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Which weekend(s) can you attend KeyCon East in NYC?

August 8
5 (27.8%)
August 15
6 (33.3%)
August 22
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Voting closed: Sun, 24 May 2015, 11:24:08

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Keycon East [NYC][8/8/15]
« on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 23:07:38 »
ThiS is the official thread for the August east coast meetup. It'll be on the 8th of August from 11am-5pm
Location:
JFK Airport Hilton
144-02 135th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11436
Tribeca 1 room

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 11:25:27 »
you should!

Just gotta find a place and convince all the guys in the NYC area to drive to. My place is just shy of 4 hours from NYC.

The issue is that most of the western GH'ers are concentrated in California, so it's like a meetup from one city, with a few people flying in and such. Keycon chicago had most of the people in chicago of course, but with a surprising number also within driving distance. I'm not sure if there's a place on the east side of the US that is like that (with a good number of people can drive) NYC could work, but parking WILL be an issue.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 11:33:17 »
Well maybe we could do it in Philly. That seems like more of a central point in between the main three states that people are coming from (NY, NJ, VA). PA is a pretty short ride by train from any of those places, a little longer driving but still pretty doable. It might be a little harder for really northern people or from NC and south though.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 11:42:12 »
Come to Charlotte because it is the pinnacle of the South :))
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 11:59:09 »
I'm sure ming will start planning things soon now that he's on that coast.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 13:18:56 »
How many confirmed h0t-chix are we talkin' here..

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 14:04:35 »
There's also quite a few people in Toronto and Montreal. Come to CANADA!
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:39:21 »
There's also quite a few people in Toronto and Montreal. Come to CANADA!
Oooh, I definitely wouldn't mind going back to Montreal.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:40:28 »
The wife and I are in for a Philly meet-up!
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:46:56 »
Alright, so maybe I'll host an outside poll to gauge it, but right now Philly kinda seems like the best solution. Are polls still banned?
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:50:15 »
This is like a dream come true... East Coast?  4 RLZ?  :cool:
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:51:27 »
This is like a dream come true... East Coast?  4 RLZ?  :cool:
I don't know how we've gone this long without it. We have so many people concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
I'd like to start getting an idea of how many people we will get. So just say if you're in and which cities you could make it to if not all
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 17:53:36 »
This is like a dream come true... East Coast?  4 RLZ?  :cool:
I don't know how we've gone this long without it. We have so many people concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
I'd like to start getting an idea of how many people we will get. So just say if you're in and which cities you could make it to if not all

We should meet in Newark, NJ..

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 18:02:05 »
Sticky maybe?
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 18:46:54 »
There's also quite a few people in Toronto and Montreal. Come to CANADA!

I was planning on doing a visit to montreal sometime soon, perhaps in February of 2015.

I could maybe drive to philly, but it's a long drive so a hotel / friendly GH'er house is a must.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 18:55:06 »
The wife and I are in for a Philly meet-up!
I promise to wear all my eagles gear.

There's also quite a few people in Toronto and Montreal. Come to CANADA!

I was planning on doing a visit to montreal sometime soon, perhaps in February of 2015.

I could maybe drive to philly, but it's a long drive so a hotel / friendly GH'er house is a must.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 19:10:58 »
Are polls still banned?

I can make you one if you'd like.   :thumb:


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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 19:29:43 »
Are polls still banned?

I can make you one if you'd like.   :thumb:
Yeah that'd be great I guess just use with the same options :NYC, Philly, DC, newark, Boston, and make it so you can choose multiple
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 19:38:42 »
Poll is up.  If you choose Other, you must add a comment to specify (ie, it's required by the poll, not just by common sense :P ).

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I don't live over there, so if I went it doesn't really matter where it is.  I'm still driving/flying a long way.  I'd be down for anything, really.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #20 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 19:41:18 »
Poll is up.  If you choose Other, you must add a comment to specify (ie, it's required by the poll, not just by common sense :P ).

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I don't live over there, so if I went it doesn't really matter where it is.  I'm still driving/flying a long way.  I'd be down for anything, really.
Alright thanks :thumb:
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« Reply #21 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 19:44:24 »
NYC please
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #23 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 22:51:11 »
I second the Newark option.

