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Re: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?
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Fri, 8 Sep 2006 01:47:22 GMT
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> If an event were to be held in southern California, then do it north of LLCA in
> Anaheim or south of LLCA in San Diego. Both cities have zones (thinking of
> Hotel Circle in San Diego) where hotels have the facilities, are many, and close
> together thus giving attendees options where to stay.
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> As to LLCA, heck, charter a bus or something so we could do shopping at the
> pick-a-brick.
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> I, too, favor the idea of having it in February; we'd have Presidents Day three
> day weekend available.
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> Adr.
I really have done some serious thinking about this whole convention thing-and
here are some other thoughts.
1: What made this BrickFest possible at the venue at which it was held was the
fact that if a certain number of rooms were booked, the meeting rooms, great
hall, etc. were provided by the hotel for free--at least that is the way I
understand it. But there had to be a guraratee, a contract signed, if the number
was not achieved. As I understand it, this is pretty much the way it is done--so
if at a hotel attendees should be encouraged to stay at the venue. In the case
of the Sheraton, the prices offered were extremely competitive--cheaper than any
of the surrounding hotels, and therefore it was a no brainer to stay there.
2 The Sheraton staff was really extremely nice and helpful, and I think saw that
the whole thing was done in a professional manner. I got talking to many of them
and they were well pleased and even very interested. If I was going to be the
cooordinator for one in California, I would definitely look at a Sheraton, as
you could get what I think would be good reference from the DC Sheraton. I would
definitely try and get the meeting rooms for free with a certain number of
booked hotel rooms. I have of course not researched what is available in San
Diego or Anaheim,but bet there are some good options.
3 There needs to be a public day--after all that is the AFOL "outreach" and it
can bring in enough money to help subsidize many of the perks--like the free
meal Friday night. Kudos to Joe for that touch.
4 I went to the first BricksWest--flew out there as MG had taken a chance on my
name badge idea. I thoroughly enjoyed San Diego. But with no public day, and
only registration money to pay for everything, it was close financially. The
next year--it went bankrupt. He had to guarantee the site and restaurant and
simply did not charge enough to cover the costs of the other things (like the
badges, for instance).
5 Although BrickFest is officially Friday,Sat, and Sun--in reality it is also
Thursday for many. Thursday is a big set up day, check in, and get ready day.
And as mentioned that could be the LegoLand day if someone wanted to go--I
myself would opt for the San Diego Zoo which I found to be incredible.
6. One of the main things is not to be afraid to charge enough for registration
to cover the costs of the event. Going to a real BrickFest Convention is a big
deal. It really blows my mind that people actually complain about the cost of
the registration. Somehow they come up with enough money to spend hundreds at
the LEGO Store, and yet complain about $20/day for the registration. Gimme a
break. The cost of the registration is less than most large LEGO kits.
More thoughts late
Tommy Armstrong
www.brickengraver.com
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| (...) That's a great idea! I did some looking around and found this- Sheraton's in San Diego- (URL) in Anaheim (it does cover LA too)- (URL) 3 There needs to be a public day--after all that is the AFOL "outreach" and it (...) Absolutely! One thing I (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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| | Re: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?
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| (...) I think Tommy has the right idea. I do NOT want to have an event at LLCA simply because when it comes to display and meeting facilities, dare I say it, LLCA sucks (remember BricksWest 2003 and the rained out tent!). If an event were to be held (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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