# Any Austin doperfest / batfest this summer?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 4, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525 "2003-06-04T06:08:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525/1 "2003-06-04T06:08:37Z")

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I was wondering if there was one in the works… I couldn’t find anything pending…

I’m planning to be up there the last weekend in July for [this](http://www.austingamingexpo.com/) , and it would be a blast to meet some folks, as it seems I’m the only Doper down here in the valley. Besides my mom, that is. 🙂

I haven’t seen the bats since I was in Austin to see TOFOG at Stubb’s, and happened to see a swarm squeeze out from what I think is the main parking garage for Austin’s PD.

So, any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525/2 "2003-06-09T10:01:29Z")

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Nada?

☹

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525/3 "2003-06-13T07:00:13Z")

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Another sad bump…

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**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525/4 "2003-06-13T11:18:41Z")

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Well, they’re usually called “BatDopes”, for the obvious reasons- all three million of 'em. 🙂

I’d like to… but if things work out for me, I’ll be on a road trip to Siggraph out in CA at that time.

I’ll give ya a bump, though.

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**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-austin-doperfest-batfest-this-summer/179525/5 "2003-06-13T14:50:58Z")

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End of July, maybe. Hard to tell what will be happening then.