Call For Presentations for Bricks by the Bay 2013

News
May 052013

Bricks By The Bay 2013 is looking for LEGO-related talks, roundtables, and special activities for the Convention, taking place August 9-11 in Santa Clara, CA. Going to and putting on sessions are one of the things that makes a Lego convention fun.

Some ideas based on past events and suggestions we have received include:

  • Publishing LEGO-related books
  • Using RCX bricks to control motorized models
  • Using LEGO Mindstorms in the classroom
  • Discussions about publishing BrickJournal
  • Creating LEGO sculptures
  • Steampunk LEGO Creations
  • An Introduction to LDraw and related programs
  • An Introduction to Lego Digital Designer
  • Packing models for shipping without breaking
  • De-yellowing Bricks
  • Lego Plans on eReaders and the iPad
  • LEGO at Burning Man
  • Building Big – skyscrapers and other large buildings
  • Bricklink — An Average Seller’s Perspective
  • FIRST LEGO League
  • Collecting Rare Elements
  • LEGO Pirates Roundtable
  • Steam Locomotive Design Techniques
  • SNOT techniques
  • Half-Plate offsets
  • Microscale building
  • Sorting & Storing Roundtable

All we need for more talks, roundtables, and activities are ideas and people to run with them. A projector and screen for your computer will be available.

Anyone who would like to run a presentation or activity should e-mail proposals or questions to presenters AT bricksbythebay DOT com. If possible, please include a possible title, brief description for the event program, and any time constraints or facility requirements. Events are typically scheduled to run up to sixty minutes but can be scheduled for more or less time.

Proposals are due by July 1st to have time to prepare the schedule and the program. Earlier is better. (Note: All presenters must be registered attendees of convention.)

Bricks by the Bay is an annual LEGO hobbyist convention and exposition in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bricks by the Bay 2013 will take place August 9-11, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center. For more information or to register visit www.bricksbythebay.com

Volunteers needed for Bricks by the Bay 2013

News, Planning
Apr 232013

We are ramping up the planning process for the 2013 convention, to be held August 9-11, 2013. If you’d like to help with the organizing, planning, and running of the event, we will be having planning meetings every few weeks. They are generally held on weekends in Mountain View.

I know a lot of people are clamoring to sign up, but we’re overhauling the registration system before we open it up. If you’re an experienced Perl/MySQL/Javascript/HTML developer and want to help, let us know!

For hotel guests: Event registration is not ready yet, but you can make your hotel reservations now! We are doubling the registration discount for hotel guests from $10 to $20 this year! Discount applies to one badge per room. If you’re staying at the hotel, be sure to reserve your room first and note the confirmation number, which you will need when you register for the convention to get your discount. Go to the Hyatt Reservations page to start the registration process, or call Hyatt Reservations at 1-888-421-1442 and ask for “Bricks by the Bay” group rate. Note: do not call the Santa Clara hotel directly; reservations must go through the national reservations desk.

To get involved in the planning process, see our Mailing Lists page and put your email address into the “planning” list. Thanks for your help!

 

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