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n lugnet.events, Todd Thuma wrote:
> In lugnet.events, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> > Todd Thuma wrote:
> > > From that pile of money a projector was rented at $500 per day plus another $80
> > > for screens for the animation festival and the presentations.
> >
> > Todd, is that $500 correct??
> >
> > If so, if there is money left over from this year, I HIGHLY recommend
> > investigating purchasing at least one projector, as they have gotten
> > pretty cheap these days, it might even be cheaper to buy several
> > compared to the rental costs over 3 days @ $500/day.
>
> Yes, the figure is correct. I was told it to me by the AV company directly.
>
> One thing you forget is a lot of cities, states, and facilities have unions or
> contractual agreements in place that would prevent us from using our own gear.
> In fact I can tell you now, almost with certainty, that there will never be a
> LEGO fan convention in Houston. We would be charged by the convention center and
> the union to use our own equipment. Even in the hotel convention space due to a
> law on the books in Houston (at least the law I was told about in 1998). I
> attended an education conference there and I could not touch anything with out a
> union person. Not that I have anything againsht unions, but the contract
> required that they connect the LCD Projectors to the computers. Most of them
> didn't even know how to connect them. I had to talk them through it. Also, they
> couldn't touch personal laptops that people were begining to bring to
> conventions at that time. So, the presenter couldn't use their laptop to present
> because they Union wouldn't connect the LCD, cause that required touching a
> personally owned PC and the owner couldn't touch the cable from the LCD.
>
> There are thousands of little policies and issues that come up around this stuff
> that most are unaware of until you gain some experience. We are lucky that the
> hotel didn't charge us for the use of the equipment we provided. It could go so
> far as to charge us for the tables that the train clubs brought. Pretty stupid
> and one of the main reasons the location of this Non-profit event is limited to
> where it can be held.
>
> Todd
My reply is that it just goes to show that Joe negotiated a very good contract
with the hotel. I cannot believe any other event will be able to negotiate
better prices for a four star hotel room than $89/ night including free parking,
and meeting rooms if certain number of rooms are booked. I hope Christina does
as well next year. And that whoever puts on the one in Calif.does also. Just on
the hotel bill alone, he saved me well over $60.00.
I had tried to get a room at that hotel the summer before, and the cheapest rate
was well over $250--per night.
Anyway, however it works out, I think Geoff has made the most valid point of
this whole discussion when he said:
"FOLKS, we have got to get over this. We do all these things because we love the
brick. I have plenty of friends here in my little town and we do all kinds of
fun social events around here. I don’t go to AFOL events to get more friends. I
don’t need more friends. I go because I want to get together with the AFOLs
because we share a common love for a toy and can often inspire, teach, laugh and
be happy over this common interest.
So I will tell you now, I don’t care who hosts BrickFest, where it is, or how
much it costs, I will show up as long as I do not have a family engagement and
can get time off of work. I will come to revel in other’s work. I will come to
drink a few beers after hours and swap silly stories. I will come to compete in
robotics competitions. I will come to learn more from others. and I will have a
great time. I hope, I beg and I plead for the community to start getting back
into this mentality. "
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