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Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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Date: 
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:23:11 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
   In lugnet.events, Kelly McKiernan wrote:

  
   Oh, I hadn’t realized that there was a misconception about BrickFest being non-profit. Is that widespread? The solution for that’s pretty simple, more education. I know the info’s on the footer of BrickFest.com, and has been since I started doing the web site in late 2003.

It started out as an event run by a local LUG. I’m not sure when or how the transition happened. The fact that BF was a business has been out there for a while - if you were looking for it. But BF has never felt like a business, what with the calls for volunteers, donations of time and prizes, etc.

The phrase “BrickFest is a Trademark of Brick Events LLC” started showing up on the website by July 19, 2002 at the latest. The Wayback Machine isn’t showing me the results for the beginning of 2002. The 2002 event was the first one to charge registration fees.

Marc Nelson Jr.

Marc’s Creations



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  Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
 
(...) I'm pretty sure BrickFest 2000 had a registration fee. I know that it was pointed out at one point that even in 2000, the facility was NOT free (I had been under that impression, and I know when conversation started about BF2001, perhaps even (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest)

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  Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
 
(...) It started out as an event (URL) run by a local LUG>. I'm not sure when or how the transition happened. The fact that BF was a business has been out there for a while - if you were looking for it. But BF has never felt like a business, what (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

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