14,000 at NOAC 2006?
Just prior to Christmas I ran into my old Lodge Advisor who is now an Assistant Section Advisor. He said that next year (2006) the OA is going to change the ratio for NOAC to 1 to 1 adult to youth in order to try handling as many as 14,000 attendees. The facilities at Michigan State University can accomodate a group that large. That will be something to see! He said the low range they are planning for is 11,000. That would still be 3,000 more than the largest NOAC. With the 100th anniversary coming up in 10 years, I see why they could want to do this. Could it also be that they make a profit on this event? Hmmmm….curious minds want to know.
on April 13th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Follow-up: Although it was the largest attendance, it was well under these numbers. Also, I don’t know if Michigan State University could have hosted this many. The lack of air conditioned facilities shouldn’t have been a problem, but it was. I know there were also some contractual problems as the person who negotiated the contract from the University’s side was no longer with the University and that there were disputes about understandings. The Breslin center worked well for the shows. The facility for the Museum was wholly in-adequate both due to climate control but also for the number of displays and visitors.