[Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Im willing to help Brett. Def +1 on St Louis. I have a colleague that lives
there as well that may be able to offer some support. Let me know how we
get started.


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Brett Lord-Castillo <
blordcastillo at gmail.com> wrote:

> We're just getting our feet wet with an organized group here in St Louis.
> We do have several venues of just the right size:
> Ballrooms at the Amercia's Center complex (on Washington Ave and includes
> Edward Jones Dome where Ram's play)
> Union Station Hotel
> Millennium Hotel next to the Arch
> Renaissance Grand on Washington Ave (main nightlife area and several tech
> businesses)
> Hilton at the Ballpark (adjacent to Busch Stadium)
> Those are just the major ones, probably a half dozen more venues in the
> downtown area (e.g.
> http://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Downtown-Convention-Package-Map-3-14-13.pdf
> )
> WUSTL is outside the downtown area, but only a metrolink ride away. Their
> biggest meeting space only hosts 375 though.
> The Busch Student Center at St Louis University can handle up to 1600 too.
> It has access to the arts district, but is a bit pricey for external events.
>
> Even with the number of venues, it can still be very difficult to find an
> open venue in spring. If people are interested in this idea, I think I can
> get some help putting together a proposal but would need others to work on
> it.
> --Brett Lord-Castillo
> St Louis County Emergency Management
>
>
>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM, <talk-us-request at openstreetmap.org>wrote:
>>
>>>
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>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:03:02 -0800
>>> From: Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>
>>> To: Eric Theise <erictheise at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Open Street Map Talk-US <talk-us at openstreetmap.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Locations for State of the Map US 2014
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>>> Having recently visited St Louis, I think that would be a great
>>> location. Inexpensive, well connected by air, and with several charming,
>>> walkable neighborhoods. Plus there are a number of Universities that might
>>> have inexpensive facilities.
>>>
>>> I would prefer that to expensive cities like Chicago and especially DC.
>>> And since I think a lot of people, like me, pay to attend out of their own
>>> pocket, cheap lodging is a big plus. (SF was a great conference, but brutal
>>> on the pocketbook).
>>>
>>> d.
>>>
>>>
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