ANOTHER Possible Indiana Open?

[Jhong253]

Hello all,

Yes, I know this has been only 2 days after the Indiana Winter Open. But I'm (seriously) thinking about organizing ANOTHER Indiana Open on either May or September.

Keep in mind that this is NOT definite and I'm only in the stage of consideration (In other words, I do not have anything set definitely, like host site, etc).

If I were to hold the competition in May or September, would you attend?

(BTW, if this competition was going to take place, chances are I'd charge entry fees this time, probably $5 for first event (unless side event) and $2 for each additional event)

 

[Kit Clement]

I'm from Michigan, and I really wish I could have attended this past weekend, but it was too hard for me because I had no place to stay there on my own. By May though, I'll be 18 and very willing to come if I'm free. September's right out though, I'll be in college with no car by then.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I was thinking of possibly trying to hold a competition in Indianapolis in June. I wouldn't do that if you were going to have one in Bloomington in May, though.

 

[Bob]

Hrmmm, I'd probably go to Indianapolis. Much more easily accessible (Bloomington is sort of in the middle of nowhere)

 

[Kit Clement]

Indy in June would be much more plausible for me as well.

 

[Mike Hughey]

So Joe, how about we plan something like a competition in the Indy area in June, and then one in Bloomington in September?

And to be precise, my competition would most likely be in Fishers, which is a suburban town just a few miles northeast of Indy. Fairly convenient to drive to from the east or north; not quite as convenient from the airport (which is all the way on the opposite corner of Indy, about 40 minutes away). I haven't actually worked on reserving a venue yet, but we've been scoping out possible ones for months.

 

[ShadenSmith]

So Joe, how about we plan something like a competition in the Indy area in June, and then one in Bloomington in September?

And to be precise, my competition would most likely be in Fishers, which is a suburban town just a few miles northeast of Indy. Fairly convenient to drive to from the east or north; not quite as convenient from the airport (which is all the way on the opposite corner of Indy, about 40 minutes away). I haven't actually worked on reserving a venue yet, but we've been scoping out possible ones for months.

You have KOII's support.

 

[Jhong253]

So Joe, how about we plan something like a competition in the Indy area in June, and then one in Bloomington in September?

And to be precise, my competition would most likely be in Fishers, which is a suburban town just a few miles northeast of Indy. Fairly convenient to drive to from the east or north; not quite as convenient from the airport (which is all the way on the opposite corner of Indy, about 40 minutes away). I haven't actually worked on reserving a venue yet, but we've been scoping out possible ones for months.

Great! I think that you and I should work this thing out with the timing and stuff. I wouldn't want the two to be too close to avoid any conflicts.

I've been searching around for places and the only two months that work for me during that time of year is May and September. And all venues in Bloomington are taken away pretty much from June to August for summer camps stuff, and I'm almost always out of town in those three months anyway.

Right now, the best timing in Bloomington seems to be early May. I'm not sure about September because the venues (except a very unreliable one) don't want to plan September's stuff this early.
I thought May would work better here -- I want to get the graduating class guys (like Phil) in before they departed to colleges. But again, I'm not 100% confident about either month. So I guess this whole thing depends on timing. I don't want to say definitely like May, June, or whatnot because I don't have any definites yet.

 

[philkt731]

I don't see a problem with haveing Joe's in May and Mike's in June, I think I would actually prefer that

 

[Kit Clement]

I don't mind having the competitions all bingo bango either.

 

[KevinK]

I'd love to come to any Indiana tournament. I've just got to convince my dad to take the five hour drive again.

 

[Jhong253]

Ok... it looks like the whole date thing is up in the air. I really don't want to get one in here when there are a bunch of competitions around in the same area -- meaning no one will show up to mine. I really don't want to say a date yet, but I have found couple venues that want to hold the competition in either month. Who here liked the library for the winter open? Who here thinks the library would be another good venue?

 

[philkt731]

Yeah it was really nice, especially since there are lunch places very near it and parents could do stuff in the library whil their kid competed if they wanted to

 

[Mike Hughey]

I really liked that library - it was one of the few competitions I've ever been to where the room was plenty big enough, and as Phil says, it was close to eating places and convenient for parents with other kids. A very good venue, in my opinion.

 

[KevinK]

The library was very good. Because it was close to restaurants, my Dad was able to get me pizza fast enough for me to finish eating just before BLD.

 

[Jhong253]

Ok... I was giving the date another thought. I now think that May is not a good option, given that there are plenty of other competitions going to be around and I don't think people will come to a town not even close to any interstate highways if there are that many competitions nearby. May is also another time of college and high school finals, so I don't think it's a good month for a competition.

Now, September though, has a risk in that people graduating (like Shaden and Phil) are likely not going to come. I don't want that to happen either. What do you guys think?

 

[ShadenSmith]

Now, September though, has a risk in that people graduating (like Shaden and Phil) are likely not going to come. I don't want that to happen either. What do you guys think?

I plan on going to school in Indiana, so having a tournament in September when I'll (hopefully) be living there would be much better for me.

 

[Kit Clement]

Yeah, I'll be graduating, so I'll most likely not be able to come if it's held in September, but I don't think this'll be a problem for most people.

 

[Jhong253]

Ok... I have made the final decision. Unless something absolutely radical happens, I'll be organizing the competition in September. I just want to make sure beforehand though, that there will not be any other competitions around the area during that time (because if there are, people will not come here as it is a bit harder than other places to access).

 

[JBCM627]

September is also really far away, so I doubt you can say for sure whether or not there will be any other competitions in the area during that time.