Kevin Standlee ([info]kevin_standlee) wrote,
@ 2008-04-27 16:37:00
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Current location:Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, CA
Current mood: tired
Entry tags:costumecon, site selection

Site Selection Complete
To nobody's surprise, the only bid to file -- from the New Jersey/New York Costumers' Guild -- received a majority of the votes with a preference. There were 29 votes cast, plus one person who paid to vote and walked off without casting his/her ballot.

Now I must go pack things away and get some food.


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[info]redneckotaku
2008-04-28 12:12 am UTC (link)
Congrats to Nj/NY Costumers Guild. Two out of the next three years Costume Con will be on the East Coast. I hope to help out in Baltimore next year.

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[info]mwillmoth
2008-04-28 06:38 am UTC (link)
I've heard a rumor that to bid you have to be a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Since I've not researched it I thought this was odd as most bidded events only require a state/provincial non-profit status. What can you tell me?

Thanks in advance :-)

<== Mike ==>

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[info]kevin_standlee
2008-04-28 06:46 am UTC (link)
According to the official page on How to Bid for Costume-Con, 501(c)(3) status is "helpful, but not obligatory." Do note, however, that Westercon requires 501(c)(3) status for US-based bidding groups. (This is a requirement I find regrettable.)

Incidentally, the Costume-Con Constitution should look familiar to anyone who is conversant with the Westercon Bylaws.

Edited at 2008-04-28 06:48 am UTC

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[info]mwillmoth
2008-04-29 06:56 am UTC (link)
Thanks for the update. I knew it sounded odd. I'll follow up on the source and let them know.

<== Mike ==>

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[info]kevin_standlee
2008-04-29 02:37 pm UTC (link)
And what I get for not looking up the actual rule (section 3.4 of the Westercon Bylaws is that Westercon requires US-based groups to be state non-profit organizations, but does not require federal 501(c)(3) status.

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[info]jbriggs
2008-04-30 07:34 pm UTC (link)
If there were a motion to repeal this section it might entice me back to the Westercon business meeting. I've had my fingers singed the last few times and I'd rather skip that pain if at all possible.

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