 1 (no fooling!), those
who hold a valid DLV 2012 registration will receive a personalize
link to their activity sign-up screen.

These will be sent out in batches, by registration number, so it's
to your advantage to register as soon as you can if you have not
done so already.

It takes just a few minutes to sign up for activities, and if you
change your mind, for most activities you can simply return to
your personal sign-up screen and make changes at any time until
just before the big event.

Please review our schedule and start thinking about what you want
to do during DLV week.
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Schedule highlights:

Plans are solid for our two major gatherings, our Welcome Celebration
on Monday of DLV week and our Farewell Gathering on Friday. We will
be doing "official" group photos at both of these.

For newcomers (and for returnees who don't have much experience),
we'll be having three Beginner Open House sessions, on Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday afternoon of DLV week. We're going to try a
few things differently this year. We'll be personally addressing
any specific concerns newcomers may have. These will be mainly
social, in a comfortable and very classy environment. The Open
House sessions will be followed by Happy Hour and Dinner on
Sunday and Tuesday.

We'll have a guided tour of the just-opened Mob Museum in downtown
Las Vegas on Monday, prior to the welcome activities. This will be
followed by libations and dinner at the Mob Bar as one of our
Monday evening dining options, prior to the Welcome Celebration.

The Diva Las Vegas Invitational will take place Tuesday morning.
This is on record as the world's first regularly-scheduled TG golf
match! Golfers of all backgrounds and skill levels are encouraged
to participate.

On Wednesday we'll have a Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. This
will be open to all and will be our "official" lunch for Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday will be a trip to the Bellagio Fine Arts Museum
in the afternoon and a very special expanded Erotic Heritage Museum
reception and tour in the evening.

Thursday will host our recurring favorites, the High Tea in the
afternoon and the Limousine Tour in the evening.

Also on Thursday will be Phantom Of The Opera, an excellent
production.

Friday morning will be target shooting, as well as shopping at
the Fantastic Indoor Swapmeet.

We'll have dancing at Paris following our farewell get-together.
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Big Sister volunteers needed:

Our Big Sister Program has, literally, changed lives!

If you are a returnee, please consider volunteering to be a DLV
Big Sister.

As a Big Sister, you can have things your way. You decide if you
will be available to Little Sisters prior to DLV, during DLV, or
both. You can also decide upon and set limits upon what you will
be willing to do for your Little Sister(s).

You can volunteer either by filling out the Big Sister Volunteer
screen by following the link which was sent to you when you
registered, or else by e-mailing bigsister_at_geekbabe.com

Of the two options, it's best to use the screen since it
asks a number of important questions to be used when matching
with potential Little Sisters.
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Summary schedule:

Diva Las Vegas 2012 schedule
Tentative and subject to change
All times Pacific Daylight Time

Sunday, April 22:
10:00am: Religious services
1:00pm: Lunch With Alanna
5:00pm: Beginner Open House
6:00pm: Happy Hour options
6:00pm: Beginner Happy Hour
6:00pm: Margaritaville Happy Hour
7:00pm: Dining options
7:00pm: Beginner Dinner
7:00pm: Margaritaville Dinner
8:30pm: After-dinner options
8:30pm: Alternative Common Gathering
8:30pm: Mainstream Common Gathering

Monday, April 23:
11:00am: Studio Lites Open House
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
3:00pm: Artisan Art Tour
4:00pm: Mob Museum tour
4:00pm: Beginner Open House
5:30pm: Happy Hour options
5:30pm: Luna Rossa Happy Hour
5:30pm: Fremont Happy Hour
5:30pm: Mob Bar Happy Hour
6:30pm: Dinner options
6:30pm: Luna Rossa Dinner
6:30pm: Tony Roma's Dinner
6:30pm: Mob Bar Dinner
8:00pm: Welcome Celebration
10:00pm: Official Group Photo
10:30pm: Late evening options
10:30pm: Insert Coins
10:30pm: Fremont Street Experience
10:30pm: Bowling
10:30pm: Karaoke

Tuesday, April 24:
9:00am: Diva Las Vegas Invitational Golf
1:00pm: Lunch With Alanna
2:00pm: Neon Museum
5:00pm: Beginner Open House
6:00pm: Happy Hour options
6:00pm: Beginner Happy Hour
6:00pm: Crystal's choice
6:00pm: Chapalas Happy Hour
6:00pm: Marrakech Happy Hour
7:00pm: Eating Out Night
7:00pm: Beginner Dinner
7:00pm: Namaste Dinner
7:00pm: Marrakech Dinner
7:00pm: Mexican Dining
8:30pm: Mainstream-Alternative Night
8:30pm: Pub Crawl
8:30pm: Karaoke
11:59pm: Late Night Clubbing

Wednesday, April 25:
11:00am: Glamour Boutique Open House
12:00am: Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
2:00pm: Bellagio Fine Arts Museum
5:00pm: Happy Hour options
5:00pm: Firefly Happy Hour
5:00pm: PF Chang Happy Hour
6:00pm: Dining options
6:00pm: PF Chang Dinner
6:00pm: Firefly Dinner
8:00pm: Erotic Heritage Museum

Thursday, April 26:
10:00am: Red Rock Hiking
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
2:00pm: High Tea
6:00pm: Happy Hour
7:00pm: Phantom Of The Opera
7:00pm: Trevi Dinner
9:30pm: Limousine Tour

Friday, April 27:
1:00am: Non-Charles Bar
9:00am: Pistol and rifle shooting
10:00am: Fantastic Indoor Swapmeet
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
3:00pm: Makeover Sessions
6:00pm: Happy Hour
7:00pm: Bahama Breeze Dinner
8:00pm: Farewell Celebration
8:30pm: Official Group Photo
9:30pm: Dancing at Paris
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Diva Las Vegas 2012
April 22 - 27, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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