MANGOLASSI World/Con/give me a name idea please
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You could do Green Bay. I worked at an arena and we did all sorts of "flat shows" in our convention center. Its about as big at the main hall in Austin. There is also another venue that caters only to conferences with breakout sessions and has an attached hotel. I can pass on info if you are interested at all. Oh, and it's Wisconsin which makes it really awesome.
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Yeah Florida generally sucks. But it is a conference meca so I looked. Also looked into Vegas and Austin. But the cost is a bit cheaper to do it here in our area. And there is still a bit to offer and is different than that normal conference areas.
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@lhatsynot said:
You could do Green Bay. I worked at an arena and we did all sorts of "flat shows" in our convention center. Its about as big at the main hall in Austin.
That's way too big.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@lhatsynot said:
You could do Green Bay. I worked at an arena and we did all sorts of "flat shows" in our convention center. Its about as big at the main hall in Austin.
That's way too big.
You can do it as small as you want.
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Keep in mind that for year one this will be really small. What SW did for the first THREE years was to use a movie theater that also did drinks. Using a hotel is probably better than a convention venue.
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Remember there is a big reason that SW does it close to their offices. Planning this kind of thing is a huge deal. We are small enough that doing it anywhere other than close is just not happening. At least for this year once we get moving and have an idea of what works best we can talk about going somewhere else. But for now we are here in our "home town".
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@Minion-Queen said:
Remember there is a big reason that SW does it close to their offices. Planning this kind of thing is a huge deal. We are small enough that doing it anywhere other than close is just not happening. At least for this year once we get moving and have an idea of what works best we can talk about going somewhere else. But for now we are here in our "home town".
That's good. Buffalo is a lot of fun, it is also a surprisingly easy city to navigate once you get used to it.
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$880 - to Buffalo
$680 - to TorontoSigh....
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Flights for people are always going to be an issue. For me to get to Austin from Rochester is about $650 per person (depending on time of year).
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MassiCON
You need a mascot like the T-Rex. Manny the Mango
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im' pretty sure a dancing mango is in order.
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I'd say we just do it out on the farm, but it is a dry town.
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Des Moines is cheap, centrally located, good booze laws (non restrictive), and the people are great....
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@scottalanmiller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dry_communities_by_U.S._state
Wow, I had no idea that was even a thing
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I actually have a camp ground we are going to take a look at. Cabins, conference space, internet and a dining area with a bar. We will see what I come up with . Lots of options but just have to figure it all out.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dry_communities_by_U.S._state
Wow, I had no idea that was even a thing
Pretty common, actually.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I actually have a camp ground we are going to take a look at. Cabins, conference space, internet and a dining area with a bar. We will see what I come up with . Lots of options but just have to figure it all out.
Does it involve Beavers?
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Make sure it has AC. I just did a conference in the Adirondacks and it was nearly awesome but kinda sucked when you included the lack of AC and alcohol.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Minion-Queen said:
I actually have a camp ground we are going to take a look at. Cabins, conference space, internet and a dining area with a bar. We will see what I come up with . Lots of options but just have to figure it all out.
Does it involve Beavers?
Does it involve ZOM-Beavers????
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Oh AC is a must! I am not doing a conference without it! Alcohol is a given.
