US Nationals 2013 [Cancelled]

[shelley]

Don't have the exact numbers handy, but it's 4 digits. $10,000/day is definitely way out of our budget, unless everyone and their mom buys 5 plushies.

 

[cubernya]

Sorry about just giving a city I was looking into it

I found 2 possible venues in Philadelphia
http://www.eventective.com/USA/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/6021/Sheraton-Society-Hill.html
http://www.eventective.com/USA/Penn...t-Regency-Philadelphia-At-Penn-s-Landing.html

It has a contact venue button, as well as if you click check availability you can enter a general price, so it may be good if the price is right

 

[Bob]

Venues in NYC are so expensive!

 

[guinepigs rock]

not Ohio again mall of america

 

[guinepigs rock]

I think chicago would be cool

 

[insane569]

wisconsin dells?
im pretty sure alot more people would go cause you know
water parks and what not

 

[thackernerd]

I think the last comp at MOA seemed to crowded, maybe at the Excel Energy Center?

 

[Kian]

I think the last comp at MOA seemed to crowded, maybe at the Excel Energy Center?

Deal, but first we all have to get drafted by the Wild. I don't see how else that's feasible.

 

[cityzach]

does nationals have to be at a different location every year? if not, id be cool with Massachusetts again

 

[RyanReese09]

does nationals have to be at a different location every year? if not, id be cool with Massachusetts again

Why would we not vary it up? Not fair for West coasters to travel across the continent to participate. It's called U.S. Nationals for a reason.

 

[AustinReed]

Are you serious? It's been east coast two years in a row, it deserves to be west coast two years in a row also.

 

[Bob]

Are you serious? It's been east coast two years in a row, it deserves to be west coast two years in a row also.

I'm pretty sure Ohio is NOT on the East Coast. Columbus, OH is at least 500 miles inland.

 

[Vincents]

1. I'm pretty sure everyone knows my views on Berkeley, so I won't talk about that here.

2. Ohio State = Central. Or Big Ten land. Take your pick. If we do this by athletic conferences, so far we've done:
2004: Caltech/Pasadena/CA. You can make a claim that Pasadena is Pac 10, as UCLA plays there.
2006: Exploratorium/San Francisco, CA. Clearly Pac 10 land.
2007: Chicago Cultural Center/Chicago, IL. Big Ten.
2008: Underground Atlanta/Atlanta, GA. SEC.
2009: Stanford/Stanford, CA. Pac 10.
2010: MIT/Cambridge, MA. MIT's not in it, but Big East/ACC, basically.
2011: tOSU/Columbus, OH. Big Ten.
2012: The Riviera/Las Vegas, NV. Mountain West.
2013: Big 12? The only place "big" enough is probably Texas. And I would hate to have to go to Texas in the summer. But it does seem like it might be "their turn." (Other states in the Big 12 footprint: Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska and Colorado used to be here). I could see the SEC going here as well; Worlds has been at Disneyworld, and that seemed to go well. No idea about New Orleans. I don't think there are many other nice cities in the SEC footprint (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana).

 

[Bryan]

not Ohio again mall of america

After seeing how nice an insanely large venue like OSU made the competition, I would put MOA out of the running. It's nice for a regional competition, but couldn't handle Nationals at this point.

 

[chicken9290]

New York to Maryland VIrginia area

i would say maryland. we could easily do it at college park

 

[shelley]

2013: Big 12? The only place "big" enough is probably Texas. And I would hate to have to go to Texas in the summer. But it does seem like it might be "their turn."

I grew up in Texas. I strongly advise against going there in August.

 

[cityzach]

New York to Maryland VIrginia area

i would say maryland. we could easily do it at college park

i like this idea very much.

 

[Bob]

I grew up in Texas. I strongly advise against going there in August.

I agree with shelley. We did that in 2005. It wasn't called Nationals, but it was the Caltech Summer competition with the same organizers and I was there, so it might was well have been. I set three world records in that competition because I was awesome. I think we all decided then that Texas in August was a bad idea. The venue's A/C was broken. That didn't help at all.

 

[Bob]

i like this idea very much.

I don't. Most suitable venues in New York are expensive. I don't like driving down to Maryland or DC. And Virginia? It may be a while before Virginia has another cube competition. I'm not going there and I don't think Tim wants to either.

 

[James Cavanauh]

I don't. Most suitable venues in New York are expensive. I don't like driving down to Maryland or DC. And Virginia? It may be a while before Virginia has another cube competition. I'm not going there and I don't think Tim wants to either.

why dont you want to come to va?