[Deptheads] Room Assignments Hilton - Orccon 2014

[Ryan McMullan]

I agree with Mike that there will be some concerns raised from RPG GMs
about sharing a large space -- many were hoping for a return to single
rooms (like at the Westin).  I think communicating that Orccon is a trial
will help people to understand that.

LARP events start at noon or 2pm and run until midnight.  There is a
persistent misunderstanding that LARPs only run at night, probably due to
the vampire origins of modern LARPing.  Let me assure you that LARPers are
active during the day.  We have occasionally tried to run LARPs in the 9am
time slot, but couldn't get critical levels of attendance (many LARPs need
20+ people to take off).  It's also rough given the amount of set-up time
needed by the production team (many would have to arrive at the hotel at
7am to unload and set-up for a 9am game).

Thanks, Tim, for a largely thankless job.

Ryan


On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Michael Russell <mikeinva8 at mac.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I think this looks pretty good with on MAJOR exception, having RPG in
> Plaza A is a big big mistake.  Having all that role playing in one area
> with the noise will make it totally unbearable and is certain to cause a
> lot of problems.  I remember when they had Orgins at this hotel back in the
> 80’s and tried to do this in down in those rooms and it was a disaster.
>  The low ceilings just seem to amplify the noise level.  Even if you were
> to put up some type of dividers up like curtains between tables, it will
> not help.  My suggestion is to move all the RPG up the second floor with
> the RPGA. You have LARPS up there now, and if we go by last Orccon, they
> only had eight tournaments and most all of them were at night, so those
> rooms would be left empty all day long if we leave LARPS up on the second
> floor.  The rooms on the second floor are perfect for roleplaying, with one
> or two table in each room, like we have been doing for the last few years.
>  We have 30 rooms on the second floor at the Hilton, compared to the 14 we
> had on the second floor of the Sheraton, I would think we could make it all
> fit. I notice that we are not using Los Angeles C, Carmel, and all the
> Santa Monica rooms, are they not available to us?
>
> So that is my suggestions and input, welcome any feed back.
>
> Thanks
> Mike Russell
> On Nov 23, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>
>  Here are the tentative room assignments for Orccon.
>
> A couple of caveats:
>
>
>    - This is a new hotel and the room assignments will almost certainly
>    be adjusted for Gamex '14
>
>
>    -  If I missed anything/anyone let me know as soon as you catch it.
>
>
>   RPGs Plaza A Lower Lobby  Seminars/Movies etc. Plaza B Lower Lobby
> Wargames Plaza D Lower Lobby
>
>
>   Miniatures Intern'l A Lobby Level  Board Games Intern'l B Lobby Level  Dealers
> Room Pacific Lobby Level
>
>
>   Collectibles La Jolla Second Floor  RPGA Catalina A Second Floor  RPGA Catalina
> B Second Floor  RPGA Catalina C Second Floor  RPGA Catalina D Second Floor
> RPGA Newport A Second Floor  RPGA Newport B Second Floor  RPGA Newport C Second
> Floor  RPGA Newport D Second Floor  Game Shows Marina Second Floor
> Artemis Boardroom Second Floor  LARPS San Lorenzo A Second Floor  LARPS San
> Lorenzo B Second Floor  LARPS San Lorenzo C Second Floor  LARPS San
> Lorenzo D Second Floor  LARPS San Lorenzo E Second Floor  LARPS San
> Lorenzo F Second Floor  Pathfinder Century A Second Floor  Pathfinder Century
> B Second Floor  Pathfinder Century C Second Floor  Pathfinder Century D Second
> Floor  Pathfinder Los Angeles A Second Floor  Pathfinder Los Angeles B Second
> Floor
>
>
> One thing I know I haven't included is Reg and the Flea Market.  Reg will
> be by the front desk (I think).  The Flea Market I am up in the air on
> right now.
>
> If you see a problem with your rooms, let me know sooner, rather than
> later.
>
> Floor Plans
>
>
> *Capacity Chart *
> http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-los-angeles-airport-LAXAHHH/event/roomcharts.html
>
> *Lower Lobby*
>
> http://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/groups/popup_floor_map.jhtml?ctyhocn=LAXAHHH&floorId=LAXAHHH_LOWER_LOBBY
>
> *Lobby*
>
> http://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/groups/popup_floor_map.jhtml?ctyhocn=LAXAHHH&floorId=LAXAHHH_LOBBY_LEVEL
>
> *Second Floor*
>
> http://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/groups/popup_floor_map.jhtml?ctyhocn=LAXAHHH&floorId=LAXAHHH_SECOND_FLOOR
>
>
>  Tim
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