Thank You Jon!
?? This is a great idea!? Between ARRL templates and guidelines, your prior experience with conventions, my experience with the annual Rock, Gem, and Mineral show at the Fair Grounds, outstanding connections with Discover Klamath and the possibility of a Tourism Grant, and the generous contributions of the many knowledgeable members, we should be able to put on a great event!? (Sorry 'bout the run-on sentence...)
?? I look forward to the Zoom meeting on Friday!
Thanx, Jeff
KJ7IRV, ~73
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On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 at 6:23 PM, Jon Wanzer, KK6GXG <jon@...> wrote:
Greetings All,
I am hosting a brainstorm and update Zoom meeting on Friday, April 29th at 7PM
My assumption is that if we do this, the intent is to make it an annual thing. If so, then we need to start planning each event at least 18 months in advance. Obviously we are on that schedule now for the first event. What may not be obvious is that we will need to start planning for the 2024 event before we hold the 2023 event, in April 2023.
As I have mentioned before, Tammy and I have done a fair amount of event planning over the years. I have been involved in several moderately sized annual conventions in department planning and as an executive. It is my experience that planning for an October event should begin in April the year before the event. This establishes a reasonable working pace that allows for training new folks in jobs and finding creative solutions to problems that inevitably crop up, and is much less likely to burn folks out. September and October will be crazy, there is just no getting around that.?
My intention is to make this a Gotta-Be-There annual event. The last thing I want to see is a half-assed attempt at a convention. We can always scale up from where we start, but we need to cover the basics to be considered a convention. We can be a major player in the space. It just takes commitment.
Currently I am working on a notes page based on my copious margin notes in the ARRL Convention Organizers Guide. If you don't already have a copy, download it from??this will be a good time to discuss areas that you have questions on. I am hoping to have something written up by Friday for dissemination.
As always, if you have any questions let me know.
73,
Jon KK6GXG
Topic: KBARA Ham Convention 2023
Time: Apr 26, 2022 18:30 Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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