tronnocon is serious businesshello forum friends
remember back in july '07 when i said
hey guys, let's go to toronto for a giant qc webcest meeting? well now it is january and tronnocon/qcon is a little more than 5 months away! you guys didn't forget about it, did you? i hope that some of you have been considering this and saving up money, because june will be here before you know it.
i'd like to think that we are reasonably close enough that people can honestly tell whether or not they will be able to come to tronnocon. keep in mind that it is best to buy plane tickets a few months in advance... i would recommend getting them in march or april! so get your taxes done early and spend your refunds on plane tickets. if you're planning on driving to toronto, please let me know somehow (pm, gabbly, stalk me in some other way) so that i can get an idea of what kind of vehicles will be available to us while we're in toronto. let me know what kind of car you have and how many people it can (legally) hold. decide on your driving routes and see who can carpool with you.
carpooling options:
pen is driving from boston. she can fit 4 people comfortably and 5 people legally. contact her via pm or whatever if you are interested in driving with her.
imboden is driving from durham. he can fit 3 other people in his car. contact him via pm or whatever if you are intersted in driving with him.
as for lodging, you probably know that i've decided to not try and find a hotel for everyone to stay in together. reserving a block of rooms would require me to take more responsibility than i'm willing to take for all of you. it will be up to you to find yourself accomodations in toronto. i highly recommend finding a roommate or two to help with the costs. it doesn't matter where you choose to stay, so stay where you can afford. here are some links to help you out:
<a href="
http://www.torontotourism.com/Visitor/WhereToStay+>hotels in toronto[/url]
<a href="
http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php?PHPSESSID=f286190aaf61a2a4821ba05853c6fe82>hostels in toronto[/url]
check with the discount sites like expedia and hotwire also... sometimes they have good rates. and of course there is always the option of begging someone for floorspace, but please keep in mind that there are some people coming from far away that will be spending some serious money on plane tickets for this. if you can afford a hotel or a hostel, then get one.
in summary:
- tronnocon is soon. do something about it. save money, buy plane tickets, whatever.
- figure out how you are getting there. try and do this before april.
- figure out where you will stay. talk to people that are going and find a roommate.
necessary tronnocon disclaimer: this toronto meetup is organized by and for the members of the questionable content forums. this meetup is not in any way affiliated with or endorsed by jeph jacques or any of the higher ups at QC. unless you count tommy a a higher up, in which case you are mistaken.yelley loves youa little over 3.5 years ago, i joined these forums for some reason that i really can't remember. now, as i make my 1000th post, i am reminded of what these forums and the people who post on them have meant to me. during times in my life when i was completely alone in places where nobody even understood my language, i have been able to find friends (and sometimes boyfriends...) here. i may not post often, and i may disappear from the forums/gabbly for long periods of time, but i know that whenever i come back these friends will still be here. some of you i have met in real life, but there are a great deal more of you that i would like to meet. for me, qcon won't just be about meeting a bunch of people i talk to on the internet sometimes, it will be about meeting people that helped me get through difficult times in my life. this is why i sincerely hope that many of you will come. this is a unique community we have here... and international community of people of varying ages and backgrounds that can still come together and discuss things in a civil (mostly civil) manner. i love you guys.
p.s. happy birthday ally <3