[TXHUG] Feedback Needed on First TXHUG Organizational Meeting

[Amy Sebring]

Your feedback is requested as to convening the first in-person 
organizational meeting for the TXHUG for the purpose of adopting the 
proposed Charter, electing officers, and considering a Strategic Plan.
(See 
http://www.hazus.org/TXHUG/TXHUG_DOCUMENTS/TXHUG_Charter_MAR21_05.pdf 
for a copy of the draft charter.)

The TXHUG Steering Committee had hoped to schedule such a meeting in 
connection with another event that interested persons might be attending 
already, since there is no travel money specifically for a TXHUG 
meeting.  A good candidate was the Texas Floodplain Management 
Association (TFMA) Fall Technical Conference, originally planned to be 
held in Austin, TX.   The TFMA has recently announced their conference 
plans and issued a Call for Papers.
(See http://www.tfma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.News&ID=82 )

The location has been changed to Kerrville, and the dates are Nov. 2-4, 
2005.  The Texas Geographic Society does plan to offer HAZUS-MH flood 
model training in conjunction with the conference, and a general 
HAZUS-MH flood model introduction presentation is planned for the 
plenary session.

Our question is: will enough interested persons be able to travel to 
Kerrville to make a TXHUG organizational meeting feasible?   Are there 
any alternate suggestions?

Thanks,
Amy Sebring