DATE: JULY 30th - AUGUST 2nd
Making a new topic since, well, things have changed so might as well do this for convenience!
Anyway, as many of you know, plans have changed, and DLCon4 is going to be in New Jersey. Yes, we just had a Minimeet here. Yes, we held DLCon1 here, but due to some issues that came up unexpectedly, we can't hold it in Pittsburgh, and well, for a number of reasons, I was chosen! No, don't know why I volunteered.
My house will be the base of the Con, as opposed to Soppy's like it usually is. This is in Wayne, NJ, which is in the north if you care (Cause Jersey is such a huge state, area wise *rolls eyes*) In general, we will be doing stuff in the basement, which people who were at Minimeet can attest to is big enough for something like this and generally perfectly suited (also has Air Hockey, Ping Pong, and Pool) to hold a lot of people.
Now, first off, where will people be staying? My house can hold a few people, obviously, but I want that to be for only people with actually good reasons, such like they're flying overseas, or some financial issue, etc. Again, this is mostly a LAST RESORT and only for a few people (say, 4 people tops.) Otherwise, Hotels is probably the place where people will be sleeping!
There is a Hotel about a Mile from my house. Its walking distance, and the walk isn't too strenuous. Up Hill from my house, but downhill the entire way to my house, though does go parallel to a relatively busy road; or of course you could just drive back and forth, but shh!
The Hotel in question is this one:
La Quinta Inn & Suites Wayne
1850 Highway/Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
Standard w/1 Bed $85.00 USD 85.00 USD
Accessible w/1 Bed $85.00 USD 85.00 USD
Standard w/2 Beds $85.00 USD 85.00 USD
Accessible Deluxe w/1 Bed $85.00 USD 85.00 USD
King Room w/Microwave-Fridge $90.00 USD 90.00 USD
4 people per room makes this about 25$/night. That's $100 for 4 nights total. Works out about the same as DL Con 2.
(The note at the bottom is courtesy of OK)
For the record, Yakko slept in this very Hotel at DLC1...and I think Alex/CK eventually invaded as well, and they're all still alive, so I guess that's a good sign! Its under new management since then IIRC, so I dunno what that means (believe it use to be called Wesley Inn)
For convenience, this Hotel is also right next to a bank, so if you need an ATM for whatever reason, there's one available right there. Its also right near a shopping center with a Kohl's, Pizza Place and Chinese Restaurant, I believe, so there places to eat and shop for arbitrary things you'll probably not care about ever, making that Kohl's mention completely useless!
As far as Travelling goes...
The most convenient means of getting to Jersey via the Air would be to Newark International Airport. This is about 45 minutes from my house, but has the upside of not involving going into to New York. The other Airports that are acceptable (though I would prefer Newark...even if Super would advise against it <_<) would be JFK and La Guardia (Don't know their exact names, but they're both in New York.) From here, you can probably take a bus from Port Authority to one of the Bus Stops in my general vicinity. The two big ones are the Park and Ride near the Train Station (I'll look up the actual name of that in the future, don't worry! This is just labelling it so I remember it; the needed info will be known when the time comes) and the Stop at Willowbrook Mall.
That Bus thing is important for Greyhound People too, if there are any of those. The closest Greyhound station I think is in fact in Port Authority, so its probably just easier taking a bus from there to Wayne. I'll try and help you figure out which Bus to go on to get Wayne, of course. Note that I WILL drive in and get you in worst case scenario, but a bus might just be easier in general.
(if you come into Newark, you can ignore all that bus ****. Getting to Newark International is a lot easier, so me picking you up is not such a hard thing and what not.)
Anyway, here are the RECONFIRMS from the previous topic! Note the wording; if you confirmed for DLCon Pittsburgh but haven't said anything since the change, you WILL NOT BE COUNTED! Also, please post here if you're reconfirming and not on the list (or alternatively, confirming to come as a change or something...basically, just tell me if you're coming, if you're not, or if you're a maybe in this topic!)
The Con will happen on July 30th and lasts until August 2th or so; that's the current plan. It should last 4 days (3 nights), but can be extended a day in each direction depending on what's convenient for people to come and such.
If there's a better date for most people, please speak up! Note that it should be BEFORE Mid August; my parents stated they want to be in the general vicinity when the Con happens and they're going on vacation sometime mid august, so yeah; if the date changes, its likely earlier. But for now, 30st of July -> August 2nd time period.
EDIT: Cause people have started buying tickets, this date *IS* Final.
Coming:
1. Meeplelard (...I think anyway...)
2. superaielman
3. CmdrKing
4. Metroidcomposite
5. Gatewalker
6. Xeroma
7. Shale
8. OblivionKnight (...and yes, I have a restraining order for my sister)
9. Hunter Sopko
10. Tonfa
11. Nitori
12. Notmiki
13. Niu
14. Djinn N Tonic
15. Dhyerwolf
16. Zenthor
17. Pyro
18. Grefter
19. Ciato
20. Mad Fnorder
21. Taishyr
22. Sage Acrin
23. Talaysen
24. Andrew Rogue
25. Lady Door
Probably:
1. VerySlightlymad
Probably/Definitely Not:
1. Snow
2. Monkeyfinger
3. Nephilim
4. Lady Ashe
5. Yoshiken
6. Excal
7. Scar
8. Doma Dragoon
9. Hal
10. Sir Alex
11. Clear Tranquil
12. Yakumo
13. Nephrite
14. Yoshiken
15. Ultradude
16. Elfboy
NOTE: Anyone who said "Planning on coming" and such I put in "Probably"; it sounds like you aren't quite certain but definitely intend to come and such, so yeah.
Also, people who live in this area, if you can help with transportation, that'd be appreciated. Ditto to people driving up. By this I mean either actually picking people up along the way to my house, helping people figure out the Bus system (applies mostly to NYC people here, who may actually have experience with the darn thing), etc. Whatever you can contribute would be nice!
So that's all I have to say for now! As usual, important stuff to be brought up here! Note that its not worth trying to figure out exactly what we're doing quite yet, since we need to actually figure out whose going, how people are getting here, etc. I'll make a separate topic in due time for actual events to plan! This is for all the technical, yet important stuff.
