MFCA 2010 Convention planning-INPUT here!

[WEIRDWOLF]

Much to do, much to do....I have already had some volunteers jump on asking to help next year! We will nail this down in a very short time. Keep the input coming. This IS YOUR convention! We want to provide the best experience possible, with the least amount of cost and hassle.

As I said earlier, we may in the future, move around. This takes more growth and funds. Unfortunately, $$$ as much as we hate the hold they have on us do play into how much we can do. We are a 501c7 non profit and are not allowed to have a huge profit. That only gives us X amount of dollars to draw from. Keep in mind, memberships and donations are the only "real" product we offer. Without those, there can be no convention. With growth, we may some day be able to offer 2 conventions, East and West or North and South, but we are still a young association and there will be growing pains in the process. We can't accomodate everything financially yet. Some day maybe!

The Stearn Center gave us a VERY economical option (easily a third of the amount we would have paid at a hotel) especially in a strapped economy. It also offered things for the kids to do like basketball, ping pong and pool and the right hotel can also offer similar options. It wasn't perfect, (Tim Young snores like a locomotive ) but now we know what we have there and things like WiFi and hotel accomodations can be explored and solved easily before next year.

[Raven maniac]

Lynn give me a PM with your number. I have a co-worker whom is a Travel consultant with his own travel agency. I'll have him to contact you for what's needed ie. how many days, rooms and size of the conference area needed. Example the last Brawl most were paying $99 a night. He got mine at $69 a night same hotel. LMK

Darrian

[mantaraydre]

WOLF AND CO


LET THE COACHES COMPETE, LETS APPROACH THE E-SWEETS !!!!!!

LETS KEEP IT IN THE SAME REGION, BUT THIS TIME IN CLEVELAND

2010 WILL BRING JERRY AND EMMITT, LETS LOCK DOWN SOME DATES, SO WE CAN HURRY AND ATTEND IT

LETS NOT DROP THE BALL, LIKE JACKIE SMITH, LETS GET BACK TO THE HALL, SO MY FRIENDS I CAN BE WITH MANTARAYDRTE

[Treks1]

Perfect solution: Lets build a Hotel/addition onto the Stearn Center!

[mantaraydre]

wolf and company ,

A month may be too late. I know the pedal is to the medal right now. Let the board of directors decide on some dates while they are being formed.

2010 looks like

WEDNSDAY (AUG 4TH)

TO

SUNDAY (AUG 8TH) HALL OF FAME GAME (COWBOYS VS 49ER'S)

**CHECK OUT MON MORNING

OFCOURSE MFCA START WOULD BE THURS (AUG 5TH) IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO START A DAY EARLY!!!!!

THANX
MANTARAYDRE

[WEIRDWOLF]

Originally Posted by Treks1

Perfect solution: Lets build a Hotel/addition onto the Stearn Center!

Now there is forward thinking....!
Can we name it the WEIRDWOLF RITZ? That way I can fulfill my secret agenda towards fame and fortune.

[Coach K-LO]

WOW!!!!

I am already geared up for next year and now we are talking about moving it........don't do it!

MFCA members and friends, let's not get into the LARGE mission, but keep things simple.

I have been to both and had more fun when I did the HOF and EFL both days and got a chance to hang out and watch the game from great seats or overlooking the stadium and tailgating. if more of you would have planned to stay until Monday you could have had more of the fun.

I travel to most any event in this hobby when it is within my personal budget for that year. However, I actually planned this one and it worked out great for me. It can be done, but let's keep it in Canton. The Hotel was stay at can be changed (upgraded) and if we all get locked in early, the prices will be in our favor.

Ken Allen made a good point about the others who did not make it this time. I remember when soem of us did not make those early miggle fuctions, but somehow found we needed to be there and the event got bigger and bigger. Well the same thing will happen to the MFCA Convention.

This year was going to be super special with the possible 2 tournament going at the same time....well that did not happen this time, but it can in the future. Or some league championships can be played there also.... leagues could treat it like the NFL - aka a neutral site....

I like the Strean Center because it had a little extra stuff to do (basketball, Pool, weightlifting, etc.) that keep the "non-players" busy and safe duing games.

Finding a better hotel would be cool.

Maybe next year each different playing style could have a table setup with rules attached and if you play on those fields - you have to use the rules of the tables... this will also help in playing other styles which is one of the reason for the challenage

[KINGPIN]

Thank you for understanding Frustratedfinsfan point. For next years venue I will donate all five of my boards and Rick will donate his as well. Celo said he can donate as well. Our boards can be shipped to all tournaments if asked. Though I will never play again, I would however like to be on the football field advisory committee. I have also been asked by celo to be the TV Analyst for his upcoming show on ESPN (like Ron Jaworski) giving team breakdowns and going to the films to break it down). Dave and Eric are onto something special with their open run and hopefully more players will attend this year and future years to come.


Vincent

[Jim Davis]

JUST MY 2 CENT TO KEEP IT IN CANTON .
1 THE MFCA (US) HAVING FUN
2 THE HOF
3 THE HOF GAME
4 THE HOF TAILGATE PARTY
5 WHAT WOLF SAID - The Stearn Center gave us a VERY economical option (easily a third of the amount we would have paid at a hotel) especially in a strapped economy. It also offered things for the kids to do like basketball, ping pong and pool and the right hotel can also offer similar options. It wasn't perfect but it was a good deal.

ALL SUPERHEROS WILL COME THIS TIME.

[sweetka]

I will attend. It was just too much fun not to.