[Deptheads] Valentine's Day Events

[Jim Sandoval]

Thank you Tanya for the fantastic breakdown! The only issue I would stress
is not putting any kind of geek or gamer theme on the dance. The fact that
it will be a dance at a game convention already makes this a nerd prom. No
need to bill it as such.
On Sep 11, 2013 12:36 PM, "Tanya Aldrich" <tparry at strategicon.net> wrote:

> On Sep 11, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Jim Sandoval wrote:
>
> I like a lot of the ideas being bandied about for the Valentine’s Day
> events, but I just want to take a minute here to focus in on what our goals
> are. If our purpose is to provide our attendees with some new attractions
> and events themed around the “romance” holiday we are definitely on the
> right track. If our purpose is to provide something that would allow our
> attendees to attend OrcCon despite of it being Valentine’s Day I think we
> are missing the point a bit.
>
>
> Jim is partly right about the discussion so far. Since Victor's original
> post, everything has been themed more towards non-couples and truely gamer
> couples.
>
> Jim, on the other hand seems to have missed the part of Victor's post that
> was aimed at non-gaming couples.
>
> On 2013-09-10, at 3:16 PM, Victor B <fhoenix88 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  --Valentine's day ball for couples. Around 9 pm until midnight.
> This would require it's own space approved by Tim. The budget will have to
> be approved by the board. It would have an event fee (like $10 per couple)
> paid at the door and wristbands given.
> Theme (like geek prom or another theme), music, decorations, refreshments
> (besides cake and punch), etc. are to be decided on. And someone running it
> once it is hammered out.
>
>
> Jim has some promising ideas that should probably be looked into.
>
> How about we cut a deal with the fine dining establishment at the Hilton?
> They will probably have some kind of Valentine’s special menu and we can
> have them set aside a few reservations for us as a “special event”. Then we
> open up one of the ball rooms with a DJ for some dancing, maybe a photo
> booth and have the Hilton set up a pay bar, like you would for a wedding.
> We charge a few bucks to make up for the DJ or whatever.
>
>
> I'm all for a romantic dinner for two (with 2 kids under the age of 4,
> it's a rare concept). And the Hilton might be able to help us.
>
> I also like the photo booth idea and would appreciate making it available
> to those who do not want to ball. e.g. Maybe a gamer couple would like a
> photo too. :)
>
> The event is completely not game related but at the hotel. This way
> couples (even those who don’t attend con together) can have their special
> night and those who wish to continue on with actual fun can stay and those
> who feel that their irrational need to validate their relationship with an
> artificial greeting card holiday are placated. Just my two cents.
>
>
> So, we need to hammer out the ball and it's related sub-events, and
> organize the romantic dinner angle from 6 or 7 to 9 pm. I'm not sure what
> other big events we could or should do for the strictly romantic couples.
> We need to plan and polish these two events.
>
> Basically, we are looking at two distinct groups and the cross-over will
> be minimal. But, that said...
>
> Nick already mentioned romantic movies. Any thoughts on having a contest
> to see what we should play? The actual movie event would be a potential
> event for all.
>
> And Kryssie mentioned something about a dollar for some Hershey's kisses
> with the proceeds going to "Kids Need to Read". Sounds like a fun and worth
> while possibility. On a related note, chocolate roses come to mind. See how
> one idea can lead to another.
>
> Also, is there a "game show" game out there someone could run that is
> something similar to the newlywed game. :)
>
> Tanya - Wife, Mother, and Gamer (with a husband who will dance to about
> one song per decade [The Time Warp doesn't count] :)
>
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