<CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative

[Vairtec Corporation]

Does this sound more appealing to me than a conventional banquet?  Yes.

Have I been to an event where this was done?  Yes -- this is very 
similar to what was done for the 50th Anniversary weekend in Cape May 
last year.  Because Cape May has a wide selection of very good 
restaurants, we broke following the car show and reconvened after dinner.

Did I like it?  Yes.

Have I set up something like this?  Yes -- I was one of the organizers 
in Cape May.

How did it work out?  All the feedback I received was positive.

Any major pitfalls?  Well, we were not having an award presentation, we 
were having a 1960 movie party, with the Best Picture winner of 1960, 
plus popcorn, etc. If you are having a movie party, make sure you have a 
DVD projector that does not conk out 80 percent of the way through the film!

In truth, I think our movie party was well-planned and well-promoted and 
as a result it attracted a full house.  So it may be important that your 
planned "cake and coffee" be sufficiently appealing to draw folks to it, 
and then be sufficiently well-executed so that they go home happy.

--Bob Marlow


Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> With all the hassle and expense of setting up a banquet, we're trying something a little different for the year's Virginia Vair Fair.  Rather than the usual catered meal, we're providing a list of nearby restaurants in several price ranges, and then we'll have cake and coffee back at the hotel after dinner (8 p.m.) to present the awards.  I'm wondering:
>
>  - Does this sound more appealing than a conventional banquet?
>  - Have you been to an event where they did this and did you like it?
>  - If you've set up something like this, how did it work out?
>  - Any major pitfalls?
>
> Thanks for any comments!  You can see the schedule at http://www.vairfair.com/
>
> --Bryan
>