Thanks for all the input. I don't know why I find it so interesting
but I do. I knew the people of this site would be able to shed some
light on the subject! Thanks!

--- In cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com, thaydenhome
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> When NCRA moved to self management, our former management firm only
> helped arrange for our conferences which took place under their
> watch. So, along with a whole lot of other things, getting a
couple
> of conferences scheduled ASAP was one of our hot potatoes. Thus
the
> recent erratic rotation pattern - we had cities just saying "nope"
> to our 2002 conference because they were already booked up by mid-
> 2001. As part of that process, we reviewed the past rotation
> pattern. There was some member input that even though we rotated
> across the three regions, it was primarily in southern locations
> which meant northern registrars rarely got a breather on the travel
> costs and multi-stop plane flights. So a decision was made to
> follow more of a six-point rotation schedule to try to make sure we
> all got something of a break every so often. I don't recall
exactly
> what order we agreed on (I remember writing of it in The
> Conntection, either in Board highlights or in a regional director
> article). Basically it will cross the north in each region, then
> the south in each region. The other thing we are beginning to
> experience is that the size of our conference has grown to where it
> limits our choice of cities more than it used to, so we can expect
> to see ourselves more frequently return to the same cities. Lori
> Swain could probably communicate this much more clearly than I
have,
> but I hope this helps a little bit.
> -- Theresa Hayden
>
> --- In cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com, donna_cal
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > It does not always rotate in that pattern, due to certain
> > circumstances.
> >
> > The NCRA membership roster has a list of presidents and meeting
> > sites, where I found a few problems. This has been resolved and
> the
> > cleaned up list will appear in the 2004 membership roster. I do
> have
> > the correct list.
> >
> > The NCRA board of directors just last week picked the meeting
> sites
> > for 2006 and 2007. The site for 2005 is New Orleans.
> >
> > --- In cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com, wenocancer2
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I reviewed the messages on this website trying to find the
> hosting
> > > site history of the NCRA National Conference. I found
> references
> > to
> > > New Mexico, Orlando, Boston, and Nashville. Just wondering if
> > anyone
> > > knows more of the past sites and/or any future hosting cities.
> I
> > > just find this interesting for some reason. I also read that
it
> > goes
> > > East-Midwest-West. I guess that would put us on the East coast
> > next
> > > year, huh?
> > >
> > > Thanks