Tony corrected me about the availability of Camp Trackers
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[[Kindred 2015]]
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! Values
! Windward
! Camp Westwind
! Whidbey Institute
! Silver Falls Conf. Center
! Cape Lookout
! Camp Trackers
|-
| available at solstice 2015 (if not then, when?)(mid summer (roughly August 5th))
| <!-- Windward --> Yes but tricky
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> No ... summer camp
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/events/ Yes]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Fri afternoon-Sun afternoon
|-
| kid-friendly (safe, flexible, options for kids)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Seems okay, there were kids at Whidbey Bioneers 2013
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, including kid-friendly trails
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|-
| community (shared meals, opening/closing circle)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, they do both at Whidbey Bioneers and are [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/visiting-the-land/nourishment/ very proud of their food]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, meals and a meeting hall included with [http://silverfallsconference.com/rates/group-lodging group lodging]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|-
| beautiful and inspiring (e.g., stirring natural setting)
| <!-- Windward --> No
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=whidbey+institute&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=whidbey+institute&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk= Yes]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=silver+falls+state+park&qpvt=silver+falls+state+park&FORM=IGRE Yes]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> No
|-
| free (allows dance, singing, rockets ... you know ... spectacles!)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Moderate
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Some limits due to wildfire risk
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Moderate
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Mostly
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|-
| accessible (easy to get to for those coming from elsewhere including proximity to an inexpensive airport)
| <!-- Windward --> 2hr from PDX
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> 2hrs from PDX
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Okay, about 90 minutes from SeaTac but requires a ferry ride
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Pretty good, 30 minutes from I-5/Salem and 90 minutes from PDX
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> 2hrs from PDX
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> 45min from PDX
|-
| apart (not something you just come to for an hour or two each day)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes ... ferry across a river
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, on an island
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, in a state park with lodging
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|-
| not too uncomfortable (decent weather conditions, indoor sleeping accommodations for people for whom camping would be an issue)
| <!-- Windward --> No
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, includes [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/visiting-the-land/accommodations/ both camping and indoor lodging]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, all indoor lodging (camping isn't a listed option)
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> No
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> No
|-
| affordable (has to fit within the budgets of the convening organizations)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Expensive
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Probably not, unless they reduce rates due to being a co-convener
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, [http://silverfallsconference.com/rates/group-lodging food+lodging is $100 or less per person per night]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|-
| neutral (the people who run the venue shouldn't be too ideological or religious, at least not in a way that clashes significantly with our values)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Their ideology is a good match
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Probably, no obvious problems
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
|}