Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 22:05:20 07/09/02
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On July 08, 2002 at 23:46:36, Kevin Strickland wrote: >Since the ICCA charter _does_ state that the event is to be held on opposite >sides of the world every three years, I would like to start the planning now for >the next one to be held in North America. Even better to return to my home town >of Edmonton where the event was a great success. > >Since this topic started early today I have took it upon myself to ask some >people that I know the computer industry here if their company's would sponsor >an event like this. I recieved an overwhelming response. In fact one group >wanted to know if an event could be held as soon as November or December this >year. > >Getting a computer sponsor would not be hard, and as for lodging there is >plenty. To see how much interest this would be I will be contacting the group >that runs the large exposition yearly here called Klondike Days to see if I can >get a booth to run programs and show how well computers can play. > >So what I would like is to know _exactly_ what steps I would have to take to >bring the event over to North America for the next event. > >Can anyone answer some of these questions? > >1. Does the ICCA require some sort of payment for holding the event? >2. Do I _have_ to even go through the ICCA to get the event recongized? >3. Do you really think that European programmers would attend? >4. Does the event _really_ need an entrance fee? Where does that money go >anyway? >5. Would there be anyone willing to help me bring the event here? > >Any other questions I have will certainly be posted here.. and please any >answers would be greatly appreciated. > >Kevin Tough luck. The next one is already scheduled for Austria, I think. The entrance fee is peanuts. In order to land the event, the sponsor has to pay the ICCA something like $30K. bruce
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