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1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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lugnet.trains.org
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 22:22:44 GMT
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Hi All,
I was hoping to get a ruff idea of how many would attend, so please e-mail me
or RE: if you are more then vaguely interested. I thought I'd start this off
by picking a place, date, events, speakers. I would love to hear any ideas...
(BTW Lets try to keep this discussion on lugnet.trains.org@lugnet.com)
Possible Location
1) San Diego (Carlsbad), California (obvious)
2) Denver, Colorado (centrally located)
Possible Date
1) August 24-27, 2000
2) August 10-13, 2000
Possible Events
1) All night Building Party
2) Set Guinness record of longest continuos LEGO train track
3) Show and Tell
4) Set Auctions (real auction)
5) Parts Swap Meet
Possible Guest Speakers
1) A master builder from LEGO
2) NMRA rep on the topic of toy trains and revitalizing the young model rail
roaders
SteveB
PNLTC
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Message has 8 Replies:
 | | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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| (...) I'd attend. Likely drag my wife with me, but might not due to costs. (this dammed island is so expensive to get off of!) (...) Advantage...LLC (...) Not so likely. No 'home' group to organize I'd think either twin cities or LLC or NMRA (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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| This sounds awesome. I don't know how the NGLTC could get all of our stuff out to Cali, it fills my van to the top as it is. That would be a hell of a road trip with the van packed full. But I guess I could rent a trailer or something. No matter, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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| (...) This would be a great occasion to all meet. I could bring some tracks if we go for the Guiness. But I would prefer more "central" than Colorado, more like somewhere in the MidWest. After all, the have guns that far west. ;-) Martin Quebec, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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| (...) What a great idea! In terms of locations my first vote would go for Carlsbad as many people could combine their pilgrimmage to the Park with this great conference idea. Otherwise I'd say that Kansas City is a bit more centrally located (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: 1st Annual International LEGO Train Conference
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| Steve Barile: (...) If you mean the "International" part in the title seriously, I would count Billund (and possibly Windsor and Carlsbad) as the obvious locations. (...) I can come these dates - possibly even if it is in the USA. (...) Cool. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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