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In this mailing:
Welcome and Welcome Back
Returnee re-registration is open
Se habla Espanol
Our working schedule
Our suggested hotels
Introducing MyDLV
What you need to do
Things to come
Summary schedule
Administrivia
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Welcome and Welcome Back:
Happy New Year!
Welcome to those who just joined the mailing list!
Welcome back to those who have been with us!
Hope to see all of you in late March for our 18th annual event!
If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.
In almost all cases, you can simply reply to our general mailings with
any questions or concerns. Replies to these mailings are valid and are
read by a human, four of them, actually.
This is the "kick-off" mailing for Diva Las Vegas 2014, which will
happen in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from Sunday, March 30 thru Friday,
April 4.
March 30 is the earliest in the calendar year for our event. You can
expect things to happen faster and sooner than in years past.
Those who are new to DLV will want to read this mailing thoroughly, and
those who attended before should note the changes planned for DLV 2014.
You can expect the DLV mailings to come out every 1-2 weeks as needed
between now and shortly before the event.
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One request to all: Please do not "invite" the various DLV e-mail
addresses to social networking sites and please do not add the DLV
e-mail addresses to any automated mailings you send out. Your
understanding and cooperation are appreciated.
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Returnee re-registration is open:
Most everyone who has attended in recent years should have now received
a special re-registration e-mail. This contains a link to a personal
express DLV 2014 registration screen. All it takes is a few mouse clicks
to re-register for DLV 2014!
If you attended DLV in recent years and you did not receive this, please
be assured that it's something such as an oversight or a technical issue
and not a snub. If we missed you, please accept our apology and visit the
following URL to re-register:
(link removed on web archive copy)
Please have your registration number ready if possible. If you have
misplaced your registration number, use the "Recover Registration
Number" button on the sign-up screen to quickly recover it.
Newcomer registration for members of this list (if you are reading this
via your personal e-mail account, this applies to you) will open on or
about January 15.
MyDLV members may register at their convenience by following the
appropriate link on the main MyDLV page. See further info on MyDLV
below.
If you have any concerns about registration for DLV, please let us know.
Just reply to this mailing.
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Se habla Espanol:
Bienvenidos! Si el espanol es su lenguage nativa y Ud. tiene
dificultad comprendiendo qualquier cosa sobre DLV, Ud. nos puede
mandar sus preguntas por correo electronico en espanol, y se los
mandaremos a uno de nuestros voluntarios que hablan espanol. - La
direccion electronica es: dlv@geekbabe.com - Muchas Gracias.
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Our working schedule:
We're happy to note that our volunteers are ahead of schedule in putting
together this year's event!
We have an extremely enthusiastic group of volunteers working on our
event this year, including (in alphabetical order) Annie, Beverly, Cami,
Dale, Danielle, Delaney, Dennis, Gina, Ginger, JoAnn, Kandi, Katie,
Marisa, Michelle, Pamela Ann, Randi, Robyn, Sara, Sarah, Shellie,
Sherry, Stacy, Valorie, Vera. (If anyone is missing, please accept our
apology. This list was machine generated.) That's 24 (24 - count 'em -
24) who have already planned the various activities for us for our
upcoming event! More will be added to this list as additional activities
are planned and scheduled.
Each of our general mailings between now and show time will include
a copy of the working schedule in the state it is at the time of the
mailing.
Please understand that the schedule will be incomplete and subject to
change. Please don't make any critical arrangements based on what you
see on the working schedules.
As our date approaches, detailed descriptions of some of the various
activities will appear in the Diva Las Vegas Discussion Forum, which
is on line here:
index.php
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Our suggested hotels:
When you attend DLV, you may stay wherever you wish. Unlike most of the
other major TG events, our program is not centered around a hotel. For
Diva Las Vegas, hotels are used mainly for attendee lodging.
We make hotel suggestions for those who are unfamiliar with hotels in
Las Vegas, for those who want to know which hotels have given previous
attendees good service, and for those who, for one reason or another,
wish to stay in the vicinity of other DLVers.
