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(...) • There were phone calls to find where we can even hold the event. That took a few calls, I can't remember how many, but I do recall calling several places. There was the badges that I made/paid for, a few things printed out. Basically we got (...) (20 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Good questions, Kerry! (...) Not me, for sure. I'd assume it would have to be someone from the host city. (...) Me, but probably not much more than $100. Michael (20 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yes, we probably need to chat with her and pick her brains on a host of topics. Personally, I am not concerned about the logistics of the event itself. We organise large and small conferences at work all the time with budgets in the $10K-$200K (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) foward? Well, if an organiser steps forward, I'd say as much as that person thinks they need to do it :-) It's a kind of chicken-and-egg situation. Without knowing how big an event it is going to be planned to be, it's hard to say what we (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I for one would not necessarily be willing to donate $100 cash to the event, but would be glad to donate $100 worth of free namebadges and/or engraved trophies/etc, to help see defray the costs of the event. As far as how to pull off a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It needs to be an individual or a formal organisation. A group of helpers is nice, but someone needs to be accountable for the 'seed funding' and its allocation. (...) In principle, I'd put up $100. But subject to my comments below. (...) 'The (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I would be happy to be part of a team, but I think this needs a few more (maybe a team of 4? someone from QLD, NSW and VIC and SA?... etc), where we can converse through either phone/email and maybe some kind of chat program.. MSN etc... just (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Been there (wargames), now I'm organisered out but I'll help if I can. (...) I see the $100, as an up front payment/seed money. Any proceeds back to such people who have paid, up to the $100. In the event of a profit, put into an account to (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hello All Brisluggers, As promised I have got together info for the day out to the Railway Workshops Museum on the 5th Of September. Is this date still OK? Below is a link for all the information needed. (URL) to this newsgroup if you can go or if (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri)
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(...) Well considering I'm not an Aussie, no... (...) But yes, I would be willing to put up $100 as well, just to see such an event take off. Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Good questions, Kerry! :-) Well, I shall stand up and be counted ... (...) Not me. I am willing to help but not to take charge. (...) Yes, I would be willing to put up $100. Kerry (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) OK, we are all enthuasiastic, good! Now, we need to convert enthuasiasm into action. As the saying goes, "when all is said and done, more is said than done!" :-) So, let us test the strength of our enthusiasm with these two questions: Q1. Who (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hello All, Let's go on the basis, If we build it they will come ! If We want it to happen, it Will ! When the time is right, it will happen ! So let's start planing Now , and keep this subject going. Don't let this subject die ,this time ,as (...) (20 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well what ever we do, feel free to get me to do any design work and advertising, as I run a design company in sydney. Another thing which might benefit, is trying in some way to get together a data base of names and contacts together of anyone (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well I don't have the actual final numbers, but 283 people signed up to attend BrickFest 2004, I know a few couldn't end up making it, but then a few others registered at the door. On the public day we had 1550 (or some) people visit, which (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I agree with all the issues Richie is raising. However, the existence of BrickFest proves it is possible, so let us work out how they do it ... I checked out the BrickFest WWW site and found this rather informative document: (URL) shows that over 4 (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I real pity. Brikwars will be doomed to chaos without you. (...) As much as another sailing vessel would be nice, my shipbuilders are somewhat backlogged at the moment. (...) Cheers Richie Dulin (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) (Leaving aside the question of whether there are enough fans in oz to have something that is truly 'brickfest style.) Find someone to finance it. You need someone to be banker, someone to write cheques, someone to quote a credit card number (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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Hiya all. I'm just looking to spark some discussions about the idea of a Brickfest style meet in Australia. When the idea was first floated there were some good ideas, but that all seems to have stopped now. If we were to have one I would think that (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I had planned to be there, but I'm working for the first Sunday in months. Ah well. I'm still interested in offloading a <set:10040> if there are any local takers otherwise, I'll throw it open to people in other cities James (who hasn't done (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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