MFCA 2010 Convention planning-INPUT here!

[broncoman]

this is all good, but you have to remember that coaches coming from the west have to spend more for travel. the cbsmf was suppose to be in VEGAS, but was moved to OHIO. the west coast would love to host a big time tournament. rooms in VEGAS are cheap and a lot to do for the WIVES.
JUST my 2cents



BRONCOMAN

[Silverhorse 228]

I am holding my opinion for now...but here is my general direction...

1. Cleveland area perhaps Akron.
2. Thursday through Sunday
3. Change nothing as far as the Tailgate party, kids event etc.
4. MFCA tourney
5. Hotel...HOWEVER...some have mentioned the Embassy Suites as a possible venue...I am fine with that if someone has an extra $3,000 to rent it out for four days. It will not be cheap, however if we get 100 coaches to committ to a "convention fee" of $30, then we could do a Embassy Suites type of venue. Just throughing it out there.
6. Finally, if a tourney would like to join us for this convention, then we will need to figure out how to put on the MFCA tourney and other tourneys all at the same time.

My two cents...

[steelerfan]

I would say your general direction is right on. Not sure if adding an extra day is a good idea but the embassysuites would be great spot. Maybe we can do some haggling to get the price down. I may even know someone who could help. Would love to see some kind of MFCA tournament at the convention. Although I do appreciate the West Coast guys wanting a more Western Venue.

[TVsCHACHI]

If next year the MFCA is again able to utilize the Stearn Center I will take advantage of that, I think the saving of money trumps the need for wifi. Coach spectators could send text updates to people not there. If the boards were more spread out would there have been the same issue with power? Cats who want to stay in motels will stay in motels.

Now that I've experienced the experience I think I'll be better prepared next year. I missed out on some things because of time, I would have liked to do more EF stuff. I don't need to do the enshrinement, the tailgate and game I'd like to do, and playing some games would be pretty sweet too

my single shiny cent

[Bluegnuoy]

Hey wooluff I'll work on the snoring thing for before next year.

[FrustratedFinFan]

Well,

I can see where this is going and it doesn't look good for the West again. I perfectly understand choosing Canton though. Great atmosphere and close to major metro areas, but not for all of us. I might make it out there someday, but I sure don't see why Dallas, TX or even Denver, CO isn't a better option to make it a little easier for everyone in the country.

[WEIRDWOLF]

Originally Posted by FrustratedFinFan

Well,

I can see where this is going and it doesn't look good for the West again. I perfectly understand choosing Canton though. Great atmosphere and close to major metro areas, but not for all of us. I might make it out there someday, but I sure don't see why Dallas, TX or even Denver, CO isn't a better option to make it a little easier for everyone in the country.

I completely understand and I don't want to seem unconcerned about the West because I am not. The fact is, those of us that have experienced the Canton thing have felt a kind of magic at the events and I think nobody wants to leave that behind. I have often thought about an MFCA West Convention in addition. Maybe we could tie in with Eric and Daves or create a new event there, based off what we have created in Canton. I'm not sure how yet, but I am open to ideas. What really makes Canton swing is the format and the chance to do some things outside of the miniature games. Those things have helped us to bond and develop more tight friendships. With the other association I am involved with, The Pro Footballs Ultimate Fan Assoc, we have been meeting in Canton now for 11 years. our dues are $125.00 a year and we have 200 members from every NFL city. They have often thought about moving it around but ultimately the hotels and the HOF that they have established a repoirre with have kept them coming back every year and it gets better and bigger every year.

One other thing I am working on is to get another convention to join us, if we stay at the Stearn Center...can you envision the atmosphere if we could pull in a BBQ Tailgating convention to camp out all around the center.....uuummmmmm and buzzzzzzz