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Forum servers are being overloaded, from DEF CON's homepage: After a great 25 year relationship Caesars abruptly terminated their contract with DEF CON, leavin
by Spodera 3y ago
Forum servers are being overloaded, from DEF CON's homepage:
After a great 25 year relationship Caesars abruptly terminated their contract with DEF CON, leaving us with no venue for DC 32, and just about seven months to Con!
We don’t know why Caesars canceled us, they won’t say beyond it being a strategy change and it is not related to anything that DEF CON or our community has done. This kind of no-notice cancellation of a contract is unheard of in the conference business. The parting is confusing, but amicable.
TL;DR - DEF CON 32 will still be August 8-11 2024, but now held at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) with workshops and training at the Sahara.
- kqr2 3y agoWhat happens to all the previous Caesar hotel bookings? Have they negotiated with other hotels for a conference rate?
- Spodera 3y agoIf you already have a reservation at a Caesars property, from what I saw you can keep it, you'll just have to find transportation to LVCC via the monorail or other means. Not sure on transfers. They have negotiated with Sahara on a rate and are looking to add more.
- kstrauser 3y agoThat “just” is doing some heavy lifting. It was a minor hassle running back and forth from the Forum to Flamingo to pick stuff up and drop it off. Commuting from strip hotels to LVCC is going to be a pain in the ass.
- dylan604 3y agoAnd yet every year the attendees at other large conventions like NAB have no issues with this.
- aaravchen 3y agoFrom the forums (paraphrased): You can cancel up to 72 hours before the reservation. New room blocks are still being negotiated and will be posted at (link) as they become available. Please help us negotiate rates by booking rooms in our reserved blocks.