CanJam '09

[jgonino]

It's a shame there are not very many members here in the midwest. Its a nice central location, and there are lots of larger cities around here that would work. Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis.

Otherwise I vote for LA, DC, or Detriot, MI

I also think we should attempt to move it into the moth of June, because most students have classes/finals around May, and moving it later would increase attendance.

[Mazz]

Originally Posted by ingwe

Mazz, I deeply regret not conversing with you at Can-Jam. I must atone.

Likewise.

It's the first meet I've ever been to and I was kind of overwhelmed by everything. On Saturday I arrived about 9:30am and about 90 minutes later I checked the time - only to discover it was already 2pm!

I wish I was in better health and could have stuck around into the evening to spend more time talking to people - but my body was telling me in no uncertain terms to give it a rest by 4:30pm. On Sunday I only had a couple of hours before I had to go catch my flight.

If my health continues to improve I'll be traveling to the USA once or twice a year - so hopefully the Meet Gods will smile on me once more and I'll be able to have a chat with you, somewhere, sometime.

[jp11801]

while I enjoy the fun of thinking about a meet in Hawaii or Alaska or Bora Bora for that matter the meet really needs to be held in an area that meets these few criteria.

a large group of local headfiers that will support the meet by attending with their rigs

easy access to a major airport with moderate airfares

a small group of headfiers that step the heck up to take responsibility to organize the meet

local hotel set up for business conferences that can accomodate a large meet room and several vendor rooms

While it's fun to bandy about locations particularly when you don't live their and would not have to do the work required to organize the meet is there any other locations other than Los Angeles that has risen to the challenge

[grawk]

Originally Posted by jp11801

While it's fun to bandy about locations particularly when you don't live their and would not have to do the work required to organize the meet is there any other locations other than Los Angeles that has risen to the challenge

Hey now nums, don't be like that

[jp11801]

Originally Posted by grawk

Hey now nums, don't be like that

my tightie whities are a little to tightie

[grawk]

I'm in with LA next year followed by DC, and will see what I can do to pull my weight in making it work

[acidtripwow]

LA blows! I've been there and hated it! It's a very weird city. I don't like being inside a bowl and then you look up and the sky is yellow instead of blue.

[grawk]

the city isn't really the point tho, the meet is abotu the people

[Edwood]

Originally Posted by acidtripwow

LA blows! I've been there and hated it! It's a very weird city. I don't like being inside a bowl and then you look up and the sky is yellow instead of blue.

Sky looks pretty blue to me, especially when it meets the ocean. At least as far as I can see from my balcony window right now.

And, yeah. Doesn't really matter which city it is for me as long as the hotel is nice. Embassy suites was very nice at CanJam.

-Ed

[penger]

LA doesn't sound half bad except for the traffic around LAX is horrendous... I guess over the weekends when CanJam would be held would be a little better. It does have a lot of potential though. Probably wouldn't be too hard finding local sponsors either.

[SuperNothing]

Originally Posted by Edwood

And, yeah. Doesn't really matter which city it is for me as long as the hotel is nice. Embassy suites was very nice at CanJam.

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits....

[morphsci]

Originally Posted by acidtripwow

LA blows! I've been there and hated it! It's a very weird city. I don't like being inside a bowl and then you look up and the sky is yellow instead of blue.

That shouldn't be a big problem at that time of year and again, it's more about the people than the city.

I think both LA and DC will be great venues for the next CanJam (or whatever it may be called in the future). I also think this could be advantageous to be able to set up the next two meet locations now.

[Grahame]

Originally Posted by SuperNothing

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits....

(You Tube) Puttin' on the Ritz

[Aura]

The meet has been bouncing around the edges of the country; time to stick it smack-dab in the midwest .

It doesn't have to be Chicago, though I personally feel that the Illinois location has the greatest potential out of all the other cities in the region.

[acidtripwow]