Organizing a Van to EA Global

Last weekend I organized a van down from Boston to NYC for EA Global: I'm very happy I did this, and would definitely do it again. Being able to talk with folks both ways was like a bonus 8hr of the conference [1] and I had a very interesting ride each way. Julia and I had been planning to drive down together, and I posted on the EA Boston mailing list and the FB group. I very quickly got more people than I had seats for in our Honda Fit, and decided to rent a 12-passenger van: Hertz says it's a 12-passenger, though the two times I've rented one from them it's actually been a 15-passenger with zero trunk space. Essentially another row of seats where the trunk would be. This would be great for something in-town, is workable for my use case here where people have minimal luggage, and would be pretty awkward if folks had a lot of luggage since seats take up space that would otherwise be for bags. I sent out an email in advance: If you're receiving this email, you're on my list for a ride…