MANGOLASSI World/Con/give me a name idea please
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Yesssss slowly inching west-wards
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Another freaking conference.....
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@RojoLoco said:
@Dashrender said:
@RojoLoco said:
Des Moines is cheap, centrally located, good booze laws (non restrictive), and the people are great....
Seriously? Someone just recommended Des Moines? lol
Have you ever been there? Want a cocktail at 8am? For 1/2 the price of anywhere else in the US? DSM kicks ass.
I live 2 hours west of Des Moines in Omaha, NE. Yep I've been to Des Monies (on purpose) many times... though, never for drinks.
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@Dashrender said:
@RojoLoco said:
@Dashrender said:
@RojoLoco said:
Des Moines is cheap, centrally located, good booze laws (non restrictive), and the people are great....
Seriously? Someone just recommended Des Moines? lol
Have you ever been there? Want a cocktail at 8am? For 1/2 the price of anywhere else in the US? DSM kicks ass.
I live 2 hours west of Des Moines in Omaha, NE. Yep I've been to Des Monies (on purpose) many times... though, never for drinks.
So you can/will attest to the awesomeness of DSM? I have friends there, but that town would charm anyone whose mind was open to it... if you think about it being in Iowa, you're likely to shit all over it before you've given it a chance, but it kicks the hell out of many cities I've visited, including Atlanta (as a native, F*CK ATL, nothing but a bunch of disingenuous hipster douchebags).
edit: Omaha is pretty sweet, too. I'm a big fan of the midwest, because I like to eat meat and spend less doing it.
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I've been to Atlanta 5 times, but only for Dragon Con. I've never visited the city while there. I stayed within 8 blocks of the host hotels the entire time.
Nearly the same can be said for Austin. I've been there twice now, and both times I spent most of the time either at the convention center or 6th St.
I'm guessing UnITed Con would be the same way - spending most of the time at the convention center, and wondering to whatever bar scene we decide upon for after hours. With that mind, pretty much any city would probably be OK assuming you picked one where the hotels, meeting space and bars are all within walking distance.
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Picking a place does entail a lot of research. But at least you know several of the factors that are considered must haves for this group.
Space large enough to hold attendees
Walking distance for that number of guesstimated rooms
decide bar scene (even just one good bar would probably be OK) or controlled space where we BYOD
catering
Vendors to inviteWhat else?
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There is tons of research.
Cost of checking out a facility cost of planning with the facility.
Cost of planning, swag, alcohol.
Hotel rooms
Travel to/from hotels
Travel to/from Airports.
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If we did this outside of the US say South America or something.... Who would not be able to attend due to bosses vetoing the idea?
The first one will not happen outside of the US just so you know.
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@Minion-Queen said:
If we did this outside of the US say South America or something.... Who would not be able to attend due to bosses vetoing the idea?
The first one will not happen outside of the US just so you know.
South America is REALLY far unless we are doing Venezuela which seems extreme. I would say let's talk Central America and Caribbean. Safe, close and cheap.
Assume that the cost would be lower (outside of the flight and not necessarily that) and that the travel time would not be much more.
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@Minion-Queen said:
If we did this outside of the US say South America or something.... Who would not be able to attend due to bosses vetoing the idea?
The first one will not happen outside of the US just so you know.
As long as the cost wasn't more than 20% more in total than in the US (hopefully the same or less) my boss wouldn't care. I already have a passport, but might need to renew by that time.
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Going to Europe is the killer. While it might be a bit less in the winter, summer 2012 cost me $1800 round trip. The hotels were also easily double what I normally pay in the US (or the same if I'm in SF or NYC).
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@Dashrender said:
Going to Europe is the killer. While it might be a bit less in the winter, summer 2012 cost me $1800 round trip. The hotels were also easily double what I normally pay in the US (or the same if I'm in SF or NYC).
Dominica needs to do some of the planning. For us $270 down to here wasn't a deal, it was splurging. We could have gotten a bit cheaper. I've gone to Europe (one way) for $135. Important things to do are avoid London like the plague, the taxes there alone make a flight really expensive.
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Yeah remember ML/GS has one employee me..... no budget yet for paying someone else to do it. and I did look into it and the cost was VERY high for this.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Yeah remember ML/GS has one employee me..... no budget yet for paying someone else to do it. and I did look into it and the cost was VERY high for this.
Yeah, not a cheap thing to do.
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I've seen vendors do it at a house.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Yeah remember ML/GS has one employee me..... no budget yet for paying someone else to do it. and I did look into it and the cost was VERY high for this.
Is it something the vendors could chip in with and help?
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I think that MangoCon is winning.
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Yup I guess MangoConn it is!
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Just have to make sure the marketing makes sense for the bosses in your lives
