May I humbly suggest Boston? - a Bostonian
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Joe Casper <joecaspe...@gmail.com> wrote: > How about Atlanta or Orlando? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:51 PM, Steve Holden <holden...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'd just like to briefly report back on the inquiries Nancy and I have >> been making into East coast venues for DjangoCon 2011. This is not a >> final answer, simply reassurance that things have actually been happening. >> >> Sadly, New York is out for 2011. Those (very few) venues whose costs are >> low enough are already booked up. Those with space are *much* too >> expensive. If we want to look at a New York DjangoCon US we should >> probably plan at least two years ahead, and still expect it to be quite >> a lot more expensive than Portland (even without factoring in the higher >> cost of eating out and so on in New York). >> >> Chicago is also quite a lot more expensive than Portland for 2011, so we >> have had to rule that out too. Again, a longer planning time frame >> *might* help. >> >> We did receive responses from a couple of hotels close to Dulles airport >> where the costs might be acceptable and they do have space for next >> year. Sadly both facilities (and particularly the one whose costs are >> closest to the Doubletree in Portland) are quite isolated (i.e. anything >> else is a cab ride away). This doesn't seem like it would fit with a >> group that enjoys visiting local bars and restaurants. >> >> We are currently waiting for replies from one or two more hotels more >> "in the thick of things" in the DC area. This would probably mean a bit >> more difficulty getting to the venue from the airports, but it would >> mean that Djangonauts who want to venture out from the hotel would find >> more facilities close by. >> >> I will let you know more when I hear more. In the meantime, I am >> wondering whether it might be more practical to have a third year at the >> Doubletree in Portland, and adopt a longer time frame for 2012 planning >> for an East coast conference. Feedback on that question would be welcome. >> >> regards >> Steve >> >> PS: When is @alex_gaynor's birthday? >> -- >> DjangoCon US 2010 September 7-9 http://djangocon.us/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Art, writing, journal: http://einspruch.com Comics: http://themoonfellonme.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
