HEAR YE, HEAR YE! A Meeting of the Geeks!!!

[mijan]

So, fiona_fawkes  and I are a little bit crazy, but you knew that.  We're in the process of planning a Harry Potter Fandom meetup/gathering/reunion for this October.  Imagine this if you will:

A mini-convention without all the bullshit.  A slightly more mature crowd.  No ridiculous "welcoming feast" with lousy food that makes you wish you'd just gone to the local sushi place instead.  No programming that forces you to get out of bed before noon if you don't want to.  Free hot cooked-to-order breakfasts.  A FREE cocktail hour (actually, it' two hours) each evening.  Every room is a suite, perfect for drabble groups.  A true ROOM BLOCK to ourselves.  NO REGISTRATION FEES.  Just a weekend of food, friends, fandom, and porn.

Sound too good to be true?  Welcome to the Harry Potter Fandom Reunion Relaxacon!  (*Not the actual name of the event.  Feel free to suggest one, if you wish.  A title created while drunk might be best.)

Fiona will be handling the online polling, organizing, and information-gathering.  This includes getting a list of pending attendees (so that we can reserve a room block), helping to organize rideshare groups or transportation from the airport, and taking suggestions for group activities.  A trip to see the HP movie together?  A night of themed room parties?  A pub night?  A trip to the local drag show at our favorite gay bar?  An evening of informal "formal" programming where people do mini round-table presentations in rooms?  What do you want?  Let Fi know!

I'll be handling negotiations with the hotel.  I'm trying to get the following:
- 20% to 30% discount on rooms, maybe more.  I'm going to try for 35%.  Hey, it's my Jewy goodness!
- Free Wi-Fi
- Access to the breakfast area at night to use the tables for larger writing/discussion sessions.
- What else do you want?

I'm going to work to make this as inexpensive for all of us as possible.  The standard price for the rooms is approximately $160.  All of the rooms are suites.  The standard occupancy for each room is 2 people (additional folks are $10 more each, which I'll try to negotiate down), but a double room has two double beds PLUS a pull-out sofa-bed.  All suites come with a microwave and fridge, two flat-screen TV's, a wet bar, and a balcony.

So, without further ado, go to Fiona's post and RSVP!!!
http://fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com/256199.html

We're aiming for Colombus Day weekend, but we're open to suggestions.

Who's coming?  :D

Comments

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Will do! You don't need to specifically be a Harry Potter geek for that! And really, while most of the people coming to this know each other through the HP fandom, we're also all involved in other manners of geekery. Some of us are Ren Faire people, some are Rocky Horror addicts, some are die-hard costumers, some belong to other fandoms... the list goes on. While you might not be game for the drabble sessions and round-robin writing fests, you guys would be more than welcomed to join us if we go to the drag show as a group. You should also stop by for the Happy Hour (we can pretend you're in our room or something). Nothing better than a random chance to geek out while enjoying cocktails, yes? :D