shadowdoggie Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How often are Atari Conferences held? Does anyone have a decent RSS feed or website? Are there any coming up? If not, I'm down in South Florida and honestly, I'd really enjoy putting something together if there is any interest. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ack Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 A good friend of mine in Atlanta helps run Momocon, and does some work with AWA and Dragoncon, and he's been talking about trying to get a retro gaming convention together for the South. Unfortunately it's been set back a bit, and it wouldn't just be about Atari games, but I don't know of anything else in the general area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowdoggie Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'll let the thread sit here for a little bit and just see what the general reaction is to it. If there is indeed some genuine interest in getting together in South Florida and having a conference we can start putting some committees together. I have a few connections with hotels and there is certainly plenty to do down here. Quite honestly, I was thinking of it more of as a 2600 conference, but we could possibly expand it to the 7800 and 5200 depending on interest. Not too long ago I attended a domain name conference down here and I felt like it could have been done so much better. Anyway, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 A good friend of mine in Atlanta helps run Momocon, and does some work with AWA and Dragoncon, and he's been talking about trying to get a retro gaming convention together for the South. Unfortunately it's been set back a bit, and it wouldn't just be about Atari games, but I don't know of anything else in the general area. A retro gaming convention for the South, held in the Atlanta area, would be great! I'll bet there'd be a lot of interest in such a thing among us Southerners! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 If there is indeed some genuine interest in getting together in South Florida and having a conference South Florida is a bit farther away than I'd prefer, but out of curiosity-- what part of South Florida do you mean? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowdoggie Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) Between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. With the ecomomy being as bad as it is right now, it's probably not the greatest timing, but I'd like to see what I could put together. Edited July 9, 2009 by shadowdoggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 If you're going to do something in the southeast, Atlanta is the best bet because of its size and accessibility. Orlando might be a good second choice. South Florida gets a little far. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowdoggie Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 If you're going to do something in the southeast, Atlanta is the best bet because of its size and accessibility. Orlando might be a good second choice. South Florida gets a little far. Just my 2 cents. Not that you're biased or anything right . The water is much clearer down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Build it and they will come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicTom Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Any upcoming Mid-Atlantic, Virginia or Maryland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Not that you're biased or anything right . The water is much clearer down here I'm not that close to Atlanta actually. And yes, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'd make the trip to Atlanta happily for an Atari or Retrogames event. Not too far from Tennessee. I've relatives in South Florida and could make it there as well every now and then. But I agree with the previous posts that Georgia might be more inviting for more people than South Florida, since you could draw people from all directions and southern states, whereas South Florida is kind of at the edge of the country. However, S. Fla. can draw people from all over Fla. and the Latin Americas. And a question for shadowdoggie: where do you buy Atari stuff in South Florida? Are there any retrogames shops down there? It seems like there would be, but I've never seen any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Videogamecollector123 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I live in Atlanta, and It would be great for a classic game expo to be in Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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