Geoff Wicks wrote:-
>Thanks for the reply and to all the others who replied. Sorry to hear that
>attendance is also a problem in North America, but the point I was trying
to
>make was that from the reports in QL Today it appears that North America
>still has shows old style with talks, demonstrations and a good social
>occasion. You can be sure that people would not come from Europe each year
>if they did not enjoy the shows. Mind you, Al can be a pretty persuasive
>person.
Thats very true - Steve Reyal and I showed the entire QL 2000 DVD at the
Washington show, and the Room was packed. Plus Herb Schaff did his Graphics
Demo, which was very good indeed. Jim Hunkins talked at length on QDT, and
Nasta gave a great talk too - Stuff you don't see in the UK anymore. We
even had a separate room for the talks laid out conference style with a
SVGA projector and ample seating.
>We seem to have a specific problem in the UK that next year lots of people
>seem interested in organising shows, and that's welcome, but it is too
many
>for those of us who have to travel long distances. Another question is
what
>we do at shows now that numbers are smaller. I don't know the answer to
>this, which is one of the reasons I started the discussion. Maybe we have
to
>think of putting more emphasis on social events and less on the QL for at
>least some of the shows (e.g. QUANTA AGM). A QL2000 type event, on a
>slightly less lavish scale, should be possible once a year, but then we
have
>to think how we give form to more local workshops. Malcolm Cadman made a
>good point a few weeks ago when he said that organising a shows helps to
>build up enthusiasm in a local group.
I definitely think a QL2000 type event is viable again - even one of them.
I feel it would get those qlers that only venture out once in a while to
make it to the show. But yes, I agree with Geoff - the QL scene is becoming
one of friendship rather that shows and trading, but thats the way its been
for a few years now. So maybe more emphasis on social events is a good idea
- I know the last Irish "show" was a big success in that department despite
the low attendance.
Darren.
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