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H2K2 Conference

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the clear-your-schedule dept.

2600's Macki writes in to remind me and everyone else that H2K2 is coming up shortly, with pre-registration closing on Friday. The conference will be July 12-14 in New York City, in the exciting yet inexpensive Hotel Pennsylvania. I could only make the HOPE 2000 conference for one day, but it was quite interesting and it looks like audio from most of the panels is available, or just check out the list of panels for 2002 to see if it looks intriguing to you. And if you read Slashdot, the answer to that is probably "yes".

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  1. hotel Pennsylvania by Triv · · Score: 4, Informative

    great hotel. Two interesting points:

    You know the old song "Pennsylvania six-five-thousand?" It's about that hotel - I'm pretty sure their phone number's still 212-???-6500

    Secondly, there's an (admittedly tiny and expensive) electronics store in the lobby. Perfect for this sort of convention.

    Oh, and try the chocolate covered strawberries in the hotel restaurant. It's been awhile, but they were wonderful.

    Enjoy!

    Triv

  2. Almost by Triv · · Score: 3, Informative

    eh. close enough. It's 212 736 5000.

    Triv

  3. H2K2 from Boston to NYC. HACKER BUS. $20 by outz · · Score: 3, Informative

    I do not live in the Boston area, but here are some local nerds whom are trying to get 20 - 40 people together to rent a bus and go.. saves you the trouble of parking etc.

    http://www.cow.net/hackerbus/

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  4. Re:H2k was awesome. by jchawk · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://the.wiretapped.net/multimedia/h2k/h2ksocia. mp3

  5. MacWorld by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The day after H2K2 ends, MacWorld begins...plan for stay! :-)

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  6. NYC trumps Vegas by A.+Brate · · Score: 2, Informative
    steveeq2 wrote:
    It's in a better party town (Vegas)
    Ah, but does Vegas have any subway parties?

    Sure, it has more than its share of strip shows, but how many burlesque game shows with sword swallowing and fire-eating? Admittedly, Vegas may have plenty. But not next to a beach.

    But NYC will always kick's Vegas sorry butt where music is concerned. On the H2K2 weekend, Drowning Pool, The Samples, Gillian Welch, Loud Az F*ck, Bobby Previte's Voodoo Orchestra, Patty Larkin, Hayseed Dixies, Susan McKeown, Etta James, Link Wray, Silkworm, Viento de Agua, Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks, Coco Merenson, and about a thousand other bands will be peforming in venues all across the city. And the Verdi Requiem too. And the next week is the near-perfect Siren Music Festival next to the 75-year-old (yesterday!) Cyclone.

    And H2K2 is concurrent with the Big Apple Convention comic book show.

    And NYC is funnier; it's home to The Onion and Upright Citizens Brigade, for just two bleeding-edge examples. They're both Midwest transplants, but that's the whole point of NYC. This is where you make it.

    True, gambling and dancing are mostly illegal in NYC. But not entirely.

    --Adam Brate

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