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In lugnet.events, Russell Clark wrote:
> Hello all. I have been challenged to organize a LEGO convention in Northern
> California. I wanted to send a post to gain some feedback on the idea.
>
> Is it a good one?
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> Would you attend? Non-Californians?
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> Any thoughts?
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> The proposed date is sometime in 2010.
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> I look forward to hearing your comments.
>
> --
> Russell Clark
> President/Co-Founder, BayLUG/BayLTC
> http://www.baylug.org/russellc/
> Fire Chief, PCFD
> There is a very fine line between
> "hobby" and "mental illness".
I like the idea. Sure, southern California has LL-CA but it doesn't have that
"in the middle" quality that northern California has. There are various LUGs &
LTCs in the far south and far north of the western US but northern California
has a midpoint feature about it. It would mean some travel but not too bad for
those living at the far north/south ends of the west coast.
The fact the bay area has several airports certainly gives those from the east
flying options.
My question right now is where would you hold this? Convention center? Hotel
w/ convention facilities?
Adr.
Last thought- Think Google could sponsor this???
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In lugnet.events, Adrian Egli wrote:
> My question right now is where would you hold this? Convention center? Hotel
> w/ convention facilities?
Right now both venues we like are hotels in Santa Clara and Foster City.
> Last thought- Think Google could sponsor this???
I know they like LEGO...
Russell
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In lugnet.events, Russell Clark wrote:
> In lugnet.events, Adrian Egli wrote:
> > My question right now is where would you hold this? Convention center? Hotel
> > w/ convention facilities?
>
> Right now both venues we like are hotels in Santa Clara and Foster City.
>
> > Last thought- Think Google could sponsor this???
>
> I know they like LEGO...
>
> Russell
Of course I could research all this on my own, but if I was flying from North
Carolna to Northern California, I would definitely like to at least have a brief
visit to San Francisco. Is it relatively easy to get there--is the BART going to
where you are planning on having it. Just curious and of course not a deal
breaker, but there might be a few of us souls who have never seen SF and would
want to tag a little sidetrip to it. Kind of spread the airfare out over LEGO
and sightseeing. As I said, the last time I was there the BART was in its first
or second year--I think.
Of course a tour of Google and Apple would be interesting also.
I really do not think a LEGO store should be an overiding requirement. But maybe
by that time there would be some mechanism for LEGO, if it wanted to, to
discount heavily some special Shop at Home items only for the registrants.
The weather there in the winter is nice--so that is the time to have it. A
relief from the cold for a great number of people.
Tommy Armstrong
The BrickEngraver
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In lugnet.events, Tommy Armstrong wrote:
> Of course I could research all this on my own, but if I was flying from North
> Carolna to Northern California, I would definitely like to at least have a brief
> visit to San Francisco. Is it relatively easy to get there--is the BART going to
> where you are planning on having it. Just curious and of course not a deal
> breaker, but there might be a few of us souls who have never seen SF and would
> want to tag a little sidetrip to it. Kind of spread the airfare out over LEGO
> and sightseeing. As I said, the last time I was there the BART was in its first
> or second year--I think.
Not necessarily BART, but CalTrain is relatively close to both sites.
> Of course a tour of Google and Apple would be interesting also.
That is something I can look into, but I doubt it would be fruitful.
> I really do not think a LEGO store should be an overiding requirement. But maybe
> by that time there would be some mechanism for LEGO, if it wanted to, to
> discount heavily some special Shop at Home items only for the registrants.
There are two LEGO stores in Northern California, one in Santa Clara and one in
San Mateo. Both cities are being checked for venues.
> The weather there in the winter is nice--so that is the time to have it. A
> relief from the cold for a great number of people.
We are looking at mid-Spring 2010.
Russell
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> Right now both venues we like are hotels in Santa Clara and Foster City.
Santa Clara?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys>
Clara / Carla, whatever. I sir, am in.
Grandpa casually gets a root beer from the refrigerator and remarks, "One thing
about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach... all the damn vampires."
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