On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:46 AM, David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> wrote:
At Thu, 20 May 2010 18:29:54 -0600, OvermindDL1 wrote:
It isn't just picking a city. Someone needs to commit to being the point person to make sure that things happen, even if the other volunteers have to bail. I've put on minor events, and I've watched friends put on major events, and it is a lot of work.
And if we skip Aspen, it may hurt the relationships we've built up with the Meadows and the Physics Center. Changing the venue has consequences.
Personally, I vote for keeping it in Aspen.
+1 for keeping it in Aspen.
I should actually be able to attend next year, unless it is held further away, then travel costs raise that to a near impossibility again. I live only a 9-10 hour drive from Aspen, so the room costs are my main thing to deal with.
One way we could make it financially easier for many more to attend would be to facilitate/coordinate room sharing. Many of these “rooms” are actually moderate-sized apartments, with plenty of room so two people can have private areas. Actually this is my wife's idea :-)
Definitely a good idea. My main issue as always is transportation. I have to minimize my time off from work so it is always a kind of thing as leave as late as possible and so forth, as well as having to pay for *everything* myself. Thankfully a little 10 hour trip by car is only about $90 in gas and lets me keep my own schedule.