In particular, we very strongly suggest that those who will not be
driving their own vehicle stay in one of our suggested hotels, or within
easy walking distance of them, so that rides to our various activities
can be shared with others.
Our suggested hotels for DLV 2014 are (in alphabetical order):
Harrah's Las Vegas
Paris Hotel and Casino
Tuscany Suites
Yes, these are the same as we suggested for 2013!
Further details on our suggested hotels are on line here:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/2014hotels.html
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A few specific suggestions:
If you want a less-expensive room: Harrah's.
If you want to be near the largest group of other DLV attendees:
Harrah's.
If you want a room in a place where you won't have to transit a crowded
hotel lobby or casino: Tuscany.
If you want a more upscale room: Paris.
If you want to be right in the center of the action: Harrah's or Paris.
If you want the hotel which is on record as actively inviting LGBT
folks: Paris.
If you want to stay away from the Strip: Tuscany.
If you want the "safest" option: Tuscany.
If none of the above hotels appeal to you, please use our Big List as a
secondary list of suggestions. It's on line here:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/vendors/
Several casino-hotels and non-gaming hotels are listed.
Special notes:
Tuscany Suites is not recommended for those who will not be driving
a vehicle and do not have pre-arranged rides to DLV activities. Taxi
service can be irregular at the smaller off-Strip hotels.
When comparing rates, please consider the "total cost of ownership" of
your room, including all taxes and fees (including those pesky "resort
fees") and the additional cost of transportation if you choose an off
the beaten path hotel.
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Introducing MyDLV:
MyDLV is an expansion of our on-line presence which allows you as a DLV
attendee (or prospective attendee) to contribute to the experience of
all users.
We're inviting you to join and participate. It's free and there are very
few formalities, conditions, and rules.
Some of the features of MyDLV which are currently in place include:
1. Photo Gallery. MyDLV users can easily upload their own photos from
their PC or browse the DLV collections and include those photos in their
gallery. Other users can then view the photos and add comments to them.
This feature replaces the former high-maintenance people gallery we had
during the early and mid 2000s.
2. Chirping (microblogging - yes, an admitted rip-off of Twitter). This
is a great way to spread the word on things during DLV if people will
subscribe to "chirps" on their text-capable cell phones. It has
convenient informal uses too. "I'm at the bar at Harrah's, anyone wanna
join me for a drink?"
3. Discussion Forum. Clean interface, threaded by topic, archives going
back to the early 2000s on line for browsing.
Easy one-click reply with sane quoting. This replaces the old Hypermail
interface.
DLV announcements, going back to the early days of DLV, are archived on
MyDLV.
4. "Friend" mechanism. Basically a way to focus Chirps to groups of
users, but it has other potential as well.
5. The Whiteboard. A just-for-fun widget.
6. Blogs. We have a full multi-user implementation of Wordpress, the
blog software to which all others are compared. This is available to
MyDLV users who wish to publish a blog.
7. Last but not least, easy one-click access to the DLV registration and
activity sign-up screens. No hassles with forgetting those numbers or
digging back through old e-mail for the correct links.
Please give it a try and let us know if you have any issues.
To get started and try this out, surf here:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/mydlv/
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What you need to do:
For those who are new, the steps you need to take if you want to attend
DLV 2014 can be summed up as:
1. Read the web site (http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/) to be sure you know
what Diva Las Vegas is, what it is not, and if DLV is something you
would want to attend. Please note that DLV is not based on the model
used for Southern Comfort, Colorado Gold Rush, etc.
2. Register for DLV. Re-registration for returnees is now open and
registration for newcomers who are members of this list will begin
on or about January 15. (MyDLV members may register or re-register
at their convenience by following the appropriate link.)
3. Make your travel and/or hotel reservations, if necessary. Info on our
suggested hotels is on line and a summary appears above.
4. Show up and have a great time!
Simple, isn't it?
Any questions? Concerns? Please let us know.
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Things to come:
For DLV 2014 we'll be officially rolling our our reminder service
which was tested during DLV 2013. You can sign up to have reminder text
messages sent to your e-mail account or text-capable cell phone prior to
scheduled DLV activities.
