RE: Common or IBM Tech Conf?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

Glenn,

you talking lower hotel rates?  Let's see, last conference I was at the 
full conference I had a fully furnished 3 b/r suite, living room, dining 
room kitchen(all fully furnished and I like to cook when I have the time), 
washer/dryer, jacuzzi's in every tub...for the whole week at I think 
somewhere around $400.  You can do better than that in Vegas?  Let me know 
where... :)  I'm ready to go back to Orlando... :)  And, I'll be there for 
the tech conf in a couple weeks at the same place.... :)

The only problem that I have with some of the conferences mentioned in the 
lists posted is the ones that MANDATE where you have to stay in terms of 
hotels.  Other than COMMON, I don't go to any conference that mandates 
where I have to stay(AS/400, unix, - all conferences), and with COMMON I 
pay the nuisance tax and still save ALOT of money...and the reason is that 
** I ** am the one footing the bill for my COMMON attendance...not some 
company....ergo, I have to watch expenses, especially with the ixx market 
being as bad in mid atlantic as it is.

Don in DC



At 07:01 AM 4/12/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> Jon    two questions
>
> 1  What is  EdConn and  were  might  we  find more information/
> 2 Does the  two sit down meals per day  raise the  cost  over COMMON?
> Depending on the  city I am up in the air  on free evenings.   More free time
> LasVegas  would  welcome us at lower rates :-)
>
> At 02:09 AM 4/12/2006, Jon Paris wrote:
> >  >>  and the socializing opportunities are a little less.
> >
> >One small disagreement with John's review.  I would say the opportunities
> >are far greater for the average person at the Tech Conference, simply
> >because you eat a minimum of two sit down meals a day with the other
> >attendees.  If you are gregarious this may not make much difference to you,
> >but many people tell me it is one of the highlights of the event for them.
> >We get similar comments at other "full food service" events such as DevCon,
> >EdConn, and RPG World.
> >
> >I also don't see the big difference in evening events that John sees - but
> >then maybe I'm just getting old and actually enjoy having one or two
> >"unscheduled" evenings!
> >
> >And it's "Jon" Paris <grin>
> >
> >
> >Jon Paris
> >Partner400
> >
> >www.Partner400.com
> >www.RPGWorld.com
> >
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