Chicago Bandster Bash!

January 28, 2005

You are hereby invited to attend Converge On Chicago: A National Bandster Bash.

The dates are April 8 – 10, 2005 and this grand event will take place at the Holiday Inn Rosemont, just minutes from O’Hare airport (a free shuttle service is provided to the hotel from O’Hare). Make plans now to attend the Bash, where we will finally get to meet each other in person and actually speak to each other with voices instead of typing! Bring your cameras, bring your spouses and friends, and most of all … just come ready to socialize, to be entertained, and to be inspired. This is the weekend we will be posting about for months to come… don’t be left out of the fun!

Find all the details about registering for the Bash at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bandsterbash

At the Yahoo Group site, in addition to all the specific information about Converge On Chicago, you will find the Registration materials. Also look for details about how your before/after photos can be a part of the program!

We’re looking forward to seeing you in Chicago in April!

We are excited and pleased to announce David Kiley will be our keynote speaker at the Chicago Bandster Bash.

For those of you unfamiliar with David Kiley, here's a little info to peak your interest:

David Kiley is Marketing Editor at Businessweek Magazine. Prior to joining Businessweek, Kiley was Detroit Bureau Chief for USA Today where he covered the auto industry, as well as wrote about his experience as a Bandster. Kiley has also worked for Adweek and Brandweek as an editor, as well as for two leading advertising agencies. He has appeared many times on national TV and radio as an authority on the auto industry, advertising, as well as to talk about his Bandster experience. Kiley is the author of two books: Getting The Bugs Out: The Rise, Fall and Comeback of Volkswagen in America (2001); and Driven: Inside BMW: The Most Admired Car Company in the World (2004). He is now working on a book he says is about eating, the food industry, U.S. food culture and weight loss surgery. Kiley is the current President of the International Motor Press Association. He resides in Fanwood, N.J. with his wife, Amy, and son, Henry.

We are excited that David will be able to join us at our very first Chicago Bandster Bash and share his lap-band experience with all of us. It's nice to have someone who can relate to Bandsters and our way of life. I hope you all share in the excitement of the Bandster Bash Committee in welcoming David Kiley to Chicago in April of 2005!

… The Converge On Chicago Planning Committee