16-01-2015, 06:49 PM
In the past, Scotland has been very successful in organising weekend events, good venues have been accessible at reasonable cost and organisers have been very good at attracting sponsors, but I am afraid the world has changed. Commercial sponsorship budgets are much tighter and health safety regulation and budget constraints have made local authority venues much more expensive. It is unlikely that things will go back to the way they were and for weekend events to be successful they need to be run in different ways.
The 4NCL and e2-e4 event have shown how successful events can be held at 'conference' hotels and I guess this the model used by the Ayr congress. These events have challenges too and there is always a shortage of organisers, but hopefully we'll see more of this type of tournament emerging in Scotland.
The 4NCL and e2-e4 event have shown how successful events can be held at 'conference' hotels and I guess this the model used by the Ayr congress. These events have challenges too and there is always a shortage of organisers, but hopefully we'll see more of this type of tournament emerging in Scotland.