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Originally Posted by musicman
Now every convention that comes in will have to pay 10 bucks a foot to cover over the windows so you can use projectors ect.... Dumb dumb dumb idea to move it above ground... But then again it never ceases to amaze me that production details are always the last thing that gets worked out as if it is an afterthought. Hard to do a convention without AV and nobody gives it a thought. Again dumb, dumb, and dumb...
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I recently attended an event at the Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre, whose main exhibition hall has a beautiful floor-to-ceiling view of the North Saskatchewan River. It also has heavy powered drapes to cover the windows when darkness is needed. When it wasn't, the drapes were opened and - voila -- the view returned. And believe me, many delegates commented on how lovely the natural light was when enjoying their meals or engaged in low-tech activities. In truth, even with the drapes open, today's modern video screens are effective even in a bright room. I can also say, having been there many times, that one of the biggest deficiencies the old Ottawa Congress Centre was its lack of natural light. Attending a conference there was like spending the day in a dark cave. So moving the ballroom upstairs was the right decision, IMO.
(And, yes, we can acknowledge that Argyle Street is not the North Saskatchewan River. But the debate over why the HCC is not on the waterfront is long dead.)
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