Must be the upcoming Royal Wedding because we had 4 Englishmen, a Scot, an Irishman but no Welshman at the event! And with that wonderful British turnout we also surpassed ourselves with another excellent crowd for the Café Montmartre, Reston venue. The volatile weather contributed to the uncertainty on attendee numbers but the members turned up and drove a very respectable crowd of newbies too!  Very special mention goes to Lori Arceo who brought along at least 4 newbies (and there may have been more), plus Alex Burns, Avery Gimble, Fred Harrison (NortonNet), Dean & Nancy, Sally Behnam, Lisa Marie Barbieri, Kevin White, Matt Vasquez (himself a newbie), Ryan Melissinos, Rebecca Roble and James Lawson who all invited single guests.  A grand total of 14 more newbies attended. Great job team!  Thank you all for inviting others.  The Collateral Display table had literature (better this time). Topics of conversation ranged from the international crowd, the various English accents, Brandon performing magnificently by stepping up to the Spotlight spot plate last minute (literally) to replace our missing presenter.  Additional comments around the unusually cold April weather, upcoming band support & Dip’s new job. Checkout the photos http://www.it4dc.com/it4dc.php?page=pics.php on the website & see what a fabulous time we had as well as the many "newbies" who attended. Additional thanks to Alyson for her great bartending services and the entire staff who continue to serve us well and the Café Montmartre management team for their terrific hospitality, plus the wonderful appetizer they provide us.  Our next event will be back at Da Domenico’s, Tysons Corner, VA on Tuesday, May 3rd. Please invite folks who you believe will benefit and enjoy our group so we can continue to drive a big turnout at our now established Tyson’s hangout in 2011, making this year even more successful than 2010! Thank you all for your continued support.

Dip Chandra