First the Netroots diss her, then the Presidential Debates do.
It's hard enough rebuilding when the White House thinks you're a PR problem that needs to go away. Hell, it took them forever and weeks of public ridicule just to decide FEMA should pay for the Aquarium Fish.
No help there, and if the locals are going to be left to do it themselves, there's one thing everyone needs to know:
New Orleans won't come back any year soon without the business brought in by the convention trade. Just won't happen.
And do not believe the excuses you hear. Everyone understands why the GOP candidates don't want to debate anywhere near New Orleans. But the Netroots? Not enough space? are you serious???
Bottom line, folks... New Orleans still needs beaucoup help,and one big, easy way to do it is to hold our parties there.
Now, in the big scheme of things, how hard can that really be?
Who's partying in NOLA?
NEW ORLEANS – Nov. 6, 2007 –
The American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) has re-confirmed New Orleans as the destination for two major conferences in 2008. The American Stroke Association, will hold the International Stroke Conference February 20-22, 2008, with the State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium being held one day prior to the event on February 19. Total attendance is expected to be 5,500. AHA’s Annual Scientific Sessions is slated for New Orleans, November 9-12, 2008, with an approximate attendance of 27,500.
The Risk and Insurance Management Society met in New Orleans April 29-May 3 for its 45th Annual Conference & Exhibition, with more than 9,000 attendees. Highlights of the conference included a community service day where hundreds of RIMS volunteers spent an afternoon cleaning City Park.
The American College of Cardiology met in New Orleans March 24-27 for its 56th Annual Scientific Session and Summit. With 26,250 attendees, the meeting was New Orleans’ largest since 2005.