I concur with having the 2016 at MVN.
I have started to work plans for possibly hosting one at Lees Summit MO (LXT) in 2017, but I would not be prepared for 2016. Our EAA chapter is on board, but I still need to work with the airport manager to make sure they support it. We have pretty good EAA chapter facilities - hangers, meeting room, kitchen facilities.. Camping on the airport may not be allowed which would detract from the event. I will be glad to help Larry run this one in 2016, it will prepare me for 2017. Understood that this all would require a vote at the end of the 2016 one, hopefully others are thinking of hosting one as well. Competition is a good thing. Rob Schmitt N1852Z Kansas City, MO -----Original Message----- From: Mark Langford via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> To: KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> Cc: Mark Langford <ml at n56ml.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 7:49 pm Subject: KR> 2016 KR Gathering location...MVN? KRnetHeads, At McMinnville it was agreed that it may not be fair to the community for so few people to vote on the location of the next Gathering, and that a location (or more, perhaps) should be presented to the KRnet community, since that's where the majority of the KR community exists. It's worth mentioning that given several opportunities, nobody volunteered to host the 2016 Gathering, although Larry Flesner was prepared to volunteer Mt. Vernon, IL at the McMinnville Gathering, until this Internet vote was decided upon instead. So to me, we could just say "the next Gathering will be at Mt. Vernon, period", and I suspect that would echo the sentiment of the majority. But if anybody wants to volunteer to host it, we can add it to the mix and put it to a vote (Survey Monkey comes to mind), or if nobody else comes forward by the end of the weekend, we'll call it MVN and move on. Keep in mind the responsibilities and expectations associated with hosting the Gathering are not trivial. See Larry's short list from several weeks ago, below: _______________________________________________ Anyone considering hosting a KR Gathering needs to consider the following items. Some are requirements and some just make for a better event. - The desire to act as host for up to 150 people from all points of the country and possible international visitors. - Ability to plan and organize multiple functions for a large group, i.e. housing, meals, meetings, awards, banquet, merchandise sales, etc. - Complete co-operation and support of the local airport and the community. - Facilities: airport with multiple runways would be nice, not required, non towered airport preferred, hangar facilities for KR's a plus, ramp area large enough to handle KR's and visitors, terminal with restrooms and meeting rooms, restaurant on field a big plus, camping on airport a major plus. Not every airport is "ideal" for a Gathering but many airports are adequate. Your desire to host can overcome other facility shortcomings. None of this should discourage anyone from wanting to host a Gathering if you have the desire and adequate facilities. The KR crowd can have a good time anywhere as long as their basic needs are met. Larry Flesner 9 year Mt.Vernon, Illinois Gathering host _____________________________________________________ -- Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
