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Re: A BricksWest Critique?
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Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:11:52 GMT
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"Todd Thuma" <thumat@gactr.uga.edu> writes:
> Is the weekend, the 2nd weekend of February a good weekend for all?
> We talked at BricksWest about doing it more in the park and more
> closely associated with LEGO Direct, LEGO Retail, or Legoland.
Sounds good.
> Please take time out of your busy building and working schedules to
> reflect on this and contribute some small piece that will make a
> west coast gather of LEGO Fans valuable and rewarding.
First of all, I want to say that it was a big success, despite all the
adversity that Matthew had to deal with... TLC really dropped the ball
with regards to the luau and things of that nature, and I hope that
they do better next time. The shirt fiasco was disappointing, but
Matthew really worked hard and got us some great T-shirts instead.
The measure of good leadership comes in the face of adversity. Anyone
can sail a ship in calm weather. But Matthew really shone in a
difficult situation and I commend him for that.
Also, I want to commend Dan Parker for his great job running the
pavilion. There was some chaos at first but he sorted everything out
and ran it very smoothly.
As for next year, I'm not sure who's going to be running the show, but
one tradition that I would advocate we adopt for BricksWest is that
whoever runs it one year should be the assistant the next. This way
the reins of power as it were are passed smoothly and whoever is
running the show has someone with experience to guide them, while at
the same time nobody gets burned out having to do it again and again
year after year.
That all being said, here are some things that I think we could do to
make it even better. Don't read these as criticisms, as much as
suggestions...
MOC display
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* The people running the MOC display, especially Dan and the SCLTC
members, didn't have much of a chance to attend convention
functions because they had to be manning the pavilion the whole
time. Obviously whoever's doing this is going to miss some of the
events, but it would be nice to try to make an effort to avoid
this. (My club is doing the big train layout next year, so I have
a vested interest in this...)
* There was very little announced about how the display would be
organized. The models that were brought didn't match up well with
the categorization scheme that was used in many cases. A bit more
planning would be good here, and having people pre-register their
MOCs would help the planning for this.
* The barriers against little fingers disturbing models were
inadequate. Some people either didn't put their models on display
or only did so for a short time due to this.
* Some form of contact between the various venues (pavilion and
hotel in this case) would be essential. Talkabout two-way radios,
HAM, or whatever - but some way to keep in touch is critical. We
ended up using cell phones, which were in some cases paying
roaming charges, and dealing with low batteries. That was a mess.
Film Festival
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* The choices of categories didn't match the entries very well.
There should be about a half dozen or so movies per category,
using a nomination process like the Academy Awards(R). But have
more categories, so there are more chances to win.
* Some possible categories: parodies, derived works (based on
movies, TV, etc), or totally original works. People reacted so
positively to the parodies and derived works that the original
ones were overlooked in my opinion.
* I was concerned about the use of copyrighted sound in many of the
films, apparently without permission.
* A video tape or DVD should be available that includes all the film
entries, to be sold at the event. Cost should be low enough to
cover only the costs of production. Entrants should have to
license their work for such a purpose as a condition of entry, and
that they own or have permission to use any copyrighted material.
To avoid technical glitches, the video tape can be used as the
presentation medium during the show.
* Deadlines for entry should be sufficiently in advance for the
video dubbing and licensing issues to be resolved in time.
Panels
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* Panels should start and end on time, at the locations specified in
the program. It should be someone's job to make sure this
happens. Allow time between panels for cleanup, people to come
and go, and furniture and props to be rearranged. Panelists
should be consulted in advance on how they want the chairs
arranged, etc.
* All panels should be videotaped and tapes made available later for
sale. Panelists should be required to sign authorization for
this.
* More hands-on panels, like the microfig presentation, would be
cool. For example I could could (help) run a sculpture tutorial,
where we could teach how to build a sphere and other basic shapes.
The K8's
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* Rummaging through the K8 (bulk LEGO supplied by TLC) was noisy and
distracting during some panels. It should be done in a space
farther away from the panel areas if possible, or at a time when
no panel is in session. This was more of a problem towards the
end of the conference.
* The K8 volume diminished during the event. The rule is that we
are supposed to give the boxes back as full as they were when we
got 'em. I assume that someone managed to top them off, but I
don't think that people were made adequately aware of the rules,
or just didn't obey them.
Robot Challenge
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* This was a great success. I wish we could have a couple of these,
rather than just one. We could also have other types of building
competitions at the event.
Scheduling
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* Lots of people had to miss the last day (Monday), and many left
early on Sunday, because it isn't a holiday for many employers.
Try to schedule events with this in mind, so that the most
important events are on Saturday or Sunday morning. It'd be
better if we had a Fri-Sat-Sun schedule for this reason, but the
holidays in February don't accomodate that well.
--Bill.
PS: Apropos of this thread, see Frank Filz's excellent wrapup that he
posted right after this year's BricksWest event:
http://news.lugnet.com/events/brickswest/?n=270
--
William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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| Wow, not sure exactly what post to reply to, there is alot of good points in this thread. But I will reply to this one but still touch upon everything. First off I want to say that Matt did an AMAZING job, there were alot of people trying to dictate (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
| | | Re: A BricksWest Critique?
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| "William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message (...) I assume you haven't forgot us down South. But, the possibility of two LTCs at BW'03 does sound rather enticing. Each would have to take close note of floor space usage, etc. Details, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| Some friendly comments below... (...) I think this is a great idea. Most organizations with conventions have a "past president" postion or the "president" has a assitant that becomes the "president" the next year, essentially learning the ropes (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| Note, I knew that a replacement deal was in effect, and I luckily brought 6 gallon bags with me to dump in. I took out less than 1/2 gal bag, dumped all 6 in, but most of the 6 was gone a few hours later. I don't think the K8s retained their volume, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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