NARBC October 7 & 8, 2006

Just wondering who all is planning to attend this year. Mike and I are hoping to go as once we move to Toledo we are only a few hours away. We've never been to a major reptile show so we are planning a whole weekend away sans kids to enjoy the experience and the City of Chicago.

http://www.narbc.com/htm_chi/index_chi.htm

If I can remember to get it done, I'm going to order two BPNet t-shirts so we can show off the forum as well as be easily identifiable to other forum members attending.

I'll be there for sure.

-adam

I went last year. It was awesome!

Don't worry, I'll be there again. We've got to plan a bp.net dinner or something!

How about the NARBC show in LA in September? =D

I would love to go, I'll have to work it in to my schedule.:)

Oh great to hear Adam! Mike and I will have to buy you a beer (or three or four)! It'll be great to finally get to meet some of our BPNet buddies. I assume the preferred roosting spot is to grab a room at the convention center where the show is being held (Holiday Inn I think it is).

I believe you are right about the Holiday Inn. I've been thinking ahead trying to make a weekend of it...I'm definitely pumped about the show, but I'd also love to see the Shedd Aquarium. Oh, and right now they have a huge Komodo exhibit setup which would be sweet to see. http://www.sheddaquarium.org/specialexhibits.html

Hopefully I can make the trip workout with my schedule!

We've been thinking about making a full weekend of it too as we'd also like to see a bit of the city plus that Aquarium. I believe the show isn't open like Saturday morning and then it closes about suppertime both Saturday and Sunday so should leave a bit of time for other things. I need time to experience my very first authentic Chicago deep dish pizza LOL.

I will be there! I can't wait. I think we should have a BP.net dinner and we all wear are bp.net shirts!

I LOOOVE the Shedd! Can I come with you? Ooh ooh.. I wanna make it a weekend too now.. hehe.

You should go to the field museum to see Sue the T-rex too. :)

I'd like to go as well. We will see how the finances look after my sister's wedding in the Dominican and Daytona in August.

I'll be there. Acutally, you shoud go to the Shedd NOW! They opened a special lizards exhibit over the weekend and they have a Komodo dragon!!!!! He's huge :)

The Shedd has a HUGE Komodo dragon now, I want to go!!!!


I live/work/play near Chicago, so I am definitely planning on going

I'm actually planning on going to the Shedd for my birthday (June 8) I wonder if the lizards will still be there.

I know they usually have a big green anaconda there too.

I was hoping to go to the NARBC again this year...but unfortunately i'm uh "slated" to be in another country :(

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

We've been thinking about making a full weekend of it too as we'd also like to see a bit of the city plus that Aquarium. I believe the show isn't open like Saturday morning and then it closes about suppertime both Saturday and Sunday so should leave a bit of time for other things. I need time to experience my very first authentic Chicago deep dish pizza LOL.

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You are probably right about the hours. You haven't had a real deep dish pizza? OMG!!!! How have you made it? I will HAVE to fix that!! I think either some Lou Malnati's or some Gino's East will do the trick, oh this will be fun!!! A real pizza virgin!!!!!!!

From what I've been told if you phone the Tinley Park Holiday Inn and Convention Center and mention you are coming for the "Reptile Conference" you will receive a special rate of $99.00 a night (I assume this would be for a basic one double bed room). I haven't confirmed this yet but will do so in the next week or so.

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/chitn

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Originally Posted by Mina

You are probably right about the hours. You haven't had a real deep dish pizza? OMG!!!! How have you made it? I will HAVE to fix that!! I think either some Lou Malnati's or some Gino's East will do the trick, oh this will be fun!!! A real pizza virgin!!!!!!!

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Nawww... Rosati's all the way!!!!!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

From what I've been told if you phone the Tinley Park Holiday Inn and Convention Center and mention you are coming for the "Reptile Conference" you will receive a special rate of $99.00 a night (I assume this would be for a basic one double bed room). I haven't confirmed this yet but will do so in the next week or so.

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/chitn

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Also, if you know for a fact that you're going & haven't already booked your rooms @ the Holiday Inn, DO IT NOW!!! It fills up fast, and I hear that drunken taxi rides to other hotels at 3 AM aren't that fun. ;)

K~

My advice is, get your room NOW for this event. The side of town the show is on, is less desirable at night especially. IMO, after living all over the Chicago area, that is one area, I dont want to be traveling late at night in. I would rather have everything I need/want in one place after dark rolls in.

