<VV> Another Convention

[Dave Keillor]

My point wasn't to suggest that Rochester, MN be the site of a
convention, but to summarize some things from another marque's
convention.  They did have all the things Harry mentioned as minimum
requirements.

If you take a look at the BCA forum you'll find the same complaints many
of you have been voicing about Buffalo.  Bad hotel, inadequate
directions, too far from the hotel to the events, uninformed/rude
convention volunteers, etc., etc.

Dave Keillor
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Jensen, CORSA Executive Secretary [mailto:corsa at corvair.org]

Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 6:32 AM
To: John Sweet; Dave Keillor; Corvair List
Subject: Re: <VV> Another Convention

Hi--

We certainly have used off site banquets and will in the near future.
The 
last off site banquet was in 1998.

My point was if we are going to consider a place like the Kahler Grand 
Hotel, we have to have a place for the banquet, and place for the
vendors, 
and at least 300 car parking spaces for the trailer folks alone. And,
most 
importantly, we have to have people who are willing to volunteer to work

the convention.

--H

At 04:59 PM 8/6/2006, John Sweet wrote:
>Well then why not have the Banquet off site since everything else winds
up 
>being off site.
>John Sweet
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>To: "Dave Keillor" <dkeillor at tconcepts.com>; "Corvair List" 
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>Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:29 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Another Convention
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>
>>Hi--
>>
>>If we're talking about the Kahler Grand Hotel, the $79 room rate
sounds 
>>great, until you look at the banquet capacity and see it can only 
>>accommodate 300; we need a room for 500.
>>
>>--H
>>
>>At 02:09 PM 8/6/2006, Dave Keillor wrote:
>>>The Buick Club of America recently held its national convention (July
>>>12-15) here in Rochester, MN.  Interestingly, there are reportedly no
>>>BCA members in Rochester.  The local paper reported about 600 cars.
The
>>>cars (Buick only car corral) were parked in Mayo park behind the
Civic
>>>Center and on several downtown streets that were closed off for the
>>>convention.  This made it really easy for the public to take a Buick
>>>tour.  The vendors and special displays (old and big-bucks cars) were
>>>housed inside the civic center arena.  The convention center also had
>>>ample meeting rooms.
>>>
>>>The convention hotel (Kahler, $79.00 per night) and alternates were
>>>downtown about 2 block from the Civic Center.  Tours were to the Spam
>>>Museum and Hormel House, Mall of America, Plummer House and Mayowood
>>>Estate, Elmers Car and Toy Museum, and a junkyard (how cool is
that!).
>>>The awards banquet was Saturday night with a children's pizza party
(12
>>>and under) running simultaneously).
>>>
>>>Btw, Rochester, MN has a population of about 125K.
>>>
>>>Dave Keillor
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