IOM 2009

[samuel]

I know it would be a tall order but what would be ppl's opinions of staying a week in IOM next year and can we afford the extra money to do so?

I loved this time n all that went on while there but more tme would be great - see more n do more (n drink more).

[Steph]

<off topic> Revival of the message boards YAY! </off topic>

I think a week in the Isle of Mann would be brilliant! I'd be interested.

There couple of things to consider though. I had the impression that accommodation costs were lowered by the IOM tourist board for the duration of the festival (I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) so it might considerably increase the cost if we stay longer. Again to do with cost, some people struggle to raise funds to go to the IOM as it is, the cost of additional days might put off freshers/people who haven't been before (because they don't know how good it is). You could try allowing people to stay for longer as an optional extra. You'd probably get enough of us who'd want to stay. My final point is that due to the messed up term dates the extra days would have to be after the competition weekend otherwise people will just miss too much of their courses.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love a longer stay in IOM. If we can pull it off it will be amazing, but it could require some negotiation.

Stephie