avroair Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls... it's that time again! To bid for the city for Geocoinfest 2012. If you have never attended a Geocoinfest, then there's one in the Charlotte you can try it out! If you would like to host Geocoinfest 2011 then you have come to the right thread! Past Geocoinfests: Twin Cities 2010 Salt Lake City 2009 Pittsburgh 2008 Temecula California 2007 It is now time to submit bids for Geocoinfest 2012, this is not a nominating or voting thread, this is for hosting the event, if you wanna host it, put together a team, a plan and a vision and then a bid. Pittsburgh put together a video showing off all the features of Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City did an interactive presentation... bids don't have to be that fancy, but they do have to be in by August 31st. Some things people need to think about: * these things take time to pull together, probably at least 7 months * the Geocoinfest would be held in the fall, usually close to Columbus Day weekend * the city needs to have an airport that is generally accessible * the city needs to have nearby attractions rather than just the coins * there needs to be ample hotels in the area, 3 coinfests have been hosted at hotels, but that isn't a requirement. * the city should not be near other MEGA events locations * we generally expect over 500-700 people (MEGA) so the actual site needs to hold at least that many * there needs to be 2 (preferably 3) local coin coordinators, we need coin people, not just general cachers, due to conflict of interest issues any geocoin vendor is not permitted to be part of the bids or the committees * need to work within a team environment And the toughest requirement of all: * you gonna have to work with me (avroair) so if you are fragile person then suck it up and deal with it! Previous event organizers will receive each bid and vote on their merits under 10 criteria. Then re-vote for the two finalists. This will be done September 6. The winning bid will be announced at Geocoinfest 2011 Charlotte. Edited October 20, 2011 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 ~ I THOUGHT I heard somewhere in Nevada I am SO HOPING it can be over on THIS side of the Rockies Just MY Humble opinion or should I say WISH . . . Quote Link to comment
+anne.and.eli Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Exciting. I look forward to seeing where it moves next! Quote Link to comment
+The Skylark Four Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Somewhere close to Nova Scotia please. Quote Link to comment
+Princess Trouble Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I am preparing a bid to host this in Las Vegas. What happen's at Coinfest, stays at Coinfest! Quote Link to comment
+Joe Friday Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Denver is working on our bid for the 2012 Geocoinfest. We hope to get it this time! See you all in Germany if not then Charlotte. Quote Link to comment
+Ashallond Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Close to Arkansas would be nice. Quote Link to comment
+2Jeeps2Jacks Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Rock Hill . . . Rock Hill . . . Rock Hill, South Carolina. The US version of Geocoinfest 2011 is in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Charlotte just happens to be near by. Quote Link to comment
+longtomsilver Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I am following this very closely and hope to be able to attend next year. Hope to see many of you in Germany this year ! Geocoinfest 2011 EU Quote Link to comment
+Dolfy Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I am preparing a bid to host this in Las Vegas. What happen's at Coinfest, stays at Coinfest! Vegas would be sweet! Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Vegas would indeed be sweet! Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Just an update. Two bids were received from Las Vegas and Denver. They are currently being discussed, studied and researched by the committee. The winning bid will be announced at Geocoinfest in South Carolina. Quote Link to comment
+steben6 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Thank you, Mark, for all you do for GCF. You are awesome! We'll go either place Quote Link to comment
+AtwellFamily Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I would love to see Las Vegas.....come in second! Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 I would love to see Las Vegas.....come in second! Any yes it is. For those who haven't heard, Geocoinfest 2012 will be in Denver Colorado GC2XW58 link here And Geocoinfest 2013 will be in Las Vegas, NV GC30FNQ (the cache is unpublished). Congrats to both teams, both bids were outstanding. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Title updated at OP's request. Quote Link to comment
GregsonVaux Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Has anyone else signed up to be a vendor yet? I just sent in my payment and I am a bit nervous because this will be my first time flying with so many geocoins. I was a vendor at Geocoinfest 2011, but my wife and I went down together in the van. This time it will be me flying alone and the thought of dragging around a ton of geocoins makes me sort of nauseous. Does anyone have any advice? Quote Link to comment
+Toojin Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Has anyone else signed up to be a vendor yet? I just sent in my payment and I am a bit nervous because this will be my first time flying with so many geocoins. I was a vendor at Geocoinfest 2011, but my wife and I went down together in the van. This time it will be me flying alone and the thought of dragging around a ton of geocoins makes me sort of nauseous. Does anyone have any advice? Were I contemplating, I would get into contact with TheMoopAlong and Avroair who both seem to take large amounts of coins great distances. Have fun!! Quote Link to comment
+tsunrisebey Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Has anyone else signed up to be a vendor yet? I just sent in my payment and I am a bit nervous because this will be my first time flying with so many geocoins. I was a vendor at Geocoinfest 2011, but my wife and I went down together in the van. This time it will be me flying alone and the thought of dragging around a ton of geocoins makes me sort of nauseous. Does anyone have any advice? Ship your stuff, don't fly with it. Someone from the GCF committee would accomodate your shipment as would the hotel. I will be vending again this year after missing last year. See you there. tsun Quote Link to comment
GregsonVaux Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Has anyone else signed up to be a vendor yet? I just sent in my payment and I am a bit nervous because this will be my first time flying with so many geocoins. I was a vendor at Geocoinfest 2011, but my wife and I went down together in the van. This time it will be me flying alone and the thought of dragging around a ton of geocoins makes me sort of nauseous. Does anyone have any advice? Ship your stuff, don't fly with it. Someone from the GCF committee would accomodate your shipment as would the hotel. I will be vending again this year after missing last year. See you there. tsun Thanks for the idea! I did some very rough calculations and figured it would cost about $40.00 to ship the coins, although I neglected to add insurance. However, that does sound much more doable. Quote Link to comment
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