I'll drive father but I'm closest to Newark.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #24 on: Mon, 06 October 2014, 22:55:32 »
Is the poll working correctly?

There is only one vote for each location. I thought there world be more votes.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #25 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 00:53:11 »
I feel like if we get more confirmed h0t-chix.. we'd get some more signups faster... Ladies of East Coast GH, where u @..

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #26 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 08:46:44 »
Is the poll working correctly?

There is only one vote for each location. I thought there world be more votes.

Now that some more votes have come in, it looks like it's working correctly.   :thumb:

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #27 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 08:51:29 »
Vote for Other: Montreal and come eat some poutine!


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« Reply #28 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 08:52:44 »
Vote for Other: Montreal and come eat some poutine!


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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #29 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 08:54:32 »
Just keep in mind that the meetup should be held in a location that someone actually lives at and is familiar with. It's really hard to setup a meetup in a place you're not physically at.

Also I'm fairly sure I'll be in Montreal in December or January.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #30 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 08:58:45 »
Is the poll working correctly?

There is only one vote for each location. I thought there world be more votes.

Now that some more votes have come in, it looks like it's working correctly.   :thumb:
Could you just switch the other to Montreal, I think that's what all the other votes are for anyway? And if you could just set it as 3 votes for mont.
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« Reply #31 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:00:03 »
Also keep in mind not everyone may have their passports. Getting into Canada requires a passport now as far as I know. Used to just need that "enhanced license".

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #32 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:00:46 »
Is the poll working correctly?

There is only one vote for each location. I thought there world be more votes.

Now that some more votes have come in, it looks like it's working correctly.   :thumb:
Could you just switch the other to Montreal, I think that's what all the other votes are for anyway? And if you could just set it as 3 votes for mont.

One is for Texas.  :D  I'll see what I can do though.   :thumb:

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #33 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:00:54 »
Also keep in mind not everyone may have their passports. Getting into Canada requires a passport now as far as I know. Used to just need that "enhanced license".
Yeah, that could also be a problem, although it shouldn't be to hard to get one, right?
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #34 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:03:32 »
Also keep in mind not everyone may have their passports. Getting into Canada requires a passport now as far as I know. Used to just need that "enhanced license".
Yeah, that could also be a problem, although it shouldn't be to hard to get one, right?

Right, it's not hard to get a passport. It is just a matter of some time and money.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #35 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:04:33 »
Is the poll working correctly?

There is only one vote for each location. I thought there world be more votes.

Now that some more votes have come in, it looks like it's working correctly.   :thumb:
Could you just switch the other to Montreal, I think that's what all the other votes are for anyway? And if you could just set it as 3 votes for mont.

One is for Texas.  :D  I'll see what I can do though.   :thumb:
Alright, so it guess just add Montreal and keep "other"
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #36 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:05:19 »
A new passport is about $140. Renewal is about $110. The waiting time is 4-6 weeks. You can get it faster but expediting costs more. If you're not using a passport too often, it might not be worth it to some to get a passport for this one trip.

I don't know everyone's personal situations but I know friends who don't have their passports since they don't travel and don't have the budget to travel internationally. I just thought I'd point this out.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #37 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:06:09 »
Montreal does sound nice, but for convenience sake, keepin it CONUS would probably work out better
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #38 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:08:34 »
Also keep in mind not everyone may have their passports. Getting into Canada requires a passport now as far as I know. Used to just need that "enhanced license".
Yeah, that could also be a problem, although it shouldn't be to hard to get one, right?

It's not too hard, the biggest hurdle is time in my experience.  It doesn't cost that much, especially considering that you're already traveling to get there, most likely.

A new passport is about $140. Renewal is about $110. The waiting time is 4-6 weeks.

If you just want to go to Canada, you can get the Passport Card for much cheaper.  Also, holy crap, they are expensive now!  I paid $35 for my passport...   :confused:


Also, the poll has been updated.  I switched the previous 'Other' to 'Montreal', to preserve those votes, and added a fresh 'Other' that has zero votes.  I cannot manually override the votes without setting everything back to zero.  As such, keep in mind that one of the 'Montreal' votes is actually for a different location.

