MCM left this message on the Spinoff thread and LOCKED it:
Admin Wrote:For your information MCM Expo have not been giving anyone the runaround!
We only had an initial contact with someone last year who decided that he did not want to commit his time to showing the game at the show.
Before posting further please email: paul@mcmexpo.net and explained what you are trying to ahieve to him.
Admin
What a load ... Chozen has been contacting them constantly and has been told someone would "get back to him". In addition, I e-mailed the address given
months ago and never received a response. I sent this email to it now:
Bey brad Wrote:This is absolutely not the case. The person who has taken over the event has been phoning the MCM Expo every week and has been constantly told that someone would "get back to him". Of course, nobody has. In addition, I sent an e-mail to this address ages ago and never received a response.
The organizer of the event will be sending an e-mail to this address. As I'm the director of the WBO, but not the organizer for this event, you should deal with him, not me. However, to say that we have not been given the runaround is a lie, and is due to a lack of communication between people within the MCM group. Obviously, someone has been taking calls and not making note of it.
We are not trying to be hostile, we're simply frustrated because we've been working towards organizing this event for a year and have received little in the way of communication from MCM. The expo is three weeks away now and we're nervous that nothing can be done at this stage. Please do your best to work with us as many people are already confirmed to attend MCM simply for this event. Thank you.
Nice reply. I liked this part:
many people are already confirmed to attend MCM simply for this event
Still, wow, just wow. I certainly hope future stuff goes better than this. D=
That sucks
Spinoff is getting pretty close, maybe you guys should start looking at an alternative place to host the event, just in case....?
^ Where on earth would that be? If we thought of an alternative place then we might as well just think of an alternate tourney. Plus i8t's already been advertised. Spinoff will be held at the Expo. It's just a matter of whether it's outside the main event (be that inside or outside) or inside the main event with MCM co-operation.
I'm in contact with Paul now, hopefully we can sort this out and everything will go ahead.
Wow. I'd given up hope for it actually being official as it's so close but if you can actually do something then great.
Is Chozen even willing to do the stuff Espio posted though?
I was just told that to host an event there, we have to pay for any floorspace we use. If that's the case, this event is canceled. We cannot afford to do something like that.
Information will be posted as it comes.
*Breaths Heavily*
Hopefully this can all go to plan...We'll eventually get through this. I just hope that this is official, as I don't want to book tickets and it doesn't happen there.
Alternatives would simply be outside the Expo...
EDIT: How much to pay?
Well......if we really can't do it then, we can still have a tourney elsewhere. Or even on a different day. *sigh*
And Driger, it'd prolly be a lot.
(May. 02, 2009 10:13 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: [ -> ]I was just told that to host an event there, we have to pay for any floorspace we use. If that's the case, this event is canceled. We cannot afford to do something like that.
Information will be posted as it comes.
What a rip off. How much would it have costed use then?
Looks like we're screwed, guys.
This is when beening unemployeed really annoys me, if I had the money then i would gladly pay for it.
Couldn't we still hold it somewhere near there?
God damn it
Hyde park would be my choice, but would they get pissed off if we held it outside the expo?
I don't know the area well, but if anyone has a suggestion for a venue near MCM if it can't be held there itself, tell me now.
The price for the bare minimum space we need would be thousands of dollars.
(May. 02, 2009 10:38 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: [ -> ]The price for the bare minimum space we need would be thousands of dollars.
*Mouth drops open* No way.
Anyway, I can only see a few grassy areas around it that might be OK but that is a big might. Here an overview image.
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I don't know how to work stuff like this, but:
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/ParksInNewham/
^ List of parks in Newham.
EDIT: Wait a minute!
Quote:Royal Victoria Gardens
Pier Road, Off Albert Road,
Custom House,
E16
Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 101, 474, 473
Railway: North Woolwich
Docklands Light Railway: Gallions Reach - 1/2 mile
So here's the situation.
Beyblade Spinoff is CANCELED at the MCM Expo. We would be charged thousands of dollars for the space we need. Espio was told that any space we provided would be paid space. Chozen had not been proactive enough in trying to contact MCM Expo. Frankly, I'm really disappointed in both Espio and Chozen for failing to ascertain this ...
I am the director. I was not to be present at this event. I had to rely on the UK representatives of the WBO to focus on this project. Obviously, there were major failures of communication there. I sincerely apologize that we won't be able to go ahead with this event as planned.
We are talking about rescheduling this event to the week following MCM Expo. If anyone has a good idea for a venue, please speak up. Thank you.
Well this wasn't the news I was hoping for when I got back from work... This really does suck, damn expo >
Luckily I didn't pre-order my tickets otherwise would of wasted some money, cause I wouldn't go to one of these things normally.
I don't really know London well only been there a couple of times, but I hope we can find somewhere to do this, was really looking foward to it
I'm pretty much a wreck because of the news as well.
Can't you guys just change the location to a nearby park or something? I'm pretty dissappointed. =/
This is really disappointing.
But one thing really bugs me; how on earth do you not know that you might need to pay for something like this? Isn't this one of the first things that one should ask? I'm just kinda perplexed. I truly hope you guys can sort some sort of a Plan B. It would be really disappointing for no event to be happening.
I feel really bad for all you uk bladers i can imagine how alot of you are feeling. I hope you manage to do something else
(May. 03, 2009 1:31 AM)Pichuscute Wrote: [ -> ]
Can't you guys just change the location to a nearby park or something? I'm pretty dissappointed. =/
Yeah, I posted the address for a nearby park but I don't think it's gonna happen there.
D: This has all gone wrong.