Internext Vegas in January is ON!

[Toby]

Everyone seems to have forgotten what happened the last time they had the brilliant idea of running AEE and Internext at the same time, along with CES.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by Toby

Everyone seems to have forgotten what happened the last time they had the brilliant idea of running AEE and Internext at the same time, along with CES.

let me see... hotel rooms were like a million dollars, flights were expensive, etc.

However, that was back when things were doing good. I went to Internext a couple of years ago for absolute peanuts, as much to see some non-porn friends as anything else (they were showing stuff at CES). round trip from montreal and 5 nights at the MGM for about $600, if I remember correctly, and I earned most of that back in the poker room.

CES isn't anywhere near the show it use to be.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

let me see... hotel rooms were like a million dollars, flights were expensive, etc...

Yes, but that wasn't what I was referring to. Most of the traffic was at AEE while Internext was like a morgue.

CES may not being anywhere near the show it used to be, but it's still one of the larger shows in Vegas each year. From what I'm hearing, this may be the last time for CES in Vegas. Chicago is getting a serious look as the new location for 2012.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by Toby

Yes, but that wasn't what I was referring to. Most of the traffic was at AEE while Internext was like a morgue.

CES may not being anywhere near the show it used to be, but it's still one of the larger shows in Vegas each year. From what I'm hearing, this may be the last time for CES in Vegas. Chicago is getting a serious look as the new location for 2012.

For me, the proper way was many moons ago, when the webmaster show ran for 3 days, AEE ran three days, and they overlapped by a single day. It allowed people to work both sides of the deal (and for that matter, everyone to be around for the AVN awards show).

But times have changed. As EJ said (rare time I agree with him) the fuck you money that the internet people had is gone, the show can now be held in the mens room with space left over. Very likely the webmaster part of the show will be downstairs, in one of the smaller areas. Honestly, it doesn't need to be any bigger than just that.

[tony404]

went once wouldnt go again.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by tony404

went once wouldnt go again.

Unless you have a reason or a goal with the shows, going to them can be a big waste of time. Vegas is a great place to visit, but it isn't the best place for shows, too many distractions.

CES moving doesn't surprise me either. I have a feeling that Vegas has sort of become worn out on many people, sort of "been there, done that". When CES was so big as to sell Vegas out, there might have been something to it, but the last few years rooms are going on discount, last minute, sell them cheap rates (you can hotwire CES time 2 weeks out and get a good room cheap).