Don't know why but I never got around to posting in this thread. I will be there from Saturday through Thursday and will be assisting Chris H. with reporting duties. Am working on a way to get video from the show back to our DVINFO folks in a timely manner. Stay tuned....

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Thanks for the head-up Richard.
I do love me some swag.
Where's everyone going to be partying on Sunday or Moday night?

Ok, I'm (finally) offcially in for NAB. Monday to Thursday.

Well...Greg I have verizon wireless broadband on my laptop, and they have coverage in Vegas. It's only about 256kb uplink, 700kb downlink. Let me know if that will help. If the signal is not blocked that is. I also have a 60gig usb drive to hold things.

Also, how does the wireless cafe work there? Can anybody hook up?

Anyway, PM me and let me know. I'll be there tonight through next Friday.

I'm just sitting at concourse C at Dulles waiting for my flight as I write this.

Wonder if anybody is around. I'm sitting on the floor using my laptop right next to the NAB store, it's 11:36 Vegas time.

I'm at the LVCC tomorrow just long enough to pick up my badge, then heading "off campus" for the rest of Sunday. Hope you brought some comfortable shoes! See you Monday,

Hi Joe,

My flight arrives at 7:39 this evening. The wireless cafe is open to all but at peak times it's difficult to acquire an IP address. There is also some company that offers wi-fi throughout the convention center for about $5/day. I have Sprint high speed on my phone and am going to be testing it out during the show.

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Greg, I've got Verizon Broadband, and it's working great, fastest I've ever seen it go. So fortunately I don't need another wireless access system, just a convenient wall outlet everyonce in awhile to recharge the battery. Heck, my hotel room is so old it doesn't have three prong support. But it's cheap and clean.

The taxi drivers warned me it will be extremely hard to get a taxi on the mornings and evenings of the conferance. Someone told me to check out the city bus system.

I'm going over to Party Gras at the Fremont Street experience. Live music, beads and booze.

Sheesh...I would have to book a room at a hotel 3.5 miles from the LVCC. Good thing I'm sleeping in mornings...

Okay, Joe. Live music, the booze--understood. Beads? :)

Beads are a part of Mardi Gras. I won't go into how they are normally obtained.

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Yeah, got my first set from Fitzgeralds Hotel/Casino. Great blues band playing on the main stage.

btw, a bus called the 'Duce' a double decker, picks up passengers right next to Jillians at the edge of Fremont Experience. I'm trying to find out what the connections are, it goes to places on the strip, don't know how close to the LVCC though. I'll try to post prices and such.

Getting back to my Scotch now.

I got about 12 pounds of beads from Mardi Gras 2000, but I just caught them, and did not have to show anything. In fact all I heard was "Put It Back On!" I did get a lot of pictures of those aquiring them the normal way! :)

Don't get in until Tuesday night, but look forward to seeing everyone.

Mike

Ok fellas (and ladies) I'm attending my first NAB I'll be there tuesday wednesday and thursday, (or should be) and I'll be there with my company so uh, plese no mentions of why I haven't written anything else in my "f900's for dummies" series (by the way look for another installment shortly) I'm looking forward to meeting the crew checking out a few booths and trying to find a "cheap" HD switcher for the company, if anyone knows where the snell and wilcox booth is or the evertz booth, that would be some awesome info.

Don't worry, Nick. There will be plenty of maps of the show floor and who is where. Pick one up when you enter.


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Here is a link to the Las Vegas bus routes for those of well off the strip.
It also talks about the new Duece double decker buses.

http://www.vegas.com/transportation/buses.html