https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
After reviewing the results - and btw a very nice set of questions - it seems if we just keep VCF at IA and rename it to the VCF Annual CRT Repair Festival, make everything CRT repair classes, get a burrito truck, maybe a keto truck and hold everything outside in the rain, we'll have an amazing festival on our hands! Can we do that? -andy p.s. thanks jeff and rickL (not sure if he helped with this survey) nice set of data
On Apr 3, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Very professional survey and analysis, well done! I agree that some of the requests were out there, mostly because many don't understand the expense and logistics behind running an event like this. Perhaps this could be an opportunity to educate and explore what attendees appetite would be for paying a higher admission fee to get more amenities, e.g. having the event at a proper conference center, the need to subsidize food trucks, etc. Thoughts? On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 8:56 AM Andrew Diller via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
After reviewing the results - and btw a very nice set of questions - it seems if we just keep VCF at IA and rename it to the VCF Annual CRT Repair Festival, make everything CRT repair classes, get a burrito truck, maybe a keto truck and hold everything outside in the rain, we'll have an amazing festival on our hands!
Can we do that?
-andy
p.s. thanks jeff and rickL (not sure if he helped with this survey) nice set of data
On Apr 3, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Here are my two cents. Having food at any event is necessary at any full day event. If Food trucks don’t want the business then forget them, stick with making the food and selling it yourselves. (If help can be found to do so) Sticking to having the same format (Layout) for every event is probably the best thing to do. People have been getting confused on which building has what and where to go. I do realize that new maps are being meet up as I write this. I think that vendors and exhibitors can foot most of the bill for the events and that spectators and buyers should be given a discount. Without the spectators and buyers, there would be no reason to have the event. Advertising to allow more clubs to join the festivities and events, In general more promotion will definitely help, circulars can be posted. As for VCF East in particular, there isn’t really much I would change except noted above. The swapmeets however are a different story. Mike R. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Apr 4, 2022, at 9:38 AM, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Very professional survey and analysis, well done!
I agree that some of the requests were out there, mostly because many don't understand the expense and logistics behind running an event like this. Perhaps this could be an opportunity to educate and explore what attendees appetite would be for paying a higher admission fee to get more amenities, e.g. having the event at a proper conference center, the need to subsidize food trucks, etc. Thoughts?
On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 8:56 AM Andrew Diller via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
After reviewing the results - and btw a very nice set of questions - it seems if we just keep VCF at IA and rename it to the VCF Annual CRT Repair Festival, make everything CRT repair classes, get a burrito truck, maybe a keto truck and hold everything outside in the rain, we'll have an amazing festival on our hands!
Can we do that?
-andy
p.s. thanks jeff and rickL (not sure if he helped with this survey) nice set of data
On Apr 3, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 8:55 AM Andrew Diller <dillera@gmail.com> wrote:
After reviewing the results - and btw a very nice set of questions - it seems if we just keep VCF at IA and rename it to the VCF Annual CRT Repair Festival, make everything CRT repair classes, get a burrito truck, maybe a keto truck and hold everything outside in the rain, we'll have an amazing festival on our hands!
Andy, April Fool's Day was *last* week ;)
Can we do that?
I appreciate any feedback whether it is feasible or not. I'd rather know what people are thinking than to never know. Making an anonymous survey allows for honest feedback. We will do what we can to improve the show with the volunteers and resources available. There is also a lot of stuff that people don't know about what we have tried already, like get a food truck. We have tried to get a food truck and 12 different companies were unwilling or unable to come. We have found that there are certain restrictions in Wall Township that make it harder for them to operate in the town. Bottom line lunch trucks are not willing to take the risk of not making enough money on an event they don't know anything about. We have even tried incentives to pay them to come to no avail. So we will sell our own food which is frozen food reheated in the microwave. This requires a minimal food license, but very easy to do. InfoAge did this 5 years ago and made a good chunk of money. We have Sea Cadets and their parents to help with this. We did this successfully at the swap meet and the food was decent!
-andy
p.s. thanks jeff and rickL (not sure if he helped with this survey) nice set of data
Yes. Rick is an expert at writing surveys and does this for a living. He also has never attended our show so he is objective at this point. The survey was our first attempt so we will refine it as we go along. Rick will also get a better idea of questions that we should ask to help improve the show as he sees the show and the audience.
On Apr 3, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
I would still love to volunteer. Please keep me posted. I was just at the dog park near infoAge today and was reminded Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, April 4, 2022, 10:26 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 8:55 AM Andrew Diller <dillera@gmail.com> wrote:
After reviewing the results - and btw a very nice set of questions - it seems if we just keep VCF at IA and rename it to the VCF Annual CRT Repair Festival, make everything CRT repair classes, get a burrito truck, maybe a keto truck and hold everything outside in the rain, we'll have an amazing festival on our hands!
Andy, April Fool's Day was *last* week ;)
Can we do that?
I appreciate any feedback whether it is feasible or not. I'd rather know what people are thinking than to never know. Making an anonymous survey allows for honest feedback. We will do what we can to improve the show with the volunteers and resources available. There is also a lot of stuff that people don't know about what we have tried already, like get a food truck. We have tried to get a food truck and 12 different companies were unwilling or unable to come. We have found that there are certain restrictions in Wall Township that make it harder for them to operate in the town. Bottom line lunch trucks are not willing to take the risk of not making enough money on an event they don't know anything about. We have even tried incentives to pay them to come to no avail. So we will sell our own food which is frozen food reheated in the microwave. This requires a minimal food license, but very easy to do. InfoAge did this 5 years ago and made a good chunk of money. We have Sea Cadets and their parents to help with this. We did this successfully at the swap meet and the food was decent!
-andy
p.s. thanks jeff and rickL (not sure if he helped with this survey) nice set of data
Yes. Rick is an expert at writing surveys and does this for a living. He also has never attended our show so he is objective at this point. The survey was our first attempt so we will refine it as we go along. Rick will also get a better idea of questions that we should ask to help improve the show as he sees the show and the audience.
On Apr 3, 2022, at 12:43 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 12:43 PM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
This link doesn't seem to be working for some people. This is the updated link: https://bit.ly/vcfe2022pre
========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
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