ATTENTION! THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM LORD NERGAL!
Ok, so there have been some changes. I apologize it's been a month since the last update, but it's taken a while to confirm a few things.
First up, sadly, we can't do Pittsburgh this year. 3 reasons:
1) I learned literally on Tuesday (yesterday! I love how the medical world waits until the last minute to tell you things) that I wouldn't be that likely to stay in Pittsburgh for my residency next year. Since we're pushing this to August most likely, that really makes it hard for me to plan it.
2) My roommate and his boyfriend are huge dicks, and despite the fact I'll have a large townhouse, they're completely against having anyone they don't know come anywhere near it, especially in a large group, around. This is unfortunate for the internationals, especially. And yet another reason to move out on my own as soon as the bloody lease ends.
3) Due to the above, I've had to go for houses. Unfortunately, the houses I've looked at (about 4 different ones)...are against any group above 12, won't fit enough people, or are not amiable to the group. Unfortunately, since we're expecting at least 20, this won't work.
All of this has hit this week, which has been a real kick in the balls for planning. However, we have a contingency plan. I apologize this is a bit later than anticipated, but...
MeepleCon 4
We're going to be holding this in New Jersey, c/o Meeple and his wonderful family. We can hold the event in the house (which apparently is huge enough for 30 people or so, from what I hear). However, we're going to have to use a hotel for the majority of people for sleeping and the like. There is a hotel a mile away from the Meeplouse, with the following prices:
La Quinta Inn & Suites Wayne
1850 Highway/Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
Standard w/1 Bed $95.00 USD
Accessible Deluxe w/1 Bed $95.00 USD
Standard w/2 Beds $95.00 USD
King Room w/Microwave-Fri... $100.00 USD
4 people per room makes this about 25$/night. That's $100 for 4 nights total. Works out about the same as DL Con 2.
We need to book these rooms and get a head count to Mr and Mrs Lard as soon as possible. So there are 3 things we need:
1) RECONFIRM IF YOU ARE COMING OR NOT IN THIS TOPIC. I have a list in the first post of this topic. I don't think this should really change much for people, but let me know. Especially internationals - PM me. We'll work this out. I've talked to you already, so actually, PM me anyway about the week-long time periods too >_>
2) SCHEDULING. Is the first week in July 31st-August 4th time period still good for everyone? What do we want to do for exact dates? A Thursday-Sunday thing? Even if you've commented already, do say so again.
3) ...actually, there were only 2. But yes, anything else you can think of goes here!
So yes, I apologize again for the changes and the problems that came up. Let me, Super, Shale, or Meeple know if you have any questions.
