Re: grand 02

From: Scott Bao (sbao@cisco.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 11:38:02 CDT


Hey, this  is what commitment is all about. Not sure how much I can contribute with
my ailing knee.  Just want to be there to have fun and  witness some great stuff from this Dallas Team.




Tom Zheng wrote:

> Man!  You're one die hard dude!:-)
>
> On  0, Scott Bao <sbao@cisco.com> wrote:
> > FYI:
> >
> > Ticket booked  at travelocity for US$ 178.
> >
> >
> >  Flight(s): Fri, August 30, 2002
> >
> >                     Flight:
> >                          American Airlines flight 616 (Non-Stop)
> >                                                                                                                     Flight Details
> >                    Depart:
> >                          Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (DFW) - Terminal Information Unavailable
> >
> >                          Fri, Aug 30 at 2:28pm
> >                    Arrive:
> >                          Columbus, OH (CMH) - Terminal Information Unavailable
> >
> >                          Fri, Aug 30 at 6:05pm
> >                      Seat:
> >                          27D (McDonnell Douglas SP80 Jet)
> >                      Meal:
> >                          No Meal Served
> >                     Status:
> >
> >
> >
> >                Flight(s): Mon, September 02, 2002
> >
> >                     Flight:
> >                          American Airlines flight 307 (Non-Stop)
> >                                                                                                                     Flight Details
> >                    Depart:
> >                          Columbus, OH (CMH) - Terminal Information Unavailable
> >
> >                          Mon, Sep 02 at 8:30am
> >                    Arrive:
> >                          Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (DFW) - Terminal Information Unavailable
> >
> >                          Mon, Sep 02 at 10:01am
> >                      Seat:
> >                          14A (McDonnell Douglas SP80 Jet)
> >                      Meal:
> >                          No Meal Served
> >                     Status:
> >
> >
> >
> > Scott Bao wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > We should organize and formalize this grand thing ASAP.  One thing we need to do RIGHT NOW  is to book the airline ticket,
> > > the sooner the better.  My Tiger friends have already booked their flight.  I assume for most people , this flight schedule will be
> > > sound:
> > >                 Leave DFW   August 30, Friday afternoon/evening.
> > >                 Return from CMH   September 2,  Monday morning.
> > >
> > > I did a quick search and found the cheapest  non-stop flight was $178.  Mark said $159 and I could not find one like that.
> > >
> > >
> > > Go  North Dallas United !!!     Is that should be our team name ?
> > >
> > >
> > > -Scott
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Zheng wrote:
> > >
> > >> Mark,
> > >>
> > >> That's one superb list of players you got there  It's a definite go
> > >> for Dalla.
> > >>
> > >> It's time to start on the preparation works, for the start, here are
> > >> several things we may consider:
> > >>
> > >> - we could reuse the "swsoccer@rsn.hp.com" list we used last year
> > >>   for anything grand related, everyone can be put there from
> > >>   the two teams as well others, we can start with the list and
> > >>   our recruiting prospects
> > >>
> > >> - we need to identify the tasks and find volunteers, last year
> > >>   BinBin and Tim had done a great job on managing the lodging and
> > >>   finance, we will see if they will be willing to step up again
> > >>
> > >> - we may want to get the team to play couple scrimmages together to
> > >>   let players get to know each other
> > >>
> > >> - we need to continue to work on those who haven't made the decision
> > >>
> > >> I am pretty sure there will be more things to discuss and to decide,
> > >> and good thing is that this time around we have plenty time before
> > >> the tournament.  I can get the list started first, I think I
> > >> have most of the emails except the following:
> > >>
> > >> > 5. Shen, Steve
> > >> > 6. Shen, Steve's Friend
> > >> > 8. Wang, ZhiGao
> > >> > 9. Chen, Jun
> > >> > 10. Cheng, HeiKwan (my friend in DC)
> > >>
> > >> I will also add Lao Tim in.
> > >>
> > >> Good work, Mark! Let's work together to make this trip even better
> > >> than last year's one.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> |-Tom Zheng  tzheng@rsn.hp.com Hewlett-Packard   WORK :    (972)497-4202|
> > >> |-Platform Software Architecture Laboratory      TELNET:    (+1)497-4202|
> > >> |-P.O. BOX 833851, Richardson, TX, 75083-3851    FAX  :    (972)497-4245|
> > >> |_______________________________________________________________________|
> > >>
> > >> On  0, "Chen, Mark" <MChen@Santera.com> wrote:
> > >> > Tom,
> > >> >
> > >> > I apologize for getting your email so late. Here is a list of players from my end:
> > >> >
> > >> > 1. Chen, Si
> > >> > 2. Eric, Zhang
> > >> > 3. Han, Ray
> > >> > 4. Wang, BinBing
> > >> > 5. Shen, Steve
> > >> > 6. Shen, Steve's Friend
> > >> > 7. Bao, Scott
> > >> > 8. Wang, ZhiGao
> > >> > 9. Chen, Jun
> > >> > 10. Cheng, HeiKwan (my friend in DC)
> > >> >
> > >> > 11. Cai, Dick (Most likely, 1st/last talk with wife)
> > >> > 12. Wei, Li (highly likely, keep on charging)
> > >> > 13. Gang, Chen (still trying....)
> > >> > 14. Su, XianDong (need some support from ....)
> > >> > 15. Dong, Jian (60% will go, depending on ?.....)
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Unfortunately, Zhou Ge just sent me an email indicating he will not be going with us.
> > >> >
> > >> > However, from what we have seen, we do have a team and we are GOING!!!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Go Dallas,
> > >> > Chen, Si
> > >> >
> > >> > PS, last time I checked airfare is somewhere around $150 round trip. Also a team Doctor is semi-volunteered, assume the airfare might be covered.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: Tom Zheng [mailto:tzheng@rsn.hp.com]
> > >> > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:59 AM
> > >> > To: Chen, Mark
> > >> > Cc: Tom Zheng
> > >> > Subject: Re: grand 02
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Mark,
> > >> >
> > >> > The grand team looks in pretty shape right now, I have the
> > >> > following who had committed(ok, anything can happen as what Xiao Luo
> > >> > had encountered), some of them had started to book airline tickets now:-)
> > >> >
> > >> >    Ken, Tom, Yi, Andy, Dagang,
> > >> >    BinWang, Yimou, Liyi, Dentist, WanShan,
> > >> >    Joseph
> > >> >
> > >> > Other prospects still have to be worked on but having a chance:
> > >> >
> > >> >    Long,Xiang(waiting for wife be back next couple weeks for confirmation)
> > >> >    Jilin(company issue?)
> > >> >    Alex&Tom(two from utd)
> > >> >
> > >> > Charlie will make decision depends on status of Wisconsin team.
> > >> >
> > >> > Again, we will try to locate LuZi at somewhere:-)
> > >> >
> > >> > Did I hear 12 players from the Dragon team had committed last thursday?
> > >> > If so, that is a wonderful news.  I think it may be the good time to put
> > >> > the committed players together to kick off the grand team, and continue
> > >> > to work on those who are still unsure.
> > >> >
> > >> > Rumors floading around that teams from east coast are very strong so
> > >> > we need to get as many legs we can get.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > |-Tom Zheng  tzheng@rsn.hp.com Hewlett-Packard   WORK :    (972)497-4202|
> > >> > |-Platform Software Architecture Laboratory      TELNET:    (+1)497-4202|
> > >> > |-P.O. BOX 833851, Richardson, TX, 75083-3851    FAX  :    (972)497-4245|
> > >> > |_______________________________________________________________________|
> > >
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