Gathering, Long post with a question. Options

[JoeSharp]

Gathering, why aren’t we getting the participation that we should be? We have over 14,000 members now. I can’t say as all of the last 4 or 5 events that we have had here I have considered flops as far as numbers go. I don’t understand it.
One of the reasons I enjoy gathering so much is the Brainstorming. I feel that it is very important because, we as creative individuals will be turning ourselves lose into Mother Nature’s realties in a creation of our own invention. Brainstorming with anyone that can get themselves to an event and adding their IQ to mine, I am sure that the total will be at least an IQ of 120. And who knows, they may have a totally different insight into what you are thinking about.
Just because you are here you are a unique individual. You have an affair with a car that even Volkswagen pushed off on Porsche. And for years Porsche owners have looked down on us and treated us like they had something shoved down their throat.
No matter who you are, you will find Respect at our gatherings. You will find unique individuals like yourself, interested in the same things as all of the other unique individuals there.
So my question is how can we reverse the trend and get more people to come to our gatherings?
Sorry about the long post.

[VaccaRabite]

It is a lot of work to set up an event and get the right mix of scheded activity and free form booze up.

For events like Hershey, I no longer try to take much of a organizer role other then starting the thread in January or early feb. once the thread gets going the party will usually self organize and all I need to do is bump it every now and again. Bit Hershey is special as lots of folks would go there either way, and all we are planning is a central meetup location during and after.

The ECC was a lot harder, as it did not have the draw of a huge swap meet to gather folks. I had thought holding it at an historic AX would provide a Hershey like draw, but we ended up with the worst turnout in ECC history. I think it almost killed the event until Scotty started having it at his shop. Granted, one data point is not a trend, but I learned a big lesson with ECC 2010 and would not try to schedule a 914 event around an AX again. It makes total sense too.

People gather for the people and not the cars. In 2010 I forgot that and made the event around the cars.

Zach

[SirAndy]

People gather for the people and not the cars.

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That's my point and i'm sticking to it.


If you want a good turnout for your event, make it about the people first and about the cars second ...
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[rick 918-S]

People gather for the people and not the cars.

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That's my point and i'm sticking to it.


If you want a good turnout for your event, make it about the people first and about the cars second ...
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