We're taking sugguestions on the gathering, please feel free to fill out this poll so that we can cater to your views.

Set Date: Summertime (sometime)
Set Place: Portland, OR

Note that *all* funds will be going towards costs of the gathering, including in some cases bail :x...

For any information on this years gathering please feel free to check out the gathering page which can be found here . Please note that we haven't gotten to updating the page *yet* until we get the graphic from bP.

btw Giz i forgot to tell you, i finished the Gathering main graphics, i'll send it to you as soon as i get home ...

one question about the gathering:

Could we maybe organise for the UGN Gathering to take place outside of the USA too ?

maybe in EUROPE ??

bp

Yeah, where is it going to be? I'm not gonna answer that third question till you start talking about some locations.

sum

I can't afford plane tickaets, maybe when im in colloege or over 18 and have a reasonable job.

Moff that's the problem man, it's expensive for me to afford tickets to US too aight and lets not talk about the other costs, i would cost me even in EUROPE but at least that would be a bit cheaper, but i mean if we make it somewhere in EUROPE too it's gonna be kinda more FAIR for all members, coz all the UGN members are not from US, so if the Gathering is in US it would be much easier for those who live in US to come to the gathering but it will be harder for the international members, so if we make it in EUROPE it will be easier for international members and harder for US members, so we can all be same.
hope you understand what i'm trying to say and i hope you consider this Gizmo..

bp

I went ahead and voted yes on the poll as there was no "Well, it depends on the location" choice. If you make it so that it's nowhere extremely out of my way I'll go.

bp, it makes more sense to put the gathering in a location where the largest number of members can attend.

i would like a gathering but parents can be though and i can't make it to any where then Sweden maybe=(

ohh that's ok mommy's little kido.

yes BS that's obvious but i'm not sure if you understood me well even though i tried to explain it in a simple way. For example, if the Gathering is in US you would probably have to pay less money than i would have to pay to come there from Kosovo right ? so why not make it so for the next year YOU to come somewhere in europe hmm FRANCE maybe, so then you would be the one to pay more and i would be the one to pay less money. you understand what i mean ? coz if it's only in US some of us have to pay a fortune just to come there and for some of you is much cheaper right. So if we make it in different places than we would kinda be more eqaul you know.

Hope i was clear enough.

bp

Well, the only location that *I* can do this coming is Portland, OR... There may be a possibility of possibly vegas or something during one of them.

I voted "no" because I would like to go, but chances are that I won't.

I don't think it should be held somewhere that seems fair, i think it should be held wherever Gizzy or anyone that is holding it decides it is easiest to do. If you can't make it, tough [censored]. No offense to anyone, I probably still couldn't make it.

i put no because i cant go right now...maybe ill roadtrip this summer...about a one in 20 chance next summer one in 10 chance in 2 summers and 1 in 5 chance in 3 summers, assuming i still go here

Hell vegas is a ways away, but I would be down for that.

Spring break would be great if you could do it then, because tons of more stuff to do, however, I don't know how much spring break "happens" in portland

If in Vegas, best before or after another convention like Defcon, so their could be chance to advertise that people can goto both (will bring in alot more people and money) and also people willing to travel to defcon that are UGNers can get more for their time and money by getting UGNCon too.

<snicker> thats why I thought of defcon, but it'd have to be like a few days before, since weeve and I are planning on getting arrested at defcon, would be kinda tacky to hold the UGN Gathering in our cold jail cell :x...

I think I'm the only one here in Cali...

I say we hold it in Detroit....

I'd hit up Vegas if it was there...

Rapture: theres a few UGN members in Cali.

The UGN Gathering will be held in portland until we have the funds to hold it elsewhere.

Oh man didn't i tell you that it's already finished, that's the first thing i started working, seriously, it's not finished yet, i mean we can put it now but i want to add some more stuff to it, so give me just one more day.

thanks

bp

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so Giz as you said now, the only problem that you CAN'T make it anywhere else because there are no funds right ? hmmm that leads me to some crazy ideas. I'll think about and when i get to something i'll get back to you.

Giz do u realize that it would cost me totaly around $4.000 to make it to the gathering ???

heh

I got an idea, why don't we hold it in Antartica, that way we all have to travel nearly the same distance to attend...

lol, that would be great, fair enough !!

bp

well... portland is a long [censored] drive... las vegas is a little closer.. but hell.. depending on the date... i'm sure i could talk jonathon into going.

fleshy

i always dreamed to go to LAS VEGAS but i guess i'mma have to wait more untill it'll come true...

Well, I am from Europe too, like bP. I think I will be able to come, cuz I gathered up some money, but still I don't know if I will be allowed to enter USA. I have to go to the USA embassy and ask very nice in order to enter USA

Why don't everyone get a web cam=)