From: James Britt Date: 2006-09-08T05:09:59+09:00 Subject: Re: Crashing RubyConf Gavin Kistner wrote: > I was not properly paying attention, and now find that the RubyConf site > says that registration is over and the conference is full. Woe to me, > who lives 30 minutes away. > > What aspect of the conference is sold out? Is it rooms at the hotel, or > is there a fire-code capacity to the room(s) the conference is being > held in? > > Specifically, I'm asking if it might be OK for those of us who live > nearby to drive in, attend sessions, and drive out? Possibly slipping > some cash in the amount of normal registration costs to someone in > charge. > > I assume the answer is no, but I had to ask. I'd be surprised if cash-in-hand works as a ticket to the conference, but I don't want to discourage anyone from tossing larges sums of cash a David and Chad and Rich. I think the lobby is a public space until you misbehave enough to get tossed out. Same for the bar. So you can catch the hallway track. -- James Britt "I can see them saying something like 'OMG Three Wizards Awesome'" - billinboston, on reddit.com