Hey Bill, good word! I lived for 10 years in the west and I remember you had to fly to go anywhere. By plane or car, either one!
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2012, at 12:19 PM, "scale S only" <[email protected]> wrote: > It is likely that the 2013 convention will be in the northeast. However, > that does NOT preclude a group or individual for making a bid for conventions > beyond 2013! ( though I think there are already a couple of suspects, nothing > has been cast in concrete, as far as I know ). While conventions CAN be put > together on short notice, it is much better if a couple of years' effort is > given to them to ensure best rates, best tours, and best support at the venue > (registration, clinics and contests, etc.). It also allows for folks to > plan and budget their time and money to attend -- as much as anyone can do > that these days... > > Being a realtor, John, you probably know your territory pretty well. And > even though your nearest known S scale person is 60 miles away, that is close > by western standards, not to mention that the Great Lakes area (I consider > Illinois as part of that since it borders Lake Michigan) is rife with S scale > adherents. There is little doubt that you could draw well from the entire > mid west and reasonably well from the northeast and OK from the south. Us > western guys are iffy no matter where a convention is held <grin>. What > you need to do is keep in mind what folks might like to see while in the > area, other than each other. The Dearborn convention proved that the tours > DON'T have to be train related to be good. > > For anyone who wants to know more about putting on a convention, contact > Walt Jopke, the NASG convention chair. I believe his email is > [email protected] . > > Bill Winans > ----------------------------- > > Sure would like a central location, like say, my town. Being new to S, don't > know where previous conventions have been. > John A. Albee, > > > > > >
