Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread David Bovill
Well each to their own! I'd organise a parallel event somewhere, and would try my hardest to avoid hippy connotations - though I usually fail - http://www.monochrom.org/flowerbank/index-en.htm I'd prefer a serious demonstration of Rev and internet connected apps applied to both the user communit

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread Andre Garzia
Dave, I passed a green bus full of flowers today, did I just saw Runtime Revolution BETA Bus or something?! Cheers andre On Dec 22, 2006, at 9:56 PM, Dave Cragg wrote: On 22 Dec 2006, at 23:02, David Bovill wrote: I vote for Kentucky! No - how about Vieanna, or Belrin, London, or Istan

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread Andre Garzia
Stephen, LOL You know Stephen, I can do "networked dinners now..." all it takes is low latency on the network and a very synchronized crew. I like the idea of some networked experiments. I was going to vote about RevCon Mayhem, I mean, RevCon South and have it here in Brazil during th

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread Dave Cragg
On 22 Dec 2006, at 23:02, David Bovill wrote: I vote for Kentucky! No - how about Vieanna, or Belrin, London, or Istanbul? More seriously can we not have a "networked conference" - that is smaller local and more personal and low cost spaces for real space meet ups Or even more personal

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread David Bovill
I have some cool Rev based stuff for multi-screen installations - I'm currently looking at how to integrate live video chat into a Rev based environment - but so far no joy - ay ideas anyone? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.co

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread Stephen Barncard
GREAT IDEA. not as cool as having a drink and "Dinner with Andre" however... I too was looking forward to and planning for summer 2007 in Monterey. That is such a cool little conference place. I vote for Kentucky! No - how about Vieanna, or Belrin, London, or Istanbul? More seriously can

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread David Bovill
I vote for Kentucky! No - how about Vieanna, or Belrin, London, or Istanbul? More seriously can we not have a "networked conference" - that is smaller local and more personal and low cost spaces for real space meet ups - but conected online where talks can be screened? From a community point of v

Re: [OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-22 Thread Judy Perry
Jacque, I can smell the memories... We used to live in Diamond Bar (CA) up on a hill overlooking the valley between us & Cal Poly Pomona. Great vantage point for watching 4th of July fireworks as long as one had a gas mask. OTOH, there's always sunny SoCal in San Diego County... We've got Lego

RE: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Shao Sean
Where are you in Canada? Vancouver BC is not so far off if someone orchestrated a one-dayer in Seattle (or Vancouver for that matter). Sorry Lynn, I'm in a little city called Sudbury which is in Ontario (4 hours north of Toronto FYI).. Supposedly southern Ontario (where Toronto is) is close en

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Josh Mellicker
Hi Dan & Chipp and everyone, If you (or anyone) wish to hold a Revolution event in LA, I would cover the upfront expenses of the venue, probably LA Convention Center, monster projector and screen, great sound system, donate video gear for taping (again), do some co-co-ordination, etc. We

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Wilhelm Sanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about Miami for a change? Sunny and warm all the year, but not as > hot as Las Vegas. Great places and beaches - a trip to the Everglades > (alligators and boa constrictors are fighting there) and to the Keys > (visit the Loreley restaurant on the Mat

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Stephen Barncard
Amsterdam! No, WAIT, I wouldn't get anything done! How about something in Canada? I'm sure me and the other two Rev developers up here could always meet at a Tim Horton's somewhere of course Burger King has free wireless internet ;-) -- stephen barncard s a n f r a n c i s c o - - - - -

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Stephen Barncard
I used to live in Omaha. pew. Even in the suburbs. Kansas City? Perhaps the Plaza District. I have wished for a more central location ever since the event began. Minneapolis is a very nice central location. :; Or Omaha, where my parents live...can't get much more central than that. We c

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Wilhelm Sanke
On Thu Dec 21, 2006; Roger.E.Eller at sealedair.com wrote: What concerns me is that the planned location of the conference is seemingly locked-in to the west coast, and I am an east coast Rev user. I would prefer a Rev sponsored event to take place either alternating on the west/east coast.

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Todd Higgins
I agree with Roger, please consider an East Coast location Thanks, An East Coast coder, Todd On Dec 21, 2006, at 5:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan wrote: They asked us to hold off until they could make their own conference plans clearer. That was the first we'd heard that they were pla

[OT] Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
Chipp Walters wrote: On 12/21/06, J. Landman Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Or Omaha, where my parents live...can't get much more central than that. We could all go visit the stockyards after hours... If I close my eyes and try real hard, I can already see them now. Wait, what's that smell?

RE: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> How about something in Canada? I'm sure me and the other two > Rev developers up here could always meet at a Tim Horton's > somewhere of course Burger King has free wireless internet ;-) Where are you in Canada? Vancouver BC is not so far off if someone orchestrated a one-dayer in Seattle (or

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread john
TECTED] >Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 05:31 PM >To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >Subject: Re: What's Up With RevCon West? > >How about something in Canada? I'm sure me and the other two Rev >developers up here could always meet at a Tim Horton's somewhere of

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Shao Sean
How about something in Canada? I'm sure me and the other two Rev developers up here could always meet at a Tim Horton's somewhere of course Burger King has free wireless internet ;-) ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Plea

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Chipp Walters
On 12/21/06, J. Landman Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Or Omaha, where my parents live...can't get much more central than that. We could all go visit the stockyards after hours... If I close my eyes and try real hard, I can already see them now. Wait, what's that smell? __

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread J. Landman Gay
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would prefer a Rev sponsored event to take place either alternating on the west/east coast, or that is always somewhere in the middle, or keeps moving around each year to keep it interesting. I have wished for a more central location ever since the event began. Minn

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Roger . E . Eller
Dan wrote: > They asked us to hold off until they could make their own > conference plans clearer. That was the first we'd heard that they were > planning to do a (potentially competitive) conference this year and it > further reinforced our decision. Then Lynn wrote: > Im snipping out the portion

Re: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Chipp Walters
Lynn, Instead of reacting defensively, all you need to is say 'my bad, we made a mistake'. A quick apology is something which is a handy tool for those who hang their hat on building 3rd party relationships. This is no big deal. I had mentioned earlier to Dan we should just announce to the comm

RE: What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> As soon as we had decided to cancel this year's show, we > notified Kevin and Lynn at RunRev. We did not want to > announce our decision in a way that could harm the > community's perception of the ongoing value we place on the > technology. They asked us to hold off until they could make >

What's Up With RevCon West?

2006-12-21 Thread Dan Shafer
By now, you've probably seen the quasi-announcement from RunRev that they are planning some sort of conference activity this year. It may (or may not) have occurred to you to wonder what that means for RevCon West in Monterey. Chipp and I took a long, hard look at RevCon after the last show and d