Vapefest: micro report
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Well I said it was a micro report 
Seriously though, it was excellent. It was so packed you could not even walk through the hall. Maybe that was something to do with the size of the place although that was not the organiser's fault: last year there were about fifty people, so they doubled the size of the venue and figured that would be OK. Unfortunately hundreds and hundreds turned up this time. Some vendors sold out, then sold the tablecloths then the tables.
Lots of fun chat, good meals, much networking between the commercial types and the community media folks. Totally Wicked Global Corp had a mini-conference there (reputed to number 60 staff total now), and ECCA had their first AGM, which went smoothly.
The heating was locked on, on a warm October day, and the windows were locked shut, and the vapor production was locked onto maximum output. The end result was people staggering out into the front yard, gasping down lungs full of cool fresh air, and feeling like kippers. Oh well, all adds to the fun.
Verdict: a smash hit. Props to Wayne for organising it.
Next year can we have the Albert Hall please, I feel it is my human right to be able to breathe occasionally.
Seriously though, it was excellent. It was so packed you could not even walk through the hall. Maybe that was something to do with the size of the place although that was not the organiser's fault: last year there were about fifty people, so they doubled the size of the venue and figured that would be OK. Unfortunately hundreds and hundreds turned up this time. Some vendors sold out, then sold the tablecloths then the tables.
Lots of fun chat, good meals, much networking between the commercial types and the community media folks. Totally Wicked Global Corp had a mini-conference there (reputed to number 60 staff total now), and ECCA had their first AGM, which went smoothly.
The heating was locked on, on a warm October day, and the windows were locked shut, and the vapor production was locked onto maximum output. The end result was people staggering out into the front yard, gasping down lungs full of cool fresh air, and feeling like kippers. Oh well, all adds to the fun.
Verdict: a smash hit. Props to Wayne for organising it.
Next year can we have the Albert Hall please, I feel it is my human right to be able to breathe occasionally.
Tamworth was chosen as it is slap bang in the middle of England, not that we didnt want to cater for the Scots, of course we did, but to hold it slap bang in the centre of the UK would have driven it far too far north.
When I started the organising for the first one, last year, it was difficult to envisage how popular it would be, so we catered for around 50, and was amazed when figures reached 75. The organisers this year, used that knowledge and figured around double the 75 figure, with 50 added in for good measure.... who could have imagined an extra hundred would turn up on top of that figure... certainly not me.
I am sorry I didnt make it to this one, as it would have been nice to meet Roly and so many I have yet the pleasure of meeting.
Wayne who took over the organising, along with the Vapefest Committee, deserve one huge vote of thanks, and a slap on the back to say.... Bloomin' Well Done !!
And next year, I shall be there...
When I started the organising for the first one, last year, it was difficult to envisage how popular it would be, so we catered for around 50, and was amazed when figures reached 75. The organisers this year, used that knowledge and figured around double the 75 figure, with 50 added in for good measure.... who could have imagined an extra hundred would turn up on top of that figure... certainly not me.
I am sorry I didnt make it to this one, as it would have been nice to meet Roly and so many I have yet the pleasure of meeting.
Wayne who took over the organising, along with the Vapefest Committee, deserve one huge vote of thanks, and a slap on the back to say.... Bloomin' Well Done !!
And next year, I shall be there...
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