ok, So I was extremely surprised to find another MMer living 90 miles away from me, right here in South Dakota.  I was SURE I had to be the only one, based on our rural nature.  So, first of all, who is from the upper midwest?  Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa area?  I had come across many people from Minnesota and one from Iowa.  Maybe we could all get together sometime!
Michele

Hello Mark,
Where in northeast NE are you at?  I am in Yankton which of course is in SE SD!  Look fprward to meeting you all someday!
Michele

Hey Michele,

We live in a small town about one hour south of Sioux City.  A group meeting would be great.  Summer would probably be better for us since Josie is in school during the spring.  But we are open to anything.

Mark

Please let me know where more people would be willing to attend...
Omaha, Minneapolis, or another suggestion
June or July

There are some pretty cheap fares out of Omaha (I am told) if anyone from further away wanted to attend.  Pretty good selection of rooms, a great zoo, a couple casinos, and golf courses for those interested in that, and fabulous shopping.  But may be too far away from all the Twin Cities people??  Just thinking out loud here! Let me know. 

At this point, more interest has been expressed from the Iowa, Nebraska area, so we were leaning towards that direction! 

God Bless You All!
Michele

We do have a couple of MMers in school that requested the summer months, and August can be so blasted hot and humid here, I was thinking either June or July.  It would be wonderful to get as many people as possible to attend.  I was looking last night and Omaha has quite an array of prices for motels, depending on what you want to spend.  My sister lives in Florida and she has flown into Omaha for under $200, which might make it an option for those living farther away. 

Again, if anyone is interested or has any suggestion, please let me know.   

God Bless You All
Michele

I was looking at some hotels right near the Old Market!  Some of them can be a bit more expensive, but not everyone would have to stay there! 
God Bless You All!
Michele
PS..Sharon...any suggestions for which weekend?
I am pretty open!  (occlusion joke!  Ha Ha)

I just checked and it looks like the Stanford picnic is 5/30..so I will assume not that weekend! I prefer NOT the 4th of July.  Amongst the 7 weekends, there has to be something that will work for us all!
Again, just let me know!
Michele, et al

June 6/7
June 13/14
June 20/21
June 27/28
July 11/2
July 18/19
July 25/26

In all honesty, the later in June the better. I am attending the Stanford reunion and also am doing a follow up TCD and follow up appointment with Dr. Steinberg. So I will be in Cali for about 4 nights. If I had a few weeks to recoup between trips, that would be great. However, I'm not the only one attending so whatever date picked, I would work with.

Reagan

It is looking like June 27&28 weekend.  I will get out more info as I get it!  If this absolutely won't work for anyone, please let me know ASAP!  Thanks....can't wait to see everyone! 
Michele

I would like to still do it, and have that weekend still open for it, but I didn't really get any replies after I set that last weekend in June date.  Who would still be interested or available?

i live in texas so that is a little far for me to go

I'm in IL, I'll go if the date is finalized.

New details for the.....
MIDWEST MOYAMOYA "MEET UP"
 We have planned this for (June 26, 27, 28), based on replies from those interested.  I am asking that anyone who wants to join us please send me an email with the following information:
 Days you will join us, number of rooms you will need, number of children in your group, etc.  
We must have this information for room planning.  We are leaning towards utilizing the Carol Hotel in Omaha, Ne.  Based on quotes received, available nearby attractions, etc.  This looks like the best bet for us (They have a website for those interested).  However, we need to have firm numbers regarding rooms before we can get a better price quote from them.  Nessa, the ultimate event planner (seriously ), is putting together a sort of itinerary of what we have tentatively planned (nap breaks included LOL).  Again this may be somewhat dependent on numbers, so please let me know.  There is a minimum number of rooms that will have to be prepaid (I think) before they will give much of a discount.  Thanks, and we look forward to meeting you all!!  We are stoked !!!