[Deptheads] Re: Moving the Convention

[Eric Burgess]

My memory was that Gamex moved primarily because the Pasadena Hilton screwed
over the folks at Loscon by not fully disclosing the level of work being
done on their remodel (sound familiar?). It was always the smallest con and
I didn't think the move had to do with it growing in size. I may very well
be wrong there.

Yes, Son of OrcCon was over Thanksgiving weekend and doing a fourth show
then would be a terrible idea. But the location was right across from the
South Coast Plaza and a stone's throw from John Wayne. That's what I was
thinking of in mentioning it. If I recall correctly, it was a good space but
I'm not sure how big it is (or what it's like now). And expense could very
well be an issue.

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On Feb 19, 2008 1:42 PM, Janice Sellers <janicemsj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gamex was in Pasadena when it was smaller.  After it grew large
> enough, it was moved to the same location as the other two
> conventions.
>
> As I recall, Son of OrcCon was the attempt to have a convention over
> Thanksgiving weekend, and everyone told Alan it wasn't going to work.
> And it didn't.  The only conventions I know that have survived and/or
> thrived over that weekend are SF cons.
>
> I'm sure the people who did the research will correct me if I'm wrong,
> but one of the problems I recall with Anaheim as a location is that it
> is EXPENSIVE.
>
> Janice
>
> On 2/19/08, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:
> > While I understand that the logistics of havng two locations sucks,
> moving
> > one of the cons might be an interesting idea. As we all know, Gamex was
> in
> > Pasadena for a while. Anyone remember "Son of Orccon" (perhaps a bad
> example
> > since I think that was only a one year show). However, trying one in
> Anaheim
> > or Ontario might be interesting (again, assuming the facility is
> available)
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