GEN CON being sold?

[Mouseferatu]

Kentucky may turn out to be a red herring

Are you saying that Kentucky is Communist?!?!















(Those who don't get the joke should go rent Clue for Pete's sake, you cultural neanderthals! )

 

[Remathilis]

Kentucky may turn out to be a red herring as it's the lawyer in Kentucky and for all we know the client could be the Sultan of Brunei.

Yeah, but Gen Con: Brunei would be a real drop in attendance...

That said, maybe WotC could get on the ball and update Al-Quadim!

 

[darjr]

No. He's saying herring are communist.

And still not stating a denial.

I kid, I kid.

 

[DonTadow]

That was not Peter's call. Lucas is the one who demanded it be moved to LA.

But you'd think someone would have said '
"Hey, conventions like this don't work there too well. Did you see our last try?".

I still say that this is the fault of trying to expand a convention bigger than what it is. yeah, I just through watching the shield finale, but decisions like that makes me think that Peter's like Shane, took off a bit more than he could chew.

 

[Shadowsong666]

Maybe its Google.
Or Matt Groening?

 

[Lanefan]

I still maintain that what did in GenCon SoCal was the time of year they insisted on holding it: late Nov-early Dec, when everyone who's in school is in school, and everyone who works retail can't take time off.

If they'd have put it in the summer I'd have been there almost every year, as it's sure a lot closer to me than Indy.

I'll be annoyed if it moves any further east/south than it already is; I really am planning on going next year, and getting to Indy is a long enough drive from the Canadian west coast.

Lanefan

 

[greatamericanfolkher]

I’m hoping that it stays in Indy for the foreseeable future. Anything much farther than that and I wouldn’t be able to drive there, and as far as costs Indy is not bad at all.

 

[Umbran]

If they'd have put it in the summer I'd have been there almost every year, as it's sure a lot closer to me than Indy.

You might have gone, but I would expect that for much of the audience, putting it in the summer would effectively put it in competition with GenCon. Folks can get time off in the summer, but only so much.

 

[broghammerj]

This is a good point, even though it's not as obscenely expensive as some believe (cheap eating if you're up for it, cheap efficient transportation).

However, you also have to consider that when visiting a place like New York, it's not a one-stop trip. You can also visit the ten billion other things there are to do there. There are tons of cities like this.

As I alluded to earlier in the thread...I belong to some significant medical organizations (American Urological Association and American College of Surgeons). There is no way either one would consider a conference in NYC. The building rental fees alone are cost prohibitive for the organization. We are talking about the ACS which is the main organization representing surgeons in the US. It is a group with a lot of money representing a huge number of people. Also the conference has a lot of pharmacutical and surgical product support from sponsoring companies...more $$$$

This is totally different than Gen Con in terms of revenue. In addition the average member is a surgeon and has reasonably substantial income. They have surveyed members about interest in NYC convention and the biggest criticism is cost of hotel/food/etc.

I do agree with you philosophically. It would be one heck of a vacation attached to the trip.

 

[Qualidar]

that assumes that i don't already have it. bwa-ha-haaaaa!!!!

fify.