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Jun-19-2007 14:30

This thread is for ideas, suggestions, proposals, etc. NO idea is too silly to mention :) although some might be too impractical to implement.

As possibilities become probabilities, I will create another thread for the Con itself and concrete facts/decisions/information.

Jul-16-2007 11:33

It looks like its been decided that if its west coast, its Portland from what I understand from Rhie's earlier posts.

Jul-16-2007 11:43

::grins:: Sunny, I would love to have it on the West Coast being from there myself lol. And that IS on the agenda for next year. I've had so many requests for Mid-West, that I think we are mostly migrating now :D... East Coast, Mid-West, West Coast.

And of COURSE you will be brought into the discussion! I will email you what we've talked about so far, which doesn't really include much in the way of decisions as of yet, lol.

Jul-16-2007 11:44

I've not heard of anyone stepping up to volunteer organizing SleuthCon Euro... but that doesn't mean someone won't. I would love to see that happen. With that in mind, I think perhaps we will need to focus on somewhere that will have the technology we need for video conferencing just in case.... Which, at this time, puts my so far favorite place out of the running. :(

that still leaves the question of private setting in the country or downtown with ALL the amenities... I'm getting some rather noncommittal answers here, lol. :D although, it might be necessary to be somewhere that we can get access to needed equipment if none of us have it to bring with us.

I'm looking now at downtown with all the amenities... which would include GenCon. My main concern there will be getting us all in the same hotel if possible. So... I'm still looking for input and suggestions.

Jul-16-2007 11:53

My reasons for having the West Coast SleuthCon in Portland is ease of organizing for me since I'm only an hour and a half away from Portland. AND it's more central... Cali below, and Washington above... and there is a major airport there. Given... it's the only real airport in the entire state... ::grins:: (by real I mean a large jet can land there)

But, that is a moot point at this time since it's fairly certain at this time that SC II will be in the Mid-West per popular vote. I'll worry about SC III next year.

Jul-17-2007 10:23

I had an IM question I could not really answer well.

Is there any Canadian city that would count at close to the Midwest for people? I go to Toronto once in a while but did not consider that centrally enough located.

Or does the requirement of a passport rule out anything north of the US border?

Jul-17-2007 11:14

Sounds like the city has been decided, yet not announced directly.

"I'm looking now at downtown with all the amenities... which would include GenCon. "

Which means the time has also been decided, since GenCon is a mid August event in Indianapolis, Indiana.


Correct???

Jul-17-2007 11:25

Wouldn't that make it more expensive? Hotel prices go up exponentially when there's a big convention in town.

Jul-17-2007 14:11

OR..... MAYBE they will have a discount if you are associated with Gen Con . I have only been to one other convention and we did get a break on our hotel rates. Of course, they probably raised them 150% to discount them 30%. :-)

At least the mid-west is cheaper than either of the coasts for hotel rates in general. So that will help a bit.

Jul-17-2007 14:14

No final plans have been made. The city or date have not been picked yet.

I am working on a full Gen Con proposal, but that is just one of the ones we are turning in.

One of the reasons to host it through them is actually that the hotel prices are fixed to avoid the problem Biggie mentioned. All reservations go through the Convention organizers, who set the prices each can charge.

If there are more suggestions now is a good time to bring them up. I know Rhie has a couple of people working on other options right now.

Jul-17-2007 18:36

My two cents, for what they're worth....

1. Internet access would be a plus, but no, I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary. I’d rather have a place to stay that’s nice and a good deal, over having to have internet access. We had internet access at the hotel for this last convention, and it rarely worked in my room.
2. I’m fairly flexible about where the accommodations are. If they’re in a metropolitan area, great. If it means I have to find alternate transportation to get there, I can do that. Either way works for me.
3. Again, I’m flexible. Convenience is nice, but I’ve done quite a bit of traveling on bare-bones necessities. As long as I have a bed, a reasonably hot shower, and running water for plumbing, I’m a happy camper. The rest is gravy. ;-)

Regardless of wherever the next SleuthCon is held, what kind of accommodations are found, and what area of the country (or world) it's set in, 99.99% of us are gonna be doing some traveling. Bottom line, people, get used to it. Start saving your sofa change and Big Mac money now. Everyone has a year to plan and save up for this--there are no surprises about when or if this will be coming.

If SleuthCon 2 turns out to be in one area of the country, the next year it WILL be in the area that got short-changed. The planners and organizers are doing everything they can to make sure that the convention is the best value for the money that it can be (just like the first one was).

There are ways to work around money problems (carpooling, budget hotels, discount airfares, etc.). Bottom line, if you want to come to SleuthCon 2, you've got a year to prepare and plan. The only thing holding people back is the desire to do it.