Dallas November 2009



I like teaching the service and maintenance seminars. Fly in on Monday and set up, first class Tuesday and Wednesday, second class Thursday and Friday. Pack-up and fly home on Friday. Easy and fun!



The hotel for this seminar was better than most, close to the airport. It appeared to be new, I believe it wasn't but it was recently renovated. The front desk people were great. The banquet people were extremely professional, and the food at the restaurant was good. The rooms were nice; big flat screen TVs.  What I like most about the the hotel was the large foyer area (I am not sure what else to call it) outside the banquet rooms. It had free wifi and there were a dozen very comfortable computer  stations with up to date computers. The area had couches and chairs strategically placed to allow a large group of people to sit together but still have privacy. The hotel was an unbelievable $120 per night, the cost of living in Texas is lower than most major metropolitan areas. The hotel health club was one of the nicer ones that I have used, all of the cardio equipment had flat panel TVs. I would definitely do another seminar here. 

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