[H-GEN] RE: LCA Bid Venue Update

[Peter McConnell]

* Russell Stuart (russell-humbug at stuart.id.au) wrote:
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> Given the footbridge linking Southbank and QUT, we can also 
> hire venues in Southbank.  The Piazza seats 2000, the 
> Performing Arts Centre seats 1800, there is a 20m2 daylight 
> visible screen.  There is even a beach which they are happy 
> to hire out.  Perhaps we give everybody a pair of togs and 
> an inflatable penguin and have them float in the pool.  If 

A beach full of inflatable penguins is just the type of  thing to
encourage the media and attract sponsorship dollars. Melbournes
bid seems to have been aimed at maximising Government handouts
as well.
Consider sponsorship signage with an outdoor event (revenue) 
> 
> And finally one advantage QUT has is South Bank.  It is a
> very unusual place - what other major city has a fake beach 
> in its heart?
Cairns
>  We should seriously consider making Southbank 
> an inviting playground for geeks by flooding it with wireless 
> during the event.  In fact I think all those alluring 
> pictures Southbank floods us with would be a great thing to 
> build the bid document around.

This seems very exciting and I wish I could help (Bundaberg :( )


regards Peter