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
Planning
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 [...]
Bricks by the Bay Announced at BrickFest
BrickFest, the original LEGO convention, was held in Portland, Oregon last weekend (March 27-29). I announced that we would be having Bricks by the Bay on April 9-11, 2010, and asked for people interested in attending to give their email addresses. While event registration is not yet open, we have two mailing lists [...]
Legal Status Update
It’s alive! Last week we got our Articles of Incorporation back from the state, and Bricks by the Bay, Inc. is now a legal nonprofit corporation. On Tuesday, we had a directors’ meeting at FedEx Kinko’s in Cupertino where we signed the bylaws, and afterward I sent in the applications for tax-exempt status to the [...]
Bricks by the Bay Planning Underway
At the BayLUG meeting on Sunday, January 18, we had a business meeting to discuss the finances for Bricks by the Bay. Bill Ward gave a presentation explaining the costs and revenue sources, and asked for pledges of financial support to cover the convention’s initial costs, such as the hotel’s deposit. Support was strong, and [...]