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Keeper of Secrets said:
It will still be in Indianapolis for next year, its the future years in question I believe.
http://www.gencon.com/displayindy.aspx?file=indy-future
Leaving Indy for 2006?
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It will still be in Indianapolis for next year, its the future years in question I believe.
http://www.gencon.com/displayindy.aspx?file=indy-future
JediSoth
Voice Over Artist & Author
I'm very very very happy it's not being moved next year. I have the display cases used to showcase Ennie Award nominees and I just can't afford to go to GenCon if it's not in Indianapolis (I live here).
If it moves, you won't be seeing me at GenCon anymore. It's simply a matter of economics for me. Oh well, no worries until 2007, though.
JediSoth
If it moves, you won't be seeing me at GenCon anymore. It's simply a matter of economics for me. Oh well, no worries until 2007, though.
JediSoth
MrFilthyIke
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Dagger75 said:
While I agree that O-Town could host GenCon AND several other cons at once, the convention center is not near downtown, there are maybe enough hotels, but they are mostly not withing walking distance. Those shuttle buses would be DEAD after a weekend of gamers staggering on and off them.
MrFilthyIke
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Psychic Warrior said:
Funny, only like 5 years ago I heard the opposite from some folks.
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Sidereal Knight
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With regard to the Indy Convention Center expansion:
I have read estimates of 4 or 5 years before the expansion is completed. The new football stadium is supposed to be ready for the 2008 season, and that has to be finished before they can start work on the expansion.
I do hope that GenCon won't be moving anytime soon, but a number of other big conventions are looking at moving to other cities. Orlando and Denver are the two cities that seem to be mentioned the most.
I have read estimates of 4 or 5 years before the expansion is completed. The new football stadium is supposed to be ready for the 2008 season, and that has to be finished before they can start work on the expansion.
I do hope that GenCon won't be moving anytime soon, but a number of other big conventions are looking at moving to other cities. Orlando and Denver are the two cities that seem to be mentioned the most.
William Ronald
Explorer
I think many people would want Gen Con to be centrally located, in the Midwest, as opposed to along one of the coasts. Plus the fact that Orlando is in Florida, during hurricane season and the hot summer months, I think that Peter Adkison would want a central location. Having Gen Con on one coast may deter people from the other coast and the center of the country from going there.
Also, I suspect Milwaukee may regret Gen Con leaving with this year's numbers.
Also, I suspect Milwaukee may regret Gen Con leaving with this year's numbers.
John Crichton
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Having it in the midwest is a smart idea. I wouldn't mind if a moved a little more east, but that's just because I'm there. 
I also really like the Indy area. The Con Center and the city itself are very gamer friendly and there is alot of space to move around. Plenty of places to eat and plenty of places to stay and they are all close together.
And just to note, if it ever does come closer east the west coast still has GenCon SoCal.
I also really like the Indy area. The Con Center and the city itself are very gamer friendly and there is alot of space to move around. Plenty of places to eat and plenty of places to stay and they are all close together.And just to note, if it ever does come closer east the west coast still has GenCon SoCal.
wingsandsword
Legend
I think there is a ring of truth in the bit about it just being jockeying for position with the costs of the convention center.
Not a lot of cities are well equipped to handle a convention the size of Gen Con (25,000+ attendees over 4 days). It's one of the biggest conventions in the country, so only a few cities can really handle it. People like to point out Chicago, Orlando, and Las Vegas as alternate sites (reading the linked thread to the Gen Con forums was quite enlightening as well, about some of the downsides).
Chicago: It's next to impossible for smaller vendors to show up at the dealer room, since there are cumbersome rules about union labor and having to hire union workers to set up booths et al, at exorbitant rates that mean only the biggest vendors could even afford to go there. Since the Exhibit Hall is a crown jewel of Gen Con, that's a big negative.
Orlando: Getting away from the midwestern heart of the convention, a convention in Florida during hurricane season (how many years until the convention is cancelled becuase of a storm?), high prices down in Florida too. I know I'd not be able to go probably if it was that far away.
Las Vegas: Far, far away from the homelands of Gen Con, outrageous prices too. It's too far to drive, and flying anyplace isn't worth it anymore. Moving Gen Con that far west also pinches on Gen Con SoCal, and their strategy of an eastern (de facto "main") Gen Con and a west-coast Gen Con.
Indianapolis seemed to fit like a glove with Gen Con, and Peter Adkinson knows it. Indianapolis knows it, and Gen Con moving again would mess with a winning formula.
I'm believing the theory that Indy wanted to raise the rates on the convention center because Gen Con is such a success, and Peter was performing a negotiating tactic to keep the prices down by suggesting it might move someplace else.
Not a lot of cities are well equipped to handle a convention the size of Gen Con (25,000+ attendees over 4 days). It's one of the biggest conventions in the country, so only a few cities can really handle it. People like to point out Chicago, Orlando, and Las Vegas as alternate sites (reading the linked thread to the Gen Con forums was quite enlightening as well, about some of the downsides).
Chicago: It's next to impossible for smaller vendors to show up at the dealer room, since there are cumbersome rules about union labor and having to hire union workers to set up booths et al, at exorbitant rates that mean only the biggest vendors could even afford to go there. Since the Exhibit Hall is a crown jewel of Gen Con, that's a big negative.
Orlando: Getting away from the midwestern heart of the convention, a convention in Florida during hurricane season (how many years until the convention is cancelled becuase of a storm?), high prices down in Florida too. I know I'd not be able to go probably if it was that far away.
Las Vegas: Far, far away from the homelands of Gen Con, outrageous prices too. It's too far to drive, and flying anyplace isn't worth it anymore. Moving Gen Con that far west also pinches on Gen Con SoCal, and their strategy of an eastern (de facto "main") Gen Con and a west-coast Gen Con.
Indianapolis seemed to fit like a glove with Gen Con, and Peter Adkinson knows it. Indianapolis knows it, and Gen Con moving again would mess with a winning formula.
I'm believing the theory that Indy wanted to raise the rates on the convention center because Gen Con is such a success, and Peter was performing a negotiating tactic to keep the prices down by suggesting it might move someplace else.
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