InsomniLAN-3?

After talking with [LW]Burden at MML I got a little bit of a handle on logistics for prep and such to host their massive LAN parties and got to thinking about firing up the InsomniLAN ideas again. I'm starting a brainstorming thread to get the pros and cons you guys have with LAN parties, and what you'd like to see as a new feature at LAN parties.

Targets for Planning

I (n00tz) would be willing to take a lot of the footwork on my back for getting everything up and running but will need the setup assistance when it comes time to run the LAN Party, as usual. For planning purposes I'm targetting a maximum of 75 people showing to the event. I can gather the major sponsors necessary to get this thing running and see about pricing at varying venues for tables, floorspace, power, and bandwidth. Right now, I'm taking a look into the Magnolia Room at the NWGTCC and the NWGA Fairgrounds as potential venues, pricing and power being the main concern. Plan on this being a weekend of DSC/UGA/KSU's spring break which will most likely fall on the first or second week of March 2009, giving us plenty of time to get things rolling.

Marketing the Event

I'm not sure how to go about gaining interest in an event like this right now, but that's what the forum topic would be for. Any ideas would be appreciated and taken into consideration. Major sponsors and giveaways are sure to attract the freeloaders, but keeping the price high enough to make the event pay for itself and the groundwork for any subsequent InsomniLANs.

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