[Deptheads] Notes from the meeting today December 9th

[Janice Sellers]

I have consistently had problems finding people to work overnight
shifts at the Westin to guard the room all night.  I won't consider
making LARPers responsible for security.  Besides the fact that I
would need to vet each person involved, they're involved in a game,
and they won't be paying attention at all times to security issues,
which is what would be required.

As for the dealers, I'm glad the ones at BGG were thrilled, but the
ones at GenCon SoCal who had items stolen in multiple years definitely
weren't, and you're talking about the same kind of set-up they had
there.  Even with as much security as we have been able to supply at
the Westin, one dealer had some items stolen.  Many of the dealers go
by my personal assurance of the level of security.  I couldn't
possibly guarantee security with the scenario you suggest.  I cannot
in good consicence bring this idea to them.

Janice

On 12/12/07, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:
> When it was time for the dealer area to close, they put up the walls to
> block off these portions of the room. I don't know if their walls are any
> different than the walls that could be put up at the Radisson (BGG.CON was
> at a Westin - not sure it is standardized even within chains) and I know at
> a past meeting, there was some question as to whether the retailers will be
> happy know the walls are up there instead of having the room locked. But
> can't we consider this possibility and just inform the dealers? Could the
> extra space be worth perhaps scheduling some late night event in there that
> would include someone to watch out and make sure everything is okay
> (LARPers, perhaps? They are up all night, right?) This would open up the
> space for demos and other events in the cavernous room devoted to the dealer
> area.