>I talked to a couple of people who acknowledged it was a difficult decision, but they said pretty much what I mentioned earlier.
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>They've been doing one in the late summer/early fall for several years, and any other possible date represented a big conflict. Plus, they have to coordinate getting building security (this was at the MS Office in Manhattan) on a Saturday, getting food delivered for lunch, so there are a large # of things that have to be taken into account.
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>(And I just realized you and others have put together SW Fox for years, so you obviously know about the coordination). The user group/community leaders who put these together are often doing so on a volunteer basis. I can understand where you're coming from, though I know these people personally and I can say I don't think they intended any disrespect - it's just a matter of only having so many options.

Yep, I do know. A couple of years back, we pushed SWFox back a couple of weeks, so it wouldn't hit any of the Jewish fall holidays (even the minor ones most people here have never heard of).

And yes, scheduling is hard. I still think the rule I articulated is the right one: If not on Christmas, not on Yom Kippur. But I am glad to hear that it was at least a hard call.

Tamar