08
Mar
Con Update: Pre Reg Still in Process – Table Layout in Progress
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Also maybe some monkeys. Everyone loves monkeys.
Pre Reg:
We are unfortunately subject to the slow bureaucracy of the legal system and banking system, so pre reg is still in process. We are waiting for the bank to deliver us our PIN code by postal mail (so slooowww) so that we can activate our account to collect the money. Our pre reg infrastructure has been up and ready to go since early February, but the proper channels for the business license and bank account has taken more time. The good news is that they have promised us that our PIN will be delivered this week. This is the final step in the chain of paperwork.
Room Layout:
I have just returned form a madcap weekend of measuring the rooms, noting where the power outlets are, and generally planning the traffic flow through the building. The next step is to do a mockup of the table layout in the CAD program so that we can get everything exact. The prep for a first year con of this size is pretty freaking intense, so we mare making sure to do it right and get it right. This will be the best run con you have ever been to. That is for sure.
I have for you some photos of the Hilton Rockville from our room layout trip. Prepare to be blown away! Click for larger.
Our rooms are interactive! Yep, those are DRY ERASE WALLS, people. The game room and the room that houses the dance will have the dry erase walls. Other panel rooms will too. This is the smaller version of this room design:
Indoor trees in our massive atrium:
Elevators overlooking the atrium:
Couches in the Atrium. There are so many places here to get photos or party that it is INSANE:
This is HALF of the ballroom where the vendor tables will be. The other half is behind me:
Here is Harknell and I after far too many hours measuring and planning. I was warned that I need to learn to drink beer if I am to be con chair. Ha! :D
