[Deptheads] Miniature Events Expanded and confirmed

[Heather]

I think overall, that's good news Robyn, and Kudos on all you're hard work.
- Eric A., Mark???

-Heather

On 6/28/08, Robyn Nixon <robynln at trackrecords.net> wrote:
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>  We have a first for our next convention for the Miniature room:
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> We have an official Blood bowl tournament for the Miniature room for *
> MONDAY*
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> That's right, we not only have a Monday event, but it is a sponsored event
> (http://www.bloodbowl.net/) hosted by FABBL (http://fabbl.net/)
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> They will have their web page up in a day or so.
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> FABBL stands for Fantasy Blood Bowl League
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> NAF stands for Nuffle Amorical Football  - this is the official
> International Blood Bowl organization.
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> This is very exciting
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> As I had stated earlier, Socal GW League has stepped up to host the Sat/Sun
> GW tournaments this coming weekend.
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> In addition, they have proposed a long term written contract/partnership
> between Strategicon and SCGWL for the next couple of years, to include all
> three conventions.  They would run GW RTTs, a Fantasy Indi GT (one weekend)
> and a 40k Indi GT (one weekend), as well as a few more GW based events.
> They would like to see GW's Games Day (
> http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat1240007&aId=3400006)
> put to shame, having demo tables, as well encouraging local gaming stores
> and clubs to set up events at our convention.  They are indicating that they
> could gurantee at least 50 participants a day at all three convention in
> their main events for the weekend, given that their membership is over 100
> active members in the Southern California region.
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> Disadvantage of this is:  this is in direct competition with the Broadside
> bash proposal which supports us on President's day weekend, but does not
> provide any support for us the other two conventions.  Broadside bash
> brought in 70 participants on President's day weekend.
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> Eric do we have any guarantees or written agreements from the Pacific
> Maruaders folks?
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> If we did a written agreement with the SCGWL people, what would we be
> looking for:
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> ·         Guarantee for a certain amount of people in the event?
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> ·         Guarantee for a certain amount of room nights in the hotel?
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> What types of incentives Could/would we offer for the deal?
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> ·         One or two room reimbursements for the SCGWL?
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> ·         Prize Support?
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> ·         Valet parking?
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> ·         Dinner at the Ritz?
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> ·         (I know I'm getting silly here now)
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> Now they have already guaranteed me personally for the next show, but I
> need to know where to go with this, as it has major implications for our
> convention in the future.  I feel that I need to have a sit down between
> myself, Mike Garner (and other reps of SCGWL), Eric (and other owners of
> Strategicon) to work this out.  I believe that I can do initial
> negotiations, if I get enough guidance and authority for this, and we could
> have the sit down, contract signing, and press announcement at Gateway 2008!
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> A major support and push by a large league like this would go far to help
> us over the parking feasko that is coming!
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> Robyn
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