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[Puddsy]

so now what. lol.

We compromise and have the meetup in Pittsburgh.  Duh.

Okay so initially this was just a joke, but then jacobsmirror started looking into venue options in Pittsburgh and now he and att1cus have agreed to co-host the meetup in Pittsburgh if desired.  So we'd have a slightly more population-central location for those driving in, and a killer combo of hosts for the event.  I've never been to Pittsburgh, but I've heard great things about its recent revitalization efforts, so it seems like a great option. 

My current thought is to go forward considering Pittsburgh as the final-round city, in place of a merged Columbus and Philadelphia, and have that go against Atlanta for one final round of voting.  Does anyone have strong feelings against this?  Discuss.

works for me

cheap flights from JFK/EWR

[aspenc4]

so now what. lol.

We compromise and have the meetup in Pittsburgh.  Duh.

Okay so initially this was just a joke, but then jacobsmirror started looking into venue options in Pittsburgh and now he and att1cus have agreed to co-host the meetup in Pittsburgh if desired.  So we'd have a slightly more population-central location for those driving in, and a killer combo of hosts for the event.  I've never been to Pittsburgh, but I've heard great things about its recent revitalization efforts, so it seems like a great option. 

My current thought is to go forward considering Pittsburgh as the final-round city, in place of a merged Columbus and Philadelphia, and have that go against Atlanta for one final round of voting.  Does anyone have strong feelings against this?  Discuss.

I was for either of the two, so Pittsburgh works just as well.


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[fendent]

pls 2 b putting austin on the list also tia

[ghostjuggernaut]

Since Philly and Columbus are merging, i will put up a final vote for 7 days with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Austin.  Dont think it would be fair to keep austin out of the vote since they are technically third place after the merger.

[ghostjuggernaut]

And its up

For anyone interested, here are the results of the last poll:

Atlanta GA - Ultraidiot                  42 (22.1%)
Columbus OH - jacobsmirror         48 (25.3%)
Austin TX - woodkeys                   30 (15.8%)
Philadelphia PA - att1cus               48 (25.3%)
Chicago IL - ImpendingxDoom        18 (9.5%)
Other - post and find a host!!!          4 (2.1%)

[HoffmanMyster]

pls 2 b putting austin on the list also tia

Since Philly and Columbus are merging, i will put up a final vote for 7 days with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Austin.  Dont think it would be fair to keep austin out of the vote since they are technically third place after the merger.

Adding Austin makes perfect sense.  Thanks for putting the poll up!

[jdcarpe]

But you forgot to add Milwaukee!

[HoffmanMyster]

But you forgot to add Milwaukee!

) 

[d_stilgar]

+1 for Pittsburgh. I can see Falling Water on the way, Andy Warhol museum, and it's only 5.5hrs from Philly. I can do that as a 2-3 day total trip.

It also means I have to finish up a few boards before the meetup.

[vewy_nice]

Pittsburgh would be excellent!

Anyone looking for something else interesting to do in the area, check out "The Mattress Factory", it's an installation art museum, REALLY cool. I go every time I visit pitt.

Plus my brother could come (he lives there), and maybe get him into keyboards like I am

Is there even the slightest murmur of the time of year?Like spring, summer, fall?

[HoffmanMyster]

Is there even the slightest murmur of the time of year?Like spring, summer, fall?

Typically KeyCon falls somewhere in the Summer timeframe, but that's not a hard limit or rule.  It can all depend on the organizer's availability and maybe some other factors I'm not thinking of.

[vewy_nice]

Yeah, I looked back at the previous years' dates to get an idea, and ended up with some spring and summer dates, so that's what I figured.

I just REALLY hope I can make it! (And that it's in Pitt, that's the only place I could make it to)

[ejewell89]

haha. this just keeps getting better and better for me. 

I'm only 2.5 hours from Pittsburgh. Philly was 3, and I could handle the 6 to Columbus okay. 

Pittsburgh airport is small, but they do a lot of Southwest flights and it is about a 30min drive from downtown.

I know a little about the area and would be willing to help the fine lads Matt and Bill coordinate some.

[InvidiousIgnoramus]

>Pittsburgh

You have all betrayed me, just when I thought I'd be able to actually go to one of these things.

[ghostjuggernaut]

Pittsburgh wins.

[fendent]

Pittsburgh ayyyye less go

[HoffmanMyster]

Yeeeeee, see y’all in Pittsburgh!!

[wishful_cynic]

Couldn’t make it to nearby Philly last year due to timing but hopefully I’ll be there this year, it’s about a four hour drive for me.  Might need to bring the fam and make a weeekend out of it.

[vewy_nice]

LET'S OPEN THIS PITT UP!

Except no moshing near the keyboards... That's just be rude.

[Puddsy]

i will try my best to make it

[att1cus]

This is gonna be pretty fun! If anyone lives or has friends or family in the Pitt area who we might be able to talk to about locations, that would be mighty helpful!

[katushkin]

7.5 hour drive from CT 

Might be a hard sell to my girlfriend  ) Which weekend are we looking at again here?

[jacobsmirror]

We are sorting out a venue now, but looking at June 30th as the best potential date considering the other summer meetups.

[vewy_nice]

Anyone from the Boston metro/southern NH area want to carpool? I've got 2 free seats. 3 if you wanna squeeze 3 in the back. 
Drive down the day before, drive back the day after. 
I'm staying at my brother's, but you'd need a hotel or something I think.

[_rubik]

Anyone from the Boston metro/southern NH area want to carpool? I've got 2 free seats. 3 if you wanna squeeze 3 in the back. 
Drive down the day before, drive back the day after. 
I'm staying at my brother's, but you'd need a hotel or something I think.

