[dlv] Diva Las Vegas 2013 - Less than two months to go ...

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In this mailing:

DLV 2013 updates
Questions and answers - Suggested reading
Getting to know you
Activity highlights
Big Sister (and Big Brother) program
Se habla Espanol
Activity Sign-up and Things To Come
Summary schedule
Administrivia
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DLV 2013 updates:

Welcome to those who have just registered or just joined our mailing
list. If you have questions or concerns, see the item below.

Welcome back to those who are re-joining us.

A special welcome goes out to those who have attended in the past
but have missed the past 1-2-3 years. We have many this year who
will be returning after being absent. Welcome back, and if there's
anything you need, please let us know.
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If this is the first of our mailings you have received, please
review the back mailings which are archived on line here:

viewforum.php?f=4

It's suggested that you begin at the first item of the year 2013,
which is our big kick-off mailing, and work forward from there.
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We've just passed the two-month mark! Plans are on track and our
volunteers have done a great job lining up a diverse and fun set
of activities for our event!

See the working schedule below for some examples of what to expect.
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Latest numbers:

As of Friday, we have 167 individuals signed up to attend. This
includes 28 significant others. It's still too early for any kind
of accurate total headcount projection, but all signs point to a
very good turnout this year!
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General registration for both newcomers and returnees is now fully
open. You may register on line here:

{link removed on web archive copy}

Please let us know if you have any difficulty registering. One
thing that is VERY important:

If, after you register, you do not receive a confirming e-mail,
SOMETHING IS WRONG AND WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT!
Please write in if this should happen to you.
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Schedule notes:

Please note that our schedule is still in a state of flux and will
be for about another month. The working schedules we publish in
these mailings should not be taken as final by any means. Please
don't make any non-refundable arrangements based on these preliminary
schedules.

Some of the newly-planned activities since our last mailing include
"mainstream" makeover options on Wednesday and Friday, The Absinthe
show on Tuesday, and a swap meet has been added to the Erotic
Heritage Museum reception on Wednesday.

For those who may note that activity locations do not appear on our
working schedule, don't worry, activity locations, including maps,
parking hints, transportation options, etc., will appear on our
final schedule which will be sent to all registered attendees.
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Questions and answers - Suggested reading:

If you have questions or concerns, before you write in or ask on
line, please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions section,
which is on line here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/faq/

Every single question which we have received in e-mail since the
first of the year has been covered, often in depth, in our FAQ
list.

The FAQ list is indexed and searchable and arranged by topic. You
will get a quicker and more complete answer with the FAQ.
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If you're new and want to learn the basics of our event, please
visit these two pages which will give you a good overview:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/expect/
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/aboutus/
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If you need to know the steps you need to take in order to attend
and participate in our event, surf here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/roadmap.html
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If you don't know where to stay, and in particular if you want to
stay where other DLV attendees will be staying, information about
our suggested hotels appears here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/2013hotels.html
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If you have questions or concerns about dressing for our event,
a fairly extensive collection of articles on dress and related
topics is on line here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/dress/

Dress suggestions for each activity will appear on our detailed
final schedule, sent to all registered attendees.
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The Diva Las Vegas Discussion Forum is on line here:

viewforum.php?f=2

Active topics change frequently so please check it regularly. The
Discussion Forum is also available as a mailing list and a Yahoo
group for those who prefer it those ways.
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Getting to know you:

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

It's also nice to be able to associate a face with a name.

Many of those names which you will see and read about in things
such as the mailings and the DLV Discussion Forum do have some
faces associated with them. Many of them have photo galleries,
some quite extensive, on line!

To view the photo galleries, log in to MyDLV here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/mydlv/mainforum/

If you don't have an account, It's easy to set up one (takes
less than a minute). If you've forgotten your password, it's
incredibly easy to reset it.

