Hopefully some thought will be given to the venues near major airports
in the U.S. Driving from Cincinnati or Columbus in a rental car for
amateurs that can only fly in was problematic at times. Getting in and
out of Dayton wasn't always possible on the same day. IMHO a perfect
venue would be near Cincinnati or even near some airport that had metro
rail transport to or nearby the venue. For the XYL's enjoyment an
underutilized theme park or something like Branson, Missouri would be
great. I have even done some show at Gaylords in Nashville and they had
a place for RV's. Don't know how they would accommodate tail-enders and
the location is maybe a bit to far to the East. But it is very
nice....especially the grits and gravy in the morning.
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On Fri,7/29/2016 11:34 AM, Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk wrote:
How about a venue that
1) Knows how to run events
2) Can be leveraged to spread the word about ham radio
3) Spouses would want to visit as well
4) Reasonably priced to get to/from
Examples include Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego, Toronto, to name a few.
And charge BIG money to promoters and exhibitors. Talk to any mfr
who's ever had a booth at a trade show in any one of those places.
I've attended lots of trade shows in New York, Chicago, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando, and one in Toronto.
And NONE of these "well run" venues would allow a flea market like
Dayton, or allow free parking of RVs. Cost of renting these venues is
far higher than ham events can afford, which also cause registration
fees to go through the roof.
Finding suitable places for hamfests and conventions requires lots of
"outside the box" thinking by organizers who also understand those
aspects of the business. Several years ago, K6MM and K6TD led a team
that moved the Visalia DX Convention to a larger venue in the same
town. It has been a quite successful in almost all respects, except
that there are not enough rooms within walking distance of the venue,
which in turn seriously limits the late-night hangout sessions that
are the major reason many of us attend.
73, Jim K9YC
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