VCF East in 2004?

From: Tom Uban <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
Date: Mon Nov 17 15:49:56 2003

Oh! I didn't realize. I've never been there, so I wasn't aware of their
space situation...

--tom

At 04:38 PM 11/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>I would love for RCS to host something, but I've been to their location and
>you barely have enough room to squeeze by the desks, that place is filled to
>the gills with equipment, but it could only hold about 20 people lined side
>by side shoulder to shoulder with no room for passing around someone else.
>
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>
>Curt
>
>
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>From: "Tom Uban" <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
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>
> > In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, VCF isn't a huge profit
> > event, in fact I'm guessing that Sellam is lucky if he breaks even.
> > To this end, I'm guessing that his choice of location might be
> > determined by three major factors:
> >
> > 1. low cost (of free) conference space
> > 2. a location which will draw the greatest number of people (both
> > exhibitors and viewers), while considering (1) above
> > 3. a location which speakers are willing to come to
> >
> > My preference is the Boston area, but I might be willing to drive
> > to other locations. It is 1000 each way for me to the Boston area,
> > so CT would not be that much different, I would just know fewer
> > people and my room would not be free.
> >
> > I've been thinking that maybe if someplace like RCS has enough space
> > for the event, they might be able to host it, sort of like the CHM
> > in CA... Then we would be able to see a greater portion of their
> > collection without their having to transport it.
> >
> > --tom
> >
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