US Nationals 2013 [Cancelled]

DavidWoner said:
Those are not the only things that go into a good venue.

A good venue is also:
Close to a major airport, accessible by public transportation or a short cab ride.
Relatively cheap hotel within walking distance (<1/2 mile).
Restaurants, gas station/convenience store, etc within walking distance. Some food choices within a few hundred feet of the venue is convenient for lunch.

A bunch of other stuff.
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Damn, where I want doesn't have hotels nearby.
 
I think Colorado would be really interesting. I would need the cubing community in Colorado to step up and take a major part in the organization of the event for this to happen. Denver International Airport is also huge, and you pretty much need a flight to get off the airport. So transportation would be slightly an issue, as I think people would have to rent cars or get taxis, which maybe isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't the same as 2010 at MIT where we had public transportation access from the airport to the venue.

No Vincent, we don't have $15,000 to blow.

If you're going to post a convention hall, at least get me a quote on how much the daily rental would be. That should be the rule... you must get a quote on the price. Jacob Javits Center... I agree. Would be really ideal, especially in New York City. But I can almost guarantee that would be way beyond anything feasible. Unless everyone wants to pay $300 next year for registration, I can't imagine it happening. Then again, I really don't know unless I can get a quote.

@Woner, we have leads on 2012. It's going to take some time before we see whether or not these leads are feasible. Sure, they may rent you a room for $1,000 a day, but then charge you $300 per square-foot of stage you put in... so these are just things that need to be worked out. I'm quite excited about these leads actually. I'm hoping they work out.

I'm down to host 2013 in Arequipa.
 
Tyson said:
I think Colorado would be really interesting. I would need the cubing community in Colorado to step up and take a major part in the organization of the event for this to happen. Denver International Airport is also huge, and you pretty much need a flight to get off the airport. So transportation would be slightly an issue, as I think people would have to rent cars or get taxis, which maybe isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't the same as 2010 at MIT where we had public transportation access from the airport to the venue.
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I think if you talked to AJ Blair and to Jackson Warley. Who both are CO cubers and also have had some experience helping put together competitions they would be more then happy to help. Also Donovan of lubix would help. I think even Patrick Kelly would help. Thats to name a few i think if getting nationals in CO is what we want then We could get it to work.
 
You'd take that over Socorro, New Mexico? I miss the green chili...

Another interesting place would be Miami. Though flights into DEN are pretty much probably the cheapest if you average everyone's expenditures around the country.
 
Tyson said:
You'd take that over Socorro, New Mexico? I miss the green chili...

Another interesting place would be Miami. Though flights into DEN are pretty much probably the cheapest if you average everyone's expenditures around the country.
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haha no i wouldnt but coming to NM isnt ideal because flights cost so much, which is because its not a big port. I will think DEN would be cheap for everyone, easy to get a place, affordable, and semi-convenient for everyone in the USA. Miami would be nice but again its on the coast which i think is a disadvantage to the people of the west coast. If you need Green Chile i can send you some lol

Tyson said:
Would people who aren't saved be allowed at the competition?
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I agree what if im jewish?
 
guinepigs rock said:
I know of a place that we could book for free its the church my dad pastors at its in Davenport iowa. I would even be willing to help set it up and get thing organized here is the site to the church. There is a great big gym we could host in. http://www.grace-efree.org/ I could even try and get my old high school to let us use the gym or cafeteria. http://www.davenportschools.org/central/ Also there are some cubers at iowa state college who would help set one up there. I would like one in the middle of the united stated like Iowa Illinois missouri or minnesota or wisconsin.
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Tyson said:
I think Colorado would be really interesting. I would need the cubing community in Colorado to step up and take a major part in the organization of the event for this to happen.
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This is a good point, people need to suggest locations with a mature and experienced group of cubers nearby that could help with the organization.

Tyson said:
Denver International Airport is also huge, and you pretty much need a flight to get off the airport. So transportation would be slightly an issue, as I think people would have to rent cars or get taxis, which maybe isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't the same as 2010 at MIT where we had public transportation access from the airport to the venue.
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True, but I'd rather rent a cab than be forced to eat subway 8 times in 4 days. I think availability of amenities near the venue should trump transportation from the airport, within reason. Stanford was pretty far from the airport, but it worked out fine, and going from Denver Airport to someplace in the city shouldn't be that bad.

Tyson said:
If you're going to post a convention hall, at least get me a quote on how much the daily rental would be. That should be the rule... you must get a quote on the price.
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Agreed.

Tyson said:
@Woner, we have leads on 2012. It's going to take some time before we see whether or not these leads are feasible. Sure, they may rent you a room for $1,000 a day, but then charge you $300 per square-foot of stage you put in... so these are just things that need to be worked out. I'm quite excited about these leads actually. I'm hoping they work out.
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So I've heard, I certainly hope it works out too. If not 2012 then at some point in the next few years.
 
guinepigs rock said:
guinepigs rock said:
I know of a place that we could book for free its the church my dad pastors at its in Davenport iowa. I would even be willing to help set it up and get thing organized here is the site to the church. There is a great big gym we could host in. http://www.grace-efree.org/ I could even try and get my old high school to let us use the gym or cafeteria. http://www.davenportschools.org/central/ Also there are some cubers at iowa state college who would help set one up there. I would like one in the middle of the united stated like Iowa Illinois missouri or minnesota or wisconsin.
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We already established Nationals will never be held in a Church in Iowa.

A high school gym and or cafeteria is much too small.
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Ok, I'm going to start handing out infractions for posts that don't follow the rules. No "in my backyard" posts, no posts suggesting a location with nothing else. The signal to noise ratio is already depressingly low in these threads. We've already done Nationals in Chicago, and simply posting "Chicago area" doesn't give us any leads to work off of.

If you have a serious suggestion for a venue, do some work first and look into it. Getting us a price quote would be great for starters. Otherwise we'll just ignore posts with no meaningful content.

Also, those who went to Nationals a few weeks ago saw how great the OSU Union ballroom was. 2012 will be at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We're looking at venues of that caliber. We're not going to hold Nationals in your high school gym after Las Vegas.
 
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How much did the Las Vegas venue cost? If you don't want to reveal this info, how many digits?

Will a college basketball/concert/other events area be too big? Plus, the minimum cost for rent per day is $10,000

I don't want to get into so much detail about the place, but I can assume it's too much.
 
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