I have created a shared calendar that all can use to enter their GTG's, vacations, birthdays. The link below will take you there. You are free to add in your items- include your screen name and keep it short. Will topp every day so people will begin to use it. Save the link as one of your favorites and then add in your events as they come up. I have added my trip in March 2009 so check that out to get an idea of what to put in the calendar.

http://www.my.calendars.net/fodors

That was fun. Added my NYC trip.

Thanks - posted my August and December trips.

Fabulous, BillT -- thanks!

okay, what is GTG?

Get ToGether.

A GTG is where a number of Fodorites meet in a city and have a lunch and talk travel etc. There are a number of them held around the country- see the calendar -there are several posted. Some are largely Asia forum folks, others Europe- but they are open to all!

Great idea BillT. I just realized with my calendar addition that maybe there should be guidelines established as to how many characters are to be used for each entry - or does it matter?

Lets keep the description short as there may need to be several entries for each date over time. Abbreviate- be concise!

Calendar tips:

1) Please use the category field when creating your items. I have added a fourth category- "Other Events" for the misc. items now appearing.

2) please use the default colors that come with each category- this will maintain some order to the colors and allow you to more easily find GTGs (green), birthdays (lavender), vacations (blue) etc.

3) Please keep you description short as others may be posting on the same day. Use the pop up field to expand your text and add a URL if applicable

4) Comments and feedback are welcome- enjoy your Fodorite Calendar!

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