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mariebow

March 9th, 2006, 1:45am

:cheer7: Have the sweepstakers :halo: convention ever been in Texas?

sweeps aku

March 9th, 2006, 1:01pm

Re: Past conventions
1990 - Lansing, MI
1991 - Clemson, SC
1992 - Arlington, TX
1993 - Annapolis, MD
1994 - Indianapolis, IN
1995 - San Diego, CA
1996 - Nashville, TN
1997 - Naperville, IL
1998 - New Orleans, LA
1999 - Arlington, TX
2000 - Bahama Cruise Convention
2001 - Orlando, FL
2002 - Louisville, KY
2003 - Baltimore, MD
2004 - San Diego, CA
2005 - Moline, IL

Rick

March 10th, 2006, 3:39pm

kbsocial

March 10th, 2006, 3:46pm

Hey! Arlington's due for another one. I'm IN THERE!

At the 2005 convention the "talk" was that San Francisco, Atlanta and possibly Dallas area groups were looking into hosting a 2008 or 2009 convention - so ya never know :cool2:

Gmaw

March 10th, 2006, 7:13pm

Hope it is Dallas! :gvibes:

mariebow

March 11th, 2006, 1:29am

Would be Fantastic? :cheer7:

AznGamer

March 15th, 2006, 3:13pm

The convention should be in Houston. :jet:

sweeps aku

March 16th, 2006, 11:45am

To have the convention in Houston 1st you must get a sweeps club in Houston to make a bid to host the convention. This is done 2 years in advance, at the sweeps convention itself with convention attendees voting on who gets it. It takes alot of planning & the main problem now with picking places for the convention is room. most cities do NOT have a convention space that is large enough to hold the numbers of people at tables, & still near a hotel that is large enough.

DWils29

March 16th, 2006, 3:22pm

How about Atlantic City, NJ. We have a great convention center, a great Outlet Center and the ocean and boardwalks, not to mention casinos. All within a 2 block radius!!!

kbsocial

March 16th, 2006, 3:25pm

How about Atlantic City, NJ. We have a great convention center, a great Outlet Center and the ocean and boardwalks, not to mention casinos. All within a 2 block radius!!!

Same deal applies as to what sweeps_aku said - there has to be a sweep club in the area that will come to convention and put in a bid to host it and then be willing to take on the huge task of organizing it - so if you have an AC sweep club - get them on board and to the next convention to bid:)

Rokki

April 9th, 2006, 1:34pm

Is there a Houston sweep club? Sorry I know this is off topic, but how do you know if you have a sweep club or not?

texaslady22

April 26th, 2006, 10:04pm

I heard that the next one was in Detriot (2007)

Maineiac

April 27th, 2006, 1:14am

I sure do wish someone in the Northeast would step up to the plate!!!!! :gvibes:

TrinaWants2Win

April 27th, 2006, 5:04am

would love texas! how much are tickets to go?

Rokki

April 27th, 2006, 7:17pm

I sure do wish someone in the Northeast would step up to the plate!!!!! :gvibes:
A thread about a Northeast mini convention in 2006 in the Fall. Not sure how far this is from you though.

http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275820&highlight=mini+convention+northeast

Maineiac

April 28th, 2006, 9:56pm

A thread about a Northeast mini convention in 2006 in the Fall. Not sure how far this is from you though.

http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275820&highlight=mini+convention+northeast

Thanks...I hadn't seen that post. It's still quite a haul though from Maine to Pennsylvania. I'll check it out though...wish the National would come up this way.

Rokki

April 29th, 2006, 12:49pm

It would be nice to see the national in upstate Jersey or the Yonkers area or something just outside the city. Where we could make day sightseeing trips into the city. :smile9:

texaslady22

May 7th, 2006, 3:50pm

There's a Texas mini convention this September - I saw it posted on another board. Details?