To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.org.us.nelugOpen lugnet.org.us.nelug in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Organizations / United States / NELUG / 419
418  |  420
Subject: 
Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug
Date: 
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:23:36 GMT
Reply-To: 
wubwub@wildlink.com%NoMoreSpam%
Viewed: 
254 times
  
"Jeff Johnston" <sakura@mediaone.net> wrote:

> In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Stephen F. Roberts writes:
> > Stephen F Roberts <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote:
> > 
> > ...A 'variation' on that question is 'did you get your money's worth?" And I want honesty
> > from people here! Course, the fest itself was free, but things like airfare and hotel
> > rooms can add up (and unfortunately, there are no real cheap hotels in that area, tho it
> > will be something we look for next time).
> 
> Did anyone look into a "group rate" for rooms at hotels?  Sometimes you
> can get a fairly significant discount that way.

...We blocked a few rooms for the fest. They gave us a group discount, but I'm not sure
how much :-/

> What were the final Brickfest attendance figures, anyone know?

...Not sure just yet... still recovering :-)

> And a further Brickfest question...is it going to be a yearly event in VA?
> Or is it going to be a yearly event that moves around the US, hosted by a
> diferent LUG each year?  It would be kind of cool to have it up here in
> the New England area, maybe TCS would help out.  (On the chat we bandied
> about the idea of Brickfests East, Central, and West, all connected via
> internet.)

...We will do this annually. It was just too much fun not to! Tho we have also talked
about 'exporting' the idea and helping other groups do a brickfest in their area. But
that's likely something that we wont be able to work on till after next one.


> As my friends who organize sci-fi & anime cons tell me, it's never too
> early to start planning for next year...

...already started :-)


...you can go back to ignoring me now...

wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy  (http://wamalug.org)
Jain's Guide (http://wildlink.com/lego/jain)
Visit the wildlink (http://wildlink.com)
lugnet #160



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
 
(...) As I mentioned earlier, we got a $20 per day savings (they have a different $10 per day savings if you reserve rooms using their web site, but you can't reserve rooms using event codes like we did [that had to be done by calling the specific (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
 
(...) Did anyone look into a "group rate" for rooms at hotels? Sometimes you can get a fairly significant discount that way. What were the final Brickfest attendance figures, anyone know? And a further Brickfest question...is it going to be a yearly (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

46 Messages in This Thread:





















Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR