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"Ross Crawford" <ross.{mylastname}@gmail.com> wrote in message news:IvuCGE.1pD4@lugnet.com... (...) between (...) my LEGO (...) and (...) willing to (...) take a (...) rooms. I can certainly accomodate a few people. Actual number depends on whether (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Having read a lot of the threads complaining about the $50 registration cost for Brickvention 2006, I thought it was actually very cheap for a two day convention even if things haven't been finalized yet and I have sent off my registration. As for (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Sounds like a great idea! If any locals can help, please reply here. Another option is other inter-staters who might not mind sharing hotel rooms. ROSCO (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi All, I too am a little concerned over travel costs to Melbourne. Flights between Perth and Melbourne aren't cheap and I still have to work out how to get my LEGO models over safely and cheaply (courier, post?). Add accomadation costs and it's (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Unfortuantly the venue prices in both Melbourne and Sydney are pretty expensive, and due to the fact the venue needs to be close to transport and accomadation, this only increases the price. The Melbourne uni site is a good $1000 dollars (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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Hi everyone I can understand everyone's concern about the costs of attending Brickvention. $50 (plus travel costs etc) is a lot for an untried product. This is not a new issue - every type of convention has this issue every year :) In the Science (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I've done a few sums, and I reckon I can do the weekend for about $500, so you may want to shop around. If Kerry's figures are correct, it may even be cheaper. Even at $500, $50 for registration is a relatively minor expense. Even without (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) I reckon that'd be worth $50 on its own. ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) My answer would be "As good as you want to make it!" ;) Please, if anyone has ideas for what would make this "good enough" for them to outweigh any travel etc costs, let us know! Currently planned are: Space display with moonbase; Train (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, FTX)
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Just to inject some facts into the discussion, Virgin Blue have flights for that weekend: $105 between Sydney and Melbourne $139 between Brisbane and Melbourne $95 between Adelaide and Melbourne $85 between Hobart and Melbourne $215/$240 between (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events)
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