I like the idea of a pub, however I am thinking perhaps that would be great for the "after party". (thinking how BsidesATL did it last year) I have not been to many bsides and unsure of the local crowd but would be nice to have an environment that would be suited for a more diverse group of attendees. That said, I also have never been to Tavern at the Tracks and may be totally wrong in my thinking process here. I realize that may create more work or not be practical (arranging two separate locations) however personally feel it could be more inviting to a younger crowd. Just my .02 On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 10:41 PM, K.C. Yerrid <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Personally, I really enjoyed the BSides GSO event that was held at Natty > Greene's Pub. I am quite positive we could find a local microbrewery/pub > that would be willing to put us up. I am thinking Tavern at the Tracks. > Easily accessible via the Light Rail, and good food and drinks. Just a > thought. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Teodorski [mailto:chris.teodorski@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:44 PM > To: bsidesclt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bsidesclt] BSides planning > > All, > > First off, I want to thank you all for your willingness to participate in > the planning of Bsides-CLT (or whatever we ultimately decide to call it). > I > understand that everyone brings to the table both unique talents and a > varying amount of available cycles. So please feel free to participate in > whatever you way you feel you can best help pull this event off and at the > level you are most comfortable with. > > Here is where I'm at with BSides Charlotte -- I'm just throwing this all > out > there to start the discussion. NONE of this is set in stone > -- I'm just sharing the ideas that I have. I'm basing this some on my > experience with planning BSIdesPGH last year and assisting as much as I > could from afar this year. > > 1. I'm thinking beginning of the year for the event (Jan, Feb). It gives > us > plenty of time to plan and prevents competing with any other large events > (that I'm aware of). > > 2. Personally, I like the BSides that maintain a local flavor -- pick a > venue that is uniquely Charlotte. In my mind, anyone can rent a room at > the > Marriot. As many of you know, I'm a recent transplant -- so input here > would be awesome. I was looking at http://victorylanekarting.com/ as a > possible venue, but maybe the whole racing things is played out. > > 3. I suck at recruiting sponsorship - a man has to know his limitations > and > I'm just not good at it. > > 4. Once you have the venue, everything else is gravy. As long as you have > a roof, the show can go on. > > So with those things said -- lets start the discussion -- starting with > time > frame and venue. > > Chris > > >