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Any major city could host the Nationals....
Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


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Posted on 8/1/2000 8:07 PM MST


In Reply to: Any Island - Esp. Key West posted by Splash on 8/1/2000 1:25 PM MST:



Detoit hosts the SAE show. New Orleans hosts Mardi Gras. Chicago hosts ...

Just about any major US city hosts events much larger than FIRST. There are plenty of hotels and venues available.

As for Detroit, Cobo Hall (just a short walk from GM's new World HQ) could host 10 venues the size of the arena Disney puts up. McCormic Place in Chicago is equally huge. I am certain many other cities could find facilities sufficient to host the FIRST Nationals.

The problem of where to host the Nationals is more of a question of 'Is the association with Walt Disney World and the Nationals chiseled in stone?' than 'Can some other acceptable facility be found?'.

I can seriously envision the day when the Nationals are a media event much like The Superbowl andThe Final Four. If we reach this status then I would expect cities to compete to host the Nationals in the same way that they compete to host these other media events.

Can you see your city forming a 'FIRST Nationals bid commitee' the same way Salt Lake City formed a Winter Olympics bid commitee? I can. And I can't wait for the day.

Joe J.
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