The Official "Who's Going To MWSF 2007" thread - Meet up at Macworld

Flowbee · 03:14 PM

I noticed that Other World Computing has posted their free Macworld Exhibition Hall pass and was wondering who was planning to go to the show this year. I've used OWC's free pass every year for the past three years and have never had any problems. It's a great way to check out all your favorite developers and vendors.

So who else will be there, and who's traveling the farthest?

EDIT: We've put together a plan so that we can all get a chance to meet each other during MacWorld. Every day of the expo, there'll be an informal meet-up of MacRumors members at 3:00pm in the "Horseshoe Lounge" area of the South Hall's street-level lobby. Photos and diagram here. No RSVP is required, and you're welcome to stop by just one day, or every day.

The Big Meet-Up
We're designating the first day of the Expo, Tuesday, Jan. 9th, as the BIG MEET-UP. It seems like most people are planning to be there that day, so it's the best chance to meet other MacRumors members. If you can only make it to one, this should be it. 3:00 at the horseshoe lounge location.

Here's the list (so far) of MR members who have said they will be at Macworld:

1. Flowbee
2. vniow
3. devilot (maybe)
4. cuestakid
5. CHROMEDOME
6. screensaver400
7. WildCowboy
8. breal8406
9. BigPrince
10. andyh2
11. mike3k
12. brianbobcat
13. Kodex
14. solvs
15. arn
16. craigverse
17. IJ Reilly
18. slobeck
19. Silencio

Hope to see you there.

wmmk · Nov 30, 2006, 11:38 PM

wow, hadn't seen the pass. thanks for pointing it out! my family is probably going to SF in spring or summer, but winter break is early this year, and I believe I get back to school the 9th. maybe i could convince my parents to let me miss one day of schol (which would never happen) and go to SF in winter.

Demon Hunter · Nov 30, 2006, 11:41 PM

My dad is trying to get us tickets as media... but they're in high demand...

vniow · Dec 1, 2006, 12:26 AM

Ooh, neato. I just registered. Looks like I'm going this year.

Flowbee · Dec 1, 2006, 02:14 PM

So that's it? Nobody else from MacRumors is planning to be there?

devilot · 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flowbee

So that's it? Nobody else from MacRumors is planning to be there?

When I read your thread title I was thinking how I botched it last year ('cause I got free passes and did NOT go) and how I'd like to go this year if only I could get in for free.

So I guess I'll try to go this year...

Thanks for posting that link, Flowbee.

:edit: Can the same priority code be used multiple times? Wanna register the bf, too.

:edit again: Same priority code can be reused.

wmmk · Dec 1, 2006, 02:49 PM

ooh, Demon Hunter gave me a great idea! I could convince my dad to write a story about some new building in SF. any good new architecture there?

vniow · Dec 1, 2006, 03:14 PM

Hm, three so far. Perhaps this thread should be moved somewhere where it could gather more attention, like Community. Stickyed maybe?

Mammoth · Dec 1, 2006, 06:14 PM

Hum... how old do you have to be to attend?

devilot · Dec 1, 2006, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mammoth

Hum... how old do you have to be to attend?

From the Macworld Expo's FAQs:

Quote:

»A registered adult MUST accompany children UNDER the age of 16. Children under the age of five receive free admission.

sethypoo · Dec 1, 2006, 06:20 PM

I'd love to go, but I really want to see the keynote, and that costs a lot of money. Is there a cheap student rate for the keynote that anyone knows of?

devilot · Dec 1, 2006, 06:26 PM

I sort of doubt it. I think they realize that the Keynote pulls in a lot of higher priced admission tickets.

Looking briefly at the different tickets here, it seems like the cheapest ticket to see the Keynote runs ~$215 ("Users Conference").

sethypoo · Dec 1, 2006, 06:41 PM

Yes, I know about the $215 cost. I wish they had a cheaper option. Less than $100 would be a lot easier for me. Oh well, I'll just save for next year! For now, I got one of the OWC free exhibit hall passes.

cuestakid · Dec 6, 2006, 02:34 AM

i just got my pass and registered and am going with a friend-its during my winter break so i dont have to worry about missing class-i think i may win the contest for who is the closest-i live on stanford campus were my dad teaches so i just have to take cal trans to the city and walk to the expo

vniow · Dec 6, 2006, 07:42 PM

So now that we have a few people registered, anyone willing to volunteer to help organise a meetup of sorts? I'm certainly willing to (considering I live here) but I need to get a feel of how many people are actually interested,

charkshark · Dec 7, 2006, 01:58 AM

I'd really like to go, not sure if I can though, I get back to school on the 8th, so I'd have to miss a few days, chances are, not gonna happen, I'm begging them!

PS: Thanks for the free passes, I'll register when I am fairly confident I'm going.

CHROMEDOME · Dec 7, 2006, 01:00 PM

I signed up a while ago...I'm STOKED!

screensaver400 · Dec 8, 2006, 05:27 PM

I signed up for the Users Conference. I get the Jobs keynote, as well as an event with Dr. Tiki and Johnny Johnny. Sweet!

