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will it by any chance be after april 14th 15th? you know..after tax season

I hope it is in April or later. March for me is almost booked solid already.

So I am hoping it Is not March.

No real updates now, except that it is definitely not happening in the first half of 2013. The most likely dates are now September-October, but nothing is locked in. I'll just say that the location hunt has been a real challenge.

When I have more, you'll know!

Originally posted by Joshua Dorkin:
The most likely dates are now September-October

Somewhere WARM !!!!
get enough interested you could command a cruise ship lol

@Joshua Dorkin What are the biggest challenges you're having in lining up a location? Maybe you could do a thread calling for any 'Event Planners' Outline the criteria you're working with, (number of people attending, space needed, etc.) and get multiple people getting information for you from major cities.

Have you considered southern California?

Karen M. - That's an interesting idea. If people are willing to make some calls on our behalf, that would definitely be helpful.

Would people volunteer to do so?

@Joshua Dorkin I for one would be happy to make some calls. I know in southern California there is an abundance of meeting spaces, convention centers, etc., every conceivable airline flies in to LAX, John Wayne airpport or Long Beach. There are hotels everywhere in every price range imaginable. I'll bet Will B will be happy to look up in his area of so Cal too. So... get the info on here and let's go to work!

As far as offering incentives for peoples help, I wouldn't get into that, just believe there's enough people on here and appreciate the value of Biggerpockets that will be happy to help. If it ended up someone had to put extensive time in, etc., then you can give them a discount, but for now, stay away from that I think.

You know what we need to find out.

How much meeting space and what configuration do you want? How many days? As far as hotel rooms, all hotels offer discounts for groups, so that won't be a problem.

You get the idea... details!

@Joshua Dorkin It's the spirit of BP! You've created an entire community on the web where people from all walks of life, that are college students, military personnel, engineers, hold MBAs even those that don't even have high school diplomas, but entusiasm for getting ahead .. what is one of the common threads? That each and everyone is willing to share of their time, experience, knowledge, etc. to help others that they don't know, solely because they are giving people! So... it's only natural to use that generosity to help BP with the summit!

I'm in.

@Joshua Dorkin I'll help make calls to have this in So Cal if you'll comp my travel and lodging (kidding... obviously).

Seriously though, if you think that might have legs, we can round up the REIAs and get several hundred people "in the know", then through that find a venue. I know the Norris Group puts on a swanky event each year (I was an attendee) and I'm sure they have way more of the connections you are looking for, but if you need some "feet on the street" to go scout venues, meet with contact people, etc, I'm down for the cause.