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Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: funkedup on August 12, 2003, 07:41:55 PM

I apologize if this sounds whiny.  I'm not upset, just worried.  I want to make sure everybody understands our situation.

When the idea of a Mini-Con first came up, we had about 40 people respond by various means that they were interested.

Since then Mietla and Ramzey and I have spent a lot of time to make the Mini-Con a reality.

Unfortunately, since we started taking registrations, only a small percentage of those people have actually put their money where their mouth is by registering for the event.

We have two deadlines in our contract with the hotel.  The first of these is August 18, and the second is September 5.  There is no penalty for us to cancel the Mini-Con before August 18.  There is a substantial penalty to cancel between August 18 and September 5.  After September 5, the penalties are so high that we can't consider cancellation.

In order to avoid unacceptable financial risks, we need to see a lot more registrations before August 18, or we are going to have to consider cancelling the event and refunding registration fees to those who have registered.

So please, if you are planning to register, or are on the fence about registering, do so as soon as possible.  If you wait too long, there may not be a Mini-Con.

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: Mini D on August 12, 2003, 08:00:56 PM

I'll be in on Friday.  Even if this falls through... I'm still going to the games.  A man's got to have his priorities.  Right Pongo?

MiniD

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: funkedup on August 12, 2003, 08:02:04 PM

No problem,

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: SOB on August 12, 2003, 08:33:29 PM

Hey Funkipants...just wanted to let you know that I'm still a maybe.  How late in the game is it OK to register?  I probably won't know for sure until the beginning of October...if that's too late, I totally understand.


SOB

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: Mini D on August 12, 2003, 08:37:08 PM

See the squad forum tard.

MiniD

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: mietla on August 12, 2003, 09:01:03 PM

Quote

Originally posted by SOB
Hey Funkipants...just wanted to let you know that I'm still a maybe.  How late in the game is it OK to register?  I probably won't know for sure until the beginning of October...if that's too late, I totally understand.


SOB

It's not too late. You can probably register at the last moment provided that we get at least 20 other guys to register before our cancellation deadline. Until then it is a binary proposition. If we get the minimum by the deadline, the Con comes to town. If not, we'll have to cancel due to a high cancellation penalty after the deadline.

So, all you guys who are pretty sure that you'll attend, please register as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: GRUNHERZ on August 12, 2003, 10:16:33 PM

Sign up now!  GRUNHERZ says so, and if you dont like it - well sign up anyway and tell me about it at the con... :)

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: funkedup on August 13, 2003, 08:52:12 PM

Been a flurry of registrations since I posted this.  We aren't out of the woods yet but it's encouraging.   all

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: GRUNHERZ on August 13, 2003, 09:52:06 PM

Dont make me ask again!  :)

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: midnight Target on August 13, 2003, 09:53:02 PM

I'll sign up Friday.

Title: West Coast Mini-Con Needs Help
Post by: GRUNHERZ on August 13, 2003, 10:21:12 PM

Kewl MT.. :)