META: Real life RACC/LNH Con in 2012?

[Arthur Spitzer]

On 5/10/11 9:48 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
 > Arthur Spitzer wrote:
 >> On 5/9/11 4:25 PM, EDMLite wrote:
 >>> I'd been thinking of this myself, and am glad Arthur brought it up.
 >>>
 >>> 1) Would you be willing to fly to such an event?
 >>>
 >>> If it was a reasonably inexpensive flight, and if I
 >>> still have a job a year from now.
 >>>
 >>> 2) Would you be willing to drive to such an event?
 >>>
 >>> Maybe, if it's in California. (And even then, I'd
 >>> probably fly if it was anywhere south of Fresno).
 >>>
 >>> 3) Would you go to an event that was held in the city you lived?
 >>>
 >>> Absolutely! And I'll point out that in addition to Eagle and
 >>> myself, the San Francisco Bay Area is the home of Dan'l
 >>> Danahey-Oakes, the man who inspired the creation of the
 >>> LNH. He'd probably make a great guest speaker...
 >>>
 >>
 >> Well, that's two votes for California... now comes the battle over
 >> Southern Cal or the Bay Area...
 >
 > Well then. The Bay Area is obviously closer for me, and I like it 
better on
 > personal experience, but I can't say it's cheaper for anyone. If I had
 > to pick
 > California, I'd pick whatever airport is easiest for people to travel to.
 > But... How about Las Vegas? Boy, it's cheap in the summer.
 >
 >

I'd prefer Vegas to the Bay because it's a lot closer...

But it looks like powers beyond my control are pushing this thing 
towards the Bay...

Arthur "Where's Russ in all of this?" Spitzer