[Deptheads] Re: Moving the Convention

[Norman Carlson]

Turkey Cons are exactly what the name implies TURKEYS, they do nothing but loose money. 

Norm

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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.

    
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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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