PolyCount GDC meet up (Update nov 20)

seforin

hey I know its a bit early this time around but I was just curious anyone hitting to GDC this year?

Im gonna try to go. Maybe we could have a polycount meet up or something?

hell youtube has it dunno why polycount dosent!


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http://www.gdconf.com/?cid=GDC08_CADEX1
Feb 18-22
San Francisco , Moscone Center

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HOTELS LISTING

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************All these are assuming you are going with 4+ members on price per person*****************************

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Parc 55 hotel

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the hotel info

price- 434.00 total w/o tax 1736

434 per person....

free internets

close to bart

days- sunday to saturday

number-For Reservations, call 800-595-0507
For all other inquiries, call 415-392-8000

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marriott----

price total plus tax 1316

per person 329


----the pickwick

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price total with tax 1135.44

per person 283.86

price total with tax 816.24

per person 204.06

----The powell hotel

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price total with 119 with early bird special

per person with out tax 119

1 800 368 0700



----hotel metropolis kensington park hotel----

price total with 189 total 756

per person 189

price total with total

per person 179

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Later post what hotels you will be staying at, and possibly maybe some polycount guys can meet up and room together to get cheaper hotels etc.

Just all talk for now, but gotta prepare Early to get everything rolling

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post what dates you will be there
And what hotel you will be staying at (edit your post when you get your hotel it)

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INFO

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seforin
Going Feb 18-22
Hotel: The powell hotel
Screen name ::
Aim- seforin7
msn- seforin@hotmail.com

Xenobond

Is it going to be in San Fran again?

seforin

yea believe so

seforin

dates are 18-22nd of Feb'

ChaosEidolon

I'd like to attend if i can manage it. It would be sweet to get some polycounters together for some boozin'...or industry talk...

you know...whatever works.

Jeff Parrott

I'll be there. Just let me know the when and where.

seforin

hmm if more people were to bump this we could make this a stick, I edited the original info on when and all this convention is

It would be nice to have a polycount meet up this time around

Loren Broach

I'll definitely be there.

seforin

cool im hoping alot of people will post in this thread, try to get a big polycount meet up day/boozel fest


If this thread hits big can a admin sticky this?

Xenobond

What? They moved it up a month, too? wtf.

seforin

yea reason I wanna get things kinda rolling now, Gonna need to get hotel stuff and plane tickets around nov instead of DEC now

Thegodzero

GDC in san fran = no.

February GDC in san fran = hell no.

I liked GDC in san jose, and in may it was so nice. It was a great combo.
On the other hand the Moscone Center area of san fran is sleazy and dirty. I don't like to have to worry about getting mugged or beaten up while i'm having fun. The time i went thats exactly what i felt like was going to happen. Add in the fact it will be cold and wet, hell no!

Jesse Moody

Yeah they moved it up a month which is crap. Why not move GDC to San Diego or back to San Jose. I also wouldn't have to worry about getting mugged while I'm stumbling around and the convention center in San Diego would be awesome and we wouldn't have to deal with the horrible parking and transportation that is in San Fran.

Blah... either way I'll probably be wherever it is.

seforin

man I wont even lie im not really caring for the location either, asside from jack in the box theres nothing in cali' I really care for, and the area Ive heard from alot of people is Bleh...but I dont care for the scenary just mostly bars and the convention itself and where I pass out (hopefully a hotel)

well maybe we should add each others AIM/msn Names to stay in contacts with one another before GDC rolls around?

flaagan

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GDC in san fran = no.

February GDC in san fran = hell no.

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Loren Broach

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theres nothing in cali' I really care for

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They have clam chowder bread bowls!..And Alcatraz....and uh.....

seforin

eh well I still wanna move there, but as far as touring and stuff, I hit to the jelly belly factory with some friends 2 years ago during the week we were there and we did the clam chowder bowl, and jack in the box...

I live in florida so the women shift went from giant latin asses to giant tits instead and went from brunette to blondes for the most part from what I saw

other than that the bars were nice

Jesse Moody

try looking at the women in maine. It's hard to tell them apart from the men.

seforin

and another place hits the list where I will avoid in my life

Wells

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try looking at the women in maine. It's hard to tell them apart from the men.

