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Sharpie · 06-15-2004, 02:27 AM

I will point out some of the drawbacks in holding a show in the San Diego area.....

1. There is absolutely NO bar or club that will stay open past 2am. They all value their liquor licenses too much!!!

2. San Diego is a tourist area. They have a convention center for those doing conventions that are over a couple of hundred people - but that is not what Cybernet does... we try to keep people together. . Many of the nice hotels do not have more than meeting rooms. This is also why they are not all internet rooms in most of the hotels. Although this hotel DID have many & WE HAD THEM ON HOLD UNTIL 30 DAYS OUT. When I say 'ya snooze - ya lose - there is a reason! We had to give over a dozen rooms back that had not been reserved & we did offer FREE wireless in many areas, and many webmasters took advantage of it.

3. San Diego (as with many nice locations) are consertative when it comes to even considering hosting an Adult convention of 600 people, unless you can buy out the whole hotel.

BTW - Figure 300 people on a flow attending a welcoming party that started at 7pm & was open until 1am - what part of that tab do many small companies want to guarantee? Yes, sometimes new sponsors need a little coaching on getting the tickets out - but it is all good! All of the tickets were used during the 6 hours.....

We list complete information on the website and the Show Daily offers as much consise info that can be determined until 7 days before the show. When we don't get the info - we can't distribute it. Many parties seem to always be put together at the last minute.

I am glad that so many of you had a great time, and we appreciate your feed back. Not everything can be changed, but many can with good cooperation.

06-15-2004, 02:27 AM
Sharpie Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 438	I will point out some of the drawbacks in holding a show in the San Diego area..... 1. There is absolutely NO bar or club that will stay open past 2am. They all value their liquor licenses too much!!! 2. San Diego is a tourist area. They have a convention center for those doing conventions that are over a couple of hundred people - but that is not what Cybernet does... we try to keep people together. . Many of the nice hotels do not have more than meeting rooms. This is also why they are not all internet rooms in most of the hotels. Although this hotel DID have many & WE HAD THEM ON HOLD UNTIL 30 DAYS OUT. When I say 'ya snooze - ya lose - there is a reason! We had to give over a dozen rooms back that had not been reserved & we did offer FREE wireless in many areas, and many webmasters took advantage of it. 3. San Diego (as with many nice locations) are consertative when it comes to even considering hosting an Adult convention of 600 people, unless you can buy out the whole hotel. BTW - Figure 300 people on a flow attending a welcoming party that started at 7pm & was open until 1am - what part of that tab do many small companies want to guarantee? Yes, sometimes new sponsors need a little coaching on getting the tickets out - but it is all good! All of the tickets were used during the 6 hours..... We list complete information on the website and the Show Daily offers as much consise info that can be determined until 7 days before the show. When we don't get the info - we can't distribute it. Many parties seem to always be put together at the last minute. I am glad that so many of you had a great time, and we appreciate your feed back. Not everything can be changed, but many can with good cooperation.