We finally got back and have time to post a few pictures from the event.
A review:
this is my first year for Pax East and I went as a visitor.
I have been to large events in Chicago, Cleveland ( iHobby Expo), Toronto ( Fan Expo ) as an exhibitor I have also been to these events as a visitor.
Speakers
- by and large they were helpful
- a couple did start late. I didn’t have any that were full and had to refuse participants
- learned a lot and worth attending
The show
- I was amazed at the number of Magic the Gathering and board game players. A large event
- this place is loud
- lots to do and see
- with all the speakers I wanted to see, I couldn’t see all the booth in one day
first a few problems :
- there are simply not enough washrooms at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This is a problem with the site. (There were even broken stall doors.)
- Pax needs to do a better job of training staff. I got wrong directions on more than a few times
- the food was terrible. Seriously. I am used to over priced food, but there was no choice. No place to get a coffee. Lines were so
- long you didn’t bother to wait.
- very little seating outside of the seminar rooms
- my daughter complained of being ignored at some booths by the exhibitors
- I fail to see the point of waiting 5-6 hours to see Oculus Rift. Exhibitors would be best to have a large screen and have a
- speaker doing demo of anything for sale to an audience
- I thought Chicago and Toronto were bad for traffic. Boston is worse. The organizer need to move traffic better. Spend some
- money and put more traffic police on duty
- there were no maps initially showing the layout of the place. (individual one but not a grand plan)
- plan for lots of time for the shuttles. There was a line up at our hotel and we just took a cab.
- at the end of the day, another line up for cabs
- there were lines to get in, but we got in fast because we had to pick up tickets at Will Call and went through another line
Suggestions
- I may not be going next year but if I attend again, I will get a hotel much closer to the event
- bring a back pack to put your stuff in. You are allowed water. ( I not sure on food. )
- if it is cold again during the event, dress for it. You will have to wait outside for everything
The GPS is in Kilometers. It was a long way!
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