62 thoughts on “Leaguefest 2012: Rooms Going Fast

  1. I’ll be coming from Orange County, California.

    I’ll be driving a rented car.   Does anyone want to come with me?Report

  2. Anyone flying in on Friday that wants to share a cab or car, let us know.

    Also, for those that are Vegas regulars, any suggestions for daytime activities, in or out of the city?Report

    1. I was on hiatus when this was being planned, and since one of the things I hate most in the world are people who don’t pitch in and then complain about the result, I won’t do that.  But, simply as an explanation, on Memorial Day weekend the kids are all home and the family’s together.  Not a time I can get away, even for something as fun as this sounds.Report

    2. I would love to be there. However i have a bike trip to Europe in  a couple days and we are going back east for two weeks in june so it didn’t seem wise to spend more money. That’s the best excuse i got. I do like Vegas though even though i don’t really gamble. I hope it goes well and there is another one. You live stream an event so we can watch.Report

    1. Michigan isn’t exactly the NE, but I would be interested, depending how far NE we’re talking about (not that I wouldn’t love to go to Maine or Vermont).

      Vegas just isn’t in the budget this particular year.Report

    2. I’m also on board for an East- or Northeast-version. The wedding and the cost of a plane ticket from DC to Vegas on Memorial Day weekend have made this one a tall order for me.

      Additionally, James, since I’m in Michigan roughly 3-4 times a year, I’m not opposed to meeting up there either.Report

  3. What activities are planned? I am mostly concerned about how much more they will cost. Will non(alcoholic)drinkers be tolerated? (I am willing to be a designated driver, if necessary.) This is so vastly outside my comfort zone I am actually contemplating it.Report

    1. Planned activities are a meetup one night and dinner the next. No one will force you to drink although I suspect there may be some good-humored peer pressure. Leaguefest East for Memorial Day this year means the Palace Station or Hoover Dam.

      But an eastern U.S. venue for a future date is certainly a good idea. NYC or DC or NOLA all would be good. For now, let’s get as many Leaguesters as we can out to LV NV next month.Report

        1. Tod is not the only one.  I can’t promise I will be alert enough to kick people in the metaphorical shins for giving you a (non-affectionate) hard time, but I will certainly be on board with you not drinking. Heck, having been the least-drunk person for multiple Vegas shenanigans, and having therefore had to do stuff like figure out how to get 3 people on the right bus and home safely while seeing double, I would be outright *grateful* to know at least one person in the room was sober. 😀 – though I certainly wouldn’t expect you to shepherd us.  It would just be nice to know.Report

          1. 1)  That is one kick-ass gravatar.

            2)  While I personally am planning to see how the bartender’s martinis stack against mine, and think I might have agreed to drink boilermakers at some point, I promise that I will give nobody a hard time if they don’t drink.Report

    2. For the record, I’m… like… broke.  Well, as broke as you can be and still be able to consider Vegas.  I think my total budget for the entire trip is under $300, not counting gas.

      So one nice dinner, and a night of drinks, and probably I’ll be spending the rest of the trip sitting by the pool.Report

      1. ‘Cause I’m mostly a lurker.  Jaybird asked me to write a guest post about it at one point, but I was very much in the middle of busy things do do and kinda forgot.  Might have some time in the next few weeks to write a thing if you’re still interested.Report

  4. Burt, we shoudl probably tlak at soem point about gettin set up for soem kind of Skype-in.  I’d love to be able to drop in, even if only in a virtual sense.Report

    1. Two problems need to be addressed: first, I think it’s unlikely that there will be a quiet place like a conference room available for skyping. This is intended to be a symposium in the classic sense — a social event — rather than the modern academic sense. Second, my laptop is on its last legs and I actually wasn’t even planning on bringing it. Someone can bring a better device, but it’s going to have to be someone other than me, and we’ll have to figure out where and when it can be done. Perhaps we can set aside some time in somoene’s room.

      These are problems that could probably be overcome. Please feel free to send me an email: My screen name with no spaces, [at] gmail.Report

        1. Pat, would you plan on bringing those? Maybe we can set up a conference or something, or if someone has splurged on a big room we can have a mini-conference there. I will not have much time over the next few days to work with my contact people at the LVH, unfortunately; however, I don’t think there will be a lot of demand for their conference rooms on Memorial Day weekend so maybe we can get something worked out.Report

        2. The partridge and pear tree either stay in your van or our room’s deposit is your responsibility, Pat.

          (I can bring stuff too, if needed. Pat’s stuff is probably better than mine, but I have laptops coming out of the wazoo. No projectors or birds, though, and my dog would probably be miserable.)

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              1. IIRC, it’s $12 a day. When I did my recon trip, I was too cheap to pay for it so I cannot attest as to the quality of bandwidth or strength of connection. A hardwire ethernet connection may be a better way to go. Will research in my copious spare time.Report

  5. We’ve made reservations and I will be doing my best to improve my alcohol tolerance in the coming weeks. Look forward to meeting everybody.Report

  6. Burt, you should get in touch with Jason in case there’s anything you need done ahead of time. We will be in Vegas for the week in advance of the symposium, so if something desperate comes up last minute that needs personal attention we can do it. You should have our mobile numbers, and we should probably have yours.Report

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