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Re: Mindstorm Mall Tour looking for a few good LUGs
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Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:42:32 GMT
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I wasn't planning on making the trek to Potomac Mills for the earlier
December show due to the poor reviews I've read thus far, I'm sure others
feel the same way. But if WAMALUG can rally (any Mindstorms folks in the
crowd??) for the show, I'm sure attendance will spike.
Good luck, I hope you get a good response Matt.
-Rob.
"Matthew Teets" <matthew.teets@sciatl.com> wrote in message
news:G2tzsI.1JI@lugnet.com...
> A couple weeks back I posted a pretty critical but not mean-spirited • (IMHO)
> critique of the mall tour as it passed near me (reference message Dear • Lego
> n=2518). I was then contacted by Jeff Ardis the tour manager by e-mail. • He
> stated that indeed they had seen some of these problems themselves,
> particularly in the area of the (usually temporary) workers skills at • working
> with Lego. I gave him a call and we threw around some ideas which could • be
> summed up pretty easily and are just preliminary until interest is • determined
> to exist.
>
> 1. The Mindstorms Mall tour would love to possibly have some AFOLs work • at
> their tour events to hopefully keep the projects running better and • provide
> some extra enthusiasm.
>
> 2. LUGs would be able to set up their own (small) display in with the
> exhibit , with the only focus being that it doesn't overshadow the mall • tour
> itself. Also, two other stipulations touched on only very briefly was • that
> there should be extra space at each tour stop for this but some malls
> basically "cheat" and they have barely enough room for the display itself; • and
> also that sticking with current product or things made from current • product
> would be appreciated.
>
> 3. Volunteers would be compensated somehow, this was very sketchy but • Jeff
> sounded sincere and I certainly didn't want to jump to any conclusions • what
> might be best.
>
> The mall tour ends at the end of the year so Jeff wanted to set up • something
> quickly. I thought that this should probably be coordinated best at the • LUG
> level, because if Jeff receives calls from 240 different people I think he • may
> have other thoughts. Plus if we can do this at a LUG level then I also • think
> that it will give us a little boost at TLC as far as the quality of our
> organizations. I didn't list the Train clubs in this posting but • certainly
> they would be welcome too. The tours dates and locations can be found at:
>
> http://mindstorms.lego.com/
>
> under the 2000 Mall tour.
>
> I told Jeff I would post this and see what response I got. He was only
> somewhat familiar with Lugnet and didn't understand the LUG structure at • all
> at first. I'd certainly like your opinions on this and I would have • certainly
> involved you all earlier had I realized that perhaps our phone • conversation
> would evolve into this. I'd post his phone number and contact information
> right now, but I'd really rather see the response before I might throw him • for
> a loop. This post is meant to check the interest level and solicit • opinions.
>
> Matt
>
> PS I also apologize for the rather wide net I tossed in the newsgroups • posted,
> follow-up probably best posted to: lugnet.org.us
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