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Originally Posted by Jeanne

My advice is, get your room NOW for this event. The side of town the show is on, is less desirable at night especially. IMO, after living all over the Chicago area, that is one area, I dont want to be traveling late at night in. I would rather have everything I need/want in one place after dark rolls in.

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Less desirable? :confused:

Good points everyone I think I better get our room booked next week! Hey Kara are you and Kev coming too? I can't remember the whole vendor's list or who's coming just for the fun of it (I can't remember anything right now...I'm moving tomorrow!!!! *faint*)

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Less desirable? :confused:

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Yeah, it is not exactly the most posh side of Chicago. It gets a bit rough around there at night.

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Yeah, it is not exactly the most posh side of Chicago. It gets a bit rough around there at night.

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I am hearing the West Side Story song in my head.... :P

I'll probably just come one day (hey that $99 for the hotel can buy a snake or two!) so we have to plan what we bp.netters are going to do, and when!

I can't speak for Kara, but she was there last year. I got to see some of her LOVELY blood/short tail pythons. :)

I have just called. You need to call the hotel directly (not the holiday inn reservations line) and you need to talk to the reservations manager directly for the special rate. She's there every weekday from 9 to 5.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

I have just called. You need to call the hotel directly (not the holiday inn reservations line) and you need to talk to the reservations manager directly for the special rate. She's there every weekday from 9 to 5.

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Oh thank you for that info!

I'll be there...I live about an hour away but the traffic from Milwaukee to Chicago is EVIL!!!!! But its worth it! I also have an old college roomy that lives there so you bet I'll be enjoying some windy city loven!


Can you imagine the posts the next three days after that show...
everyone showing off what they bought and what they saw...I'm excited!

Yeah well I bought 10 snakes last year when I was there. It's bad for the old savings account.. :D

Savings account?:P

Yeah.. I DO need a car after all..

I just got a new car!

Well yay for you. :P I don't have any car.. need car!

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Well yay for you. :P I don't have any car.. need car!

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Thanks! LOL It's all fun except the whole handing my paychecks over to the dealership thing! That reminds me, I need to talk to the bossman about a raise.;)

Hopefully I'll see you all in October!

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Originally Posted by 4Khan

I'll be there...I live about an hour away but the traffic from Milwaukee to Chicago is EVIL!!!!! But its worth it! I also have an old college roomy that lives there so you bet I'll be enjoying some windy city loven!


Can you imagine the posts the next three days after that show...
everyone showing off what they bought and what they saw...I'm excited!

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Tell me about it. I drive from near milwaukee on 94 down to 88 for work each week :( oy

Wait people buy things at these events???


*cuts up his CC*

I was just about to start a thread about NARBC Chicago but decided to do a search and I'm glad I did. Nice to see so many of you plan on going. I missed last year but already have everything planned for this year. I'm only three hours away but have no desire to drive.

Got to get snakes. If I start now I should have enough setups by Oct.:rolleyes: Maybe not!!

At the rate I'm going, I won't have money to buy herps!

Hey Blue Mongoose, we should get together sometime, I live in Rockford!

I think we all should invest in either BPNet t-shirts or caps or buttons, whatever so we can ID each other at the event. I know I'll probably bring along a cell phone (hope it works inside the venue).

Amy and I plan on going!!!! Can't wait to meet all of you!!! We won't get there till saturday morning and plan on leaving sunday night. So we need to make a saturday night BP.net get together!!! ;)

well we might go it all depends on the wife and the new baby

A Saturday night BP.net thing would be great. I plan on going the Saturday only.

BP.net pins sounds like a good idea. We've got them in the cafepress store.

I already have a shirt myself :)

I could probably also be id'd by my "Got Bit!" Shirt from arachnopets.

I just happened to notice this thread. We usually do Daytona, but decided to do Chicago this year as we have never been. I am hoping that we will be able to vend next year, so I wanted to go get a feel for the show this year. Hope to see everyone there.

I know this thread is a few months old but I was wondering what hotel everyone is going to be staying in? Me and my mom will be in the La Quinta wich is 0.2 miles from the convention center. Thanx. I will have my cell phone with me and the number is 920-479-0453. Thank you all. Also Are we going to have a bp.net dinner on saturday? Shelby email me I have a few questions about me bringing some of my snakes to my hotel and you taking pictures with your camera for my website. Thanx


-Andre