Just a thought. What do you think? I’m just an ideas man by the way
nice. May I propose to held it at the snuff mills in Rotterdam? There’s a nice restaurant in between them too.
People seem to just be suggesting places close to where they live! Logically I’m thinking Birmingham; it’s (nearly) the centre of England and home of Hedges… Which as we all know from the tin is ‘The Snuff’ :))
A nice idea but a video conference would be more realistic considering how far apart we are all located. Check this out: Snuffers all around the world. @Viertel made this a little while ago, see this thread and add yourself!
I’ve got a hot tub, let’s have it at my place.
@Crullers - That’s really cool
Logistics wise, it could be “global” in the sense that multiple smaller venues could be linked together via a common video conferencing service. On an individual level, one could log on and watch/listen to a few panels, new product announcements, etc. But, a more interactive experience would then be to actually have locations across the US/UK/etc which have a large screen to broadcast the feed from each other’s location. It can be as simple as getting 5-10 folks together at a restaurant (internet enabled, of course) or to rent a hotel suite (figure if the room is $500USD, that would be $50 a person for 10, with the possibility of a Comfort Inn conference suite being that or less including network access). Setup a webcam, phone, etc. then times this by three or four locations and you’re looking at an all day event, with a 50+ person potential. If this can be arranged alongside any of the larger tobacco shows (at least in the US), you’ll have a wider audience, possible sponsorship to defer costs, and can probably bring the individual costs down to $10-25 per person. How great would it be to get someone w/ a live video walkthrough of some of our favorite brands’ facilities while we all sit around sniffing brown powders! (Side thought… It really would work best alongside one of the tobacco conferences already established due to any regulations, selling, etc. Possibly it could be a share rental cost for “table space” to setup the “snuff space” to meet and present at…a few booths together and 10-20 folding chairs can make for an initial approach…again, then broadcasted worldwide, to similar gatherings, hotel rooms, pubs, etc.)
Great post @copperhead. Are you volunteering?
@crullers will check the vid when i get to my pc next.
It’s not a video @Franknsnuff, it’s a map that shows where we are located. Interesting to see where the snuffers are at!
Any tobbaco shop or even better Brand should be willing to chip in and host or sponsor a thing like this. Cigar companies do it all the time. They send out reps to different shops in different cities and meet customers in the smoking lounge and chat about everything cigars . And sometimes they even offer like a three for two sale. Etc…
@crullers; I like it! Can we still add ourselves?
Indeed, you are still able to add yourselves to the map and I encourage you all to do it.
@Viertel nice one, done!