Comments on: Meeting in “real life” http://otenth.org/2009/02/17/meeting-in-real-life/ The virtual life of Otenth Paderborn Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://otenth.org/2009/02/17/meeting-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6295 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:46:04 +0000 http://otenth.homefries.org/?p=620#comment-6295 If Comicon is Nerd Prom, Dragoncon is Geek Mardi Gras, and it can be a little overwhelming your first time in. A room party would be appropriate. Last time i went, i booked my hotel in September for the next Labor Day. It also extrememly expensive, you have to save all year for it. However, comma, did i hear you say Pennsic? That is the poor man's alternative to going to one of the mega-conventions of summer. If Comicon is Nerd Prom, Dragoncon is Geek Mardi Gras, and it can be a little overwhelming your first time in. A room party would be appropriate. Last time i went, i booked my hotel in September for the next Labor Day. It also extrememly expensive, you have to save all year for it.

However, comma, did i hear you say Pennsic? That is the poor man’s alternative to going to one of the mega-conventions of summer.

]]> By: Otenth http://otenth.org/2009/02/17/meeting-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5879 Otenth Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:33:42 +0000 http://otenth.homefries.org/?p=620#comment-5879 Not at all! There's also a question about having an independent meetup, which has a lot of votes, but only 3 people who said yes, they would help plan it. Lots of undecided helpers, though. Several people have asked about DragonCon. Kamilah mentioned that as a possibility last year, but it just didn't click with the rest of us, I guess. One of the drawbacks of a small sample doing planning. In looking at the DragonCon website, I am amazed that they have already (six months out) sold out two of their five host hotel reservations. Sounds like we would be swallowed up whole. I encourage anyone who is planning on attending a congenial convention to widely publicize that fact in order to have ever more meetups. Not at all! There’s also a question about having an independent meetup, which has a lot of votes, but only 3 people who said yes, they would help plan it. Lots of undecided helpers, though.

Several people have asked about DragonCon. Kamilah mentioned that as a possibility last year, but it just didn’t click with the rest of us, I guess. One of the drawbacks of a small sample doing planning. In looking at the DragonCon website, I am amazed that they have already (six months out) sold out two of their five host hotel reservations. Sounds like we would be swallowed up whole.

I encourage anyone who is planning on attending a congenial convention to widely publicize that fact in order to have ever more meetups.

]]> By: Hotspur O'T http://otenth.org/2009/02/17/meeting-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5878 Hotspur O'T Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:11:10 +0000 http://otenth.homefries.org/?p=620#comment-5878 Are these two conventions the gamut of choices? Are these two conventions the gamut of choices?

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