Folks, @bricksonthedollar reached out the other day to get an update on Steel City LUG’s intentions regarding this event. Looks like we’re going to have a presence, but we’ll have to flesh out exactly what that means in the coming weeks. Last year, I believe we had a 20×20′ display, with 7 members attending and contributions sent along by a few other members, as well. It’d be awesome to expand on that, and I think we have the manpower to do so, but don’t want to make any assumptions.
Looks like the discounted AFOL registration is still available UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT. So if you want to pay $40 instead of $60, hit that up post haste. Chris also said that “any form of LUG discount (beyond the discounted admission if you register soon) will come in lodging/travel type expenses”, so we’ll have to see what they’re able to do for us in that regard. I wouldn’t count on too much, but they were able to get a group rate at hotels, and we were able to carpool and whatnot to make it pretty affordable last year. Probably were under $200 / person for the 4-day event.
Right now, here’s our attendance list based solely on this thread:
IN:
1) Ben
2) Dan (Texas Ranger)
3) Paula
MAYBE:
1) Micah
2) Rick
3) Matt
Display discussion on separate thread (it’s easier to keep the logistics of attendance / lodging / etc. apart from the logistics of what we’re displaying.)
@paulamalu – Thing about going the first two days is, they’re awesome, but you won’t see any of the public sessions (which are only on Saturday and Sunday) The first two days will be setup of our display, networking with other AFOLs, ogling their displays, buying ALL THE THINGS from the vendors, attending a few seminars, playing games (like such as Settlers, card games, LEGO games, impaired speed builds…) and general rowdiness. But there’s something to be said for basking in the glory of 20,000 adoring kids and parents. So maybe if you’re doing 2 of the days, do Friday/Saturday, to get a bit of both sides of the event? Your call, ultimately, but one other thing I’ll point out is there’s a lot of potential for cost savings if we plan carpooling, but if you leave early, you might be on your own there. Then again, you’d only be chipping in for hotels for some of the nights, so it might even out.
Anyway, yeah. This is a rad event, and everyone should go, so sign up (soon if you want to save $20), and let’s start talking about what we’re gonna build and display!