[Deptheads] Re: Moving the Convention

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I like that idea already
 
 
In a message dated 2/19/2008 6:25:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
spinachcat at yahoo.com writes:

I think a TurkeyDay Weekend Con is a good idea.  After you stuff  your face 
on Thursday, it's pretty boring until Monday. 
 
However, setting a convention vs. LosCon is a bad  idea.   However, a joint 
partnership with LosCon to combine forces  could be interesting....
 
- R


Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com>  wrote:

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.

-- 
...ERB

Boardgame Babylon - 2007 Board Game Internet  Award winner for Best 
Podcast/Videocast


On Feb 19, 2008 1:42 PM, Janice Sellers <_janicemsj at gmail.com_ 
(mailto: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_ (mailto: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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