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Ok good to know.. that better than just people spotting the notice on the website..
I agree. I actually thought it was too efficient from them.
 

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Not sure if they sent invitations, or if people just saw it listed on the website and signed up.

Can't speak for others but I received an e-mail invite about 50 days out. See below for the e-mail. I am starting to wonder if they targeted specific members, such as new members and/or those like me that have had my week for 5 years but never used HGVC points (used my fixed week each year).

If anyone is interested but did not get an invite try sending an e-mail to hgveducationworkshop@HGVC.com.

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I noticed they posted the workshop locations for 2019:
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Houston, TX
  • North Fork, NY
  • Carlsbad, CA
It also says, "Due to capacity limitations, our Member Education Workshops are by invitation only."
 

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I noticed they posted the workshop locations for 2019:
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Houston, TX
  • North Fork, NY
  • Carlsbad, CA
It also says, "Due to capacity limitations, our Member Education Workshops are by invitation only."

North fork, NY is the a$$ end of Long Island - basically when you can't get any further out. I guess they have a lot of members there - wonder how they picked that location.
 

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I’ll be at the Carlsbad one for sure if I get the invite.
 

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North fork, NY is the a$$ end of Long Island - basically when you can't get any further out. I guess they have a lot of members there - wonder how they picked that location.

Can't speak for others but I received an e-mail invite about 50 days out. See below for the e-mail. I am starting to wonder if they targeted specific members, such as new members and/or those like me that have had my week for 5 years but never used HGVC points (used my fixed week each year).

If anyone is interested but did not get an invite try sending an e-mail to hgveducationworkshop@HGVC.com.

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Does the notice give you any exact location? I would agree that the the description "North Fork, NY" does sound like the North Fork of Long Island. I have lived on Long Island for the last 65 years and that is an unusual description that I have never heard used before. There are not a lot of people that live out there and the roads are slow driving so it is an odd place to hold an information workshop. Riverhead, a small easy to get to town located between the North and South Forks of Long Island would be a much more reasonable location that is near the North Fork. The North Fork is known for some great wineries. I can remember when you could go to these wineries and have 3 or 4 tastes for free. Now they cost between $10-$20.
 

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I emailed and they responded that the Houston is scheduled for June 1st, but they are not yet accepting requests. They will put it on the website when it is open.
 

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I got a Vegas invite, but I'm only an hour from Carlsbad, go figure.
 

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I got a Vegas invite too. I’m in Oregon. Any of these would require some travel with overnight stay for me.

Maybe their system is purposely sending invites to members who are likely to use points if they attend, thereby decreasing vacancy rates?
 

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Very strange. According to the Las Vegas agenda above, there are two sessions and two receptions, but they are not even on consecutive days. Both are in the afternoon, but one is on Thursday afternoon and the other is on Saturday afternoon. Also interesting that they are using Treasure Island as the venue. I am not aware that it has any affiliation or relationship with Hilton or HGVC. A very odd arrangement, IMO. I guess they are assuming you want to spend a lot of time at the tables. :shrug:
 

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Very strange. According to the Las Vegas agenda above, there are two sessions and two receptions, but they are not even on consecutive days....

Maybe the sessions are so stressful, they need a day in the casino after each to recover.
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Very strange. According to the Las Vegas agenda above, there are two sessions and two receptions, but they are not even on consecutive days. Both are in the afternoon, but one is on Thursday afternoon and the other is on Saturday afternoon. Also interesting that they are using Treasure Island as the venue. I am not aware that it has any affiliation or relationship with Hilton or HGVC. A very odd arrangement, IMO. I guess they are assuming you want to spend a lot of time at the tables. :shrug:
They are two separate sessions. You need to choose between the Thursday or Saturday session to attend.
 

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I was invited to the Vegas session, i might have attended but we will be in New Orleans that weekend.

Very strange. Also interesting that they are using Treasure Island as the venue. I am not aware that it has any affiliation or relationship with Hilton or HGVC. A very odd arrangement, IMO. I guess they are assuming you want to spend a lot of time at the tables. :shrug:

As for the location, i agree its a bit odd, but I don't think Hilton or HGVC have any conference facilities in Vegas.
 

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My Vegas invitation offered 3 sessions, one on Thursday and two on Saturday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

I’m thinking they’ll fine tune their pitch for Saturday based on how Thursday goes.
 

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I’m thinking they’ll fine tune their pitch for Saturday based on how Thursday goes.
These are not sale pitches; those that have attended and reported back have confirmed this. I don't think you could buy at one of these events if you tried.

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I got a Vegas invite, but I'm only an hour from Carlsbad, go figure.
Me too. It said "in your neighborhood" so I assumed Carlsbad. Then I re-read it and sure enough Las Vegas. Not exactly in my neighborhood. I'm going to have to pass. :D
 

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Is anyone that only owns resale contracts received an invite? I have not received an invitation.
 

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Is anyone that only owns resale contracts received an invite? I have not received an invitation.

Not sure if status as "resale" purchaser has anything to do with it. Only a limited number of invitations are issued for each workshop, due to limited capacity. I have never received an invitation and we purchased direct.
 

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We own both developer and resale and did not get an invite. We are in the SF Bay Area so perhaps too far - however it would be faster for me to fly to Vegas than to drive to SF these days...

We were supposedly put on the "black coal" list by a sales rep who said we took advantage of too many promo stays. (However it wasn't enough to get disinvited from a NYC preso 3 months later!) :rolleyes:
 
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These are not sale pitches; those that have attended and reported back have confirmed this.
Good to know

We are in the SF Bay Area so perhaps too far
We're in the central Willamette valley of Oregon, so a good deal further, and were invited to Las Vegas. We own Bay Club, so affiliate and resale.
 
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