From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T15:49:52+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyConf2006 Retrospective

Austin Ziegler wrote:
> On 10/24/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb@cesmail.net> wrote:
>> Well ... OK ... nominations in the Eastern Time Zone for places that are
>> *inexpensive* to visit!
>>
> 
> 1. Toronto, ON.
> 
> It is highly unlikely that the Canadian dollar will be at par next
> October. So there will be a built in discount, there. Plus, Toronto
> can actually *handle* a high tech conference really well, being the
> high tech centre of Canada (currently).
> 
> Other than Toronto—which I am campaigning for actively, and planning
> on doing a lot of legwork—I'd say Boston, New York City, Atlanta, RDU,
> and *then* Charlotte would be best choices (with RDU, you might even
> be able to have it at or near Duke).
> 
> -austin

I won't go to either Boston or New York -- they are just too expensive.
Atlanta I'm not sure about -- it may be tolerable. RDU is fine; I'd love
to pay a side visit to some of the queuing theory guys at the universities.