2015 ATS Conference

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antar
You know we could have discounts based on our ATS points too. I just think that it would have to be a location free of light pollution because one thing I would like to do is have it scheduled during a meteor event with telescopes set up for viewing on a big screen.

An indoor gala would be fun (ATS Grammy's, red carpet style) but sky gazing and cozening up would have to be part of it too.

I would put on my best polyester suit just to stand up at ATS COM, sing my rendition of "Killer Queen" and take home the Grammy!

I'll red carpet after that...to flaunt my suit, of course.

If you won't promise to show up and perform like your avatar ... I'm out.

beezzer
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Well Vegas is just an hour away from Area 51. :O

And how many drunks do you suppose are going to see how close they can get to area 51 before getting shot at?

Perhaps we should warn the good folks down there at the place that doesn't exist.... call ahead so they don't shoot our more inebriated - and daring - members!

Of course, we would have to have ATS paraphenalia, jewelry, earrings for the gals, necklaces, hats, t-shirts, caps, beer mugs, and the indispensable coffee cups! We could do a member art contest for shirts and stuff, special made ones for the conference.

Wouldn't be much different than a gamers' conference, I would imagine. Perhaps we could even arrange for some guest speakers.

beezzer
I think it would be awesome!

A chance for us to get together, talk, fight, argue, compare.


We could have a "beezzer is an idiot" interpersonal debate for instance.

Great idea,

I would love the opportunity to settle some old scores. Insults are remembered you know!!!

With all the pistol packing members; It would wind up looking like the OK corral.

One thing to bear in mind is that a professional, week long conference, can be a fairly expensive thing. I've been to a lot of software development and banking conferences, and I don't think that the admission fee for any of them has been less than $1,200 or so. Add in transportation and housing (the conference fee usually includes most meals) and you're easily looking at $2,000 per person.

If we wanted to "wing it" and just say "let's everyone meet up in Vegas on such and such a week", it would be less expensive, but fairly well impossible to organize anything other than informal meetings in restaurants, pubs or people's hotel rooms.

Or maybe it could be like The Burning Man Festival! That would be economical!

And THIS is what the confrence would look like:

heh

adjensen
One thing to bear in mind is that a professional, week long conference, can be a fairly expensive thing. I've been to a lot of software development and banking conferences, and I don't think that the admission fee for any of them has been less than $1,200 or so. Add in transportation and housing (the conference fee usually includes most meals) and you're easily looking at $2,000 per person.

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Conversely every horror, music or INFOSEC con I have been to has cost no more than $75 to get into for a day pass. Yes you might may to get pictures taken with Doug Bradley or Robert Englund but thats a choice you make.

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NO! That's for MUFON. I like my idea -better!_

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SO, Springer, what up G?

He's probably out disco'ing this weekend, at some raucus hotspots, and will get back to us in the week.

SecretKnowledge
Everyone wears a badge with their ATS name on it?
im in

I love this idea. But, instead of our names, our avatars would be on our name badges.

Des

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Sounds like everyone is good with Vegas. Who's going to be keynote speaker?

We'll wear enough tinfoil the reflection could be seen from outer space. Call the ISS and give them a head's up.

We could hold the UFO part of the confrence at the Lil Ale'inn

ETA: you KNOW they'd have to do ATS Live FROM the confrence

HomerinNC
We could hold the UFO part of the confrence at the Lil Ale'inn

ETA: you KNOW they'd have to do ATS Live FROM the confrence

edit on 2/16/2014 by HomerinNC because: (no reason given)

I think a daily/nightly ATS live would be awesome! Like a recap of events, or, for those who couldn't make it. Some vids, podcasts, etc.

We could really do it up with the right volunteers.

I cant stand Vegas.. but :

We put together a get together with the board I own ( little different and attached to a business.. ) but we got SUPER cheap rates through Funjet due to booking entire planes and the rooms at the casino were given to us dirt cheap because we booked blocks of them for 3 days. We spent LESS doing this with a little over 30 people than I paid going to vegas on my own with airfare and room for a wedding.
Casino hotels know if youre there.. youre going to spend money. The economy sucks... they want to book rooms even 1/3 of the price or less to get you in the casino and etc. They have a sweet arrangement with airlines like Funjet as well... package deals. You can propose packages through corporate.. or at least you could. Even cheaper when they are "off season" bookings.

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We could all go to area 51, strength in numbers..............they cant shoot us all. Or can they? ........hmmmmmmm If this is for real ,then Im in.

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Ill be designated driver. We will rent a bus.
I did it before for my cousins marriage, hauled a bunch of drunk bikers around. It was pretty fun.

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