Thanks for the info, all. Sorry I didn't "read the faq" (research) more before posting. I just needed a good foothold; now I'm set.

speedy67: I'm kinda torn on this one. I've enough vacation days to take half a month and just hang out in Euro. RobR mentioned "Iceland Air" (or something) flew into AMS. How COOL would it be to randomly go to Iceland and hang out for a few days before the meet? I'm considering that.

Ah, planning for a trip. It's been too too long since I've done this. Thanks again all.