>From the main MyDLV screen, click on the "Browse other members"
button toward the top. The direct link to this section is:

memberlist.php

Members who have photo galleries will have a number in parentheses,
indicating how many photos they have on line, under the "Gallery"
column of the member list.

As of this time, the MyDLV members who have the most photos on line
in their galleries include:

Valorie (59 photos in gallery)
Bev (30 photos in gallery)
Sara (29 photos in gallery)
docrobbysherry (26 photos in gallery)
Katie Wilson (24 photos in gallery)
Denise Su (23 photos in gallery)
TamiJo13 (22 photos in gallery)
AZCINDY (20 photos in gallery)
Jackie_Star (20 photos in gallery)
annie (19 photos in gallery)
Susan Rogers (19 photos in gallery)
VivianChen (12 photos in gallery)
jwalters (10 photos in gallery)

There are others. Just view the Members List and the number of
photos each member has on line will be displayed.
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Activity highlights:

We will be posting brief Activity Highlights in the Diva Las Vegas
Discussion Forum up until our event begins. These items have been
marked "sticky" and will appear at the top of the main Discussion
Forum page. You can view them on line here:

viewforum.php?f=2&start=0

You do not need to be a MyDLV member to view these.

Recent activity highlights include: Girlfriend Makeover Party,
Newcomer Open House, and Katie's Koffee Korner. Others will be
added between now and our big event in April.
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Big Sister (and Big Brother) program:

It's natural to be nervous before heading to an event such as Diva
Las Vegas, particularly if you're new to the TG scene and don't know
any of the others yet.

The Big Sisters (and Big Brothers) of Diva Las Vegas can help!

Big Sisters (and Brothers) are volunteer DLV veterans who are
standing by to help as needed, either prior to DLV, or during DLV.

Big Sisters and Big Brothers are intended mainly for those who are
new and don't have much public exposure, or those who may be feeling
a bit uneasy about the upcoming trip, but Big Sisters (and Big
Brothers) are available to anybody who wants one.

If you haven't been out in public at all, if you're new to public
exposure, your exposure has never been in the mainstream before, or
if there's any reason you feel uneasy or uncertain about the upcoming
trip, the Big Sisters and Big Brothers are here to help, either
before DLV, during DLV, or both.

Before DLV, if you would like to correspond with somebody one-to-one
about concerns regarding DLV, just send a brief note to:

bigsister@geekbabe.com or
bigbrother@geekbabe.com

.. and say that you would like to get in touch with a Big Sister
or Big Brother.

If you think that you will need a guiding hand during our event,
let us know and we'll pair you up with a Big Sister or Big Brother.

You can sign up for a Big Sister on the main DLV registration screen.

For Big Brothers, since this is new for us this year, we ask that
you write to bigbrother@geekbabe.com directly.

Big thanks go out to our Big Sister Team, which consists of (in
alphabetical order) Bev, Bob (Big Brothers), Darlene, Delaney (team
leader), Gabi, and Vera (nee' Rosada).

Also, if you have attended DLV in the past and would like to
volunteer to spend some time helping others, please say so and
volunteer to be a Big Sister or Big Brother. (Just reply to this
mailing or e-mail bigsister@geekbabe.com and state you would like
to volunteer to be a Big Sister or Big Brother.) The primary
qualification is the desire to help others.

For any questions or concerns about our Big Sister and Big Brother
Program please e-mail: bigsister@geekbabe.com
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Se habla Espanol:

Bienvenidos! Si el espanol is 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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Activity Sign-up and Things To Come:

In recent years, our final schedules have consisted of over 70
different activities! We're on track to have the same number of
activities this year.

Most of these will be on a "no sign-up, just show up" basis, which
means that all you need to do to attend is be a registered DLV
attendee and show up at the proper place and time.

Some of these, however, will need some kind of a sign-up, perhaps
a headcount, and in some cases a pre-payment or some kind of other
action.

For the activities which need something other than "be there" to
participate, we have our activity sign-up process, which will begin
toward the end of March.