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« Reply #39 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:10:12 »
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #40 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:12:24 »
I'm not trying to be a nay-sayer to Montreal. I love it there and like I said, I'm probably going to be there soon :D. But the time and money is a consideration.

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« Reply #41 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:17:59 »
Don't mind me, I'm just hungry and I can't stop thinking about Poutine thanks to the picture JPG posted.

For what it's worth, I voted for Philly, NYC, and Newark. I'm about an equal distance from all of them.

Just curious, does anyone in these area's have a space that we would be able to use for the hangout?
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #42 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:21:46 »
Well, if it's either in Boston or NYC, I would probably manage to attend it depending on the date chosen.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #43 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:22:46 »
I'm in the DC area............., however to find a spot in DC, parking, traffic can be pretty horrendous. There are trains and buses that run all the time, but DC ain't cheap............hotels :eek:

A lot of my jobs use to be in DC, Northern Virginia.........anybody that is from the area knows this is bank

I don't know how many people are coming from MD, DC and then south of Virginia, but maybe Jersey or Philly could be a better option and closer to those who are to the north? We're only talking about 2 hours from DC. It doesn't have to be right in the city, but could be a burb?

I will be there............ I am in a wheelchair, so handicap accessibility would be nice :cool:

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Offline Binge

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #44 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:32:06 »
Valley Forge PA area is built for meetings/conferences/conventions.  It's also just outside Philadelphia off of the mainline and accessible from/to all of the eastern major highways in PA.  Traffic is not terrible and the cost of rooms aren't bad.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #45 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:32:54 »
Well, I don't know how many are actually coming from VA and DC but I know there are plenty from NOVA, and some from the south, which would probably be a train ride for somewhere like Philly or NYC. And DC is so expensive because everyone around there has quite a bit of money to spend :p
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edit: Philly really is sounding like our best bet right now.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #46 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:42:13 »
Well, I don't know how many are actually coming from VA and DC but I know there are plenty from NOVA, and some from the south, which would probably be a train ride for somewhere like Philly or NYC. And DC is so expensive because everyone around there has quite a bit of money to spend :p
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=893&sid=3594972

edit: Philly really is sounding like our best bet right now.

Well I'm more comfortable with the people/area of philly and its surrounding burbs than I am DC/NYC.  I can't say that accounts for everyone.  The part I love about at least being around Philly is the trains are fantastic.  We can have a meetup in a less crowded area on the main-line, take a train into the city for any reason we want, all for $10 or less.

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Customers traveling between an outlying Regional Rail station and Center City Philadelphia can find the zone of the station you are either boarding at or traveling to by using the Clickable Rail & Rail Transit Map. This map will help determine fare zones and the price of the ticket.
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I would swear by these trains being safe and friendly.  I used to commute from Spring City PA to Paoli and take the train into Philadelphia for classes 5 days a week, and it was easily one of my favorite times of the day.
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #47 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:53:43 »
if you're talking central point, NYC is more central than philly for those in New England and those on the east coast.
Philly being west of those areas is a bit?

Also your best bet if you're gonna do NY/NYC is actually some suburb part of NY like either Long Island or Westchester.
NJ Suburb would be a good choice too.  Course the downside is you'd need to drive or setup some sort of carpooling service.

I do like to also mention there's been like an IC thread about a NYC Meetup that never got done lol.  Location and space is the main issue.  If someone's willing to open up their house to a bunch of strangers, that's prob the best bet.  Anything else would be questionable to lock up a venue.

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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #48 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 09:56:07 »
Alright, so at this point, we're looking at probably either Philly or NYC, maybe NJ. As for location, while I'm sure there are a decent number of people in northern new England (like maine), Pennsylvania is right in the middle of the states where the majority will be coming from: VA, DC, NY, NJ, maryland, maybe some in OH. It also a little closer for people who may want to come from the midwest
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Re: Keycon East
« Reply #49 on: Tue, 07 October 2014, 10:11:51 »
It also a little closer for people who may want to come from the midwest

pls consider us.  :D  If it's in PA I can potentially drive, to save some cash and pain.