AramcoBrats, Inc.

1. ABI Nominations/Election - 2005-2007 Term
2. Reunion Hotel Update - Doubletree Post Oak
3. Reunion Committee - On-line Registration
4. Newsletter/Reunion Information


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1. ABI Nominations/Elections - 2005-2007 Term

Nominations Deadline

The deadline for nominating yourself (or someone else) for one of the
elected positions (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer)
on the ABI Board is February 1, 2005. Anyone interested in submitting
a nomination should send an email to gary@aramco-brats.com
identifying the person you are nominating and the office to which you
are nominating that person. All Board officers serve a term of two
years, which will begin on November 1, 2005. Descriptions of board
positions are available on the ABI website and in the ABI annual
report (<http://www.aramco-brats.com/2003_annual_report.pdf>).

2005 ABI Board Elections

The election for the next ABI Board is just around the corner, and we
are still looking for candidates for President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer. The ABI and all it accomplishes are made
possible only by the participation of Brats who treasure the memories
and relationships that are so uniquely ours, and are committed to
preserving them for all of us.

You don't need a lot of board experience to participate. It doesn't
require a degree from Board College, and we don't even require that
you remember everything you learned in your 5th grade Arabic class.
You will be joining a team of ten other Brats who are there to help
you learn the ropes and to assist you whenever necessary.

Think about what the ABI brings you: the biennial reunions where, for
a few days, you can relive the experience of hanging out with the old
gang around the pool, the AramcoBrat website where you can shop for
Brat merchandise, browse through photographs of your home town, post
a story or poem, or keep track of your classmates and teachers, and
the ABI museum where Arabian treasures are permanently on display for
all of us. Seriously, where else can you read an original copy of
The Blue Flame?

So come on. Hop down off your camel and toss your ghutra into the
ring. Become part of something special, something unique. Help us to
keep the memories alive. Become a candidate for the AramcoBrats
Incorporated Board of Directors by writing Gary Barnes at
gary@aramco-brats.com.

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2. Reunion Hotel Update - Doubletree Post Oak

The hotel has informed us that our room block for the reunion is more
than 70% full. If you are planning on attending the reunion, better
make your reservations quickly so you don't lose out staying at the
main hotel.


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3. Reunion Committee - On-Line Registration

On-line registration is up and running well. Thanks to everyone for
making it so successful, and keep them coming!

A couple of friendly reminders:

1. Register! Register! Register! We are expecting a good turnout,
so if you want to participate in any of the activities with capped
capacity (bowling, tennis, golf, and even the Banquet), be sure to
register early to ensure your spot. Spaces in these events will be
filled on a first fully REGISTERED, first served basis.

2. Don't forget that your Reunion Registration is not complete until
you have paid your ABI Administrative Baksheesh (AdBak) for the term.
You can pay when you submit your registration fees, or if you have
already registered and forgot to add AdBak, the form is available in
the newsletter or can be downloaded from
http://www.aramco-brats.com/adbak2.htm. If you're not sure if you've
paid, contact ABI Treasurer, Cathie McCoy at cathie@aramco-brats.com .

3. Please do not forget to make your checks out to AramcoBrats, Inc.
and SIGN your checks. ;-)

Reunion Registration Q&A:

Q. Why didn't the committee receive my on-line registration?
A. When you register on-line, please be sure to complete "Step 4:
Click send." We have received a few payments for on-line
registrations for which we have not received the accompanying
electronic information. If you do not click "send," we will not
receive your registration information.

If you have already registered on-line, there is no need to panic or
worry that you MAY not have completed step 4: if we received your
check but not your on-line information, Penny will have contacted
you. If you have NOT been pestered to REsubmit the on-line form, you
are "good to go."

Q. How do I register more than 3 guests for the reunion?
A. The hard copy and on-line forms only have space for 3 guests. If
you plan to bring more:

- On the hard copy form, please write the additional names in the
left margin of the form and be sure to use the correct number of
persons in the fee calculation section in the center of the form.

- Using the on-line form, please add the additional names in the.
"Questions/Comments for the 2005 Reunion Committee" box and be sure
to use the total number persons under "Payment Calculation" (Step 2).

Q. Do I need to register my children?
A. If you want your child to get a name tag, goodie bag (with
ADULT-sized t-shirt), participate in sporting events, and attend
Friday's opening reception and Sunday evening banquet, then you do
need to pay registration and any applicable sports fees for them. It
has been our experience that most Brats do not register their
children, especially the younger ones. If you would like to bring
your children to the reunion but not register them, you might
consider hiring a baby sitter. The reunion committee can not arrange
for sitters, but the hotel concierge can help you with this. You
might be able to find a teenage brat offspring attending the reunion
hoping to make a few riyals babysitting during the reunion weekend.

Q. Does the fee calculator work properly?
A. Please be careful with the scroll wheel on your mouse when doing
fee calculation on-line. If you try to scroll down while a pull-down
menu is still active, you will be scrolling the numbers in the
pull-down menu, not the page! The resulting fee calculation will not
be what you intended! If your total looks ridiculous, please back up
in the form and check to make sure that you have the correct number
entered for each item.

NOTE: You can post your own questions about the reunion to the
Reunion Q&A forum on BratBoard
(<http://www.aramco-brats.com/BratBoard/>. Please check the Reunion
Q&A forum (and the other reunion forums on BratBoard) periodically
for reunion news updates.

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4. Newsletter/Reunion Information

If you did not receive your paper copy of the Fall 2004 newsletter,
you can download it from the ABI website at
<http://www.aramco-brats.com/newsletter/BratnewsF2004.pdf>. The
newsletter has useful information regarding the upcoming ABI reunion,
open class representative positions, information on the upcoming ABI
election, and news about how the ABI is doing.

Happy New Year,
Diana Ryrholm-Geerdes RT 1962
For the ABI Board of Directors

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