Jim Brennan
VHS Member Old Skool
We'll be there from Sunday the 13th to Wednesday the 16th. Staying at the Imperial Palace. Who else?
Whose Booked For 2008?
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Shawn Philip Nelson
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Whoa, I'm planning on being there but have never booked as early as the year before! Did you get an awesome rate or something?
Jim Brennan
VHS Member Old Skool
It was about 140 a night at the Imperial Palace.
The only reason I booked now was because we already have the week cleared, commitments from 2 associates who will be going as well, and we have a babysitter (My wife is my partner, and this is one of 2 trips we take all year). So there was no need to wait.
Last year we payed close to 300 a night at the Hilton, and I wanted to make sure we got a better deal.
Besides, it's only 118 days away.
The only reason I booked now was because we already have the week cleared, commitments from 2 associates who will be going as well, and we have a babysitter (My wife is my partner, and this is one of 2 trips we take all year). So there was no need to wait.
Last year we payed close to 300 a night at the Hilton, and I wanted to make sure we got a better deal.
Besides, it's only 118 days away.
Jason Adams
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I know who will not be there.......
AVID
AVID
Jim Brennan
VHS Member Old Skool
Well, that'll leave more floor space for RED!
William_Robinette
Shallow Member
They withdrew a few months ago. I'm going this year for the first time so I'm pretty excited.
Jim Brennan
VHS Member Old Skool
Paraphrasing from a David E. Williams article in the Feb 08 DV Magazine:
Apparently Graham Sharp feels that the money could be spent better at face to face meetings with small groups of users. He says that gives them a better opportunity to get feedback and also to get clients up to speed on the latest upgrades. He also proposes letting the current version/features of Avid sink in for a while so that folks can get a handle on it before they upgrade again.
Which makes me respect them for not following the herd to Vegas, and for not continuing the ever quickening cycle of more/newer/faster. Whether it turns out to be a good strategy, only time will tell.
Kit Hannah
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I'm so freakin excited that I'm going this year! Free suite at Cesar's (oh yeah, I like to gamble), so that's nice, from Sunday til Friday. Gonna be nice. I have actually never been! Yup, very excited.
Shawn Philip Nelson
Veteran
I take it that Avid is basically ceding the low-cost market to Apple and is going to retreat back to being high-end expensive.
I've been given permission by work to attend 
Though I have to cover the cost on my own.
I'm intrigued by three of the conference options and was curious if anyone who attended last year might recommend one over the others? I realize a bit of it might depend on what you want to learn, so to briefly give my background - I've made one independent feature film & a few shorts and am finishing post production on the feature still.
The three conferences I was considering were:
1. Digital Cinema Summit
2. Digital Tech Guru Workshop
3. Director / Producer Workshop
On the last one my main concern is if it'll be targeted towards existing directors / producers or is it more of a beginner course for folks just starting out?
As for meeting up for dinner or a drink somewhere during the week, yeah I'm down with that.
Though I have to cover the cost on my own. I'm intrigued by three of the conference options and was curious if anyone who attended last year might recommend one over the others? I realize a bit of it might depend on what you want to learn, so to briefly give my background - I've made one independent feature film & a few shorts and am finishing post production on the feature still.
The three conferences I was considering were:
1. Digital Cinema Summit
2. Digital Tech Guru Workshop
3. Director / Producer Workshop
On the last one my main concern is if it'll be targeted towards existing directors / producers or is it more of a beginner course for folks just starting out?
As for meeting up for dinner or a drink somewhere during the week, yeah I'm down with that.