Planning MangoCon
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Outdoor eating options too....
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The Tiki Bar
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Pool at the Hotel Granada
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I see a bunch of butt hurt on some of those chairs..
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Well I talked to two vendors today they are unwilling to do anything at least for our first one outside of the US. So for the first one we are doing it here in the states. Vendors are who make it possible. Now those that aren't in the Us can get together just for fun
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Mango Vacations!
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Seriously. What if we promoted the "social" aspect of the conference more and encouraged people to bring families with them to be part of the festivities? Not the conference itself, but had things for them to do during the day (tours, shopping, etc.) in groups and they could join for stuff in the evenings like the heavy social time? I wonder if that would be a different take on the conference situation. And I wonder if it would be good or bad. Lots of people go to these conferences to escape. But lots miss their families too.
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It might be... for the first one I don't want to take too much on but is certainly something I would be willing to do next year or even as a mid year social only thing. A lot of people can only afford these things because work pays for it too so something we need to keep in mind I think. I am really lucky as my family is in IT so they come with
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@Minion-Queen said:
It might be... for the first one I don't want to take too much on but is certainly something I would be willing to do next year or even as a mid year social only thing. A lot of people can only afford these things because work pays for it too so something we need to keep in mind I think. I am really lucky as my family is in IT so they come with
That's why the low cost, I think, is of big interest. Flights might not be as cheap as most US locations for Americans but they are equal or lower, I think, for most people around the world and even for the US they are not very high compared to locations like Austin or Buffalo which are not primary flight cities. Outside of the flight, though, which is normally the secondary cost, the cost of the conference center, rooms, food, drinks and everything else associated with it could be less than half which might dramatically offset the cost of the flights.
And because the rooms are paid for, bringing a spouse would only be the cost of tickets and since it would be a real vacation destination for essentially everyone it might be an added enticement.
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I like the flip-flop idea of an event every other year in Buffalo or the Finger Lakes (can't decide which is better) and one in some place like Nicaragua. Some people could only do every other year, but it would add variety without causing a "split" between people going to one location or another.
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I have a thought.... what about a "vendor theater"? A room or set of rooms or something where vendors do time-boxed presentations. Like maybe each vendor gets 20 minutes and they rotate. So you can just stop in anytime to see a live demo going on. Something "bigger" than a booth could do so there is just a designated space for it but one that all of the vendors get to use. A place to go and hang when you aren't busy doing other things. Grab a coffee and a snack and go relax and watch a "show" about a new product.
