Promised C11 bid commentary
Oct. 10th, 2004 06:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inulroThere's only the two :-(
I've heard of more or less equal numbers of people on both committees & know equally little about them.
The SD bid is very solid with hotel & venues etc already worked out. But despite being on the coast, the pirate theme is sort of clutching at straws (not that the theme is ever important). Whitby aside, the timing is probably better plane-fare wise.
The Tampa bid is the down side of not having venue & hotels sorted out yet (However, since when have I ever been able to afford the official hotel). It's on a long weekend in the UK, so I'd get a free day of annual leave. I'm a sucker - they're playing the old Spanish heritage card, and I'm falling for it. Overall, it sounds like more fun. I know I'm not in theory a fan of Florida, but by then I will be so sick of never seeing the sun that I might actually be looking forward to it.
And, most importantly, it's on the "correct" coast to fit it into going home &kidnappingvisiting ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nasrat and techbint in Boston. I see a road trip here. Hm. That would need to be a week-long plus road trip to see all the sights down the Eastern Seaboard.
Chances are it'll be like last year & the logistics just won't work out, but I'm going to vote Tampa anyway. Even with their new flash-enabled website.
I've heard of more or less equal numbers of people on both committees & know equally little about them.
The SD bid is very solid with hotel & venues etc already worked out. But despite being on the coast, the pirate theme is sort of clutching at straws (not that the theme is ever important). Whitby aside, the timing is probably better plane-fare wise.
The Tampa bid is the down side of not having venue & hotels sorted out yet (However, since when have I ever been able to afford the official hotel). It's on a long weekend in the UK, so I'd get a free day of annual leave. I'm a sucker - they're playing the old Spanish heritage card, and I'm falling for it. Overall, it sounds like more fun. I know I'm not in theory a fan of Florida, but by then I will be so sick of never seeing the sun that I might actually be looking forward to it.
And, most importantly, it's on the "correct" coast to fit it into going home &
nasrat and techbint in Boston. I see a road trip here. Hm. That would need to be a week-long plus road trip to see all the sights down the Eastern Seaboard. Chances are it'll be like last year & the logistics just won't work out, but I'm going to vote Tampa anyway. Even with their new flash-enabled website.
