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PAX East 2011 Information and FAQ Thread (QUESTIONS GO HERE!)
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I have a feeling this is going to be one of the busiest panels and im trying to gauge how early I should head there and line up
Does anyone have a backpack they would recommend bringing to PAX as far as primary luggage goes? I'm looking for the best space I can get while staying within $100-ish.
On the food court: Will the vendors take debit/credit cards...or will it be cash only?
There was an article in the globe about Pax East. Alas, it puts it in a bad light:
www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/03/convention_cent_5.html?plckfiFindCommentKey=CommentKey:71cba0ad-3890-4599-9ec0-7ab482857856
The main issue of the article is that the BCEC apparently announced (and this a rare thing at best) traffic jam concerns due to the fact that Pax East will be the largest convention ever held in the convention center.
That particular side of the article, I find hilarious. If there's a traffic jam to get into the convention center, it's a minor thing compared to the living hell one must go through to get to the convention center on a Friday morning in the first place :evil:
All I have to do to get there is get on 93S, take the South St. exit, and hang a left, yet I'll be leaving my house by 8am to get there by 10am on Friday morning. Never mind that if there's no traffic, I can make that run in less than 20 minutes.
The not so funny side of the article, though, is the tone they put on the fact that the Hynes was simply too small for Pax East. I say live and learn. You had to find out how big a space you needed, and I don't know about the rest of you reading this, but I had a great time last year despite the space issues.
This year; more space, more stuff, more roof to raise, more hell to raise.
They're saying that people had a bad time at Pax last year. I say we make them jealous this year.
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you should find another printer.
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"the conference is projected to draw 63,000 attendees, said a spokesman for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority."
So many awesome people
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Last year if my memory servers me correctly the food court in the main entrance area took cash/credit but the food that was being sold near/in the expo area was cash only.
Either way I will make sure I have like 40-50 bucks on me to cover such a thing.
Thanks for the article undead. I love the comments on it...
first they complain the convention sucked cause the venue was too small with one guy saying PAX was an epic fail .. small it may have been but the show was AWESOME ....
then they complain about an article titled "Convention center issues PAX East traffic advisory
" did not cover more about the convention ... it covered what it was meant to cover
They should be able to help you out.
Here are teh nearest to the convention
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kinko's+boston+ma&aq=&sll=42.343435,-71.048455&sspn=0.00268,0.006947&ie=UTF8&hq=kinko's&hnear=Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts&ll=42.356007,-71.047897&spn=0.041291,0.111151&t=h&z=14
This will depend on the vendor.
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i'm in the same boat and this is what i'm relying on. 95% of hotels these days have loby computers for their visitors and more and more have printers available, especially one in a downtown city.
though i doubt they'll be as okay with me printing out 10 4e character sheets......
if you have you're badges already you're golden
Badge is all you need.
(people who don't live in the US don't have badges automatically mailed to them. Same for people who order after the mail-by date. Only people without physical badges need to bring paper printout tickets.)
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Yeah, get with pax_questions ASAP!
I'm partial to the Swiss Gear Synergy. Nice padded laptop sleeve, large space for clothes, quality stitching and zippers. I have big clothes (6'2, 210 lbs) and can fit a weekends worth in there plus my laptop.
The only downside is it is quite deep, even when empty. I always feel a bit like the high schooler who toted all his books around at once.
Swiss backpacks are a bit on the small side. I've got a huge 18" laptop myself, and the only brand I found that was able to accommodate it thanks to its shape for under $100 was an Ogio.
it has the info may not be perfect but if its legiable you will be fine
AND....I have a Keyblade... I was wondering... are we allowed to bring stuff like that to the convention? If I could manage to fit it in the Van Im going in with some other guys who are going with me
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i'm a florida boy but i've had experiences with cold weather, my question mainly circles around whether it's going to be cold INSIDE the convention as opposed to outside, should i pack heavy duty weather clothing? or light weather clothing that i can remove once inside the actual convention?
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I'm assuming the exhibition hall will be open well before the panels? I know the doors for Will Call will open at 8, but I wasnt sure how much of PAX will be available right away...
That's good news if we can miss a panel and still see it later...
Are we allowed bring folding chairs? I thought I read that bringing your own beanbags wasnt allowed due to fire hazards/obstructions, etc, but what about chairs for long line waits?
We're on our way up and my friend left his badge home. He can just print out of the confirmation barcode with his id and bring it to will-call and get a new one, right?
Don't expect to find a McDonald's anywhere close. I did a google search on the area and there wasn't much for fast food very close by the convention center. I'm hoping the food court is somewhat reasonable, I wouldn't want to pay a ridiculous amount for "cheap" food or waste an hour to leave the venue in search of cheap food for lunch.
Last year at the Hynes we just walked to the mall food court and got some food there.
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depends on what you consider close. south station is about a 15 min walk and has a food court (mcdonalds included) with a few other places in the surrounding area. a little more time/effort, but if you really want to save cash the option is there.