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TAM9 registration open

The registration system is being served by convio.net, so they're the ones with the bad code.
 
In IE9, the missing registration data is there, but now the form itself is gone. Plus, the overall formatting is even more whacked.
 
Those who have already booked rooms, check out the TAM special rates. It appears to actually be a better deal this year for most people, and they make updating your reservation very easy. This way, TAM will certainly get the credit for filling rooms!
 
I assume that I register for the Penn party on-line, but pay at the door? I tried to overwrite the $0 amount on the registration, but it wouldn't take it.
 
The Mutha said:
I assume that I register for the Penn party on-line, but pay at the door? I tried to overwrite the $0 amount on the registration, but it wouldn't take it.
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They're saying that the Penn Party is accepting donations to the JREF, so it looks like they'll have a bucket at the door. I think the tickets are just so they know how many people to expect.
 
Internet Explorer 9 Not Much Better

The final release of IE9 happened to come out last night. I popped it into one of my computers this morning, and took a look at TAM9's Registration page.

It's still a bit of a mess, though not quite the same level of mess it was in IE8. Compatability Mode helps a little, too, in version 9. (It didn't in IE8)

I would still recommend registering in another browser for the best experience, for now.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
Who even still uses IE? Unless forced to.
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Enough people that it is worth warning them about.

IE9 does, in fact, conform to standards set by the others better... though a few exceptions slipped through the cracks, such as the TAM9 registraiton page. And, it's a much faster browser, now, too!

Give IE9 a chance, Scrut. You may learn to like it, again. Until the next version of Firefox and/or Chrome beats it, at least.
 
Hi there

Just saw the TAM9 speaker lineup ... looks fantastic! We have never been to TAM before and this year looks like one not to miss.

But what about our kids? I don't see any info about that. How family-friendly is this event? Are there amenities laid on for the children, while we grownups watch PZ and P&T strut their stuff?

Does anyone have experience bringing offspring to TAM? How does that work?

thanx!
 
I'm sure the info is somewhere on the site, but I believe kids have to be at least 12 to attend TAM. If they're younger than that, you'll have to give them a bucket of quarters and stick them in front of a slot machine while you're in the conference.
 
englishdan said:
But what about our kids? I don't see any info about that. How family-friendly is this event? Are there amenities laid on for the children, while we grownups watch PZ and P&T strut their stuff?
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There are no official child care set-ups, so you'd have to work something out. The South Point has kid-friendly things to do (bowling, movies and an arcade, at least), but you'd have to have some supervision depending on their ages.
 
I think that "12" is more of a mental age. We don't check children's IDs, so we have to go by behavior. I can't see the JREF complaining about a well-behaved 11-year-old, while a misbehaving 13-year-old (or older) would have issues. We don't have anything set up for younger children, nor (I think) does the South Point have anything like 'day care'. Other hotels do though; I Googled "las vegas" tourist "day care" and found the MGM Grand has a day care center.

Some speakers have occasionally used slightly objectionable language, but the vast majority are people you'd want your children to emulate.
 
SkepticScott said:
Some speakers have occasionally used slightly objectionable language, but the vast majority are people you'd want your children to emulate.
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... and then there was (the hugely entertaining) Paul Provenza* ;)





* Who I am looking forward to seeing again.
 
englishdan said:
Hi there

Just saw the TAM9 speaker lineup ... looks fantastic! We have never been to TAM before and this year looks like one not to miss.

But what about our kids? I don't see any info about that. How family-friendly is this event? Are there amenities laid on for the children, while we grownups watch PZ and P&T strut their stuff?

Does anyone have experience bringing offspring to TAM? How does that work?

thanx!
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I think you have to be at least 12 to attend. No, there are no amenities for kids. It's an adult event.
 
Horatius said:
There are no official child care set-ups, so you'd have to work something out. The South Point has kid-friendly things to do (bowling, movies and an arcade, at least), but you'd have to have some supervision depending on their ages.
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The one thing we did run into last year was cool, smart, well behaved people under 21 get chased out of the Del Mar Lounge by security for daring to order a soda.
 
I'm officially registered! Conference, work shop pass, and the 3 nightly events, plus the Penn party.

There's no turning back now....
 
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