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Next Year's TAM?

Well, I thought closer. It seems much closer. Las Vegas is only 300 miles closer... :(
 
Hold it in Cleveland!

- We have an international airport with cheap public transportation to downtown Cleveland

- We have a couple of nice hotels and lots of cheap motels

- There is nothing to do in Cleveland, so attendees are unlikely to get into any trouble

- There are more bars and taverns per square mile here than anywhere else in the world

- Everyone who visits here feels so much better when they leave that one day here is like one week in the Bahamas
 
I'm all for holding the meeting in Vegas. I've never been and this would be a fantastic excuse to go (and it will seriously up the fun quotient -- even for a trip to Vegas). :)


Mike
 
Las Vegas would be great - we could drive to Vegas. Far more easily than to Florida.

Gives me a good excuse to see Penn & Teller too :) . "As long as we're here, honey..."
 
Only if Penn and Teller attend and hang out.

That would be a serious attraction for me, at least.

Now, personally, I hideously, enormously, and rabidly dislike Lost Wages. No, I've never lost any money there, no I'm exactly 65 cents UP on my entire life's gambling winnings, which was 20 minutes at a nickle slot in Atlantic City, too. I just have a lot of experience with using probabilty math, analyzing and using stoichastic processes, etc, too much to have any enthusiasm for Lost Wages or what supports it. No, I don't get it. Gambling doesn't entertain me, not even watching it. The dead eyes of the older folks gambling away their social security checks in the slots, the desparate look on the players at the blackjack table, the paranoid security people peering at you because you're not playing (just staying there for an NAB conference), etc, just don't float my boat.

I understand why Penn and Teller are there, the irony is just, err, neck-deep, if you get my meaning.

But I might be able to come there, it's 2 hours on the plane instead of 7.

How about Seattle. Cool, foggy, comfortable weather, the whole Olympic Peninsula and Cascades to play on, skiing that time of year 1 hour out of town, ... and if you HAVE to gamble there's always the "Indian" casinos.
 
Vegas, baby, yeeeaah!

You've got my vote. And that of most of the West Coast contingent, I'll bet.

Quinn
 
It's a long way for us over this side, but tied in with a holiday I begin to see the attractions................
 
I could certainly be persuaded... and so could my bride... :D

Edited to add: Especially if we can get Tom Lehrer to speak!
 
Yes, Las Vegas is doable for me!! By the way, Linda, there is another thread about this as well in the Banter section here.

I think the entire west coast section of the JREFers would easily go for this. :D

G6
 
Girl 6 said:

I think the entire west coast section of the JREFers would easily go for this. :D
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Ditto.

I also notice that Southwest airlines flies to/from Vegas. They have the cheapest fares of any airline, in my experience (though they go to fewer cities).
 
well, ok

I like Florida better than Vegas, just because I guess I'm not sure about "sin city". There would be a lot of distractions, but hey, a lot of people like Vegas and the night life would probably be very much a plus. Of course, Cleveland sounds good too! I'm going for the speakers and the education - though I did enjoy the outlet mall in Florida! I'd like to see Penn and Teller, could they have a special JREF night? That way we could all get tickets (I heard they sell out in advance).

Still, for me, it's the conference, not the location. Plus, FLorida is closer for myself and cheaper. Have to look at flights to Vegas...
 
come on Jeff!

No, really Jeff, sorry as I asked you this in another thread, but what do you not like about Vegas? I just get such a sense of ick about it, but I have never been.

Dare I say seeming to totally lack any iota of class or connection to the real world? Fake?

But, everyone seems to love it. But many people seem to like Pamela Andersons boobs. I think they have much in common with the Vegas I have seen on tv. Could be wrong...

It is just so down on my list of places to see. I think The Black Hole of Calcutta ranks significantly higher.
 
Linda said:
Opinions needed......
We're seriously, seriously considering having the conference in Las Vegas next year. Weekend of Jan. 30th. I'm having a problem finding an affordable hotel in Fort Lauderdale that can accommodate the number of people we're hoping for and I have a contact in Las Vegas that is willing to do all the legwork. I'd like a show of hands as to how many would want to go to Las Vegas.
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Count me in!!! (And this time I mean it)
 
Re: well, ok

kittynh said:
I'd like to see Penn and Teller, could they have a special JREF night? That way we could all get tickets (I heard they sell out in advance).
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Now that is a great idea.
 
Linda said:
Opinions needed......
We're seriously, seriously considering having the conference in Las Vegas next year. Weekend of Jan. 30th. I'm having a problem finding an affordable hotel in Fort Lauderdale that can accommodate the number of people we're hoping for and I have a contact in Las Vegas that is willing to do all the legwork. I'd like a show of hands as to how many would want to go to Las Vegas.
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Linda, I've heard that Las Vegas is cheap if you don't gamble. Any increase in air fare should be balanced by a decrease in lodging and food costs.

That said, *YES*, I'm game for Las Vegas. Make sure you schedule a time for us to go see Penn & Teller :-) .
 
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