[Scale-planning] Pasadena feedback

Ilan Rabinovitch ilan at socallinuxexpo.org
Fri Mar 10 07:29:11 UTC 2017


I believe you're referring to the Hyatt.  It has been delayed through late
2018.


On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 11:13 PM, Mx Siltanen <mrsiltanen at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> fyi -
>
> Was originally told that the Hotel would have been up this year... ( about
> 1/2 block away to the East of the Conference Center where the old Macy's
> was ).
>
> They are saying that it will have about 200 rooms when it opens.
>
> Note they did add a new hotel ( Residence Inn ) recently across from
> Parsons, a bit of a walk through Old Town maybe 7 blocks or so.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 10:12 PM, Lei Zhang <leiz at socallinuxexpo.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Transportation to the venue is better too. The Gold Line has two
>> stations within walking distance. Hopefully that will get even more
>> convenient as LA builds out its public transportation network. There's
>> many more parking options: The Civic Center, the Paseo, hotels, and
>> other Old Town Pasadena lots.
>>
>> Looks like there's more development next door at the Paseo and the
>> empty land a block away will be a Hyatt in 2 years time. [1]
>>
>> [1] http://la.curbed.com/2017/3/9/14871682/pasadenas-paseo-color
>> ado-mall-h-m-restaurants
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 11:46 PM, der.hans
>> <Verteiler+SCaLE-planning at lufthans.com> wrote:
>> > moin moin,
>> >
>> > Like last year, I overheard many many comments about how great the
>> > location is. Most comments were about food options and having walkable
>> > areas, but many were also about the PCC venue itself.
>> >
>> > I personally think the location is awesome. I made a personal trip to LA
>> > after SCaLE last year and intentionally stayed in Pasadena. My family
>> > loved it as well.
>> >
>> > I can't compare options in other cities as I don't know the area.
>> >
>> > I can say having a more open walkable area is great. It's definitely
>> more
>> > family friendly.
>> >
>> > Having lots of restaurant options was a refreshing change last year :).
>> >
>> > I also like the PCC venue. We have better sizing options with the
>> > ballrooms. Having two buildings isn't much of a problem and is a
>> > significant improvement over two floors, narrow hallways and a single
>> > staircase.
>> >
>> > The one big negative is that attendees are spread out to more hotels. It
>> > was great having most of us in one place with evening hallway track near
>> > the presentation rooms and in the hotel lobby and bar before Pasadena.
>> >
>> > Last year I stayed at the Westin. The walk back and forth wasn't bad,
>> but
>> > I enjoyed being onsite at the Sheraton this year. We had mini-hallway
>> > track at the Sheraton every night.
>> >
>> > Having other local options does make it easy to interact with local
>> > friends who weren't at the conference. I met with a friend I haven't
>> seen
>> > in many years and we had a great evening catching up. There's a pretty
>> > good chance he'll attend next year as he was impressed by the schedule
>> :).
>> >
>> > Thanks to everyone who worked to make SCaLE happen and especially those
>> > who had significant extra work due to the change of venue!
>> >
>> > ciao,
>> >
>> > der.hans
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