{"id":2357,"date":"2016-02-03T17:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2016-02-10T22:50:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T22:50:56","slug":"top-10-reasons-to-attend-acpla-feb-18-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2016\/02\/03\/top-10-reasons-to-attend-acpla-feb-18-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 reasons to attend #acpla Feb. 18-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. It&#8217;s the left coast! You can go to Santa Monica and dip your toes in the Pacific Ocean.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2359 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"giphy\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>giphy.com <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. You&#8217;ll be\u00a0greeted in the Sheraton Universal by the waxy version of Denzel\u00a0Washington.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2360 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/DenzelWashington.jpg\" alt=\"DenzelWashington\" width=\"360\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/DenzelWashington.jpg 360w, https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/DenzelWashington-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/portfolio\/citywalk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Universal CityWalk<\/a>\u00a0is only a five-minute free shuttle ride away, or a ten-minute walk. Dozens\u00a0of restaurants, live street music, indoor skydiving and a 7-story IMAX\u00a0theater. And, you might catch the hosts of Extra! doing their\u00a0wide-eyed celebrity interview thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sup Mario. You giving the keynote at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACP2LA?src=hash\">#ACP2LA<\/a> tomorrow? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ep2zJvCGcn\">pic.twitter.com\/Ep2zJvCGcn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Lauing (@JLauing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLauing\/status\/571412202722234368\">February 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. There&#8217;s palm trees, swimming pools and you may even spot a movie star on his morning run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You never know who you&#39;ll run into at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACP2LA?src=hash\">#ACP2LA<\/a>! The Hamline Oracle sure got a surprise. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kn78QNuxXt\">pic.twitter.com\/kn78QNuxXt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jackie Bussjaeger (@JackieSmeek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackieSmeek\/status\/572503010082881536\">March 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Reignite your creativity at the <a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/portfolio\/creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Disney Creativity Symposium<\/a> which will be held at the John Hench Gallery at Disney Studios.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/49.media.tumblr.com\/5a20641623d1127d2e1cf9f8c526231c\/tumblr_n0wbk5jJdn1rkjlzfo1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>tumblr.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. There will be plenty of opportunity to try out some bizarre foods.<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelchannel.com\/\/content\/tccom\/en\/vplayer.embedded.html\/etc\/sni-asset\/travelchannel\/videos\/0\/01\/019\/0197\/0197082\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Bizarre Foods\/Travel Channel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. You can leave your winter coat at home. <\/strong>But, bring a rain jacket, just in case, because it is an\u00a0El Ni\u00f1o winter.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stream1.gifsoup.com\/view\/977365\/sandy-takin-her-jacket-off-o.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>gifsoup.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. There are a myriad\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to meet with professionals from the Los Angeles area. <\/strong>Sit down for a one-on-one with them during a <a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/procon\/\" target=\"_blank\">PRO CON<\/a> or attend one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/event.crowdcompass.com\/acpla\/multi-level-list\/Speakers\/1?title=Speakers%20by%20Name\" target=\"_blank\">sessions<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2366\" src=\"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/procon-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"procon\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/procon-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/procon-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/procon-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Los Angeles has a subway! <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.net\/riding\/maps\/red-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Line<\/a> is at the bottom of the\u00a0hill from the Sheraton Universal.<strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2362 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/giphy-2.gif\" alt=\"giphy-2\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong>(It&#8217;s just one stop on the Red Line to get to Hollywood and Vine.)<br \/>\n<strong>10. You can fly into quaint <a href=\"http:\/\/bobhopeairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Hope Airport<\/a> (BUR) instead of wandering around the cavernous LAX. BUR is just five miles from the Sheraton Universal.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/aa\/b5\/05\/aab505645291ec1b93a0e1960dd8cd27.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>hercampus.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/portfolio\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">Early-bird registration<\/a>\u00a0has ended, but you can still receive discounts on your hotel room until Friday, Feb. 5.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p>The rates for <a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/portfolio\/convention-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">guest rooms at the Universal Sheraton Hotel<\/a>\u00a0are (include tax):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\">Single\/double and triple\/quad rate: $216.11\/night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/acpla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">See you in Los Angeles Feb. 18-21.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1. It&#8217;s the left coast! You can go to Santa Monica and dip your toes in the Pacific Ocean. giphy.com &nbsp; 2. You&#8217;ll be\u00a0greeted in the Sheraton Universal by the waxy version of Denzel\u00a0Washington. &nbsp; 3. Universal CityWalk\u00a0is only a five-minute free shuttle ride away, or a ten-minute walk. Dozens\u00a0of restaurants, live street music, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions\/2369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}