Re: Discussion about DragonCon dates

> Is there anyone out there that can't go to DC because of the way it's
> scheduled this year?  My boss is giving me crap because the dates of
> the convention coincide with the start of our colleges Fall Semester
> and I've heard from people in various forums that I frequent that they
> can't go because of the dates.  Not only that but the Con starts on a
> Friday and goes to a Tuesday?  Whatever happened to Wed thru Sunday?  I
> realise in the grand scheme of things the total numbers of attendees
> won't be affected very much..but I hope that the Con organisers
> re-think the dates in the future.  I think I might be risking my job if
> I go this year or any year that the Con is scheduled on the first
> weekend in Sept.

It's scheduled around Labor Day weekend like it always is. I doubt
they'd want to change it around specific college semester start dates
because while that might help a few out it will screw the rest of us
who only go because its easy to schedule because of the work holiday on
monday. The convention also basically runs Friday through Monday, I'm
not sure what if any activity there will be on Tuesday, Monday is
actually pretty much 'pack up and leave day' although they still have
some panels, etc. Most of the major events are on Saturday and Sunday.

Having the majority of the convention during the week (Wednesday
through Sunday) and not taking advantage of the holiday seems rather
silly, so I wouldn't hold your breath on that one.

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