Ugh - reminds me of a show I did outside of DC. Was able to keep the rain out of the Lexel 95 supply, but not out of the temporary 3-phase distribution panel we had set up. Blew a breaker in the middle of the show and got bit trying to reset it. 208 hurts!
I understand the appeal of this idea, but I'd prefer to find a single location that we can build a lasting relationship with. I know the drive is a killer for some folks - especially when they want to bring a lot of equipment - but having the same venue layout year after year makes things a lot easier to manage. That consistency allows everyone (not just me) to make detailed plans for the next year's event.
Brad's facility is in that range. But Brad has already hinted at the idea of early retirement, and if he ever did leave the Executive Banquet and Conference Center I'm sure we would lose our "insider's deal", so I don't see that facility being an option for the long term. (Even ignoring the lack of a stage or a separate display space, the Executive loses a lot of it's appeal as a venue for SELEM if Brad is no longer running the place.)
This is why I tell people who want to organize a LEM to focus on the venue first. It is both the most important part *and* the hardest one to nail down. Once you have a venue, everything else will pretty much fall into place with some help from the community. But you've got to get a suitable venue locked in first, at a price that you can afford.
I'm Ok with taking some extra time to make sure that we find a good SELEM venue that will work for us far into the future. If we don't find one by early spring of 2021, we'll host SELEM in Delaware and keep looking.
Adam