20 Jul
2008
20 Jul
'08
6:35 p.m.
C. Sullivan wrote:
You're talking about the Javits Center, I presume? Too expensive.
Actually, that was more a thinly veiled jab at the supposed
"competition" between 2600 and a similar convention (DefCon) that takes
place in another city (Las Vegas) with lots of convention space (and
keeps building more).
The problem is that 2600 is cheap. New York has a comparable amount of
convention space and significantly more hotel space than Las Vegas.
It's just that a lot of it is expensive, and a good bit of it is not
hacker-convention-friendly. Las Vegas is somewhat more tolerant of what
conservative people call "fringe" groups.
Peace... Sridhar
Why is it the
last one?
Ostensibly, this is the last one because the Hotel Pennsylvania is
being converted into a residential property, and the lack of suitable
venues in New York City makes relocation difficult.
If only there was a similar convention in another city with lots of
convention space... oh, wait.