Wow, Boyd, thank you for sharing the information re this conference. Merry Christmas to me!! That is also my birthday weekend. It looks like an excellent conference, and is certainly a very reasonable price, esp as it includes some meals, which in themselves are an arm and a leg in Ireland (the price, that is, not the menu!!) Ballymoney is in the heart of my research area, and I had tentatively planned on going 'home' during that time anyway. Wahoo! Thank you for sharing this, and Merry Christmas All! Wendy