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Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
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lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:23:36 GMT
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wubwub@*AntiSpam*wildlink.com
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"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).
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> 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)
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