I may or may not take you up on that. Its a 10 hour drive, so I'm certainly hesitant.

[vewy_nice]

Anyone from the Boston metro/southern NH area want to carpool? I've got 2 free seats. 3 if you wanna squeeze 3 in the back. 
Drive down the day before, drive back the day after. 
I'm staying at my brother's, but you'd need a hotel or something I think.

I may or may not take you up on that. Its a 10 hour drive, so I'm certainly hesitant.

I drive down there to visit my brother every once in a while, it isn't that bad. 
Usually I'd be takin' the 2-seat turd-mobile, but my girlfriend is letting us take her impreza, so it'll be a much smoother, quieter ride than I'm used to!

[Melvang]

Is there a date or time frame established yet?

[iamtootallforthis]

Is there a date or time frame established yet?

That's the next thing we vote on

[HoffmanMyster]

Is there a date or time frame established yet?

That's the next thing we vote on

It may be a vote, but not guaranteed.  If the venue and organizer's time restrictions only allow one option, then that may be the one.  Will have to wait and see what they come up with though, I know they're busy finding the perfect place. 

[iamtootallforthis]

Is there a date or time frame established yet?

That's the next thing we vote on

It may be a vote, but not guaranteed.  If the venue and organizer's time restrictions only allow one option, then that may be the one.  Will have to wait and see what they come up with though, I know they're busy finding the perfect place. 

Good to know. Hopefully we get a couple of options though

[BobCarltheThird]

Eh an extra hour to the drive isn't that bad. Might be able to get the previous day off for the drive down and just stay in a hotel.

[Binge]

ooph... this is gonna be rough, and I hope I can make it.  PA meets means we have to show our best!

[HoffmanMyster]

ooph... this is gonna be rough, and I hope I can make it.  PA meets means we have to show our best!

I hope you guys can make it!  If not, you will be missed. 

[hydrochloride]

ooph... this is gonna be rough, and I hope I can make it.  PA meets means we have to show our best!

Don't worry! I can pick you up on the way there!

- CharmCaps

[Binge]

The love is palpable! Ty all.

Rubbing resin together in the woods for warmth.

[kmba]

I plan to be there.  Hopefully works out with my summer schedule.

[jb1830]

PA leads the way! Now let's see what those dates are.

[NiceAndCreamy]

Lets go birds! Oh wait

I'll be attending!

[bearz42]

Really looking forward to this.

Is the actual location and date nailed down yet?

Regardless, I will be attending again.

[iamtootallforthis]

Really looking forward to this.

Is the actual location and date nailed down yet?

Regardless, I will be attending again.

No set venue location or date as of yet

[bearz42]

Really looking forward to this.

Is the actual location and date nailed down yet?

Regardless, I will be attending again.

No set venue location or date as of yet

Right on.

Regardless, I can't wait. My ladyfriend and I went last year and had a blast and are currently set to build a couple keyboards to bring with us to show off.

[att1cus]

If anyone is in/near/from Pittsburgh, or knows anyone friendly who is, and would like to assist us in location scouting/selection please PM me

I'm also researching from my end here in the Philly burbs, but a local source would help very much in this process. 

Thanks everyone!

[hineybush]

I'm sooo stoked about KeyCon being in Pittsburgh, it's the city I've been born and raised in. I'm a Pitt alum and lived in the city itself for the past 5.5 years. I'll 100% be there, even though I'm moving to Dayton in two weeks - with that said I can check out venues in the next like, week and a half if needed.

I'm definitely interested in advising on areas of the city to check out (and places to avoid), venues, food, nightlife, and things like that. Let me know if you guys have any questions about anything!

[baechooboi]

CMU Alum here, def. will try to make it this year as well.  Philly meet-up had a good turnout, but hoping for an even better turnout in Pitt...I can definitely vouch for a fan base in CMU.

[Dennyroxsox]

I'm definitely in for Pittsburgh. Is there a carpool thread that usually gets started for these?

I'm in the Maryland/DC/Baltimore area, and I'm down for driving a carpool if we can get a group of people together.

[ppp]

Ooo I'm excited for to finally put some usernames to some faces. heh.
When does the date voting start? Or did I somehow miss the post on it?

[Rob27shred]

OMG, OMG, seriously! Had to miss out on the latest Columbus, OH meet up which really sucked, but this makes up for it in spades to me! Can't wait to put some faces to screen names & show you guys a good time in my home town!

Edit: If you guys need any help planning or setting this up feel free to PM me. I have lived in Pgh, PA my whole life & think I can be of great help with this meetup!

[Rob27shred]

I'm sooo stoked about KeyCon being in Pittsburgh, it's the city I've been born and raised in. I'm a Pitt alum and lived in the city itself for the past 5.5 years. I'll 100% be there, even though I'm moving to Dayton in two weeks - with that said I can check out venues in the next like, week and a half if needed.

I'm definitely interested in advising on areas of the city to check out (and places to avoid), venues, food, nightlife, and things like that. Let me know if you guys have any questions about anything!

Pittsburgh native here also, I'm more than willing to help with the planing & setup as well. BTW awesome to see some more Pgh peeps on here & in the hobby!

[yinzer]

yea, another Pittsburgher chiming in. Let me know if I can help organize or if anyone wants some local knawledge to assist with choosing something like an airbnb or hotel.

As a native yinzer (yinz = y'all / yinzer = pittsburgher), I'm obligated to be a good neighbor.

The patron saint of Pittsburgh is Mr. Rogers, in case you weren't aware.

[HoffmanMyster]

As a native yinzer (yinz = y'all / yinzer = pittsburgher), I'm obligated to be a good neighbor.

Whoa!  What the??  I had no idea about any of that, that's really neat.  TIL.