[Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received

[Victor B]

I agree with Patrick.
The venue matters. The venue is where people spend the bulk of their money. Room, food, parking.
The radisson has a ghetto feeling to our attendees. Poorly maintanied, horrible elevators, staff errors on billing and reservations, cramped feeling, and the reality of no parking for a year beginning our next con will be the kicker. 
We also need more space. There is nowhere to put open gaming in the radisson on saturday. Every dept. is full to near full saturday from noon to 7, the prime con hours of the weekend. We had Magic the gathering pro tour , Kublacon, and an anime convention (fanime)that drew a chunck of our participants but most players will return in august/sept. 
Space will be tighter than it was in May and couple that with the ice cold or sweaty hot gaming areas, non-working elevators, no hotel parking, and negative press we are getting we will lose several people- and it will snowball.
V


----- Original Message ----
From: Patrick Havert <patrickhavert at sbcglobal.net>
To: deptheads at strategicon.net
Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:44:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received

Folks,

The Venue has gotten the only negative feedback I heard, and each con it 
grows.  People are talking about boycott or starting their own gaming 
weekends, so I hope we are done at the Radisson after this con, otherwise 
people will lose faith.

-Patrick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DB" <noldor at gmail.com>
To: <deptheads at strategicon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received


> Damn - that was harsh.
>
> It makes sense, however, that the con (as a business) is judged by its 
> venue even if it is unfair.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robyn Nixon" <robynln at trackrecords.net>
>
> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:55:04
> To:<deptheads at strategicon.net>
> Subject: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received
>
>
> I thought I would share this with the group. I have been soliciting one of 
> the local gaming groups to organize and run the RTTs at the convention. 
> One of the members approached the rest about it:    SoCal Games Workshop 
> League http://scgwl.com/forums/ <http://scgwl.com/forums/>  Should SCGWL 
> run an event? http://scgwl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=67 
> <http://scgwl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=67> Page 1 of 
>  ----------------  Author: Darrian [ Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:03 pm ]  Post 
> subject: Should SCGWL run an event?  ---------------- Hey guys, Robyn has 
> mentioned that they are looking for a group to run the next WFB/40K events 
> at the Strategicon. Should our group do it?  I found out about SCGWL from 
> a 40K RTT that they ran at the bunker years ago and it got me to join, 
> even though Charlie Nichols broke my bloodthirster model.  I think 
> running events may be our best way to get expossure and get more recruits. 
> Thoughts?  ----------------  Author: Phazael [ !
> Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:05 pm ]  Post subject: Re: Should SCGWL run an 
> ent?  ---------------- There is already a fantasy tournament being run by 
> SCGWL this fall.  Also, the new Strategicon venue is frankly terrible. I 
> know the furries and larpers got it tossed from the other place, but this 
> new building is such a step down that its made my wife and I not want to 
> go anymore. I say let it die and hopefully some group with better 
> organization and stronger centralized leadership will step in. Really, ask 
> anyone who went there the last two cons and they will re-iterate how bad 
> the venue sucked. You would get better PR results just doing something at 
> the Bunker. ~Q  ----------------  ----------------  Page 1 of 1 All times 
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