gleichman Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Today it is sunny and 73F in Austin. Each year that I have attended NI Week, I have seen +100F on the convention center sign. I go to NI Week (when my boss lets me) because it is an excellent learning oppurtunity, but why does it have to be in August? Alan Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Because the Austin Convention Center is (probably) cheeper in August. The weather is very hot -- it can get up to 110 degF! And, it is easier for people to take a week off of work during the summer. Quote Link to comment
gleichman Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Because the Austin Convention Center is (probably) cheeper in August. The weather is very hot -- it can get up to 110 degF! And, it is easier for people to take a week off of work during the summer. The rate card for the convention center makes no mention for seasonal discounts. It looks expensive all year around, but I'm not in the convention business. ACC Facility Rental Information I agree that it is easier for some (academics, students, Europeans) to get time off during the summer, but most engineering activities are not seasonal. Going to Texas in August for a convention is as crazy as having the Super Bowl here in Detroit in January! Alan Quote Link to comment
AnalogKid2DigitalMan Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 And all the buildings in Austin seem to have their thermostats set at 60 degrees from what I recall while attending NI training there Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 This morning on the radio I heard that Austin will have its 36th day in triple digits (>= 100 degrees) for the year. Normally we have about 10 or so. Last year we had none. It's shapping up to be a hot NIWeek. :beer: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Jul 28 2008, 10:33 AM) This morning on the radio I heard that Austin will have its 36th day in triple digits (>= 100 degrees) for the year. Normally we have about 10 or so. Last year we had none. It's shapping up to be a hot NIWeek. :beer: :thumbup: It wouldn't be NI-Week if it wasn't over 100 outside and below 40 in the convention center Quote Link to comment
Yair Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Over here it's been surprisingly pleasant over the last few days. >100 is the usual temperature for pretty much the entire summer, but these last few days it's probably been around 85, possibly even less. Quote Link to comment
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