Huffy2k Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Anyone here planning on attending the convention in Pittsburgh this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Glory Distilling Co. Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 We are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatch Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'd love to walk the show to talk to vendors but not for $600. To bad they don't have a floor only admission like ADI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreshot Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Same as Thatch. I'm less than 10 minutes from the Convention Center & $600 is way too much just to check it out. For those that do come check out Butcher & Rye (Whiskey bar, walkable to convention center) and Hidden Harbor (Tiki bar, a little further out, Uber or Taxi it). If you have any questions on what to do in the city Huffy2k or I can answer those questions. Tons of stuff to do outside of the convention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreshot Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 The Penguins are in town that week: Tuesday vs Hurricanes, Thursday vs Wilds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffy2k Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Butcher and the Rye is a must stop while in Pittsburgh! Pittsburgh has become a real food/drink mecca over the last few years, in downtown alone you can go to Proper Brick Oven, a real craft beer/spirits hot spot, the usual assortment of steak houses (Morton's, Ruth Chris, Red), Pork N Beans, Meat N Potato's, Tako, and more. Also, if anyone has a car and feels like making a 30 minute drive south, we'd be happy to show ya'll around our distillery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreshot Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 His distillery is awesome. The Tasting room alone is worth the trip. And he and his family are really nice people. And he's not even paying me to say that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyspirits Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 $600 is bullshit considering what you get for it (read: nothing new). Are there any "offsite" gatherings planned? I'd certainly come for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffy2k Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 I've suggested to them to offer a vendor floor pass but it's difficult to segregate the floor pass holders from the full convention passes. Breakout sessions, breakfast, lunches etc included in the full convention pass so it would difficult to monitor attendance. $600 pretty much in line with other conventions no? Haven't heard of any off-site gatherings other than the Monday night tasting event which will be open to guests as well as attendees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatch Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Huffy2k said: $600 pretty much in line with other conventions no? Nope, ADI has a $150 floor pass. So, the vendors suffer because the organizers did not have the foresight to plan for a floor pass. Very sad. Many people attend trade shows with no other purpose other then talking to vendors. Vendors do trade shows so they can see as many potential buyers as possible. Not sure how the organizers have missed this point. A colored bar on the badge (assuming paper) in a badge holder is the way the rest of the world does it. Red for floor only, green for conferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Tom Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 We are not going but would have if a floor pass had been offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffy2k Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Good feedback, hope they take note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyspirits Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Captain Tom said: We are not going but would have if a floor pass had been offered. I'm with you 100% on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilling Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I'll happily pass all this along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Having worked with manufacturers, I usually got in with their pass, but $600, wow! The most I ever had to pay was about $25. I'm getting old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaturis Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 10:56 PM, indyspirits said: $600 is bullshit considering what you get for it (read: nothing new). Are there any "offsite" gatherings planned? I'd certainly come for that. 100% agree with you. too bad i can't right now, but you're definitely right sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilling Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 It costs a lot of money to put on a conference. What's missing that you'd like to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyspirits Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Shilling said: It costs a lot of money to put on a conference. What's missing that you'd like to see? Is it not clear from comments in this topic? I know how much you charge vendors and now attendees so I find it difficult to believe ACSA is losing money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I was going to attend the show as a vendor until I saw that there was a $600.00 charge for attendees. That is way to much. I don't figure that there will be many attendees at that price, so I wont be attending as a vendor. If they get the attendee price down, I might reconsider for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Thermal Consulting Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Exactly, Paul,,,no floor traffic for vendors! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilling Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 20 hours ago, indyspirits said: Is it not clear from comments in this topic? I know how much you charge vendors and now attendees so I find it difficult to believe ACSA is losing money. The only thing that is clear is the desire for a trade show only pass, which is a really good question and one that I will ask about. Other than that, the only thing I'm getting is that the 600 is too much for not enough return. I'm hoping to be able to take some good solid feedback that I can share, so I guess my questions is this: Is 600 too high regardless of the content, or is it just not that right content for the price? And if that's the case, can I get some specific examples of what would make it worthwhile? Incidentally, the booths for the trade show have been sold out for a while and there is significant waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lenerz Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 47 minutes ago, Shilling said: The only thing that is clear is the desire for a trade show only pass, which is a really good question and one that I will ask about. Other than that, the only thing I'm getting is that the 600 is too much for not enough return. I'm hoping to be able to take some good solid feedback that I can share, so I guess my questions is this: Is 600 too high regardless of the content, or is it just not that right content for the price? And if that's the case, can I get some specific examples of what would make it worthwhile? Incidentally, the booths for the trade show have been sold out for a while and there is significant waitlist. I will be attending, this will be my 3rd ACSA Convention. I've found them worth the price. Like others mentioned, a tradeshow only pass might be a good option. A lot of conferences do the dinner as an separate ticket or offer a 1 day pass for those who want to attend just one or two of the seminars and the tradeshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicajlemmon Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 We also aren't far from Pittsburgh and would love to go but there is no room in my budget right now (being fairly new) to do a $600 pass... $150 I could rationalize. It's almost cheaper to fly to Portland and do ADI instead... seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffy2k Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 We usually try to attend both conferences. While there is overlap in the content between the two, each organization has it's own focus in my opinion. I'm much more interested in the breakout sessions than the vendor floor so the floor pass isn't really that meaningful to me but I can understand the appeal of that, especially to those in the planning for a new distillery or an upgrade to their existing operation. The opportunity to meet and talk to your peers in this industry is hard to put a price on and each conference I've attended has had at least one or two breakout sessions that are worth the price of admission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 If there was a much less expensive floor only pass I would attend as a vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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