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Re: A BIGGER LegoFest?
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:49:21 GMT
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These are all good ideas. I think it would work well if we timed the event
to coincide with one of the bigger toys fairs which go around the country.
That way be could feed of some of the publicity these events have?
Scott A
Lawrence Wilkes wrote in message ...
> I notice several posts discussing next years lego fests.
> I am really looking forward to going to one, so far the last couple since I
> have been active here have clashed with other things so I couldnt come.
>
> Anyway,
> I was thinking myself about a Thames Valley legofest (oh no not another • one)
> But wondered about doing it on a bigger scale than the meetings at someones
> house that seems to have been the order so far.
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> Things like
> 1. Hold it in a proper hall
> 2. Have stalls/tables for sellers
> 3. Try to get some offical lego participation (like they seem to do in US
> fests with Mindstorms and such). LegoLand is TV area, get them to send a • model
> builder along.
> 4. Perhaps some sponsorship from a major retailers (e.g.Entertainer who are
> TV'ish), who could sell new sets, especially bring big loads of old • discounted
> stock
> 5. Advertise it in model magazines, local free newspapers, lego magazine(?)
> 6. Encourage participation from non lugnet folks, non internet folks (hence
> the advert in model magazines), target all the local schools (some around • here
> have Dacta labs)
> 7. do something attention grabing. like go for some world record in lego
> construction (what about the worlds longest lego railway track layout, • largest
> tower, biggest model of the millenium dome)
> 8. have a mindstorms 'robowars'
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> I dont think this would compete with the current legofests really, as it • would
> be a different type of event, with potentially 100's of attendees (it would
> have to attact 100's to make it worthwhile)
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> Or am I thinking too big? Would there really be enough interest out there?
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>
> regards
> lawrence
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