Barry Schwartz wrote:
> Just looked at the map of National conventions at the
> VTR (www.vtr.org) website and just wondered why there
> weren't any in the southwest?
Barry,
This is a question that has come up from time to time,
so I took the time to come up with a slightly more
generic answer (to a slightly more generic question),
and add it to the VTR Frequently Asked Questions at
http://www.vtr.org/faq
I've included the text below, as well.
--ken
VTR WWW Maintainer -- http://www.vtr.org/
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Q2.2 Why hasn't there been a VTR North American Triumph Challenge
(convention) in my area? How does VTR decide where to hold the
convention, anyway?
In order to really answer this question, it is necessary to first
explain a little bit about how the VTR board decides where to hold the
North American Triumph Challenge / National Convention. Basically,
the VTR board doesn't tell a VTR chapter that they must plan to hold
an upcoming convention, but rather relies upon VTR chapters to submit
proposals for the opportunity to host it. Hosting the 4-day VTR
convention is no small task, requiring a lot of time from a lot of
volunteers.
The convention proposal process starts early, with chapters putting
together proposals about three years prior to the event, and the VTR
board making a decision from the submitted proposals two years in
advance. A major factor in the VTR board decision is to move the
location of the North American Triumph Challenge around the continent
as much as possible. However, this can only be done as is permitted
by the proposals received!
If you would like to have a VTR convention in your area, what is
needed most of all is for you to talk to people in your local VTR
chapter, get them excited about holding the North American Convention
(it is a lot of work over at least two years), put on a multi-day meet
to get some experience, and then put together a proposal to have your
chapter sponsor the convention! But, don't just do all the
preparation in a vacuum -- talk to the VTR board and prior convention
hosts as well, to let them know what you are planning. They can help
you avoid some of the pitfalls as well as let you know what is
necessary. If your chapter puts together a solid proposal, has
capable, willing workers, and is in a location of North America that
hasn't hosted a VTR convention before, you'll probably be selected as
host (unless some other chapter is doing the same thing!) Then the
real work starts!
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