2010 Convention Info
Dates:
Convention: Friday, April 9, 2010 through Sunday, April 11, 2010
Public exhibition: Sunday, April 11, 2010 10am-4pm
Location:
Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley
46100 Landing Parkway
Fremont,CA, CA 94538
News
Attendee Roster Now Available
The roster of people who have registered for Bricks by the Bay is now available. Our registration system is based on Google Spreadsheets, so updating the page requires a manual extract of the data, which is run through a script to generate the roster information. This should be done at least once a [...]
Keynote Speakers for Bricks by the Bay
We are pleased to announce two keynote speakers for Bricks by the Bay…
Mads Nipper is the Executive Vice President of Market & Products for LEGO. He will give a keynote presentation about the state of the LEGO company. This will be his first visit to a LEGO fan convention in the U.S.!
Steve Witt, [...]
LEGO Store Plans for Bricks by the Bay Convention
Attendees of Bricks by the Bay will converge on the Valley Fair Mall LEGO store in Santa Clara for special discounts on Friday, April 9. LEGO will send some “scratch & dent” boxes to the store and we will have the opportunity to buy them at a deep discount (up to 50% off). [...]
Registration for Bricks by the Bay 2010 Convention is now Open
We have opened up the registration form for Bricks by the Bay 2010 convention, at last!
Please go to the registration form to sign up.
As always, we are happy to accept new members of the planning committee. Please join the planning and/or announce mailing list to stay in the loop.
Living LEGO-cy show
The Bay Area LEGO Users Group and Train Club is currently putting on an exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto. While it’s not actually being put on by Bricks by the Bay, many of the people running it are also heavily involved in Bricks by the Bay and we expect [...]
Bricks by the Bay Flyers handed out at train show
Members of the Bay Area LEGO Users Group & Train Club have been handing out flyers for Bricks by the Bay at the Great Train Expo in Pleasanton, CA this weekend. We’ve had a lot of people express interest in attending the public expo. If you haven’t already, please join our Announce mailing [...]
IRS approves charity status for Bricks by the Bay
I received a letter from the IRS confirming that they have approved Bricks by the Bay to be a 501(c)(3) public charity, with full tax-exempt non-profit status. That means that if you donate money or goods to Bricks by the Bay, you can deduct it on your taxes. (Money spent in exchange for [...]
BrickCon Report
I spent the weekend in Seattle attending BrickCon and had a great time. I met a lot of great LEGO builders and great people, and really enjoyed spending a weekend among the company of LEGO enthusaists. Their public days were very well attended – over 9000 people across both days. I’m really [...]
Organization Logo for Bricks by the Bay
We are pleased to present the logo for Bricks by the Bay, Inc.:
Logo designed by Russell Clark and Brad Kidwell.