From: Jason Compton
Date: Mon, Jul 10 2006 10:19 am
The Organizing Committee, Executive Board, Youth Reserve and Women's Auxiliary(*) of the Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention are pleased to announce the first-ever ECCC event:
Saturday, September 30 Fairfield Inn and Suites (Marriott) 645 West North Ave Lombard, Illinois 60148 USA 1-630-629-1500 http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/CHIFS
8 AM - 6 PM
Here's the program, folks:
- The event itself is being held in the Heron Point building next to the Fairfield Inn. (Long-time retro event-goers in the Chicagoland area will recognize this facility, it was used by SWRAP in the past and is also used for a summertime classic console event.) Meeting room C is our place. Doors will open at 8 AM, event closes at 6 PM. Meeting room C is at basement level, below what Heron Point fans know affectionately as the "level of discharge."
- There is an "after-party" room reserved in the hotel as well. Last year's after-party event infamously gave life to the Commodore-controlled animatronic cat. Who knows what will happen this year?
- Come to the show, bring your stuff, walk in. Dealer tables are free. User tables are free. Admission is free. Such a deal.
- Yes, this is on short notice. Unfortunately, your "regularly scheduled" fall Chicago event isn't being held this year, so there was comparatively little time to get something brewing.
- A small number of rooms has been reserved for attendees Friday and Saturday nights at $79 plus whatever hotel taxes various municipal bodies have sneakily applied to soak out-of-town guests. Keep mentioning things like "Fall Commodore Expo" or "ECCC" or "Compton" or something until you get the price you want.
- See you there.
(*) - Note: may actually all be one person.
-- Jason Compton
There is a website, but contain your expectations.
http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc