So, okay... here's where we're at.
Poe and I have a room, because it is the only room I managed to snag when the Hyatt opened for reservations. By the time I got to the second room registration, site errors locked me out. So far, I have not been able to get another room at the Hyatt. I have not been trying for any of the other hotels, though.
Spring is generally when hotels start seeing cancellations. I think our best bet if we want to be in walking distance of the con is to have a team of people, each assigned one hotel to contact regularly. I will continue to nag the Hyatt... can anyone else afford to place a deposit on a room who would be willing to call and nag one of the other hotels? Assuming Skjie and Rennya have their own room, and Poe and I keep ours, I think we'll need a total of six rooms. If we wind up with more people beyond that, we'll find ways to accommodate. I think hotel money will be collected once we actually have hotel rooms to put people in, and I don't mind playing bank for it if that's what people are comfortable with. Given the party atmosphere and the fact that Dragon Con after dark tends to require ID for entry (like a hotel keycard), I think it would be best if we aimed for accommodations near the con, rather than something that would require driving. Except for Omni, who has his own place (though parking may be an issue).
Everyone seems to be still kinda up in the air on attendance, with the exception of Gazing Rabbit, Wolfie, and Omni (all of whom have registered already). Poe has requested a guest badge, but has not been awarded that or a table yet. My badge will come with his, whether we buy at the last minute or get artist badges or whatever.
Badge prices will continue to increase the closer to the con you get, so I would strongly recommend getting yours now.
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Edit:
The Attendees wrote:
Confirmed
Imp-Chan
Poe
Gazing Rabbit
Omnipotent Entity
Wolf346
Very Probable
WrenDraco
Skjie
Shinimegami
Shinimegami's Boytoy
Actor_Au
Possible
MiaoMing
Eronarn
Kyhm
IcyMonkey
Rae
Wark
Jasper
Spiketail
Schnerfle
GothAlice
Lifyre
If you want to update your status to variations of probable or confirmed, please let me know. Only people who have bought badges (or applied for them) are listed as confirmed.