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bwahahaha

so true

ScubaSteve

im goingggggggggggg

PeterK

I'll be there.

seforin

Post your info if you can guys, how long you plan to stay etc.

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Name(if you wish)
User name (polycount)
aim/msn (To get into contacts with one another)
time staying (3days or a week etc)
Hotel

PolyHertz

I'll be their. Havn't gone to any major industry events before, but I'm expecting to be blown away by sheer awsomeness.

Also, their should be something like Polycount supporter pins so if we come accross other fellow Polycounters we'll know.

Ghostscape

I've gone for the past three years and enjoyed it. Got my job at the last one

Unfortunately I'm not going this year, as my company isn't going to send me and the incentive to drop $2,000 when I already have a job I love is pretty low.

I guess I need to come up with a speech for GDC 2009 so I can get in for free.

seforin

hmm pins ,

more or less itll be a like greenface cap or something....how difficult would it be to make those?

Maybe we can make a few and I can mail them out to people who are going?

seforin

ok guys Im willing to spend a few dollars to make some pins for polycount and send them out to everyone, but I really want some more feedback about this event with people , it seems alot of people are twidling there thumbs about this.

seforin

This weekend im meeting up with a few friends and finding out pricing for hotels and such via google earth/distance to the convention center, I will post up info as I gather it this weekend

seforin

ok updated this thread, first post has all the info on there

check it again

seforin

yea im a bump whore for this one, but Im adding a list of people on the top who say there going via hotels going to etc. Post info if your going you guys

adam

I'm 90% sure I am going.

seforin

Figured to give this a bump since the time is getting more near

seforin

is anyone actually intrested in this meet up? I'll kill this thread if no one really is

Master_v12

Im down if there is enough people interested, im like 90% sure im going to be there also

adam

I won't be going after all, it's too close to my vacation!

seforin

im still down if other people start to post a general intrest in doing a meet up still

Joshua Stubbles

I'll be going down, but only for one day. We're charted to take a 10am-6pm conference, so I doubt I'll be able to hook up for drinks or whatnot. I'll be around on Tuesday the 19th.

seforin

so you guys wanna try to aim at a tuesday night meet up?

bounchfx

I'm trying to decide whether or not I should go or not.. not sure if I have the cash but I want to decide quick, hopefully I can meet some people and maybe land a job.

seforin

well atleast a group of 3 of us are going, so what day you guys wanna do this, tuesday night we meet up and go somewhere?

Master_v12

I'm 100% sure I'm going now so whatever goes down, ill be there

arshlevon

everybody goto the autodesk party!! the one at siggraph was awesome!

and come see me talk about maya
https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6614

they spelled my name wrong

seforin

if anything I will pm everyone and we will all meet up at a day / location, for now just write down if your a yes or a no.

im looking into bars in the area to hit to that night

bounchfx

yeah I'll be there.

Arshlevon I'll come see ya if it's open for the expo pass. (all I could afford )

or you could totally sneak me in.

Lee3dee

looks like Poop is speaking too
https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=432699

flaagan

As has been the case the past few years, I will not be attending the GDC (both because I think it's BS to be in SF, and cause I don't care to waste a vacation day), but if anyone's around long enough to stop on by the south bay area, message me up.

seforin

arsh: What time/ day is your keynote ?


maybe we can just do a meet up that day since there will be the majority of all of us there. Dunno if poops going to wanna join us that day or not?


so so far, me, master, jeffro ,Keen , ScubaSteve ,PolyHertz

not as impressive of a polycount line up as I would have liked but still hopefully more people will post on here before anything?

bounchfx

I'll be there too sef ;P

however my flight is friday at 430 so I'll probably want to get to the airport by 3, which means I'm gonna have to leave the expo by 2.

Rob Galanakis

I've been upset our company isn't sending any of the dev team to GDC and, reading the list of sessions in the Visual Arts track, I'm quite pissed right now.

Heart Murmer

I'll be going, I'm down to meet up.

seforin

What day would you guys like to meet up?

Im open to suggestions at this point?