[Deptheads] Re: Moving the Convention

[Patrick Havert]

Please do not combine with Loscon.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Lionheart 
  To: deptheads at strategicon.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Re: Moving the Convention


  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> 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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