Hardrock Summit in Denver

path914 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:37 am

Is anyone planning on going to the Denver show next month?

I'll be there from the 14th-18th

path914 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:13 pm

I guess not...

Well, if anyone does end up attending and wants to meet up I'll be downtown the 15th-17th. I'll be bringing some G&G copies and other collateral to share.

Barbra Voltaire, FGG · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:23 pm

I think Alberto plans on going.

Dioptase · **Joined:** Thu May 28, 2009 4:13 am **Posts:** 234

Nope. I will be in Hong Kong during that time. Bad timing for Denver, running nearly concurrently with the HK show.

dchallener · **Joined:** Mon May 26, 2014 9:42 pm **Posts:** 1045

I will be there for one day

Barbra Voltaire, FGG · **Posted:** Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:09 pm

One day? Ambitious, David.
Are you looking for something special or hoping to stumble on something you can't live without?

dchallener · **Joined:** Mon May 26, 2014 9:42 pm **Posts:** 1045

Stephen is meeting with someone that day so we decided to do a family trip. The show is significantly smaller than Tucson, so I can cover most of it in a day. Tucson that takes most of 9 days.

Alberto · **Posted:** Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:34 pm

Unfortunately, no Denver for us this year, the management took a bit too much time to give us the details for booking the booth so we decided to go to the JVA conference in the UK instead, which was absolutely a BLAST, btw. we are preparing an article for the next issue of the Magazine, stay tuned!!!!

Stephen Challener · **Posted:** Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:03 pm

Denver was slow for sellers this year. I got a couple great deals as a result. The one day trip was tiring but a ton of fun.

path914 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:27 pm

I just got back last night after about 4 days at the shows. Definitely a slow year for most sellers, but I ran into several familiar faces who were vending for the first time in Denver. I was on a tight budget for purchases, but still came back with a few fun things. Most importantly I was able to catch up with colleagues from around the world and meet lots of new people to discuss education and solicit feedback. It was a great time!

Next year with the Hardrock Summit moving up to Westminister, I think it will be a bit tougher as it is much further away from the other shows than the convention center downtown. I'm not sure why they decided on that location.

path914 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 23, 2024 2:07 pm

Bringing this post back up to see if anyone is going this year. I will be there from the 12th-15th and hope to see some of you there.

path914 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:38 am

Anyone else from this group attending? I believe the first shows start in about a week or so.

Stephen Challener · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:40 pm

Going to hit Denver on Friday, one day trip. Should be fun.

path914 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:43 pm

Stephen Challener wrote:

Going to hit Denver on Friday, one day trip. Should be fun.

Still impressed that you do this in one day! I go for a few days and still miss most locations. Which Friday are you going? I'll be there the 12-15.

Stephen Challener · **Posted:** Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:27 am

We're going the 6th. And our secret is that we'll miss a bunch of stuff, but it will still be fun.

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