Chundles · Dec 10, 2006, 09:48 PM

I look just like Johnny Johnny - when my Mum saw the Apple home page (I'd left it as the home page on my folks' computer last time I went there) she rang me up asking why I was on the front of the Apple website.

Anyhoo, I'm not going but it's going to be another epic staying awake event with daylight saving pushing the keynote time to ~5:30am.

Silencio · Dec 11, 2006, 11:55 AM

I'm considering blowing some money on the MacIT conferences and attempting to hit the keynote, but I'll probably just give the show floor a cursory walkthrough like I always do. But yeah: I'll be there one way or the other.

WildCowboy · Dec 11, 2006, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vniow

So now that we have a few people registered, anyone willing to volunteer to help organise a meetup of sorts? I'm certainly willing to (considering I live here) but I need to get a feel of how many people are actually interested,

Okay, I just signed up for the free Exhibit Hall pass. I'd also be willing to help coordinate a meet-up. I'm still not sure what my schedule will be like then and how much I'll be able to attend, but count me in!

Mord · 04:50 PM

It's a toss up between being broke for two months and going or not going and being slightly less broke......

It would cost me specifically about £200 to do which is not too bad but still a chunk of change.

wmmk · Dec 12, 2006, 11:33 PM

dang, dad said we can't go! rats.

well, my mom just started a blog, maybe i can convince her that MWSF is the best place for iWeb tips

Kingsly · 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildCowboy

Okay, I just signed up for the free Exhibit Hall pass. I'd also be willing to help coordinate a meet-up. I'm still not sure what my schedule will be like then and how much I'll be able to attend, but count me in!

I'm down for a meet-up. I am about 90% sure I'm going... the thing is I have to be back to LAX on the 13th for my flight to tokyo.

breal8406 · Dec 27, 2006, 01:03 AM

I'm going to MacWorld. I bought a user pass a few weeks ago. Dad followed suit since I've been home from school (30 mins from SF). So he got us tickets for 1 night at the Marriott down the street from Moscone! Paid BIG bucks for the hotel room thought...I felt kinda bad...

Oh well...Stevenote alone should be worth the sacrifice. I'm really exicited..

Nov 30, 2006, 10:08 PM	#1
Flowbee macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alameda, CA	The Official "Who's Going To MWSF 2007" thread - Meet up at Macworld I noticed that Other World Computing has posted their free Macworld Exhibition Hall pass and was wondering who was planning to go to the show this year. I've used OWC's free pass every year for the past three years and have never had any problems. It's a great way to check out all your favorite developers and vendors. So who else will be there, and who's traveling the farthest? EDIT: We've put together a plan so that we can all get a chance to meet each other during MacWorld. Every day of the expo, there'll be an informal meet-up of MacRumors members at 3:00pm in the "Horseshoe Lounge" area of the South Hall's street-level lobby. Photos and diagram here. No RSVP is required, and you're welcome to stop by just one day, or every day. The Big Meet-Up We're designating the first day of the Expo, Tuesday, Jan. 9th, as the BIG MEET-UP. It seems like most people are planning to be there that day, so it's the best chance to meet other MacRumors members. If you can only make it to one, this should be it. 3:00 at the horseshoe lounge location. Here's the list (so far) of MR members who have said they will be at Macworld: 1. Flowbee 2. vniow 3. devilot (maybe) 4. cuestakid 5. CHROMEDOME 6. screensaver400 7. WildCowboy 8. breal8406 9. BigPrince 10. andyh2 11. mike3k 12. brianbobcat 13. Kodex 14. solvs 15. arn 16. craigverse 17. IJ Reilly 18. slobeck 19. Silencio Hope to see you there. __________________ Podophile.com >> Home of Nike+iPod hacks and FAQs. Last edited by Flowbee : Jan 8, 2007 at 03:14 PM.

Nov 30, 2006, 11:38 PM	#2
wmmk macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Library.	wow, hadn't seen the pass. thanks for pointing it out! my family is probably going to SF in spring or summer, but winter break is early this year, and I believe I get back to school the 9th. maybe i could convince my parents to let me miss one day of schol (which would never happen) and go to SF in winter. __________________ "reality has a well known liberal bias" -Stephen Colbert 1D, 17-40mm f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4L, 85mm f/1.8 Elan 7, Portra 400VC, HP5+

Dec 1, 2006, 02:14 PM	#5
Flowbee Thread Starter macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alameda, CA	So that's it? Nobody else from MacRumors is planning to be there? __________________ Podophile.com >> Home of Nike+iPod hacks and FAQs.

