Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board 2008: the ultimate MEET-UP at San Diego: wrap-up, pics and sharing experiences

thanks, Quis. Be sure to check out the road-trip discussion going on at the other thread, " July 25th - July 27th, 2008*** "


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I'm up for putting in some time at our own table, and sharing costs as well.
Also I'm good for any other activities before/after con like disneyland.

Okay, let's see if I have this right.

The tentative schedule looks something like this:

July 21-23 Las Vegas Pre-Meet

July 24-27 San Diego Comic Con

July 28-31 Legion World Armies Terrorize Southern California.

Did I miss anything?

August 1 - 2 Funeral for a friend

I'm not expecting all of us to make it...

Just so everybody knows beforehand, I categorically refuse to stand next to Scott's bed with a lightning rod in my hand...

In all fairness, I doubt that Scott would want any of us standing next to his bed, rod in hand...

There are LWers who might not feel inclined to offer him a choice, but we'll make sure their lodgings are in the northern 'burbs of San Diego (say, Barstow).

First of all, the Wednesday preview night is Weds, July 23; some may want to attend. I found the 06 preview night to be more crowded than it was worth (there were no panels/events, so everyone was out on the floor), but it was better to get badges Weds night than Thurs morning, IMHO.

Also, we haven't nailed down whther Disney etc. is an alternate pre-meet or a post-con event, although it seems we're leaning towards the latter.

Does anyone object to planning Disney etc. as a post-Con event?

so tentatively, I'd adjust the schedule as follows:

July 21-22 (Monday and Tuesday; or else 20-22, Sunday to Tuesday) Las Vegas Pre-Meet

July 23 (Wednesday) travel day for most; try to assemble in San D by late afternoon

July 24-27 (Thursday to Sunday) San Diego Comic Con

July 28-31 (Monday to Thursday? Seems like a long post-Con event, but let's discuss it) Legion World Armies Terrorize Southern California.

Whose rod?

As long as it isn't A-Rod.

Actually, no rods. I don't plan on being the first needing resurrection. Not after all the working I've been doing to get in shape for next year.

Amen.

Okay, I know they say this every year and every year SD pulls its head out and makes sure it doesn't happen. But I've but watching some of the coverage on G4 and it seems they take every chance to say how the con is moving (sometimes they say probably moving) to LA next year.

Well I'm not so sure I'd be as gung-ho about going if they did finally move it for next year. Especially to LA. Unless it would be in some suburb or nice outskirt area, I have no interest what so ever in driving to LA let alone in LA.

Ugh. Yeah, I'd probably end up passing if it gets moved to L.A. ...

But we'd be a lot closer to Disneyland!

If it means room to move on the exhibit floor, I'd be game. This year (my first in a few) has been crazy.

If it's any consolation, I haven't heard that in any of the lines I've been sitting it. I did hear some people talking about how the con's contract expires in 2010, just as the convention center finishes an expansion. Is the possibility of them having to shut down parts of the center for this construction the reason they'd have to move?

Well, Kabir and I are both registered for next year here in SD, so I'm going to doubt that they would move it.

Although my friend heard they were moving it to Las Vegas last night. I think these are just made up rumors.

If Top Cow and others are already scheduling and promoting for SD '08, it seems unlikely for a move to happen this year. Surely they would have to let relevant companies know, even if on a confidential basis?

http://topcowblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/san-diego-2008-signing-schedule.html

Maybe politicos can help the cause; surely the Con brings in enough loot to town to fight for? If a concerned SD resident were to call his city councilman and the city tourism department and ask them why they are letting this happen, certainly they'd be keen to either squalsh rumors or fight to prevent a move. we can let them do the heavy lifting for us.

Calls from the rest of us to the SD tourism office could help this effort.

Mark Evanier, who's been attending the SD con forever, periodically addresses the recurrent rumor of it moving to another city. Las Vegas is the city most often mentioned in those rumors. He usually goes over the following reasons that the con won't move out of SD:
1. The city is well aware of how much money the con brings in and would do anything it had to to prevent it moving.
2. Developers in the city are building new hotels in the vicinity of the convention center, spurred primarily by the crowds that come to Comicon.
3. The organizers of the con know that part of the identity of the con is that it's in SD. If it moved to Las Vegas it would not be the biggest show in town by a long shot and they'd rather remain the big fish in the smaller pond.
There are other reasons and for those and just to catch his entertaining writing, I recommend checking out Mark's site at www.newsfromme.com.

Well I'll be going to Comic-Con next year though I'll be there for the Legion get together, and I live in Las Vegas already so tell me when we are getting together and where.

I'm planning on making a Legion Costume for next year too.

I imagine you'd be commuting to hang out with us douring the Vegas visit, TW, but feel free to suggest events/excursions only locals may know about.

I'd bet those who have never been will want to do the Star Trek Experience (and I'm up for doing it again); other than that we have a blank slate at the moment.

Well, I haven't done the Star Trek Experience yet, I am doing it later this month though, but I do know somethings around here, but I am not sure when I leaving for San Diego though because when I went there I want to see a lot more of it besides just the con, but that depends on what happens, but anyways,

I know a lot of the Malls, Parks and Arcades, and shows are.

I know Mystere is good, if you like Cirque De Solei. I know somethings, but I haven't been to a lot of shows here.

LA has a convention center more than big enough for the con, it's true, but it doesn't have the surrounding infrastructure (meaning hotels and restaurants) to make it feasible.

More hotels in SD only relieves part of the problem, though. The other issue is the convention center proper. The con chiefs are doing their best, but the vast number of attendees is still a major issue.

Here's the PDF form that was mailed to me in regards to us obtaining a fan table.

So do we sign up for? To me it looks like it will be one of the $700 tables. Assuming we pay in full by January.

Get this. The closest hotel I can use my employee discount rate during the con is the Marriott Hotel Tijuana. Situated only a convenient 10 miles away from downtown San Diego.

And don't bother selling anything. It looks like an additional headache and all that's really needed is a place to meet, IMO.

(Maybe some of us with extra Legion copies (like me) could bring them as giveaways, something like that.)