Hard to believe but it is time to start planning for Origins
2017 (at least from a GM perspective). GM event registration begins on
September 10th, 2016.
The convention will run Wednesday, June 14th
through Sunday, June 18th (This is Father’s Day weekend). Last year
a prereg badge ran $55 (or $65 if you purchased onsite). Bruce and I did a
hotel for 4 nights with two beds for around $600. We were about a mile away
from the convention and drove daily. Parking was about $10 and was just across
the street from the convention center. Figure it to be about $400 to attend
including badge, hotel, parking and gas. That does not include food or any
gaming purchases.
Who is considering going? I expect that Bruce is interested.
Randy has expressed interest and Steve raised an eyebrow.
I am still trying to determine if I can swing going. If I
do, it takes 16 hours of games to get a free GM badge. I expect I will do that
without issue. 32 hours would get me a portion of a hotel room to share with
the other Ubiquity GMs. I could do that but I am not sure I want to. I still
have a few weeks to figure it out.
I'm thinking that I would like to go to origins, but don't know my vacation schedule for next year yet.
ReplyDeleteYou don't tell them your schedule?
DeleteNo, we pick the weeks we want by seniority. That way they only have a few off on any given week. We can pick up to three weeks on the first round and then two weeks on the second round. I usually try to get gencon and Stratford weeks off on the first round.
DeleteAh, I tell them when I'm not going to be here, and they have to find someone to cover me, if the customer needs it.
DeleteI wont be going.
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