(Recommended) Future PinExpo Location: Novi Convention Cen..

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Might not be easy to leave Chicago. Stern tour, a lot of the people that
bring games and do seminars are close. Tradition. It wouldn't be easy to
move something that big to a different city. LTG

"GravitaR" <gravitar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Novi Convention Center would be an ideal location for Pin Expo to
> settle into.
>
> 1..Central location
> 2..Near Major Airport
> 3..Plenty of nearby hotels
> 4..Plenty of Space
> 5..Supply of games from local ops, collectors
> 6..No Paid Parking at Hotels
> 7..Trip to Marvins Mechanical Museum could replace the Factory Tour.
>
> I'm sure I left some out. Feel free to add to the list. Pro's/Con's
> Todd "GravitaR"

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As someone that spends a lot of time in Michigan, I wish I
could agree. The Chicago connection is just too strong.
All the game designers. Chicago is the home of pinball.

The bigger problem with a convention center is the cost.
I don't really know, but I suspect that the Expo did not
actually pay for usage of the Ramada hotel. They probably
got everything for free, as long as the Ramada got a certain
number of hotel renters for the weekend, and a certain
number of people bought banquet tickets. The Expo brought
people to the hotel who paid and stayed there, and that's
why the Ramada could offer such a freebie-deal to Pacak.
The Novi Expo center can not offer that deal because it
does not have a hotel.

Sincerely,
Steven R.

GravitaR wrote:
> Novi Convention Center would be an ideal location for Pin Expo to
> settle into.
>
> 1..Central location
> 2..Near Major Airport
> 3..Plenty of nearby hotels
> 4..Plenty of Space
> 5..Supply of games from local ops, collectors
> 6..No Paid Parking at Hotels
> 7..Trip to Marvins Mechanical Museum could replace the Factory Tour.
>
> I'm sure I left some out. Feel free to add to the list. Pro's/Con's
> Todd "GravitaR"

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KC does have an expo center right next to the airport...


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"DWGoett" <pinball@midamerica.net> wrote in message
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> Chicago is the center of the piball universe.
> couldn't be anywhere else!
> if central location is what you're looking for, go to KC. just about dead
> center of the US.
> Dan
>
>
>
> GravitaR wrote:
>> Novi Convention Center would be an ideal location for Pin Expo to
>> settle into.
>>
>> 1..Central location
>> 2..Near Major Airport
>> 3..Plenty of nearby hotels
>> 4..Plenty of Space
>> 5..Supply of games from local ops, collectors
>> 6..No Paid Parking at Hotels
>> 7..Trip to Marvins Mechanical Museum could replace the Factory Tour.
>>
>> I'm sure I left some out. Feel free to add to the list. Pro's/Con's
>> Todd "GravitaR"

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Forgot to mention a "pro" - I used to live in Novi, and my son's still
there, so I could stay for free... <grin> -JW

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At one time there were two big pinball museums in the works in that area.
One in New Zealand and one in Australia. So the day may come when there is a
big pinball show there. LTG

"Superpin Al" <al.kuester@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> No, no, no has to be in Australia as that is soon to be the center of
> the pinabll universe...
>
>
> Al
>