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Re: How about a Brickfest West?
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Mon, 16 Jul 2001 05:07:24 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Preface: I'd love to see more events in more places, if doing so can be done
> so as not to dilute the wonderful thing that I just got done experiencing.
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> In lugnet.events, Matthew Gerber writes:
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> > Yeah...that's kinda' what I figured. Two events COULD be held
> > concurrently...that MIGHT be cool (or could hurt either ones attendance..I
> > dunno'...)
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> I strongly oppose concurrence. You're guaranteeing that you'll have two
> small, struggling events (with the "names" of the hobby having to pick and
> choose which to attend) rather than one. This is a terminally bad idea, IMHO
> and I answered my survey that way. Keep them at least a month apart (even
> two successive weekends is a bad idea) so people have time to recover their
> mundane life (pay bills and suchlike) before they go to the next one.
That's why the primary idea is quarterly events. In fact, between your home
area and Florida, I see those as the other primary targets for other events.
I suppose you've already given this some thought?
> > -I'd want to set up a media/computer lab at the event...we could have
> > computers donated for the event, allowing internet access for e-mail,
> > LUGNET, etc., and a place for folks to demo/use LCAD programs.
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> Think bigger. At GMU EVERY room had ethernet, and most had hubs, so a lot of
> stuff was possible. People used their PCs in their presentations (I did for
> mine, and one was used for LCAD, and one was used for the animations, etc.
> etc.) and we were able to do things like update LUGNET in real time FROM
> presentation rooms. (I apologise that I didn't realise till after Brad's
> talk started that I ought to be gathering questions from the rest of the
> community and getting them answered)
Chances are that any other event won't be lucky enough to garner the use of
a school with pre-wired services. If we end up in a hotel or on a
fairground, we'll have to supply our own...you all were just EXTREMELY
lucky/fortunate.
> > -I would love to see an animated LEGO movie made DURING the event, over the
> > course of days! So cool!
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> This ensures that whoever is making it doesn't get to participate in any of
> the rest of the con, unfortunately. (Frank had the same complaint about
> running Pirate game, it chewed up his chance to do other stuff)...
Understood...but I'm not alking about an epic here...and I was hoping that
many hands might take a shot at helping, easing the overall load...I guess
that's why I'd be looking for extended/24 hour times...who needs sleep when
you have caffene? I don't remember sleeping more than a couple of hours at a
pop at the last few shows I attended/ran.
Matt
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| (...) Getting free use of a uni may be the thing that ought to be the key driver of date/location, then... as hiring rooms will definitely increase cost substantially. The next Brickfest may have a problem though, it may be on the verge of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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| Preface: I'd love to see more events in more places, if doing so can be done so as not to dilute the wonderful thing that I just got done experiencing. (...) I strongly oppose concurrence. You're guaranteeing that you'll have two small, struggling (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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