+1 on both of those too (Perhaps a small preference for Chicago), but understand the concerns about them being pricey for some people. . Still very happy to help.
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:40 PM, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks for the information. Excited to help with any NYC event as well. > > Best, > Alyssa. > > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Alex Barth <a...@mapbox.com> wrote: > >> Jeff, Alyssa, Kathleen - >> >> > According to the CfP, the decision should have been made by the end of >> last month. >> >> That's right and we're very close to nailing down NYC or Chicago. We're >> about to hear back final numbers from a series of venues we've researched >> and reached out to. This will allow us to come up with a final budget and a >> decision on where to do SOTM-US in 2014. I'd love to keep focused on >> closing this down for 2014 in one of those two cities. >> >> Alex >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM, alyssa wright >> <alyssapwri...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Happy to help as well! Jeff can keep my todo list active, I'm sure. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Im willing to help Brett. Def +1 on St Louis. I have a colleague that >>>> lives there as well that may be able to offer some support. Let me know how >>>> we get started. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Brett Lord-Castillo < >>>> blordcasti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We're just getting our feet wet with an organized group here in St >>>>> Louis. We do have several venues of just the right size: >>>>> Ballrooms at the Amercia's Center complex (on Washington Ave and >>>>> includes Edward Jones Dome where Ram's play) >>>>> Union Station Hotel >>>>> Millennium Hotel next to the Arch >>>>> Renaissance Grand on Washington Ave (main nightlife area and several >>>>> tech businesses) >>>>> Hilton at the Ballpark (adjacent to Busch Stadium) >>>>> Those are just the major ones, probably a half dozen more venues in >>>>> the downtown area (e.g. >>>>> http://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Downtown-Convention-Package-Map-3-14-13.pdf >>>>> ) >>>>> WUSTL is outside the downtown area, but only a metrolink ride away. >>>>> Their biggest meeting space only hosts 375 though. >>>>> The Busch Student Center at St Louis University can handle up to 1600 >>>>> too. It has access to the arts district, but is a bit pricey for external >>>>> events. >>>>> >>>>> Even with the number of venues, it can still be very difficult to find >>>>> an open venue in spring. If people are interested in this idea, I think I >>>>> can get some help putting together a proposal but would need others to >>>>> work >>>>> on it. >>>>> --Brett Lord-Castillo >>>>> St Louis County Emergency Management >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM, >>>>>> <talk-us-requ...@openstreetmap.org>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Message: 3 >>>>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:03:02 -0800 >>>>>>> From: Darrell Fuhriman <darr...@garnix.org> >>>>>>> To: Eric Theise <ericthe...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> Cc: Open Street Map Talk-US <talk-us@openstreetmap.org> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014 >>>>>>> Message-ID: <b59300b2-d4eb-4237-b063-bd7a258cb...@garnix.org> >>>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Having recently visited St Louis, I think that would be a great >>>>>>> location. Inexpensive, well connected by air, and with several charming, >>>>>>> walkable neighborhoods. Plus there are a number of Universities that >>>>>>> might >>>>>>> have inexpensive facilities. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would prefer that to expensive cities like Chicago and especially >>>>>>> DC. And since I think a lot of people, like me, pay to attend out of >>>>>>> their >>>>>>> own pocket, cheap lodging is a big plus. (SF was a great conference, but >>>>>>> brutal on the pocketbook). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> d. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Talk-us mailing list >>>>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-us mailing list >>>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >>> >> >
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