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Friday, January 16, 2009
Jan 2009 HL7 WGM in Orlando
January 10 to 17 - HL7 WGM in Orlando. Still sick and still suffering from jetlag, it was off to Florida for another Working Group Meeting. My itinerary:
- Jan 10 Flt AC106 from Edmonton to Toronto
- Jan 10 Flt AC912 from Toronto to Orlando
- Jan 17 Flt AC907 from Orlando to Toronto
- Jan 17 Flt AC157 from Toronto to Edmonton
My hotel this time was the Hilton Resort in Orlando. Having jetlag sucks. I have never been so tired at a meeting. By the time 6:00 pm rolled around, I was starting to feel ready for bed. On the plus side, I didn't need to worry about setting the alarm in the morning. Waking up for 7:00 am was not a problem.
Other thoughts from the week:
- The Canadian off-cycle meeting worked out well for me this time around.
- I really enjoyed the outing to see La Nouba - the segments with the trampline and the little girls flinging yo-yos were my favourite.
- Universal Studios was fun...though I can always handle more rides. It was really nice to see the reaction of people riding the Dueling Dragons from the front row for the first time.
- While it seemed outrageous to pay an extra 66% or so for an express pass, we had second throughts about not shelling out the extra $$ while waiting 45-60 minutes for some of the rides.
- Being able to watch clips from the Simpsons made waiting in line for the Simpsons Ride less gruelling.
- No I did not get the Univerals Studios Orlando hoodie for free.