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jhocking:
--- Quote from: Misconception on 06 May 2008, 16:13 ---Besides, we have built-in forumites in Chicago! You'll get to meet Joe Hocking.
--- End quote ---
In a year I'll probably still be in Chicago, yes, but with me you never can be sure. I mean hell, a year ago I was living in NYC. And as it happens, my fiancee and I do occasionally muse about moving to DC.
Liz:
You have to stay there so I have a good reason for us to hold it in Chicago aside from the fact that it's cheap for me.
jhocking:
Let's be frank here, if I'm a major reason, then you are probably going to lose this debate.
Lines:
I am anti-east coast because it is too far away for west coast people. Also, I'm about 6 hours away from Chicago compared to 12+ hours from east coast cities. Besides, it's a year from now and you can save monies.
The only other suggestion I can come up with is not doing it in one of the major major cities to save on hotel expenses. It also helps cut down on travel expenses if people are flying.
Storm Rider:
Chicago is actually a pretty convenient location, all things considered. Easy for people from all areas of the US to get to, relatively. Pretty close to the Canadian border, and probably not significantly more (although I can't be certain) time-consuming or expensive to get to from the UK than DC is. For those, and the aforementioned reasons of bad weather and the completely selfish reason of having been to DC three times before, I am going to continue supporting Chicago for next year.
And Linds, speaking as someone who is from the West Coast, it is so much cheaper getting to Chicago than to Toronto that I really don't care that it is cheaper for people on the East Coast. It's a simple question of demographics, ultimately. For whatever reason, there are way more regular forumites on the east side of this country than the west. Why Maryland has almost as many forum regulars here as California, a state with 7 times its population, I have no idea. But that's the way it turns out. I'll be willing to pay a little more for a plane ticket if it means that more people from Canadia and Europe will be able to come.
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