sam.henderson Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hiya all, I know this very early and people are still getting over the AC North show, (and the though of another trade show may turn you green :P :** laughs out loud **: ) but I had a few questions about the ABTT show and thought I may as well encorperate it into a 'Who's going thread' as well! ;) So just some questions, I have never been before I generally go to PLASA and anything local! so.. Do ABTT members get in for nothing?? How much smaller is it compared to PLASA? What is the Venue like?? Thanks for any info, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Do ABTT members get in for nothing??Yes How much smaller is it compared to PLASA?Much, much smaller What is the Venue like??The older hall has a nice high roof, the newer bit is well, newer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.henderson Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Thanks for that Brian, Also- just out of interest; Do you need to spend two days there or is one enough to get round most of it?? Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 To be honest, I generally strugle to spend a full day - it does, of course, depend on how long you spend on each stand and whether you attend the Blue Room meet :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 2 days? 1 day? Blimey after 2hrs I normally get bored and either toddle off to the BR meet, or bom it over to Canary Wharf, have lunch, then come back to the BR meet! (Hopefully it won't be in a pub when an England game is on this time :P) Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I hope to be attending on the day of the Blue Room meet and I, too, have struggled many times to fill a whole day just by walking around the exhibits. Get there early, look around in the morning, pick up a load of product info (most of which will remain largely unread until you finally throw it away in two years time), grab as much free swag as possible, hook up with some old faces around lunchtime and then spend the afternoon in the pub - the perfect day :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I'd agree with opinions posted thus far - unless you get into several very deep conversations with various manufacturers/suppliers, you'll struggle to find enough in the two halls to fill a whole day. But having said that, I do prefer ABTT to PLASA - the atmosphere is so much better, and you can actually talk to people. Re. the BR meet - if we're going to have one, let's try and make a bit more of an effort with it this time! Last year's was, frankly, pathetic - a very small handful of us, some of whom disappeared after a very short time to another 'do' (which was presumably being held somewhere that wasn't full of annoying shouty soccer fans, and was therefore by default infinitely prefeerrable to where we were :** laughs out loud **:). Still, I had a nice chat with Stu, so it wasn't a complete washout! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 yes well, it use to be very easy to spend all day at the ABTT when it was at Riverside when it had a decent barwith proper beer. My best record (as far as I can recall) was 20 mins "doing the leaflet collection" after spending 5 hours in the bar. I'm a bit more sedate these days. I usually go both days, but only for a few hours each day. I prefer it to PLASA because I'm a theatre technician, so it's focussed more on my specific area of operation, but there's a lot of useful peripheral stuff at PLASA which ABTT can't cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDD Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Can anybody recommend a good place to park on the edge of the underground somewhere, off the M1 direction? Now I no longer qualify for a lovely young-persons railcard I can't believe the train fare from Rugby to London is £79. Well, actually I can believe it. Anyway, thinking about driving down instead... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Don't forget the other advantage of actually being able to hear what people say, and the stand staff being willing to talk, rather than ignor you in favour of the next 'suit' who walks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I hope to be attending on the day of the Blue Room meet and I, too, have struggled many times to fill a whole day just by walking around the exhibits. Get there early, look around in the morning, pick up a load of product info (most of which will remain largely unread until you finally throw it away in two years time), grab as much free swag as possible, hook up with some old faces around lunchtime and then spend the afternoon in the pub - the perfect day :P<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have to say ditto. although the last couple of years I've ended up walking into Frank Wood, does he count as an old face? (Though you can normally tell if he is round the next corner by the mild odour of hamlet cigars) James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I can't believe the train fare from Rugby to London is £79. Well, actually I can believe it. :unsure: Are you sure about that? My return fare from North Wales is only about £55, and that goes via Rugby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Anglia Railways can beat that! £69 for a journey of only 116 miles (and it still takes nearly 4 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDD Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 :unsure: Are you sure about that? My return fare from North Wales is only about £55, and that goes via Rugby!! The problem is to spend any more than a couple of hours in London I have to travel on the peak-time commuter trains, on which they don't sell the cheap advance-purchase tickets so it's full price or nothing. £79 open return, standard class. To get the cheapest way I have to get a local train to Northampton, then a local train into Euston. Takes twice as long and still can't travel at peak-time so only get about 2 hours in London before I have to turn-around and come back. Anglia Railways can beat that! £69 for a journey of only 116 miles Rugby - London is only about 88 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkySteve Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Can anybody recommend a good place to park on the edge of the underground somewhere, off the M1 direction? Now I no longer qualify for a lovely young-persons railcard I can't believe the train fare from Rugby to London is £79. Well, actually I can believe it. Anyway, thinking about driving down instead... Thanks<{POST_SNAPBACK}> There's a fantastically gib car park just off the M1, probably the wrolds largest car park and very cheap to park there... in fact for most users its free - I think they call it the M25... where else in London can you park all day for a quid?? hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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