US Nationals 2010

[Tyson]

I think both public and private venues have their merits. Private venues make for easy organization and less bathroom muggings (100% LESS THAN LAST YEAR). But when people see 30 people walking down the street cubing, it's nice to be able to say "yeah, it's the world championships. You should check it out, it's right over there" Stanford was pretty isolated from the public.

As for location, I'm fine with pretty much anything. I'll find a way to make it wherever you hold it. The real cubers always seem to.

Nationals 2010, mugging free since 2009?

 

[Edmund]

I think both public and private venues have their merits. Private venues make for easy organization and less bathroom muggings (100% LESS THAN LAST YEAR). But when people see 30 people walking down the street cubing, it's nice to be able to say "yeah, it's the world championships. You should check it out, it's right over there" Stanford was pretty isolated from the public.

As for location, I'm fine with pretty much anything. I'll find a way to make it wherever you hold it. The real cubers always seem to.

Nationals 2010, mugging free since 2009?

lol, You guys gotta put those on T-shirts if you do shirts again.

 

[DavidWoner]

I would personally like to see nationals 2010, wherever it is, more of an event atmosphere. This time around, the entire focus was only about the competition itself. There wasn't enough focus on the rest of the weekend. There was no reasonably close "official" hotel, and a lot of people didn't even stay at one of the near-by ones. I like the idea of the competition being an event, as it is a big deal for people to come to it. Take Worlds for example, there is an official hotel, with shuttles between it and the venue. I don't doubt the majority of cubers will be staying there, as well as the party on Saturday night (not really necessary). For me, this nationals was cool to hang out with the people I did, but it got sort of repetitive. I missed out on spending extra time with some others because there was no feasible way to do so.

I agree with this. It didn't seem like there was a location where everyone got together other than the venue itself, and after the competition was over, everyone pretty much split up.

I agree as well. I was looking forward to meeting all of the West Coast people, but I can't say I spent more than a few minutes talking to any of them. Quite a few of them I didn't get to meet at all, because they were busy all say and then left once the competition was over. I basically hung out with the other people who stayed in Rains, which was about 10 other people.

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I second this.

I third this if you can get the funding. An extra $3000 would be able to fly out a pretty hefty chunk of CalTeam, which would definitely help with organization. I don't think it should be held before school lets out though, I would rather pay the $2 bus fare than deal with all the hassle. Of course, 24-hour a day bacon is a pretty attractive prospect as well.

In regards to public vs private, I can't really say much, as this year was the first time I went to Nats. I will say that I have no problem with the public while I am competing (as long as they don't directly interfere of course), but it can get a bit annoying when I am trying to have a conversation with someone and a random person comes up and interrupts with questions.

 

[Crazycubemom]

MaRaTon, Joel and Doudou Chambon will be there and we will visit Canada ( I want to see Derrick and Sarah in real ). Let we know where and when so I who has Indonesian Nationality have to arrange my VISA ( not card ) to visit USA and Canada can't wait

 

[mark3]

I would state my opinion, but I can't do it without sounding like a homer. Almost no one can.

PICK WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST, TYSON!!!

 

[blade740]

I would state my opinion, but I can't do it without sounding like a homer. Almost no one can.

PICK WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST, TYSON!!!

Moldova it is then.

 

[rowehessler]

i think it should be on long island cuz i won

 

[mcciff2112]

North East! Like OH, PA, or NY. Just my input

 

[masterofthebass]

Ohio is hardly Northeast...

 

[PatrickJameson]

Nationals 2010, mugging free since 2009?

lol, You guys gotta put those on T-shirts if you do shirts again.

I would totally buy this shirt. However, I think it would be better to have something like, 'US Nationals: Mugging free since 2009', as Nationals 2010 only happens once. (I'm serious, I would actually buy this. Maybe two.)

As for the Public vs Private, I like the public option better for a few reasons. One, the sponsors would like it more(which isn't really my problem but yeah), and two, I like talking to non-cubers about cubing. They also add extra applause to average solves because they don't know what's fast

 

[pjk]

I was going to ask you about Denver options.

I will ask around and let you know if I find anything reasonable. The first place that comes to mind is the coliseum. My guess is that it is very expensive, but I'd have to look. I know the coliseum is where Speedstacks hosts their Worlds each year.

 

[Kian]

Ohio is hardly Northeast...

Correct. It's the reject of the Northeast and the Midwest. Neither will claim it as their own.

On topic: I would say both the public and private venues have positives as well as negatives, so if there's a significant difference in cost I'd say just go for the cheaper option.

Tyson, if you do need any help contacting places, speaking to people, etc. in the NYC area, just let me know. I'm in the area and I'd be happy to help. Also, I used to live in DC so if that becomes an option I may be of some help as well. I know the area very well.

 

[Paul Wagner]

How do you become "Mack Daddy" level? I need it.

On Topic: Hm, This is a very hard thing to choose, for Tyson I bet.

 

[Bob]

Indianapolis has a HUGE convention center, of which any room would probably be fit to host a competition as large as nationals. I don't know about pricing, however, Indianapolis has a wide variety of hotels and I have plenty of space in my yard for tents!

Too expensive. Flights to Indiana are usually not cheap because no one wants to go there.

 

[Bryan]

One possibility is to contact a hotel. The hotel in Rochester would have given us free space in exchange for having the hotel designated as the official hotel. There would have been multiple rooms to accommodate side events and blind. This isn't your smaller hotel with just a single room, we're talking about 800 person capacity, although I don't think that much room would be needed.

Their logic was that if they haven't booked those spaces by the first of the year, most other events have already have gotten stuff planned, and if they can use it to fill up rooms, great. The people in Madison contacted me and they had the same philosophy.

We're not the size of Comdex, so we don't need the huge convention space.

 

[masterofthebass]

I'd like to suggest Salt Lake City. Large airport. No muggings. Nothing is overly expensive. You could hold it at the University of Utah, which has some really nice venues. There are loads of hotels, you could easily choose an "official hotel" with in walking distance of the venue or it could be the venue.
Definately not as much party as NYC, but there are still great things to do/see during the summer.

But you can't drink on Sunday, and can only get 2/3 beer on the other days! Aside from the great mexican, Salt Lake City is probably not a great option

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

How do you become "Mack Daddy" level? I need it.

In short, you can't.

 

[Kian]

I'd like to suggest Salt Lake City. Large airport. No muggings. Nothing is overly expensive. You could hold it at the University of Utah, which has some really nice venues. There are loads of hotels, you could easily choose an "official hotel" with in walking distance of the venue or it could be the venue.
Definately not as much party as NYC, but there are still great things to do/see during the summer.

But you can't drink on Sunday, and can only get 2/3 beer on the other days! Aside from the great mexican, Salt Lake City is probably not a great option

The University of Utah is awesome. It's the only place I've ever seen a handwasher/dryer (pic here) in one. If that's not a good reason to have nationals there, I don't know what is.

 

[Rubiks560]

I dont know i figured its a big place and thought it would be a good idea and you never know they might let you rent it but who knows how much for the cost...but i like the idea of rochester

 

[RampageCuber]

Denver!!!