[MakeLV] Charter bus to NYC Make Fair 2012

[Ellis Farmer]

Oh, sorry.  The fee I mentioned was for the Maker Fair
tickets<http://makerfairenyc.eventbrite.com/>.
I've sent an email to them this morning but haven't heard back if the fee
is only online.

MakeLV hasn't chartered a bus... yet.  But now I'm pretty sure we will.

I've spoken with Dave and he said that we could indeed use the Divinci
Center for parking and a launching spot for the bus.  And he'll advertise
there which (especially with LV Tech) I think will help fill the bus.

I think we need to set ticket prices for the fair based on the Group
Discount.  But, I still don't know if the fees are extra.

So, now *we need estimates for the bus* so we can set transportation
price.  Off the cuff I'm guessing an estimate of $15 for under 18 and $25
for 18 and up *for the bus*.  But, that is really just a vague guess.
Personally, I'm hoping for about ten dollars less, through five less would
be great.

Total cost will include the maker fair tickets and the bus.

-Ellis


On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy Sawruk <jeremy.sawruk at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm confused by your response. I don't know who "they" refers to.
>
> Did MakeLV charter a bus or is it still in discussion? I'm not sure if
> there was enough interest or not. I am trying to arrange
> transportation for LV Tech, and I would rather see if we can't pool
> our resources together. We certainly won't have as many people going,
> so we can't justify chartering a bus by ourselves (5 - 10 people, so
> probably just renting a van if we go it alone), but if MakeLV is
> serious about chartering a bus, then LV Tech certainly has some people
> who would be interested in joining you. I can get more exact numbers
> if you want, I only have estimates based on an LV Tech meetup from
> earlier this week.
>
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Ellis Farmer <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't have an updates, but I was trying to find out what the "fee" is
> that
> > they list... Anyone know if the "fee" is just an on-line fee and not
> paid if
> > bought at the door?
> >
> > Also, I just noticed their 25% group discount.  However, that discount is
> > off the on-site purchase price.  If the fee is an online thing, buying
> them
> > in a group at the door (scroll way down on their purchase page to find
> the
> > other prices) is almost as good as the early bird price.  The Education
> > discount is 35%, but I don't think we qualify for that since I bet they
> mean
> > traditional "teachers and their students and classes".
> >
> > At ~240miles, if your car gets 0.11 cents per mile, that's about $26 plus
> > (maybe) 7.50 in tolls for ~$33.50 just in gas.  Of course, if you were to
> > car pool that gets split.  But, taking the bus means you don't have to
> drive
> > PLUS you get to hang out during the drive!
> >
> > -Ellis
>
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