[W1SMH] Fwd: [mras_general] Northeast HamXposition at Marlborough - Big News - Major Date Change

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-------- Original message --------From: "'Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP' ka8scp at wb1gof.org [mass_races_ares_skywarn_general]" <mass_races_ares_skywarn_general at yahoogroups.com> Date: 1/24/20  9:27 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: MRAS General <mass_races_Ares_skywarn_general at yahoogroups.com> Subject: [mras_general] Northeast HamXposition at Marlborough - Big News - Major Date Change 
 



  


    
      
      
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Forwarded message ---------From: Mike 
Raisbeck <vze18vwgu at verizon.net>Date: 
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 5:47 PMSubject: Northeast HamXposition at Marlborough - 
Big News


 


To all our 
vendors, past, present, and (we hope) future:
 
Northeast 
HamXposition at Boxboro, 
the New England ARRL Division Convention, is now four months behind 
us.  The 2019 show went well.  The gate remained 
steady.  Attendance at the banquets, forums, and flea market was solid, and 
there were many smiling faces.  We have a formula that works 
well.
 
So now it’s time 
for us to raise the bar.  Some big changes are coming to 
the Northeast HamXposition.
 
The biggest is a 
change of date and venue.  Going forward, the Northeast 
HamXposition will be held at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & 
Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Rd., Marlborough, MA, on the 4th 
full weekend of July.  This year, the dates are July 24, 
25, and 26.  Reserve that weekend – we have it nailed down for 
the next 5 years at least.
 
Why 
change?  There are several reasons:
 
1.     
The Royal Plaza 
has considerably more parking, and plenty of flea market space.  
It’s a nice, clean, large, and up-to-date venue
2.     
The Boxboro site 
was having trouble making commitments to us for the adjoining parking 
lot.  It was only a matter of time before we found ourselves, 
on short notice, without sufficient parking.
3.     
The Royal Plaza 
has an adjacent Trade Center complex.  While we won’t need to 
use it this year, we want to have enough expansion space that we can hold a 
National Convention some time in the next few years
4.     
The Boxboro 
facility is, frankly, a getting a bit timeworn.
5.     
The Royal Plaza 
has other adjacent hotels, as well as numerous restaurants and other shops – far 
more than the Boxboro location
6.     
Unlike the current 
convention, the 4th weekend of July doesn’t conflict with the 
September VHF contest
 
We’re scrambling 
to update our forms and procedures.  I’ll be sending out 
another message shortly, as soon as these are all in order.
 
Please reserve the 
date, July 24-26.  We would love to see you 
there!
 
73,
 
Mike 
Raisbeck
K1TWF
Northeast 
HamXposition vendor chair
k1twf at hamxposition.org


    
     

    
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