You'll be able to select the activities you wish to be reminded of and
set the interval at which the reminders will be sent on a new screen by
following your registration link.
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Registration for newcomers who are members of this list will open on or
about January 15. (Time flies! That's this coming week.) General open
DLV 2014 registration will open on or about February 15.
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Toward the beginning of March our activity sign-up process will begin.
This is when you tell us which of the many optional activities you wish
to do. Most of our activities are "no sign-up, just show up" in nature,
but some will require an advance headcount, some kind of additional
action, or in some cases prepayment.
Further details about activity sign up will appear as the date
approaches.
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During the week just before the big event, we'll send out what
we call the Large Final Mailing. This will include pointers to
a number of items, including:
* The Bare Minimum - Quick Start Guide.
* Late Notices - Changes - Updates
* Maps And Schedules - Several options this year.
* Contact Information - Local phone numbers.
* Getting there and getting around.
* Local transportation hints - New for 2014.
* Photography information and Guidelines
* What to do in case of trouble
Please plan to read this completely and carefully, as it covers just
about everything that will happen during DLV week.
One important thing to remember is that when you arrive and check in for
DLV, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO PRINTED MATTER OF ANY KIND.
You will want to print out such things as at least one version of the
schedule and the maps if you need them.
You will also receive your personalized "itinerary", a summary of your
sign-up activities and other info at the time of the Large Final
Mailing.
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Summary schedule:
Diva Las Vegas 2014 schedule
Tentative and subject to change
All times Pacific Daylight Time
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS AS THE FINAL
AND ACCURATE DIVA LAS VEGAS SCHEDULE.
Sunday, March 30:
10:00am: Religious services
1:00pm: Bar Rescue Tour
1:00pm: Makeover Sessions - beginner
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
6:00pm: Happy Hour options
6:00pm: Grotto Happy Hour
6:00pm: Mob Bar Happy Hour
7:00pm: Dining options
7:00pm: Grotto dining option
7:00pm: Mob Bar dining option
8:30pm: After-dinner options
8:30pm: Fremont Street Experience
8:30pm: Scavenger Hunt
10:00pm: Late-night options
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
11:00pm: Beauty Bar
Monday, March 31:
7:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
11:00am: Studio Lites Open House
1:00pm: Makeover Sessions - beg. and int.
1:00pm: Wig Seminar
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
2:00pm: Beading Party
5:00pm: New attendee Welcome and Orientation
6:00pm: Happy Hour
7:00pm: Dinner
8:00pm: Welcome Celebration
8:30pm: Official group photo
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
Tuesday, April 1:
7:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
9:00am: Diva Las Vegas Invitational Golf
1:00pm: Makeover Sessions - intermediate
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
3:00pm: Art Tour - Painting Women
6:00pm: Happy Hour options
6:00pm: Joe's Happy Hour
6:00pm: Pamplemousse Happy Hour
6:00pm: Ricardo's Happy Hour
6:00pm: Ruths Chris Happy Hour
6:00pm: Hofbrau Happy Hour
7:00pm: Eating Out Night
7:00pm: Joe's dining option
7:00pm: Pamplemousse dining option
7:00pm: Mexican dining option
7:00pm: Hofbrau option
7:00pm: Ruths Chris option
9:00pm: Mainstream-Alternative Night
9:30pm: Frank Marino Show
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
Wednesday, April 2:
7:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
9:00am: Pistol and Rifle Shooting
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
2:00pm: Pole Dance Instruction
6:00pm: Dinner
7:30pm: Night of the Soiled Doves
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
Thursday, April 3:
7:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
9:00am: Red Rock Hiking and Photo Outing
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
5:00pm: PF Chang Happy Hour
5:30pm: PF Chang Dinner
8:00pm: EHM Fantasy Ball
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
Friday, April 4:
7:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
3:00pm: Macy's Makeovers, session 1
3:45pm: Macy's Makeovers, session 2
4:30pm: Macy's Makeovers, session 3
6:00pm: Happy Hour
7:00pm: Dinner
8:00pm: Farewell Get-Together
8:30pm: Official Group Photo
10:00pm: Dancing at Paris
11:59pm: Late Night Clubbing
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