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I suppose so, but not a particularly good reason.

by macmac 16y ago

fogus 16y ago
Can you think of any reasons why it is a particularly bad reason? Last year's Conj seemed to work pretty nicely in Durham.
- dmix 16y ago
  How much were tickets last year?
  - ericlavigne 16y ago
    Early-bird registration in 2010 was $199.
- apgwoz 16y ago
  My only complaint is that it'd have been nicer if it was downtown instead of close to the airport (apparently Durham doesn't have any large event space downtown, which is why it wasn't--or so I was told). I'd have maybe liked to explore Durham a bit more.
  - peterstjohn 16y ago
    Hmm, there's the Marriott Conference Center in town (where the Full Frame documentary festival is held every year), but I guess that might be a little too big…(or booked out)
    - apgwoz 16y ago
      Well, they are starting to plan really early. Maybe they're opting for that this year?
  - redinger 16y ago
    This is definitely something we are planning to address this year. Yes, Clojure/core is headquartered in Durham. We think Durham is a great place to host this event. We also feel we could provide a much better conference by hosting it here. That's not to say in the future we wouldn't consider alternative locations; when it makes sense from a planning point of view. Durham does have plenty of space we could use for this event. Last year there were other events going on that had most of the local hotels booked, and we could not get a reasonable block of rooms reserved. As another poster mentioned, we are taking care of that problem by nailing these things down earlier. Downtown Durham does have culture; and we're hoping to enjoy the city with some of our Clojurian friends.
technomancy 16y ago
It's pretty much a requirement that the conference be run in the same city as the organizers. It's a huge headache to try to coordinate something like that when you're not local.
- jessmartin 16y ago
  Agree with that 1000%. I helped organize DevNation (http://devnation.us/events http://devnation.us/events) for a few years, and it was a traveling conference. It was such a pain to have to book venues and caterers remotely. It helps so much to organize locally.

I suppose so, but not a particularly good reason.

by macmac 16y ago

I suppose so, but not a particularly good reason.

fogus 16y ago

Can you think of any reasons why it is a particularly bad reason? Last year's Conj seemed to work pretty nicely in Durham.

dmix 16y ago
How much were tickets last year?
- ericlavigne 16y ago
  Early-bird registration in 2010 was $199.
apgwoz 16y ago
My only complaint is that it'd have been nicer if it was downtown instead of close to the airport (apparently Durham doesn't have any large event space downtown, which is why it wasn't--or so I was told). I'd have maybe liked to explore Durham a bit more.
- peterstjohn 16y ago
  Hmm, there's the Marriott Conference Center in town (where the Full Frame documentary festival is held every year), but I guess that might be a little too big…(or booked out)
  - apgwoz 16y ago
    Well, they are starting to plan really early. Maybe they're opting for that this year?
- redinger 16y ago
  This is definitely something we are planning to address this year. Yes, Clojure/core is headquartered in Durham. We think Durham is a great place to host this event. We also feel we could provide a much better conference by hosting it here. That's not to say in the future we wouldn't consider alternative locations; when it makes sense from a planning point of view. Durham does have plenty of space we could use for this event. Last year there were other events going on that had most of the local hotels booked, and we could not get a reasonable block of rooms reserved. As another poster mentioned, we are taking care of that problem by nailing these things down earlier. Downtown Durham does have culture; and we're hoping to enjoy the city with some of our Clojurian friends.

technomancy 16y ago

It's pretty much a requirement that the conference be run in the same city as the organizers. It's a huge headache to try to coordinate something like that when you're not local.

jessmartin 16y ago
Agree with that 1000%. I helped organize DevNation (http://devnation.us/events http://devnation.us/events) for a few years, and it was a traveling conference. It was such a pain to have to book venues and caterers remotely. It helps so much to organize locally.