Should capcon move to Las Vegas?

[Jorelaxed]

Would be nice to have an independent one start up here, they can easily host one many times larger, Vegas is the convention centers capital of the U.S. We get alot, seriously waay more conventions than any other state or city in the U.S. and have the infrastructure for it.

 

[Belarin]

I can see the point of needing more space and bigger hotels, but My biggest problem with moving it to LA (even though I am yet to attend a CAPCON) is the sheer cost, everything would be more expensive, yes the hotels are bigger but the venues and halls/room to have a con/activities/market etc. in would cost more to rent, hotel room prices will be a bit higher (cause it's vegas baby), food and drink are likely to be more it's also a very very busy place which means much higher chance of some vanilla folk finding out about the con and getting all upset/causing problems for us.

I think it's fine where it is, instead of moving it the organisers could simply make it bi anual or keep CAPCON in chicago and then try to find another city to host basically the same event but at a different time of year. Spread out a little or make it more regular so more people get the chance to attend.

 

[pampers4U]

Curious to see how the Teddy - abu ran con does on the east coast this year, find it interesting that abu's core group is from Washington state but also all over the world too.

 

[Jorelaxed]

they don't call it sin city for nothing. Vegas is anything but vanilla, been living here alot of years.

 

[Cottontail]

Would be nice to have an independent one start up here, they can easily host one many times larger, Vegas is the convention centers capital of the U.S. We get alot, seriously waay more conventions than any other state or city in the U.S. and have the infrastructure for it.

I like the idea of a Vegas con. Air travel to Vegas tends to be pretty inexpensive too, although the prices for food and amenities have certainly gone up a lot in recent years. I visited in November and WOW! $$$!! I had a good time, though. (It would've been even better if I'd managed to visit Changing Times, but alas!)

I wonder if the hotels used for CAPCon warn their housekeeping staffs about the number of diapers they're likely to find. Probably an interesting (and slightly gross) time for those people.

 

[Mfluder]

They could keep costs down significantly by doing it off-strip, maybe one of the larger offstrip casinos like suncoast or redrock with multiple conference rooms.

 

[alfenton]

The United States has a majority of it's population living on the East Coast and eastern side of the United States therefore Chicago is easier to get to than Las Vegas would be. I will say for those who love on the western side of the United States Las Vegas is a lot easier to get to.

I can say I personally would love to create a west coast CON if anyone is interested in working on making something in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, or Salt Lake City happen let me know.

 

[diapernh]

I wonder if the hotels used for CAPCon warn their housekeeping staffs about the number of diapers they're likely to find. Probably an interesting (and slightly gross) time for those people.

All of the hotel staff is well aware of what is going on, what the convention is, etc…. I am thinking that they are trained or have meetings about this…. You are not going to just walk in there on a Thursday for your shift and be surprised at people walking around in diapers and onsies.

So normally the hotel is a stuffy professional hotel, that weekend the staff were relaxed, in t-shirts that matched a younger age. The front desk clerks were having a good time every time somebody came up to pay for their alcoholic root beer floats.

So in terms of diapers one was expected to empty their own. On each floor by the elevators there were trash bins (the big rolling ones) and boxes of black trash bags. A bag was in the room when you checked in, drop off a bag, grab a new one. Towels were the same too. No housekeeping was provided unless you asked for it.

When it is called a hotel take over, cap takes over the hotel in many aspects… from the breakfast buffet, to what is served for the dinner and lunch offerings. There’s high chairs in the dining area, a ginormous sofa in the lobby (you need to stand on a chair to have any hope of getting onto the sofa). There’s a freaking jungle gym in the ball room.

Totally that hotel is “closed for a private event”. No ticket, and you don’t get past the outside doors. Food and all other deliveries are left with security at the vestibule. All exterior windows in public areas are covered. Security is taken super serious.

 

[Cottontail]

Thanks for the insights, @diapernh. That makes sense—and sounds amazing. I don’t suppose there would be enough interest to buy out a hotel on the Vegas strip, so as suggested earlier, it might have to be some off-strip thing.

 

[adam]

All of the hotel staff is well aware of what is going on, what the convention is, etc…. I am thinking that they are trained or have meetings about this…. You are not going to just walk in there on a Thursday for your shift and be surprised at people walking around in diapers and onsies.

So normally the hotel is a stuffy professional hotel, that weekend the staff were relaxed, in t-shirts that matched a younger age. The front desk clerks were having a good time every time somebody came up to pay for their alcoholic root beer floats.

So in terms of diapers one was expected to empty their own. On each floor by the elevators there were trash bins (the big rolling ones) and boxes of black trash bags. A bag was in the room when you checked in, drop off a bag, grab a new one. Towels were the same too. No housekeeping was provided unless you asked for it.

When it is called a hotel take over, cap takes over the hotel in many aspects… from the breakfast buffet, to what is served for the dinner and lunch offerings. There’s high chairs in the dining area, a ginormous sofa in the lobby (you need to stand on a chair to have any hope of getting onto the sofa). There’s a freaking jungle gym in the ball room.

Totally that hotel is “closed for a private event”. No ticket, and you don’t get past the outside doors. Food and all other deliveries are left with security at the vestibule. All exterior windows in public areas are covered. Security is taken super serious.

I haven't ever been but it sounds impressive and like they take super good precautions and really do a lot to accommodate the genre. Kind of makes me want to go now and I probably would if I was still traveling a lot for work

 

[Halfdan]

So the staff that is the core group for CAP is actually in the Midwest.
By hosting in the Midwest people from driving distances in all directions can attend. I drive from 6 hours east, people drive from Kentucky, Indiana, michigan, and elsewhere in the Midwest. Chicago has two major airports, several hubs, amtrak station.

They will be likely using the same hotel this year and then moving to a bigger hotel next year… there is about a 1 year lead to switch venues with getting contracts setup.

I noticed that the demographics were different with summer CAP and the normal march/april CAPCon.

There are many that attend Chicago that would not attend Las Vegas.

was wondering about CAPCon, saw page about tickets, but is a single price for all days, or do you need one for each event.
I live local so do not need hotel room. not even sure about interacting with other littles at this point in time if I have to go alone

 

[diapernh]

Single price for all days