[TowerTalk] HARA CLOSED DOORS

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

Hopefully some thought will be given to the venues near major airports 
in the U.S. Driving from Cincinnati or Columbus in a rental car for 
amateurs that can only fly in was problematic at times.  Getting in and 
out of Dayton wasn't always possible on the same day. IMHO a perfect 
venue would be near Cincinnati or even near some airport that had metro 
rail transport to or nearby the venue.   For the XYL's enjoyment an 
underutilized theme park or something like Branson, Missouri would be 
great.  I have even done some show at Gaylords in Nashville and they had 
a place for RV's. Don't know how they would accommodate tail-enders and 
the location is maybe a bit to far to the East.  But it is very 
nice....especially the grits and gravy in the morning.


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> On Fri,7/29/2016 11:34 AM, Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk wrote:
>> How about a venue that
>>
>> 1) Knows how to run events
>> 2) Can be leveraged to spread the word about ham radio
>> 3) Spouses would want to visit as well
>> 4) Reasonably priced to get to/from
>>
>> Examples include Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego, Toronto, to name a few.
>
> And charge BIG money to promoters and exhibitors. Talk to any mfr 
> who's ever had a booth at a trade show in any one of those places. 
> I've attended lots of trade shows in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, 
> Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando, and one in Toronto.
>
> And NONE of these "well run" venues would allow a flea market like 
> Dayton, or allow free parking of RVs. Cost of renting these venues is 
> far higher than ham events can afford, which also cause registration 
> fees to go through the roof.
>
> Finding suitable places for hamfests and conventions requires lots of 
> "outside the box" thinking by organizers who also understand those 
> aspects of the business. Several years ago, K6MM and K6TD led a team 
> that moved the Visalia DX Convention to a larger venue in the same 
> town. It has been a quite successful in almost all respects, except 
> that there are not enough rooms within walking distance of the venue, 
> which in turn seriously limits the late-night hangout sessions that 
> are the major reason many of us attend.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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