Were there any Chicago-istas interested in looking into other prospective places there?
I wish I could say I would, but there is no way I'll have time to do information gathering or prep work. Depending on the weekend I might be able to help with the actual events but that's the best I can realistically offer.
Let's not try to double up on a con weekend.
Why? Because of too many people? Wiscon is capped at 1000 registrants. Unless we're in the same hotel I don't see the issue.
I don't think it matters, because historically Mem Day weekend isn't workable for a lot of us anyway.
FYI, Wiscon is held in Madison over Memorial Day weekend.
Let's not try to double up on a con weekend.
I'm all in favor of doing it the same weekend as the con. It would be one more possible thing to do, an interesting thing!
I'll be out of luck if we pick Memorial Day weekend—my cousin's getting married in New Orleans that Sunday.
Yeah, but if I was there and WisCon was going on, I'd want to go to that. And be bitter if I couldn't. Or be torn between hanging with Buffistas and going to con stuff. Much as there would seem to be a synergy in the two.
There's also a bus service running from O'Hare to Madison. At least, there used to be back in the '80s, and I can't think of any reason it would have been canceled.
when I was there a few years ago, they still did.
fwiw, the dates I could conceivably do would be April 5th, 12th or 19th. 12th would be best for me. And I absolutely don't care where it is, because the money's going to be much of a muchness, I would think.
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