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Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest
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lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org
Date: 
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 06:01:07 GMT
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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" wrote:

> John Neal wrote:
> 
> > 3. As for the ILTCO, we are hoping to organize an International LEGO
> > Train Convention which will move annually across country to cities which
> > contain host LTCs.  If people wanted to piggyback on this event as a
> > National LUG convention, that would be up for discussion, but sites
> > would need to be in LTC-hosted cities.
> 
> Is it really right to call it INTERNATIONAL LTC if you just plan on touring
> the states?

Well, actually, the ILTCO is comprised of LTCs from Canada, Germany, Italy,
and the US.  *Where* we hold the convention is irrelevant.

> Germany has a rather large train contingent.

Yes, and some Germans have said that they would come to the US to attend such
a convention.  Italy, too.  I have yet to speak with the Japanese group...

-John

> USLTC, maybe.
> 
> > I just think a National LUG convention that moves around wouldn't
> > work.   There doesn't exist an organization/committee/group that would
> > organize and run it.  If anything, a National LUG convention should be
> > held in one place, and one place only.... Mecca (Carlsbad;-)
> 
> Uh, that's what I've been saying all along ;-)
> 
> --
> Tom Stangl
> ***http://www.vfaq.com/
> ***DSM Visual FAQ home
> ***http://ba.dsm.org/
> ***SF Bay Area DSMs



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  IOLTC (was: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest)
 
(...) I thought it was IOLTC. (...) Wasn't there some talk of a IOLTC event in Minnesota next year? I was hoping to combine this with our biannual Chicago road trip. And yes, that IS a Seattle to Chicago road trip with 5 small children. A monstrous (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)

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  Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest
 
(...) Is it really right to call it INTERNATIONAL LTC if you just plan on touring the states? Germany has a rather large train contingent. USLTC, maybe. (...) Uh, that's what I've been saying all along ;-) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)

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