Author: Ian Kennedy
Date: 08:17:44 08/22/00
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On August 22, 2000 at 10:49:38, Pete Galati wrote: >On August 22, 2000 at 09:24:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 22, 2000 at 06:18:44, Jason Williamson wrote: >> >>>On August 22, 2000 at 04:14:44, Peter McKenzie wrote: >>> >>>>I think that it could be time for the 10th WCCC next year, surely something >>>>worth organising? Volunteers, anyone? Can't be that hard to do better than >>>>this year... >>> >>>Again, how expensive is it to organize something like this? Is there prize >>>funds or other things, are you programers expected to foot the bill? >>> >>>JW >> >> >>Estimates have said that ICCA needs to be paid about $30,000 to put the >>event on. That is a pretty serious hurdle... > >As big a problem as sponsors are, the event needs a sponsor. > >I'm making an effort not to constantly join the threads complaining about the >coverage of this WMCCC, not easy to do since I find the coverage aggravating. >But next time they need money behind the tournament to start with, and someone >who's heard of the internet (now there's a new concept!) to organize it. > >Was London just flat out the wrong place to hold WMCCC? > >Pete The last bit about London seems a bit of a non-sequitur (sp?)- why should London be the 'wrong place'? Notwithstanding your other comments ... Ian Kennedy
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