US Nationals 2011 planning thread

[Vincents]

Yeah, let's not have the UNITED STATES Nationals in Toronto, CANADA, for those who want that.

 

[JackJ]

Nahh lets have US Nats in Greenland!

 

[shelley]

Yeah, let's not have the UNITED STATES Nationals in Toronto, CANADA, for those who want that.

But the National Grammar Rodeo was in Canada.

 

[Kian]

Yeah, let's not have the UNITED STATES Nationals in Toronto, CANADA, for those who want that.

But the National Grammar Rodeo was in Canada.

I'll meet you at the Sheraton.

 

[PatrickJameson]

Somewhere on the west side. I believe in 08 it was on the east, 09 was on the west, and 10 is going to be on the east. Let's continue the pattern!

west west central east west east is not a pattern.

Nor should Atlanta be considered east. :rolleyes:

 

[rubiksguy]

Seattle please

I really like the idea of Seattle. It would be the first WA comp, and I would be able to help out a lot, since I live close by. I've been wanting to set up a comp here, so it would be sweet.

If people wouldn't mind traveling to Mount Vernon, there is a reasonably sized college cafeteria that I've basically been promised if I wanted to do a comp at Skagit Valley College. That might work.

Jameson

 

[bluecloe45]

I really like the idea of Seattle. It would be the first WA comp, and I would be able to help out a lot, since I live close by. I've been wanting to set up a comp here, so it would be sweet.

If people wouldn't mind traveling to Mount Vernon, there is a reasonably sized college cafeteria that I've basically been promised if I wanted to do a comp at Skagit Valley College that might work.

Jameson

Dang, all the way across the country, good thig my grandma owns a hotel there =0

 

[bluecloe45]

I really like the idea of Seattle. It would be the first WA comp, and I would be able to help out a lot, since I live close by. I've been wanting to set up a comp here, so it would be sweet.

If people wouldn't mind traveling to Mount Vernon, there is a reasonably sized college cafeteria that I've basically been promised if I wanted to do a comp at Skagit Valley College that might work.

Jameson

Dang, all the way across the country, good thig my grandma owns a hotel there =0

ok, im only 12 years old, isnt mt veron in VA

 

[rubiksguy]

It's also in WA state. About an hour north of Seattle.

 

[aronpm]

ok, im only 12 years old, isnt mt veron in VA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Vernon

There are a lot of Mt. Vernons.

 

[bluecloe45]

ok, im only 12 years old, isnt mt veron in VA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Vernon

There are a lot of Mt. Vernons.

cool, sucky Washington DC education

 

[Bryan]

It's also in WA state. About an hour north of Seattle.

That certainly makes it inconvenient to get to. Does it even have public transportation in the area?

 

[janelle]

It's also in WA state. About an hour north of Seattle.

That certainly makes it inconvenient to get to. Does it even have public transportation in the area?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...84&sspn=1.718527,4.938354&ie=UTF8&z=8&start=0

This might be wrong or maybe there's a faster way but according to googlemap there is from the Seatac airport. Also the trip would be quite long. I'm not sure people would like that. Considering that a lot of the competitors will be coming out of state it would be better if the place was closer to Seattle or easier to commute to. Don't get me wrong I would love to have a competition in WA and I still think you should try and organize one even if it's not Nats.

 

[shelley]

It's also in WA state. About an hour north of Seattle.

That certainly makes it inconvenient to get to. Does it even have public transportation in the area?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...84&sspn=1.718527,4.938354&ie=UTF8&z=8&start=0

This might be wrong or maybe there's a faster way but according to googlemap there is from the Seatac airport. Also the trip would be quite long. I'm not sure people would like that. Considering that a lot of the competitors will be coming out of state it would be better if the place was closer to Seattle or easier to commute to. Don't get me wrong I would love to have a competition in WA and I still think you should try and organize one even if it's not Nats.

Ouch, 4 hour trip? That would be longer than a lot of people's flights into Seattle.

 

[blade740]

Especially considering the last step is "drive/taxi"...meaning even with public transit you can only get 2.5 miles away.

Also, "It would be the first WA comp" kinda stands out to me as well.

Not that I'm discounting the idea of a Washington location (Seattle would actually be pretty good if we can get a venue), but I think it's safe to say that your proposed location won't work very well.

 

[janelle]

Especially considering the last step is "drive/taxi"...meaning even with public transit you can only get 2.5 miles away.

Also, "It would be the first WA comp" kinda stands out to me as well.

Not that I'm discounting the idea of a Washington location (Seattle would actually be pretty good if we can get a venue), but I think it's safe to say that your proposed location won't work very well.

I'm pretty sure there is a public bus that goes to the college. It just doesn't show it on the map, which is why I said there might be a faster way. Like googlemap doesn't show my public transit, and I'm not sure if it shows the one for Skagit Valley. I think I'll go look into it more though.

EDIT:

http://www.skagit.edu/news3.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_1644

There is a bus that goes to the school (Jameson, this is the school you're talking about, right?). The Skagit Transit goes to the college.

http://www.skagittransit.org/index.cfm?do=page&pageID=1580

Which is not part of the participating public transit agencies on google. These are the only ones included on google for WA.

Spoiler

Seattle King County Metro
Walla Walla Valley Transit & Grapeline
Washington State Ferries Washington State Ferries
Island County Island Transit
Port Townsend Jefferson Transit Authority
Jefferson County Jefferson Transit Authority

I'm not really familiar with that area so I think it would be better to wait and see if Jameson knows a better way then what googlemap says.

 

[Vincents]

I think that nationals should be in st. louis or seattle. I think that both of these cities are just big enough but not overpopulated and would be good for a competition. I'm not sure how many cubers are in either of those areas, but I think that both of these would be great choices. Somewhere like LA would be wayy to crowded and I don't think it would be the greatest idea.

LA is like the least dense huge city ever...

 

[Vincents]

And what does population density and overpopulation have to do with a location for cubing? It's not like we'll be doing this in a NYC subway stop...

 

[TheMachanga]

The mid west has a good population of cubers. A possible venue in Chicago can be the UIC pavilion. However, people may just think I want it there because I live around there.

 

[DavidWoner]

The mid west has a good population of cubers.

Not really.