At activity sign-up time, everyone who is registered to attend will
receive a special e-mail with a link to a personal activity sign-up
screen. This is used to sign up for the optional activities which
require some kind of action other than showing up. The screen is
also used to change or cancel activity sign-ups as well.

Alternatively, MyDLV members can use the appropriate button to sign
up for activities at activity sign-up time.
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During the week before our big event we'll send out what we call
our Large Final Mailing. For this year, as with last year, much of
the content of the Large Final Mailing will be via links on the
web.

The Large Final Mailing will contain items such as:

* Maps And Schedules
* Contact Information
* Making contact, checking in, etc.
* Photography information and Guidelines
* If you are feeling uneasy or uncertain
* Getting there and getting around
* What to do in case something is wrong
* Discounts And Promotions
* Late Notices - Changes - Updates

You'll also receive your personal "itinerary", consisting of the
optional activities that you are signed up for.
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Also, experimental for 2013: Real-time reminders!

If you have a smartphone, a laptop/netbook/tablet, a mobile device
which can receive SMS or e-mail, etc., you will be able to set up
reminders (your choice, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 1/2 hours or 2 hours)
for any DLV activities which you choose. These will be brief text
messages sent to your chosen device or account.

This is experimental for 2013, no guarantees, but we hope it will
help out with your daily schedule.

Further details and a walk-through on how to set these up will be
sent out in the Large Final mailing.
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Summary schedule:

Diva Las Vegas 2013 schedule
Tentative and subject to change
All times Pacific Daylight Time

Sunday, April 14:
10:00am: Religious services
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
4:00pm: Newcomer Open House
6:00pm: Happy Hour options
6:00pm: Caesars Option
6:00pm: other happy hour options
7:00pm: Dining options
7:00pm: Old Homestead option
7:00pm: other dining options
9:00pm: Evening options
9:00pm: Alternative Common Gathering
9:00pm: Mainstream Common Gathering

Monday, April 15:
6:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
11:00am: Studio Lites Open House
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
2:00pm: Girlfriend Party Makeovers
4:00pm: Newcomer Open House
5:00pm: Happy Hour
6:00pm: Pre-WC dining options
7:30pm: Welcome Meet And Greet
9:00pm: Post-WC dining options

Tuesday, April 16:
6:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
9:00am: Diva Las Vegas Invitational Golf
11:00am: Just You Open House
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
3:00pm: Art Tour - Andy Warhol
4:00pm: Newcomer Open House
6:00pm: Happy Hour Options
6:00pm: Mob Bar Happy Hour
6:00pm: Hard Rock Happy Hour
6:45pm: Eating Out Night -- NOTE TIMES BELOW
6:45pm: Oscar's dining option
7:00pm: Hard Rock dining option
8:00pm: Mainstream-Alternative Night
9:00pm: Pub Crawl
9:00pm: Absinthe Show
9:00pm: Fremont Street Experience

Wednesday, April 17:
6:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
10:00am: Shopping With Ginger
12:00am: Lunch With Ginger
4:00pm: Nathan Burton Comedy-Magic
5:00pm: PF Chang arrival/Happy Hour
5:30pm: PF Changs Dinner
8:00pm: EHM Reception and Swap Meet

Thursday, April 18:
6:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
9:00am: Pistol and Rifle Shooting
12:00am: Volunteer and prospective volunteer Luncheon
2:00pm: Pole Dance Lessons
6:00pm: Happy hour
7:00pm: Quiet Evening At Home
7:00pm: Dinner
9:30pm: Limousine Tour

Friday, April 19:
1:00am: Non-Charles Bar
6:30am: Katie's Koffee Korner
1:00pm: Lunch With Ginger
2:00pm: High Tea
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: Farewell Dinner
8:00pm: Farewell Celebration
8:30pm: Official Group Photo
9:30pm: Dancing at Paris
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Administrivia:

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