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Re: BrickWorld costs
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lugnet.events.brickworld
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Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:50:30 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickworld, David Gregory wrote:
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Registration for BrickWorld is actually $60.
(BrickWorld registration info)
A small difference, I know.
I agree with what you’ve said and have thought
the same thing about other AFOL events that I’ve been to in the past.
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Sorry, I was making a rough estimation on AFOL cons in general. I’m glad that
you guys are thinking along those lines, and willing to allay those concerns.
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Hopefully when you see the Westin (if you’re coming), you’ll think that the
nice rooms and huge display area make it at least partly worth letting the
public in.
This summer’s BrickWorld will be the first one. If the public
expo part of the event doesn’t work for the best, then we can always change
it in subsequent events. The fact that this coming BrickWorld is the first
one also means that we have no kind of leftover funds from previous events.
If attendees wanted us to adjust their registration fee because they
thought that their MOC’s drew in more of a crowd than someone else’s, then
we’d have to track who brought what and try to judge how much of a draw each
MOC had, which would be IMPOSSIBLE.
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Oh, goodness, I wasn’t suggesting that at all. Of course that would be
prohibitive. I just feel that eventually there will be a market for public expos
that can compensate the exhibitors... I guess we’ll just have to see...
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We don’t want you to feel like we’re
using you, and of course, anyone can attend whether they’re bringing any
MOC’s or not.
Since the area for BrickWorld is part of the hotel, we’ll
have all night (from 4:00 on) for public-free AFOL events and comradery. If
you’re one of those people who like to sleep in reeeally late, then you
just might miss the public altogether. ; )
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This is a great point, and one that I’d not considered, since my last two fests
both had closing times required by the facility. Granted, it means I wont sleep
for three days if I get to attend!
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I hope no one is discouraged
from attending because of the public expo times. We’re putting a lot of
effort into making BrickWorld a great event that’s well worth attending, but
there’s one main ingredient to this event that we can’t do ourselves, and
that’s you. No matter how many free prizes we convince LEGO to donate, no
matter how many vendors come to sell brick, and no matter how many people
show up for the public expo, BrickWorld is nothing without AFOL’s and their
amazing creations.
None of the event or theme coordinators are making any
money from BrickWorld. All funds that are collected, both registration fees
and public admission, will go toward making BrickWorld a better event. I
know that I personally am going to try and capture every spare minute I can
to enjoy the people of the community coming together and playing. I hope
everyone coming to BrickWorld has plenty of opportunity to do the same.
David “Fuzzy” Gregory
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Again, thanks for putting my concerns to rest, and explaining things further.
I’m sure your details will help others make a decision about attendance as well.
I’m sorry if I seemed derogatory, it wasn’t aimed at BrickWorld in particular,
but more at the general state of brick events in general.
Aaron
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| (...) Registration for BrickWorld is actually $60. (<https://registrati...us/?m=info BrickWorld registration info>) A small difference, I know. I agree with what you've said and have thought the same thing about other AFOL events that I've been to (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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