momoko,
do you want to be in touch with the planning team ? bikebike2012@gmail.com. we were discussing this at our last meeting and would love to hear more about what you have in mind.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 8:19 PM, momoko saunders <momoko@securecellardoor.com.au> wrote:

A way to help with the shift to more attendies or people who wish they could go to bike bike! would be to have better documentation. Last time, in San Marcos, we put the schedule and notes up on the wiki. We could do a lot more documentation with video.

It won't replace going of course, because a lot of the magic happens out of the workshops. But better documentation would help and would also encourage people who had never come before to attend.

I'll be going to this one and I'm hoping to document as much as possible. Certainly notes, but also video (as long as everyone is cool with that) and having amore central place to have photos and archives from past events.

-momoko

On Friday, January 20, 2012, <veganboyjosh@gmail.com> wrote:
> there's also the fact that as this movement grows and gains momentum AND members, more folks will be interested in attending BikeBike! every year. which, at a certain point, becomes unsustainable. can you imagine what the weekend would be like with 1000 attendees? 5000? would your organization want to put it on if it did?
>
> there's obviously no threshold at which it becomes "too big",but i think it'll happen in a sort of organic way, with a shop here or there not attending "The Big One" or shifting their focus to a more regional "version".
>
> and i think this is what's been happening in the last few years.
>
> for the record, i think it's an awesome thing and i'm very happy to be witnessing it.
>
> it is frustrating and sad to think that it's only going to get harder for all of us to come together for a kick ass weekend anymore, but that just means we're succeeding.
>
> what would it mean if none of us had a busy season?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Plan B <nolabikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Rich,
>>
>> There's a lot of different seasons. Ours is September through May, so I understand your anguish, but if New Orleans gets it next year, We're shooting for late September...which means a lot of University folks might not make it, but y'all will. Just wanted to point it out.
>>
>> Love ya!
>> Victor
>>
>> Victor Pizarro
>> Project Organizer
>> Plan B, The New Orleans COmmunity Bike Project
>>
>>
>> On 1/20/2012 1:38 PM, R Points wrote:
>>>
>>> So I just checked the Bike! Bike! website and I see that this years event is scheduled for June 21-24. Why? This is literally the peak of the season and makes it impossible for us to attend.
>>>
>>> We've been to 3 Bike! Bike!'s in the past and they were some of the most magical, inspiring events for our group; invaluable. It's a shame that we will again not be able to attend this year.
>>>
>>> Frustrated!
>>>
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