Gathering interest in a Wisconsin Open

[Overtime]

I'm looking to see how interested people would be if I were to host a Wisconsin Open before I contact the WCA about hosting.

Cost will depend on if and how quickly I could get together a new student org to host and if not where I were to get it hosted.

Thanks,
James

 

[iSpinz]

Put up a poll. I would probably be there.

(BTW, did you get the cube?)

 

[gamemeister27]

Depends on what city, but I probably would be able to attend.

 

[JackJ]

I would be very interested. I live near Wisconsin Dells. It would probably be best to have it in the summer since the Iowa Open 2010, is on April 24.

 

[gamemeister27]

I would be very interested. I live near Wisconsin Dells. It would probably be best to have it in the summer since the Iowa Open 2010, is on April 24.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Man, I'll probably make like....4 or 5 comps if everything works out. Iowa, Wisconsin, Chicago, and US Nats (my sister is in Boston) plus any that might appear in MN.

 

[Bryan]

I would be very interested. I live near Wisconsin Dells. It would probably be best to have it in the summer since the Iowa Open 2010, is on April 24.

Yeah, there will also be a competition in Rochester, MN sometime during the summer. A competition at the Dells would be awesome! Maybe some hotel would let us use their conference room if people were staying there.....might be a mid-week competition when they're not as crowded. But it would be a fun place for everyone and their families.

 

[iSpinz]

I would be very interested. I live near Wisconsin Dells. It would probably be best to have it in the summer since the Iowa Open 2010, is on April 24.

Yeah, there will also be a competition in Rochester, MN sometime during the summer. A competition at the Dells would be awesome! Maybe some hotel would let us use their conference room if people were staying there.....might be a mid-week competition when they're not as crowded. But it would be a fun place for everyone and their families.

 

[Carson]

10 Hours away... and I've never been to Wisconsin. Hmm... will have to marinate on this one for awhile.

 

[RyanO]

If pyraminx is an event I would think pretty hard about going.

 

[Anthony]

If pyraminx is an event I would think pretty hard about going.

2 rounds at MIT. That never happens...

See you there!

 

[Overtime]

If I were to host, it would be in Whitewater. I found out that I can get one of the orgs to "sponsor" me and get the room for free. I'm looking at early May for the event

and yes, I did get my cube, I like it.

 

[RyanO]

There are so many competitions in the US now. I don't have time to practice new stuff in between, heh.

 

[JackJ]

My dad works at the Wilderness. (commenly featured for its 83 or so water slides on the Travel Channel) He's worked there since 2005. He said he'd ask how much it would cost to rent one of the conference rooms today at work.

 

[JackJ]

well... it's around $500 soo... i don't think a conference room in the Dells would be a good idea.

 

[Overtime]

That's because the Dells are a super expensive touristy place, no offense. The prices are insane everywhere there.

 

[blah]

There are so many competitions in the US now.

:confused:

 

[Bryan]

I'm looking at early May for the event

When in May? That makes it really close to Iowa, so having it it May would make things extremely busy for me.

well... it's around $500 soo... i don't think a conference room in the Dells would be a good idea.

You just have to convince them it's a way to fill rooms. Perhaps they could hold the "Geek Olympics", and see if a juggling competition, chess competition, and other competitions would like to come.

 

[cincyaviation]

I would be very interested. I live near Wisconsin Dells. It would probably be best to have it in the summer since the Iowa Open 2010, is on April 24.

Yeah, there will also be a competition in Rochester, MN sometime during the summer. A competition at the Dells would be awesome! Maybe some hotel would let us use their conference room if people were staying there.....might be a mid-week competition when they're not as crowded. But it would be a fun place for everyone and their families.

yes!

 

[Cyrus C.]

Yes, I can probably make it, & probably bring along a friend or 2. Unless the competition is during BSA Jamboree (Late July-Early August), but that's during Nationals, so you'd lose people from farther east anyway.

 

[JackJ]

Going along with what Cyrus said: Maybe we should even shoot for September. Having it at Whitewater would attract more Chicago solver sthen the Dells.