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Originally Posted by GqArtguy
Just out of pure curiosity:
So is this going to be in a gym or something?
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I had originally thought that I could swing both a gym and a hotel, but there were a few factors.
With transportation out of the equation, it was to get a hotel in the burbs with not much to do near a gym, or get a hotel in the center of the city near an entertainment district. I figured that the nightlife/entertainment part trumped the gym part.
We're at a natural disadvantage because this isn't Little Rock, and we don't have a gym at our disposal. I could go rent one out, but we would need to figure out transportation after that, and the 2007 summit was kind of a mishmash when we all had to take vans everywhere. I wanted to keep everything on foot, and so the fun part of the weekend (not that the presentations aren't fun) trumped the presentation part.
And honestly, to the best of my knowledge, there is really going to only be one part of the summit that is hands on anyway. We're keeping it one day, and so most will be lectures and interactions, while the demonstrations will be something that will be able to be done with limited gym equipment.
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Not that I miss LR all that much as a city, but why KC?
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Me
Yeah, that's selfish, but it's the truth. Not that I'm so important that the summit revolves around me--
ok, yes, it does--but if I was to take over the planning duties, relieving JP of one more stress in his life--and don't worry folks, JP is going to be attending and hosting--I was going to have it in my backyard. I wasn't going to try to plan something in a different city where I was, not knowing the ins and outs of that location.
Also, I'm fortunate enough to be within shouting distance of Little Rock and in the middle of the country. It's still driveable for many people, and for the people that do fly, it will probably be cheaper to fly to KC because of the variety of connections and airlines, not to mention that there are more nonstop options. The one drawback is that the hotel is more expensive than the rate that JP has, but my hope is that for the people that fly that the airline savings mostly cancels out the increased room rate.