Re: Brisbane's Auran BIG Weekend

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No, we're sorry, we will NOT ignore this message. We WILL remember, and
expect piccies!!! ;->=

I must say, your descriptions indicate you've a) been thinking long and
hard, and/or b) been checking plenty of other sites. Well done!

>From The Big Weekend Site:
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		      The ABW came about through a brief history,
starting
in 1998, when the Queensland
		      government awarded a grant of $6000 for a local
games
club to seed a new
		      convention that was to represent all genres of
popular table-top gaming.
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Did my mouth drop! I can just imagine getting that kind of money out of
the
State of Nebraska. And, yes, I'm aware those are Aussie dollars. ;->=

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Amnesty International

		      Overall, the convention raised approximately $3000
for Amnesty and
		      remains the second largest annual source of funds
from a single event for
		      Amnesty Queensland.
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Benefit tournaments and even whole cons (I'm certain there are many
others
besides Denver's BenCon, the one I know) are not unknown in the US, but
that's obviously an effort worthy of high praise!

Keep the rest of the world informed.

The_Beast