Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:30:00 -0500 From: John <papalia@udel.edu> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, bitsurfer <bitsurfr@enteract.com> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000327152715.00ac9930@mail.udel.edu> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000327131920.03fc4a40@localhost> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000327133512.27630A-100000@shell-2.enteract .com> <4.2.2.20000326224635.03f7dc20@localhost>
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>Chicago is a possibility. However, its trade unions are known to >exploit trade show organizers and exhibitors and so make it more >difficult to hold a trouble-free convention. > >The size of the city isn't really an issue so long as it has >good air transportation and a sufficiently large hotel to hold >the convention. Currently, the BSDs are still gathering steam, >so a moderately large suburban or urban hotel would do. The >Adam's Mark in Denver, for example, is known to be a very good >venue for conventions and offers highly discounted weekend rates. Very good points, but it would be nice to be able to allow a maximum amount of people to be able to *drive* as well. Speakingly solely for myself, if a BSDCon East were to happen, that would be great, and I'd attend - but only if I were able to drive there. While Denver is a beautiful place, the population density is a bit smaller than the Chicago, DC, or Atlanta areas. Selfishly, I'd ask for DC. But, if NYC, Boston, Philly, DC, Charlotte, or Atlanta came to be, all would have possibilities - both for myself, and other people who can't afford the airfare. Just my $0.02. --John >--Brett > >At 12:35 PM 3/27/2000 , bitsurfer wrote: > > >Why not in the Chicago area??? Surley its larger than say Boulder ;) > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > > >RSA Key Fingerprint = 6D0B 5536 7825 3D09 9093 384A 9694 FDB6 > >RSA Key Fingerprint = 4390 44E5 E316 F2AA A11E 5755 F3F9 D69B > >DH/DSS Fingerprint = 089B 0B5C 75C7 A7B4 B050 DD14 2D65 5DD6 E87D 239A > > > >PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common keyservers > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Brett Glass wrote: > > > > > At 08:35 PM 3/26/2000 , John Baldwin wrote: > > > > > > >Several of us were talking on IRC the other day about trying to > > > >organize a BSDCon on the east coast of the U.S. Instead of just > > > >pestering Jordan, we figured it would be more productive to do some > > > >of the legwork ourselves and see how feasible it would really be. > > > > > > If it were a true "BSDCon" rather than just a "FreeBSDCon," it > > > would draw even more people. I'd like to see this. > > > > > > As for location: I can help organize for sure if it's done > > > in Denver or Boulder. These cities have advantages > > > in that, while they're east of the Rockies (and thus > > > qualify as "east"), they are still relatively near the > > > center of the continent and are thus convenient to get to. > > > > > > --Brett > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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