[SCA-Dance] Sca-dance Hosting KWDS in Germany

[Aaron Elkiss]

We would do our best to attend a KWDS in Germany in 2015 or 2016 --
we've been wanting to go to Poland and this would be a good
opportunity to do some touring there. We can travel most any time but
late May / early June would be the ideal time for us.

Aaron Drummond and Jadzia Kryzanowska

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Del <del at babel.com.au> wrote:
> Rachel/Judith wrote:
>>
>> Salvete!
>>      I saw my name mentioned in the minutes from the KWDS post-mortem, in reference to hosting a KWDS here in Germany. I actually have a 14th c. site here that would be idyllic for such a venture (depending on how many classes tracks we would run), with a 19th c. neogothic hostel with beds for only 14 EUR per night within five minute walking distance. The question I have is: would it be worth hosting a KWDS over here? How many people would make the trip (for flight costs, it would be better to host it in Jan, Feb. or March)? I recall that the KWDS in Lochac attracted very few people from outside the region. What do people think about attending such an event here in Europe?
>
> That's not actually correct in terms of numbers.  There were a total of 145 people through the
> door of KWDS in Sydney, 88 of whom were from overseas (US, NZ, Japan) and 25 of whom travelled
> from around Lochac.  I have probably double counted some of the locals because a few people
> came and paid for 2 day rates rather than the entire event so they ended up as two bookings.
>
> I would suggest doing what I did and announcing the event 4 years in advance.  Then I badgered
> people to put money aside.  I think I calculated that $50 per fortnight put into a savings
> account from a certain Pennsic to the start of KWDS V would result in you having plenty of
> money for travel as well as a reasonable holiday in Australia when you arrived.  Quite a few
> people came and stayed for a couple of weeks, including side trips to Adelaide and Tasmania and
> a few folks that went up to the barrier reef for a visit as well.  Plus one who came and played
> every golf course they could find!
>
> Jan/Feb/March would not work for me.  It's too cold for me to travel to Europe at that time of
> year (recall that I live in a city where it has never snowed, which might be strange to some of
> you).  Other than that I'd love to come to Europe for KWDS.
>
> --
> Del
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