Comments on: The drinking society with a mapping problem http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-drinking-society-with-a-mapping-problem/ Adventures in cartography Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy Woodruff http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-drinking-society-with-a-mapping-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-7411 Andy Woodruff Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:19:36 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=516#comment-7411 A beer-less lunch at NACIS? That sounds terrible. I had a lunch beer before my talk, though granted it was like four hours before. This year's "hospitality suite" was better than last year's by miles, but in the past four years (my experience), the room in Madison in 2006 could not be beaten. It was an honest-to-goodness bar/lounge that we had all to ourselves on the top floor of the hotel. The hotel didn't leave it stocked for us, sadly, but you take what you can get. A beer-less lunch at NACIS? That sounds terrible. I had a lunch beer before my talk, though granted it was like four hours before.

This year’s “hospitality suite” was better than last year’s by miles, but in the past four years (my experience), the room in Madison in 2006 could not be beaten. It was an honest-to-goodness bar/lounge that we had all to ourselves on the top floor of the hotel. The hotel didn’t leave it stocked for us, sadly, but you take what you can get.

]]> By: David Medeiros http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-drinking-society-with-a-mapping-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-7410 David Medeiros Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:00:25 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=516#comment-7410 I can attest to the overall appropriateness of the title, I am a drinker… and I have a mapping problem. To the teetotalers of the world I paraphrase from a Scottish Proverb, “you speak only of my drinking but never my thirst” ; ) In fact Andy I must apologize for not catching your presentation as it came after a beer less lunch that I rectified by ducking out of the conference for a few pints in the hotel bar. This was my first NACIS conference and it was indeed a lot of fun, though I must admit I found the party room a bit stuffy. My contact making may have suffered at my desire to immediately get the hell out of there and again retire to the hotel bar with a buddy. Maybe next year I will make a stand and actually shake a few hands. Next time it might be nice to encourage a number of the Pub crowd (if there is one) to find a real bar to hang out in. I can attest to the overall appropriateness of the title, I am a drinker… and I have a mapping problem. To the teetotalers of the world I paraphrase from a Scottish Proverb, “you speak only of my drinking but never my thirst” ; ) In fact Andy I must apologize for not catching your presentation as it came after a beer less lunch that I rectified by ducking out of the conference for a few pints in the hotel bar.

This was my first NACIS conference and it was indeed a lot of fun, though I must admit I found the party room a bit stuffy. My contact making may have suffered at my desire to immediately get the hell out of there and again retire to the hotel bar with a buddy. Maybe next year I will make a stand and actually shake a few hands.

Next time it might be nice to encourage a number of the Pub crowd (if there is one) to find a real bar to hang out in.

]]> By: Dziban303 http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-drinking-society-with-a-mapping-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-7399 Dziban303 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:04:35 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=516#comment-7399 As one of your two implied readers, I thank you for informing me of the existence of NACIS. I think you get more traffic than just me and some other guy, though. Cheers. As one of your two implied readers, I thank you for informing me of the existence of NACIS.

I think you get more traffic than just me and some other guy, though.

Cheers.

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