Dec 1, 2006, 02:49 PM	#7
wmmk macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Library.	ooh, Demon Hunter gave me a great idea! I could convince my dad to write a story about some new building in SF. any good new architecture there? __________________ "reality has a well known liberal bias" -Stephen Colbert 1D, 17-40mm f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4L, 85mm f/1.8 Elan 7, Portra 400VC, HP5+

Dec 1, 2006, 06:14 PM	#9
Mammoth macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada	Hum... how old do you have to be to attend? __________________ 30GB 5G White iPod Engraved (Full)\| Shure E2c Rio Karma \| 20GB \| Undead iMac 1.83Ghz \| 250GB HD

Nov 30, 2006, 11:41 PM	#3
Demon Hunter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN	My dad is trying to get us tickets as media... but they're in high demand...

Dec 1, 2006, 12:26 AM	#4
vniow macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I accidentally my whole location.	Ooh, neato. I just registered. Looks like I'm going this year.

Dec 1, 2006, 03:14 PM	#8
vniow macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I accidentally my whole location.	Hm, three so far. Perhaps this thread should be moved somewhere where it could gather more attention, like Community. Stickyed maybe?

Dec 1, 2006, 06:20 PM	#11
sethypoo macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA	I'd love to go, but I really want to see the keynote, and that costs a lot of money. Is there a cheap student rate for the keynote that anyone knows of? __________________ Weeeeeee!

Dec 1, 2006, 06:26 PM	#12
devilot Demi-Goddess (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: May 2005	I sort of doubt it. I think they realize that the Keynote pulls in a lot of higher priced admission tickets. Looking briefly at the different tickets here, it seems like the cheapest ticket to see the Keynote runs ~$215 ("Users Conference"). __________________ Razzle dazzle me!

Dec 1, 2006, 06:41 PM	#13
sethypoo macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA	Yes, I know about the $215 cost. I wish they had a cheaper option. Less than $100 would be a lot easier for me. Oh well, I'll just save for next year! For now, I got one of the OWC free exhibit hall passes. __________________ Weeeeeee!

Dec 6, 2006, 02:34 AM	#14
cuestakid macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stanford	i just got my pass and registered and am going with a friend-its during my winter break so i dont have to worry about missing class-i think i may win the contest for who is the closest-i live on stanford campus were my dad teaches so i just have to take cal trans to the city and walk to the expo

Dec 6, 2006, 07:42 PM	#15
vniow macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I accidentally my whole location.	So now that we have a few people registered, anyone willing to volunteer to help organise a meetup of sorts? I'm certainly willing to (considering I live here) but I need to get a feel of how many people are actually interested,

Dec 7, 2006, 01:58 AM	#16
charkshark macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2006	I'd really like to go, not sure if I can though, I get back to school on the 8th, so I'd have to miss a few days, chances are, not gonna happen, I'm begging them! PS: Thanks for the free passes, I'll register when I am fairly confident I'm going. __________________ Macbook 2 Ghz 1GB RAM 80GB HD iPod 5.5G 80GB, iMac G3's Lime & Strawberry 333Mhz Blue & White PowerMac G3

Dec 7, 2006, 01:00 PM	#17
CHROMEDOME macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bay Area/LA	I signed up a while ago...I'm STOKED!

Dec 8, 2006, 05:27 PM	#18
screensaver400 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2005	I signed up for the Users Conference. I get the Jobs keynote, as well as an event with Dr. Tiki and Johnny Johnny. Sweet!

Dec 10, 2006, 09:48 PM	#19
Chundles macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	I look just like Johnny Johnny - when my Mum saw the Apple home page (I'd left it as the home page on my folks' computer last time I went there) she rang me up asking why I was on the front of the Apple website. Anyhoo, I'm not going but it's going to be another epic staying awake event with daylight saving pushing the keynote time to ~5:30am. __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room

Dec 11, 2006, 11:55 AM	#20
Silencio macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco	I'm considering blowing some money on the MacIT conferences and attempting to hit the keynote, but I'll probably just give the show floor a cursory walkthrough like I always do. But yeah: I'll be there one way or the other. __________________ "I don't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." - John Cage

Dec 11, 2006, 04:39 PM	#22
Mord macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: People's Republic of Yorkshire	It's a toss up between being broke for two months and going or not going and being slightly less broke...... It would cost me specifically about £200 to do which is not too bad but still a chunk of change. __________________ Consider the lily. Last edited by Mord : Dec 11, 2006 at 04:50 PM.

Dec 12, 2006, 11:33 PM	#23
wmmk macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Library.	dang, dad said we can't go! rats. well, my mom just started a blog, maybe i can convince her that MWSF is the best place for iWeb tips __________________ "reality has a well known liberal bias" -Stephen Colbert 1D, 17-40mm f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4L, 85mm f/1.8 Elan 7, Portra 400VC, HP5+

Dec 27, 2006, 01:03 AM	#25
breal8406 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Atherton,CA/Minneapolis,MN	Going to MWSF I'm going to MacWorld. I bought a user pass a few weeks ago. Dad followed suit since I've been home from school (30 mins from SF). So he got us tickets for 1 night at the Marriott down the street from Moscone! Paid BIG bucks for the hotel room thought...I felt kinda bad... Oh well...Stevenote alone should be worth the sacrifice. I'm really exicited..

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