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[Phaedra]

[krystyn]

After the poll ended for the Chicago Hivemeet, angelo and I kinda wished we had just picked a date and stuck to it, since we were going to be the ones doing the grunt work, anyhow, in its earliest stages.

[Clayfoot]

[astrovanman]

Good gosh! This is what happens when I'm away from the forums for a week! I think I'm ready for a poll for a 06 Hivemeet. I think like many folks, going on one grand trip a year is a big deal and doing two trips is really hard. I highly doubt I can go to San Francisco in November. I certainly wouldn't try driving then.

Back to 06', Incit mentioned some good things about Austin. I wouldn't mind heading down there or even holding an event here in Dallas, which is equally a fun city. I would say that if we meet up here in Texas we'd be gambling on the weather. Late May is ideal because it's usually not too hot yet but sometimes we get unexpected heat waves or strangely, cold fronts. Regardless, if it comes here in 2006, I think I can be one of the organizers but I would ask for help from at least one other person in the area.

That brings me to another point. What I learned about the ILB community after the Austin training event is that a lot of people here were lurkers and Halo fans in general; not too many ARGers or UF users. I suspect that there would possibly be a few locals(i.e. Gilada/Sizable Manowar, Machiavelli and Myself) but most people would be traveling a long way to get here.

So...yeah I think we need a poll, but I'll admit, my bias is out of convenience. I'm too lazy to travel more than 6 hours by car and I'd fly but airfare isn't cheap either. I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.

[Incitatus]

[Scarr]

*Sigh*


What about Vegas?!?

Cheap air and hotel

Plenty to do

and .....

I live here.

[SuperJerms]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't Austin THE hub of the airtravel industry? Don't know if that saves on flight costs, though.

[addlepated]

*sniff* *sniff* Do I smell Austin?

[astrovanman]

[ubercado]

and don't forget that interesting series on the web called "Red vs Blue" are near the Austin area...and have been known to make appearances and one of a kind showings at South By SouthWest...

[Clayfoot]

I'd love to go to SXSW, but let's have the HiveMeet another weekend. In fact, let's not have the HiveMeet organized around any other big event. We just won't see that much of each other. We'll split up to see different bands, different programs, different attractions --just like the anime convention drew some of us away during this year's meet. Since it's just the one weekend for most of us to see each other, I'd rather make that the main event. That's one reason I suggested a cruise. While we might split up here and there for various activities, it would be relatively easy for us all to be together as much as we wanted.

[Clayfoot]

Strange, but true; this site has some suggestions on where to hold a reunion. Their favorites are theme parks and/or water parks, especially in the off season.

http://family-reunion.com/location.htm
http://family-reunion.com/cgi-bin/sitelist.cgi
http://family-reunion.com/themepks.htm

How much do we want it to cost per person, even if we know that some of us will be traveling on the cheap? Could we use our Chicago expenses as a baseline? Can everyone figure out (and are they willing to check...) how much they actually spent in Chicago?

[water10]

Theme Parks? How about Cedar Point? I'd love that! But then again, it'll be closed in November ...

[INCyr]

[ubersaurus]

Oooh, cedar point would be nice. Is there anything else to do around there for a weekend?