I'd just like to briefly report back on the inquiries Nancy and I have been making into East coast venues for DjangoCon 2011. This is not a final answer, simply reassurance that things have actually been happening.
Sadly, New York is out for 2011. Those (very few) venues whose costs are low enough are already booked up. Those with space are *much* too expensive. If we want to look at a New York DjangoCon US we should probably plan at least two years ahead, and still expect it to be quite a lot more expensive than Portland (even without factoring in the higher cost of eating out and so on in New York). Chicago is also quite a lot more expensive than Portland for 2011, so we have had to rule that out too. Again, a longer planning time frame *might* help. We did receive responses from a couple of hotels close to Dulles airport where the costs might be acceptable and they do have space for next year. Sadly both facilities (and particularly the one whose costs are closest to the Doubletree in Portland) are quite isolated (i.e. anything else is a cab ride away). This doesn't seem like it would fit with a group that enjoys visiting local bars and restaurants. We are currently waiting for replies from one or two more hotels more "in the thick of things" in the DC area. This would probably mean a bit more difficulty getting to the venue from the airports, but it would mean that Djangonauts who want to venture out from the hotel would find more facilities close by. I will let you know more when I hear more. In the meantime, I am wondering whether it might be more practical to have a third year at the Doubletree in Portland, and adopt a longer time frame for 2012 planning for an East coast conference. Feedback on that question would be welcome. regards Steve PS: When is @alex_gaynor's birthday? -- DjangoCon US 2010 September 7-9 http://djangocon.us/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
