US Nationals 2013 [Cancelled]

[Tyson]

I'll probably be ready to start thinking about this in about one week. So yeah, the rule is:

If you suggest a location, you better be able to take a significant role in helping book the place.

Second rule: Venue can't be your backyard. OSU's student union is pretty magnificent. We're looking for things in that ball park.

Actually, I should talk to Bryan about this, but Mall of America?

 

[Hershey]

How come we never have any US National's events near the tri-state area?

 

[ZamHalen]

McAllen Convention Center.......
I know it's not going to happen it was kind of joke.
A MAN CAN DREAM!!!!!T.T

 

[emolover]

Carmel High School!!!

 

[Hershey]

Jacob Javits Convention Center?
By the way, is National's during the summertime?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Carmel High School!!!

Venue can't be your backyard.

That qualifies as in your backyard.

But if you were semi-serious about it, and you think you can get it, let me know - it might make a great venue for a local competition. If it goes well, who knows - maybe it will eventually be a possibility for a future Nationals. (I doubt it, but maybe...) I don't remember the details about Carmel High School's best rooms, but knowing that school, I could believe it really is in the same league with OSU's student union. Carmel High School is pretty spectacular.

 

[Rubiks560]

In my opinion MOA would be highly difficult to have Nationals at.

 

[HelpCube]

Jacob Javits Convention Center?
By the way, is National's during the summertime?

this. I've been here before and there is LOADS of room. And there's plenty of local cubers in New England to get it set up, including bob. An NYC comp may be a little hectic, but I think we could make it work.

 

[Tall5001]

I have 2 thoughts! 1 i would like a competition in the southwest. New mexico, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Kansas any of those places. I would love to help organize it if we could get the southwest. Colorado i think is the best bet though. I could look for places but im not sure. 2 I would like nationals to be in the summer not when school is starting. Maybe early to mid july would be awesome. My school starts in the beginning of august so it would be nice if i could go when school is ACTUALLY out.

McAllen Convention Center.......
I know it's not going to happen it was kind of joke.
A MAN CAN DREAM!!!!!T.T

I would be all for this but its like mexico and not easy for anyone to drive to

 

[ianography]

I wouldn't be able to really help with booking (sorry), but I think that a good location would be in Washington State. Maybe WSU?

 

[Bryan]

In my opinion MOA would be highly difficult to have Nationals at.

Why do you say that? We just specify a much larger stage, and they also have meetings rooms they would give us. Just like how side events are held in different rooms at Nationals already.

While it may be much different than previous Nationals in terms of public/private, it could be very beneficial for exposure.

 

[DavidWoner]

I have 2 thoughts! 1 i would like a competition in the southwest. New mexico, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Kansas any of those places.

What?

Also Colorado is the only one that's a halfway reasonable suggestion.

@Tyson: Has the location for 2012 been picked then?

 

[Rubiks560]

Why do you say that? We just specify a much larger stage, and they also have meetings rooms they would give us. Just like how side events are held in different rooms at Nationals already.

While it may be much different than previous Nationals in terms of public/private, it could be very beneficial for exposure.

I was thinking in terms of last MOA. Also, cost would be pretty high too wouldn't it?

 

[Bryan]

Also, cost would be pretty high too wouldn't it?

Nope, MOA is actually cheaper than convention centers. We don't pay rent, just an insurance premium.

 

[Lucas Garron]

I don't have any good suggestions to add, but I'd like to note that I reserve the right to heavily administer and censor this thread if people post suggestions that are obviously not going to work. If you have a legitimate suggestion, by all means post it, but If it's a blatant PIMBY or doesn't contribute to the conversation, it will be deleted or flagged.

Anyhow, if I had to make a suggestion: Assuming it's not there in 2012, I think Berkeley deserves it, and enough of the team will be around.

 

[Lucas Garron]

New England is full of fast cubers. At Park Ridge Open 2011, the cut off time to get into the second round was like sub 17 seconds.

What's that supposed to mean? Assuming 17 seconds is supposed to be impressively fast, I could use this to argue that we don't need to hold it in New England because the cubers there are dedicated enough, and would likely be more willing to travel.

Also, Nationals 2010 was in New England, and your statement seems to have little to do with how it went.

 

[RyanReese09]

University of Maryland? I will call them up in the morning about the possibility of a this being held there and see what can happen.

 

[Kian]

The problem I have is that we have had no National competitions in New England.

The most recent nationals was in Cambridge, MA.

And even if it wasn't, you don't have the right to have a problem with the location of nationals just because you'd like it to be near you. That's absurd. There's no justification for being indignant about this.

 

[Hershey]

The most recent nationals was in Cambridge, MA.

Fine, fine, I admit it: I wanted a competition in a place that was about 1 hour away from my home...

 

[RyanReese09]

Everyone does. Everyone here suggesting will always give a place closer to home. I obviously won't suggest a place in New Mexico, if I'm all the way on the east coast. I'd actually love the chance to travel to the west coast, as crazy as that might sound .

As David asked, I'd also like to know if 2012 location has been decided.