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[PRIME] PAX & Labor Day Weekend

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager • PAX Community Cartographer Gold Coast QLD AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    why can't you go?

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  • mrsnackroadmrsnackroad Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Ezekiel Zelias Chaos wrote: »
    My grandpa just drank himself from 14 all the way to 75.. I can't believe he's still alive..

    Anyway..
    Speaking of PAX fever.. I just realized that I can go this year! This is news to me, as before there was something stupid going on.. this date change has made 2009 worth while.

    ZEEEEKE!

    ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!

    We have to buy you lunch or something this year, for reals.

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  • SumiSumi Abbotsford, BCRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Okay.. so let me get this straight tho. Pax WASN'T supposed to be on labour day weekend for a few more years. It WAS supposed to be the last weekend of August. But now PAX IS on Labour day weekend.. In September? If this is correct.. Why was the change made?

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  • redhaloredhalo Also a Professional Alcoholic Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Sumi wrote: »
    Okay.. so let me get this straight tho. Pax WASN'T supposed to be on labour day weekend for a few more years. It WAS supposed to be the last weekend of August. But now PAX IS on Labour day weekend.. In September? If this is correct.. Why was the change made?
    Robert Khoo wrote: »
    The decision to hold PAX on Labor Day weekend going forward is threefold:

    1. Given 70% of attendees are coming in from out of town, it allows for 1 extra day of travel as opposed to rushing back on Friday night.
    2. Seattle (despite Bumbershoot being that same weekend) is actually dead in terms of out-of-town travel on Labor Day Weekend. What this means is we're able to negotiate hotel room rates at much more aggressive rate than the week before - we're literally talking a difference of hundreds of dollars for the weekend for attendees.
    3. Because most conferences/trade shows are business-to-business, we're actually able to get the space we need as opposed to being crammed in with another large show.

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  • neurosliceneuroslice Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    It makes tons of sense.

    Plus if you stay an extra day you can at least catch a little bit of Bumbershoot if you like.

    See y'all there in Sept.

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  • LTAcostaLTAcosta Boston, MARegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Hmm... looks like i'll be cutting it pretty close this year. Assuming I come up with the money to go to Northeastern, classes will start on the 9th of september. That means, I'll probably move in the week before.. aka PAX week. I predict a lot of flying that week, so I better start saving my money lol. But the good side is, once it all works out, I will be situated in the heart of boston just in time for pax east coast in march :P Google maps says its only a 15 minute walk to the convention center from the university :)

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  • John_FN_SeilerJohn_FN_Seiler Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Since I live in Portland now, going to Seattle should be a breeze

    I'm definitely going this year

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  • MeetTheHeavyMeetTheHeavy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I am wanting to go to both bumbershoot and pax, but I'm probably just going to go to Pax.
    :(

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    MeetTheHeavy wrote: »
    I am wanting to go to both bumbershoot and pax, but I'm probably just going to go to Pax.
    :(

    Thanks for bringing back a 5 month old thread...

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  • JaidenJaiden Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    but thread necro is awesome...?

    HAY MOE. Want to come lock a shambling zombie thread?

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited May 2009
    Please try and avoid digging through the pages to bring back a long dead thread. Thanks.

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