![]() It is going to be hard to get reliable metrics out of that year. I think in this case, as homebrewers, it is kind of our own thing to save ya?Ĭlick to expand.Pittsburgh was my first NHC. I’ve also never attended GABF, and I can’t go this year so maybe the timing will work out.IDK. Im going to try and attend next year’s event because I liked this year’s enough to go again. E.g., they could have tried to host at the Grand Manchester Hyatt which is on the water next to the SD convention center, or at some random Motel 6, or somewhere in between like an…Embassy Suites maybe? What is actually important To You? The education, the vendors, the experience, all of the above? Take into account the nature of the economy, inflation, cost considerations, etc. If you decided to not attend, let them know why. It doesn’t seem like they’re not receptive to hearing criticism. If you attended and didn’t like the event, let them know. etc.Ī couple of things I take away from this thread. We need this to succeed, how can we do better, what are we missing, etc. IMO, but I felt like there was a certain level of frenetic’ness at the event, which fed into the high level of energy that I saw at the event. They want to make sure that all the talks are relevant, well received and of value. I heard multiple accounts about the vendor area being tiny and not much energy at the event.Ģ - AHA wants feedback. I will say that I took 2 things away as they seemed to be recurring themes.ġ - Pittsburgh was a flop. Was this due to proximity of the location in general, an increase in interest in homebrewing, a WTH it’s in San Diego so why not?, I have no idea. There were quite a few first time attendees, at least by a show of hands in the first talk I was in. Have I seen worse, or been subjected to worse as an attendee? Absolutely. Were there things that could have been done better? Absolutely. I’ve read what a lot of you have stated in this thread, and I have no basis of comparison. This was my first Homebrew Con, and having said that I enjoyed the experience. If I go next year to Denver, it will probably be my last one. ![]() What about the competition? With it in October, does that mean the regionals switch to July/August and we ship in summer heat? Or will they stay in March/April? Or will regionals be eliminated again? I could not go to Homebrew Con this year because already spent a lot on upcoming trip to Germany for Oktoberfest. Homebrew Con, at least we are learning in sessions while we drink! I am curious on the logistics of this too.will they use a second location to hold the classes since most of the convention center is set up for GABF? Will it be one combined ticket for sessions in the day and GABF at night? If so how expensive is that going to be? Will they eliminate club night and pro night? I don't care that it's more than a year away, the AHA should be telling us what the plan is now. I understand the cost saving benefits, but to me, my one experience with GABF, is that everyone is just trying to drink as much beer as possible as fast as they can. I have been to GABF and it draws a TON of people so the logistics of adding another event seems like it will make it a nightmare to manuever (finding accomodation, flights, getting in and out of the event etc.) This will be my last Con, unless there are major changes. I was disappointed to hear about Con combining with GABF, but at least they are continuining it in some fashion, for those still interested in attending. There were way less vendors, way less swag and the setup for club night and the kickoff party were poorly constructed as everyone was crammed into far too small a space. I loved being in San Diego but found that Con overall was disappointing compared to last year. Meanwhile, vendors apparently pay an exorbitant fee (and provide the freebie swag themselves), entries for NHC have skyrocketed to $29 a pop, tickets to the events are hundreds of dollars each.we even have to pay $30 for a tee shirt if we want one! The judges for NHC are volunteer, volunteers man the events, the speakers are volunteer, the beers at knockout are the B/C bottles from NHC etc. ![]() ![]() It seems to me, the venue and advertising are really the only major costs I could see for the AHA (they gave us breakfast a couple days and a taco buffet at club night this year fwiw). I was at this year's Con (and last year) and I spoke with some of the vendors who indicated it was VERY expensive for them to be a vendor. ![]()
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