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Post by fleur on Nov 19, 2015 11:51:23 GMT
Whoa glad I didn't go then. Trying not to take it personally Nicandrach that you don't want to visit me
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Post by High Priestess on Nov 19, 2015 15:19:32 GMT
I met Joseph, Paul and Mary... Mary and Joseph? Nic, did you meet Jesus too?
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Post by Nic & Rach on Nov 20, 2015 4:07:59 GMT
hahaha that is hilarious....He was way up there so, I didn't get a chance to meet Jesus LOL Good one Deborah
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Post by Nic & Rach on Nov 20, 2015 4:13:19 GMT
We would love to.... I have a feeling that it will be in your turf it would be fun and if that happens we will definitely want to meet you.
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Post by fleur on Nov 20, 2015 5:10:33 GMT
Ok apology accepted. Our friend from California just came to visit us and he lost 12 pounds in two weeks! (We only had him 3 days though lol). Smaller portion sizes and better quality food, lots of walking is a easy and fun way to shed some weight. And he drank alcohol most days too.
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Post by andrew on Nov 23, 2015 15:03:33 GMT
I just spoke to someone from Airbnb who said they're planning announcements for the first week of December. So stay tuned.
I'd also be happy for the next Open to be in LA, as I could combine it with a visit with family. The big problem with LA is that, unlike SF and Paris, it's not well-served by public transport. Which is a big deal when you're flying people in from around the world and many of them can't drive or legally rent a car in the US. They'd have to have a rather elaborate partnership with a service like Uber, or a Google-style shuttle system of their own, to make it work.
I enjoyed the meal that I went to with Nic and Rach - mostly for the great people there. The food was pretty good, and the walk back home past the Notre Dame was beautiful. The dinner-party night could have been done a little better if they'd had a smaller selection of larger venues, but in all fairness there aren't many of those in Paris.
The keynote presentations ranged from the very entertaining (especially the afternoon ones on Friday) to some that were overproduced, superficial corporate propaganda. I didn't need to see Cirque de Soleil at 10 AM, even though it was impressive. I tried to go to some of the workshops, but it was too disorganized to be useful. Everyone was confused about where to go, and the speakers were on an overtight schedule, so each speaker had to deal with people being shuffled into seats for the whole length of their presentation, while everyone struggled to hear them, and as soon as they found their groove they had their time cut off. I think a small number of well-organized presentations with lots of time and good A/V would have been more useful than hundreds of half-assed breakout sessions.
Another odd feature they had was assigning individual staff members to float through the Grande Halle being "listeners." So while they recognized people's desire to be heard, this felt like a placebo to me. People would much rather share their concerns and ask their questions to the relevant people inside of Airbnb. I would've rather seem a format in which the important members of each team hosted large, leisurely, and interactive Q&A sessions in which they could both share their latest developments and engage in direct discussions with hosts. Unfortunately, I think Airbnb wanted to keep everything scripted and on-message - the big players make splashy presentations for the press, and people with harder questions and concerns are discreetly dealt with by the rank-and-file and shoved down the Memory Hole. It was like a political convention in that sense.
The food at the convention tasted like the contents of a composting bin. I think that was part of the whole eco-friendly ethos, but as a chef who caters large events I had many facepalm moments. Why not showcase the great food culture of Paris, rather than bland attempts at springrolls and potato salads? If you want to do a gluten-free lunch, why sandwiches? Who on earth has ever wanted to eat something called "Potato Undergrowth Salad"? The juice and coffee were pretty good though, and the sponsor stalls at the back of the Grande Halle had some interesting snacks.
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Post by urbanoasis on Nov 24, 2015 19:23:40 GMT
My experience at the first Open was similar...total marketing fluff rah rah with little substance nor *authentic* engagement with Hosts vis-a-vis discussion around best practices, policy tweaks, etc. But, the food seems to have been better than it was this year. Very odd, given the locale.
The other thing I found to be very disconcerting about the Open was the large number of Hosts that were flown in and housed on the airbnb dime. It's a very clique-y sort of thing, which really smacks of a lack of authenticity. Hopefully Hosts will get hip to just what the airbnb Open truly is...a virtual road show for prospective investors. Nothing more.
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Post by fiona on Dec 11, 2015 3:21:07 GMT
Nothing announced yet? I've heard L.A. too. That would be nice.
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Post by Nic & Rach on Dec 12, 2015 3:54:45 GMT
It is OFFICIAL its going to be in LA= Los Angeles that is....
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Post by Kristi on Dec 12, 2015 14:07:50 GMT
Los Angeles? Wow. I was hoping for a different destination but for me its very close. An hour and a half drive and I just might get some of the after glow folks who want to do a little traveling along the coast. I hope the Airbnb market is still an option by then. So many cities have banned short term rentals. Santa Moncia, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viego, Manhattan Beach and many others in the middle of the debate right now. Even my town San Clemente is exploring the issue.
Can we have a meet up? I would love that!
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Post by High Priestess on Dec 12, 2015 15:34:50 GMT
Yes, Los Angeles is very do-able for me as well to attend an Open there, since I would be able to drive to it. (I can attend anyplace I can drive -- if it requires flying, I wont' go, since I dont' like to fly on planes). It would be fun to have a meetup!
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