LDI 2008 Vegas anybody?

[gafftaper]

Well, I'll have to keep an eye out for you. It's official, I'll be at LDI Friday, Saturday, and maybe Sunday.

Well now we've got ourselves a serious CB convention if Dave's going to be there too! We may need to get ourselves a room at the convention center!

 

[gafftaper]

So here's the list of CB members attending so far... please update your status.

• dvsDave
• Gafftaper
• Derekleffew
• Ruinexplorer
• Stoldal
• What Rigger?
• Dannyn
• Cdub260
• LDTom
• NikgWolf
• Kelite
• RichMoore

and of course I'm assuming many of our ETC friends will be there

Posted as MIGHT be going...

• Grog
• Porkchop
• Saunier
• Len
• Bdkdesigns
• Thorin81

 

[RichMoore]

The admin lady is working on my reservations as I type, so it looks like I will be making the event also. Looking forward to meeting those of you who will be in attendance and perhaps sharing an adult beverage or two.

 

[gafftaper]

We should see if we can reserve a large table in the TMB lounge for a while.

 

[lieperjp]

Still no...

But here's to hoping LDI '09 will be in the Midwest...

 

[derekleffew]

But here's to hoping LDI '09 will be in the Midwest...

You may hope all you want, but even years LDI is in Las Vegas, and odd years in Orlando. The USITT Conference in March moves ever year, however. Cincinnati for 2009!

 

[cdub260]

Hooray! My LDI credentials arrived today!

That must mean I'm going to Vegas at the end of October.

 

[gafftaper]

Hooray! My LDI credentials arrived today!

That must mean I'm going to Vegas at the end of October.

Got my LDI credentials yesterday. Unfortunately there's no mention of the special session at KA I paid $450 for. They DID charge my credit card. Kind of makes me a little nervous.

 

[cdub260]

Got my LDI credentials yesterday. Unfortunately there's no mention of the special session at KA I paid $450 for. They DID charge my credit card. Kind of makes me a little nervous.

Look at the fine print on your badge. It just might be there as some innocuous looking abbreviation, probably in one of the bottom corners.

 

[ruinexplorer]

Got my LDI credentials yesterday. Unfortunately there's no mention of the special session at KA I paid $450 for. They DID charge my credit card. Kind of makes me a little nervous.

Just curious as to which KA session you paid for?

 

[gafftaper]

I'm doing "L33" the evening session where they assign you to a crew member then you follow them through their routine watching the first show from their work station backstage.

"Whatrigger?" is doing the other one in the afternoon where they analyze the rigging system.

 

[RichMoore]

OK, it looks like I am all good to go. LDI documents....airline reservations....hotel accommodations are all booked and confirmed. I will be staying at the Tuscany Suites. Anybody else going to camp there?

 

[bdkdesigns]

I will not be attending this year. I got assigned to design a show that is in tech during LDI. I would have been allowed to go if I got the ETC scholarship but that didn't happen. I will be at USITT for sure though this year. Already have my flight booked.

 

[dvsDave]

LDI Saturday Meetup

Public Announcement! If you are going to be at LDI, we are having a CB Meetup at Apollo's Booth (booth location is #1138 http://www.ldishow.com/LDI08/Public/Floorplan.aspx) on saturday at noon.

 

[lieperjp]

You may hope all you want, but even years LDI is in Las Vegas, and odd years in Orlando. The USITT Conference in March moves ever year, however. Cincinnati for 2009!

That's awful... then I'll actually have to buy a plane ticket...

 

[ruinexplorer]

Hi,

I'm posting this as a favor to one of the organizers of LDI:

Anyone looking for a free lunch at LDI? Actually you have to "sing for your supper" a bit.. we are looking for some volunteers to help out at the Live Design magazine booth during LDI...
October 24-26... we'll be happy to feed you lunch, offer you a 50% discount on our Projection Master Classes at LDI (October 21-23, including a ticket to the new Criss Angel show at Cirque du Soleil...) and you could sit in on a few conference sessions as part of the deal...

anybody interested or know of students (over 16) who might be interested, please email me.... [email protected]

Ellen Lampert-Greaux
consulting editor/conference director
Live Design/LDI
249 W. 17th Street
NY NY 10011
skype: elgreaux
cell +1 917 698 9890
[email protected]

 

[gafftaper]

Re: LDI Saturday Meetup

Public Announcement! If you are going to be at LDI, we are having a CB Meetup at Apollo's Booth (booth location is #1138 LDI 2008) on saturday at noon.

Hey Keith, will there be Gum for everyone?

 

[Light Tech Chris]

I am definatly going, I already have my hotel booked I am going with a sound Technician from the church I am a Lighting designer for and another Lighting guy I work with on freelance stuff.. maybe I will see alot of you out there!! Most likley you will catch 2 of us wearing alot of Harvest(Harvest christian Fellowship) gear which is the church we are looking into new products to hopefully rent or buy in the future.

 

[What Rigger?]

jeezus...i have a 9am start for my rigging 'class' on Thrs. that week. I may actually be in Vegas for over 24 hours without having a single beverage. I didn't even do that when I did live there!


(all those under age 21 should not consider the above statement as an endorsement of alcohol consumption. All those above 21 however, SHOULD!)

 

[gafftaper]

jeezus...i have a 9am start for my rigging 'class' on Thrs. that week. I may actually be in Vegas for over 24 hours without having a single beverage. I didn't even do that when I did live there!

Yeah but there aren't many times you can have a fully legit, tax deductible, educational experience IN A CASINO. You can also have your beverage of choice in your hand within seconds of class being over.