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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: DevCon 2007 - West EditionRE: DevCon 2007 - West Edition
From: Austin Appel <scorche15_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:51:21 -0700 Alright... This mail is a bit on the large side, but if you are planning on going, reading all of it is recommended ;) First things first: If you have not yet "signed up" on the wiki and there is even a slight possibility of you attending, please edit the wiki page accordingly. People who have expressed interest in this discussion and have not added themselves to the wiki include KKurbjun and jhMikeS (not sure if you were expressing interest or not). It seems that the date will most likely be during the weekend including June 30th. If anyone has anything against this date, let them speak now or forever hold their peace. This past week, I have done a bunch of research into the location. As per the comment about Chicago as a possible location on the wiki page, this location is likely out. This leaves SLC, UT and Las Vegas, NV as our possible locations. Here is some info about each: SLC: More expensive travel A bit worse intercity transportation (but still very good) Cheaper lodging Cheaper meeting area More restrictive times on the meeting area Fewer things to do on hacking down-time There are 2 possible locations to have the "get-togethers" at. These include a room at the City Library and a room at a library at University of Utah (UofU). The City Library is in the middle of downtown and is a very nice, new building. The "tram" for downtown has a stop right in front of the place and has free transportation to the main places of downtown. There is plenty to eat and do around the place. To rent the room would be free (big plus!), however the times are limited to Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 1-5 p.m. (not so much of a plus). Internet connection would be free, unfiltered, and ports are locked down to 80 (although, I might be able to do something about this). The UofU is not far from downtown and the "tram" provides transportation to downtown. The rooms there are a bit better and include a projector, but are $75 a day. I have not inquired about the internet connection there. This place is also limited on times, but has a bit longer period. Afterwards, there are plenty of places to go, and one of those could include my house if I can secure a local friend's help which could be a decent hacking venue, however it is a bit away from downtown. Also, I could fit a few people at my place that would not be able to afford a hotel. Local friends would be interested in attending as well. Vegas: Cheaper travel A bit better intercity transportation (but not by much) A bit more expensive lodging (depends on the location) More expensive meeting area Meeting area could be accessed anytime Many more things to do on hacking down-time Honestly, I am leaning towards this location just for the fact that we would be able to be at the meeting area however long and whatever times we want. I have arrived at the conclusion that for our purposes, we would be best off having the meeting area be a suite or larger than average room at a hotel. After a few hours of calling various locations and screening for various factors, I have arrived at 2 hotels that would be a good location. These include Palace Station and the Sahara. Palace Station has a smaller area, but is cheaper. The Sahara has a bigger, nicer area and is more expensive, but not overly so. Both have wired "high-speed" connections that are either free or cost $12.99 a day (not too bad considering we *likely* would be able to attach a switch and get all of us on there...I would make sure before the event). All other locations that I looked at were rejected for wireless internet access, no internet access, or price. Vegas typically allows for a max of 4 people per room, and during conferences, I like to make full use of this to make rooms cheaper. Keep in mind that you are free to stay wherever you wish and are not limited to whichever hotel we end up choosing if we decide to go to Vegas. Feel free to make other suggestions and do your own research for places as well. Well, that about wraps this mail up (it is long enough!). Now voice your opinions/preferences/ideas! Received on 2007-04-24 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |