2010 National Homebrewers Conference - Minneapolis

Ok, it's over 6 months away but I don't care. I booked my flight and hotel already so I want to know who else is going.

I was psyched to be able to use onepass miles to cover the $370 ticket from Newark. The buddy I'm going with has the room covered with Starwood points. This is shaping up to be a great trip already.

Hmmm. That's within driving distance for me. Hmmmmmmm................

I've paid for the conference and booked the hotel.
Air is taken care of.

I believe there is already an ongoing discussion...Not sure why it's in secret...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f88/2010-aha-homebrewing-conference-minneapolis-144520/

I'm definitely going- paid for the full conference and reservation made at the Sheraton.

Kilted Brewer said:

I believe there is already an ongoing discussion...Not sure why it's in secret...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f88/2010-aha-homebrewing-conference-minneapolis-144520/

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I guess I don't understand why vendors aren't considered premium supporters. I'm going back to being a non-vendor, this sucks.

2011 San Diego has been announced!

Not to be a skeptic or anything, but I find it a little hard to swallow that they'd come back to California after just having one in CA in 2009. Not to say it isn't possible and that I wouldn't love it (SWMBO was born in San Diego and wants to go back)...but...I recall at this time last year folks were saying it was going to be in DC in 2010. That clearly didn't pan out. I'll wait to hear from the AHA to make my travel plans.

While I love California, it was really due to come back to the East coast for 2011. Why not Philly or Boston?

You'd be right to be skeptical, but I think it might be different this time then the DC rumor. At that time there wasn't a very good selection process. The AHA has made an effort to get ahead of the game. This is one of the very few conferences in the world, that has actually grown during the economic downturn. It makes sense that they would want to enter into hotel agreements while they have substantial leverage.

The east coast / west coast rotation was a nice thing, however, Gary Glass mentioned last year that the strength of the package would be the determining factor and not the alternate E/W locations.

I got the news 2nd hand but the source was an email from someone on the SD committee. Still. Might be false.

F-it, I'll still be there but I'm not bringing cornies. It would just be nice to be exposed to different homebrew clubs other than Cali. Yes, the WHALES should rent an RV and make the trip anyway but it's hard enough to get 5 people out of 60 to buy a plane ticket to Minneapolis.

Did you guys sign up for any preconference events? For 2010, I mean!

I signed up for the brewery tour and then the pub crawl, both on Wednesday.

Tickets and hotel are booked. My club is also signed up for club night. Hope to meet a lot of you there!

Unfortunately I'm arriving early morning on Thursday so the conference is it for me.

I have created a localized conference site to simplify registering for preconference events, and to point out some of the better bottle shops, watering holes, and other stuff.

Chillin in Minnesota!
Kevin

Just found out today I will be able to attend through work. Will be at the Midwest booth from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday. Stop in and say hi. Ask for Abe.