is this going to be kid friendly? 
Why? How old are you? Hehe…
well im not like 5 but not like 30 
The event is for everybody. Kids are more than welcome. There’s not going to be a whole lot for them to do other than look at some cool cards, but we’re not showing anybody the door simply because they have kids. I did take a look at the Restaurants menu it’s not super kid friendly it’s a little bit nicer for Mom and Dad. That said, you’re in the middle of DC you can find a place to eat no problem.
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Who are Thuan and Akara??
UPDATE:
As always, thank you all for having donated so far! We are currently at 75% of the funding goal! If anybody out there has an extra couple of bucks, we would really appreciate it!
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PM’d you, just want to confirm you received and I didn’t send $25 to a random person.
Gary’s wife and child I believe
Yes, I have you. Thank you!
To go off of this I am not of drinking age but that doesn’t limit me from coming does it? I’m sure plenty of the efour members are much older than me but i think that as long as someone is not being disruptive then anyone should be allowed?
The door is open to all, there are no age restrictions. You just can’t order a drink from the bar (obviously). This group should be fairly small and is invite only, so I don’t see any issues arising.
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Cool, that should help answer my friend jewel_kings question. Thanks!
Hey guys,
Want opinions now that we have hit the fundraising goal. Should we:
A) Stop collecting, keep the baseline, move on
B) Keep going and use anything taken in for bonus stuff at the event
C) Start establishing an annual fund that helps secure future worlds meetup locations?
In every option, we would, of course, keep everything transparent. If we go with C, I’d probably handle it like a school PTO or lodge club where we do some sort of annual dues, create a budget transparency file and such, then scout places further in advance.
Anyone feel strongly about anything above or another idea that isn’t listed?
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Before we go all in with C would we want to see how this year goes?
Preferably Option B (Or C).
Personally, I like Option B so that we could make this years event that much more fun! Haha
Regardless, I think it’ll be a GREAT TIME and really can’t wait to go - less than a week away!!!
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Of course. To be frank, with what I know about event organization, I anticipate this year will have one major pro and one major con.
Pro: I doubt we ever get a space as affordable as this was. The same space in Boston, for example, would probably be $4000.
Con: I think we might find this space to be cramped.
The pro leans toward C. Because an overage on cheap years might be our only hope for expensive years. The con leans toward B, because some people might feel underwhelmed by it.
But it’s all thinking out loud for now.
I prefer option C, I think the money would be much better spent securing a spot for future years which could also insulate it from demand shifts if they decide to hold worlds in an inaccessible or ridiculously expensive place again.
I just worry about the whole annual dues thing, I know for me while I try to attend worlds every year I will be on a student budget for the foreseeable future. I think we should have no issues if we keep it as a contribute what you can thing, and reassess if it seems like people are taking advantage of it.
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I’m not sure I like the annual dues idea either… Personally, my schedule is never concrete - I generally can’t plan anything far in-advance. I wouldn’t want to have to pay $X Dues to attend meet-up only to find-out that I won’t be able to attend meet-up with my work schedule.
A solution to @fourthstartcg concern about people taking advantage of meet-up event - assuming you’re referring to people attending meet-up event with the sole intention (big intention) of selling cards - would be to offer sales at meet-up event, but charge sellers $X to set-up table or booth. Maybe offer different pricing tiers for people who just have a binder of cards vs. someone who is looking to bring a bunch of stuff to sell - put the cost on the seller vs. people just intending to go for the fun of it.
I’d prefer to keep it as casual as possible without trying to overmanage it.
Excess funds going to future Worlds events sounds great. Not a fan of dues. More than happy to give, but not when it’s expected.
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