Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:42:16 +0200 From: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, andyt <andyt@afua.net>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <v04220813b506809ce489@[195.238.1.121]> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000327172304.03fe2100@localhost> References: <4.2.2.20000327165343.03fdc430@localhost> <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000327161007.40748A-100000@shell-2.enteract .com> <4.2.2.20000327131920.03fc4a40@localhost> <4.2.2.20000327172304.03fe2100@localhost>
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At 5:28 PM -0700 2000/3/27, Brett Glass wrote: > If one wanted to do the convention near DC, Baltimore would be a > good choice because there are lots of bargain airfares and a > glut of hotel rooms in the area. Baltimore is quite a bit cheaper than the DC area, but is also close enough that you can still consider flying into Dulles or Washington National and making the drive, taking the bus, or taking the train to make that final connection. The DC area is one of the very few in the US that have three airports so close together (I think Chicago and New York are the other two on the Right Side of the map), and this gives it a pretty big advantage when you're looking at trying to get the best airfare, etc.... This also makes it a lot easier for those of us that might be trying to come over from Europe. The Baltimore/DC area is more southern than either Chicago or New York, and fairly close to major East/West interstate highways like I-40 as well as being close to I-83 and I-95. These factors combine to make it a much more drivable location for people on the East Coast that are *not* already in Chicago or New York, since they probably wouldn't have to drive as far and what distance they would have to drive is relatively easy. I'd also submit that the weather in the Baltimore/DC area is likely to be nicer than either Chicago or New York, if you're talking about winter, spring, or fall. About the only time they fall down is in summer, when the humidity and the heat can get higher than is desirable -- of course, if you're comparing that to in-city temperatures in Chicago or New York, I think Baltimore & DC would still win. ;-) Finally, for those people who might be doing some vacation in and around the time, it's closer to both DC (if you want to do sightseeing) and the Virginia/Maryland/Delaware/New Jersey coast -- only about three hours away from Long Island New Jersey (where a friend of mine owns a beach house ;-). If you're serious about a BSDCon on the East Coast, I think that the Baltimore/DC area has more going for it than any other I can think of, and has fewer drawbacks. If you want to pursue setting up in the Baltimore/DC area, I can put you in touch with some people in dc.sage (the SAGE local in the DC area), OldBaySAGE (the SAGE local in the Baltimore area), and the local FreeBSD User Group in that area. I used to live in the DC area, and I still have a few contacts. -- These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy ====================================================================== Brad Knowles, <blk@skynet.be> || Belgacom Skynet SA/NV Systems Architect, Mail/News/FTP/Proxy Admin || Rue Colonel Bourg, 124 Phone/Fax: +32-2-706.13.11/12.49 || B-1140 Brussels http://www.skynet.be || Belgium To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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