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Astronomics
Vendor if you must, AKA The Mighty Kong.

Reged: 06/07/04

Loc: Right Here

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: GeneT]
#5190568 - 04/25/12 08:07 PM

We have plenty of hotel space. A typical OU home game brings in a total of 85,000+ so it isn't an issue. The hotel the center is attached to has a few hundred rooms. Last time I checked the rate was around $79 a night for convention prices, but that was a few years ago.

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Astronomics
Vendor if you must, AKA The Mighty Kong.

Reged: 06/07/04

Loc: Right Here

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: GeneT]
#5196871 - 04/29/12 04:29 PM

My wife was thinking about calling it the Midwest Astronomy Expo.

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Tim Gilliland
professor emeritus

Reged: 03/28/09

Loc: Sand Springs Okla.

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[Re: Astronomics]
#5196917 - 04/29/12 05:00 PM

Kind of hoping this takes shape.

It's a 90 minute drive for me.

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Astronomics
Vendor if you must, AKA The Mighty Kong.

Reged: 06/07/04

Loc: Right Here

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Tim Gilliland]
#5196996 - 04/29/12 05:54 PM

My other hope is around a $5 ticket price adults, kids for free.

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edwincjones
Close Enough

Reged: 04/10/04

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Astronomics]
#5197253 - 04/29/12 08:51 PM

200 mile drive for me-count me in
I would prefer fall but other seasons would do

edj

why not combine it with a regional Astronomical League meeting?

Edited by edwincjones (04/29/12 08:55 PM)

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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower

Reged: 06/11/05

Loc: North Texas

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Astronomics]
#5197356 - 04/29/12 10:18 PM

Quote:

My wife was thinking about calling it the Midwest Astronomy Expo.

I understand the conceptual reason, but I just don't think of Oklahoma as "Midwest". In pretty much anything that breaks things down by regions, OK is included in just plain ol' "south" most of the time. Would "South Central" or "MidSouth" work?

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Astronomics
Vendor if you must, AKA The Mighty Kong.

Reged: 06/07/04

Loc: Right Here

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[Re: ~Steph~]
#5197390 - 04/29/12 10:34 PM

There use to be a Midsouth wrestling brand in the 70s and 80s. Who knows what sort of crowd might show.

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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower

Reged: 06/11/05

Loc: North Texas

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Astronomics]
#5197430 - 04/29/12 11:02 PM

Just think of it as outreach to a whole new audience......

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Bob Myler
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 05/18/06

Loc: St Louis, MO

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: ~Steph~]
#5197522 - 04/30/12 12:11 AM

me come.

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okieav8r
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/01/09

Loc: Oklahoma!

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Astronomics]
#5197741 - 04/30/12 06:34 AM

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There use to be a Midsouth wrestling brand in the 70s and 80s. Who knows what sort of crowd might show.

If you were a fan of midsouth wrasslin', surely you remember the phrase "watch out for flying chairs!"

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rboe

Reged: 03/16/02

Loc: Phx, AZ

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: Astronomics]
#5197959 - 04/30/12 10:06 AM

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My wife was thinking about calling it the Midwest Astronomy Expo.

Then you have the whole Mae West thing to play with.

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: ~Steph~]
#5197973 - 04/30/12 10:19 AM

Quote:

Quote:

My wife was thinking about calling it the Midwest Astronomy Expo.

I understand the conceptual reason, but I just don't think of Oklahoma as "Midwest". In pretty much anything that breaks things down by regions, OK is included in just plain ol' "south" most of the time. Would "South Central" or "MidSouth" work?

Oklahoma is in the South Central Region. No matter what the name will be, people will attend!

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MikeBOKC
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/10/10

Loc: Oklahoma City, OK

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: csa/montana]
#5198103 - 04/30/12 11:47 AM

How about Midcontinent Astro Expo?
That takes in everything between the two coasts . . .

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frebie
Chief assistant to the assistant chief

Reged: 04/29/08

Loc: Neither here nor there.

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: MikeBOKC]
#5198136 - 04/30/12 12:02 PM

Write it as Mid America Astronomy eXpo and you can take it to the MAAX.

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

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[Re: frebie]
#5198207 - 04/30/12 12:38 PM

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Write it as Mid America Astronomy eXpo and you can take it to the MAAX.

Sounds like THE winner!

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rboe

Reged: 03/16/02

Loc: Phx, AZ

Re: Any interest in a Convention in Norman? new

[Re: frebie]
#5198396 - 04/30/12 02:38 PM

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Write it as Mid America Astronomy eXpo and you can take it to the MAAX.

Show off.

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bunyon
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/23/10

Loc: Winston-Salem, NC

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[Re: okieav8r]
#5199651 - 05/01/12 08:25 AM

I grew up in Oklahoma and have lived the rest of my life in North Carolina. Oklahoma is not "The South". It isn't the midwest, either. Lots of true midwesterners will chime in on that one. Also, it is not quite the Southwest.

I've long had trouble defining a region for it. Maybe something using the word "Plains"?

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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower

Reged: 06/11/05

Loc: North Texas

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