US Nationals 2013 [Cancelled]

[Bryan]

i would still consider the chicago area north east or at least central, but definitely not mid west.
i would consider montana, wynoming as mid west. (for the northern us)

:fp

As others have stated, your opinion doesn't matter when it comes to geography. However, if you think back a long time ago when people lived in the 13 colonies, everything that direction was "west". However, there was a lot of stuff that was "west". Some of it was closer than others. They declared that part to be the "Middle West", because it was in the middle, but west of most people (because most everyone still lived in the 13 colonies area). And that's what the name is. It's like people saying "New York City" should just become "York City", because it's been around long enough, it's not new anymore.

And yes, the CubingUSA regions are based on the US Census Bureau divisions. And CubingUSA is more skewed to the Midwest because Jim and I have used it more heavily for our competitions, and people likely to sign up are those in sparser cubing areas (so they can find people).

 

[vcuber13]

i didnt know about these dividings, so when i said north east i meant the north eastern quarter of the US.

 

[Stefan]

those who went to Nationals a few weeks ago saw how great the OSU Union ballroom was.

It really was great. We could walk around easily (no narrow fixed rows of seats), we had tables, and the lighting was excellent. Both the artificial one and the daylight through the huge windows behind the stage. Very nice athmosphere, hope future venues will be similar.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

U of M union it's pretty big, there hasn't been a competition in michigan since 09, lots of cubers, there's many cubers who haven't been able to go to any competitions in the area.

 

[Carson]

For those of you looking into venues:

- The space should have 12,000+ sq. ft.
- The space should have stages for rent or included (at least enough stage for eight 4'x8' tables) with chairs on each side for judges.
- With 250 competitors, the expected attendance is 500+.

After having it in the grand ballroom at OSU, I really like the idea of having a large space like that instead of an auditorium. It was convenient having the side stage in the same room.

The stage was 75 feet in length. Also, in addition to the 12,000+ sq. ft main venue, we would also need access to 2-3 other rooms. Slightly larger than your standard "high school classroom" would be usable.

 

[Bob]

U of M union it's pretty big, there hasn't been a competition in michigan since 09, lots of cubers, there's many cubers who haven't been able to go to any competitions in the area.

Did you even read the criteria? The largest space according to the list on their website is about HALF of the 2011 and 2012 venues.

 

[musicninja17]

Oh and sorry for forgetting your name @Bryan Logan. I blanked.

The ballroom at the Minneapolis Convention Center is 28,000 square feet btw.

 

[Hovair]

I think it could be good in the east coast or in the south east coast,like georgia or somewhere like that.

 

[Jaycee]

Perhaps St.Louis would be nice. I'll look in to it more when I have time.

 

[kprox1994]

Perhaps St.Louis would be nice. I'll look in to it more when I have time.

I already posted the best place to do it. Main exibit on bottom floor is 27,600 sq. ft. (35,700 if Jr. Ballroom is included, and the Grand Ballroom on 2nd floor is 16,200 sq. ft.

I think the St. Charles convention center would be nice, it's connected to an Embassy Suites so hotel access would be really nice. It is right off the highway and about 30 minutes away from downtown St. Louis and only 15 minutes from the airport. The venue is quite big, you can look at pictures and more information on their website. http://www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com/

 

[TheMachanga]

I already posted the best place to do it. Main exibit on bottom floor is 27,600 sq. ft. (35,700 if Jr. Ballroom is included, and the Grand Ballroom on 2nd floor is 16,200 sq. ft.

Cost?

 

[kprox1994]

Cost?

I can't find the cost on the website, I would need to contact them.

 

[Bob]

I think it could be good in the east coast or in the south east coast,like georgia or somewhere like that.

We had it in Atlanta. Never again.

 

[Bob]

I can't find the cost on the website, I would need to contact them.

Most places are this way. Please, when you tell us places, also find out a cost. A huge venue is great, but if it's going to cost more than $10k, it's probably out of our budget.

 

[thackernerd]

Tyson, what in your opinion are the top 3 venues right now?

 

[Tim Reynolds]

So we're right now considering two possible dates: July 5-7 and July 19-21. Any preference between the two?

 

[AustinReed]

I would like the 19-21. For me, later in July works out much better, since I still have school stuff (extra-curricular stuff, volunteering) in later June-early July.

 

[Cheese11]

Oh and sorry for forgetting your name @Bryan Logan. I blanked.

The ballroom at the Minneapolis Convention Center is 28,000 square feet btw.

I would be down for mini.

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

So we're right now considering two possible dates: July 5-7 and July 19-21. Any preference between the two?

In general, July 19-21 would probably seem to work the best for most, for the reason that some people might be out visiting family around the 4th of July (in the US). Plus, as mentioned above, extra-curricular school stuff usually takes place until early July.

 

[Lucas Garron]

In general, July 19-21 would probably seem to work the best for most, for the reason that some people might be out visiting family around the 4th of July (in the US).

That could make it a good reason to hold it that weekend, though. Travel to visit your family, then save a plane flight by making the trip longer and going directly to Nationals.

Unfortunately, that would work a lot better with a one-day buffer between the holiday and the first day of the competition.

In any case, I would totally fly to Boston early to hang out with cubers on the fourth of July.