2009 Nimes European Archery Tournament - January 23-24-25, 2009

[clickerati]

Well, at least Merlin are doing a Vegas-style shoot. Who knows, if it catches on, maybe it'll grow. But I like the NEC idea.

[doume]

Originally Posted by clickerati

I don't think anyone is joking. I'd love to go.

Be sure we'd love to see all of you there too!

[cornish george]

Originally Posted by clickerati

Let's just get a big group to go and then we can call it what we like!!

Hire a couple of coaches, to travel in not get lessons, and of we go on Eurostar, drinking all the way if thats your wish.

[Ceri Jones]

I already have lodgings if i want to go

[Graham Potts]

Originally Posted by grantwomack

Sure would!
However, I don't think GNAS would be the ones to approach about that sort of thing. The NAA doesn't arrange Vegas, and the FFTA doesn't arrange Nimes. They are arranged by clubs/venues. So we'd need someone like Meriden/Bowmen of Burleigh/Telford Archers to book out the NEC and start sending invitations to all of Europe and the USA.

Nice idea Grant, but practicalities/logistics are huge, along with upfront cost/deposit. To give some idea of cost, when I ran the SCAS Indoor, the cost of Guildford Spectrum for a day was circa £1100 - now do the maths on multiplying that up for an event over a few days, and a bigger (and possibly more prestigous) venue. Some years ago (early nineties?) GNAS used the NIA in Birmingham for the National Indoor Championships - bit a forerunner to the 1995 World Indoor Championships held there. The team running the one I shot in (can't remember the year) did a great job, but it was a huge piece of work. Its the sort of event that to some extent requires a paid organiser/organisation team, who can work at it with more time than the organisers who hold down full time jobs but still work to put on some great events for us.

As I say, the idea is great, and I would guess if someone was willing to take up the challenge and think about it, the guys in Nimes would be prepared to give some guidance.

[clickerati]

If someone wants to hire me, I'd LOVE organising an event like this!!!

[doume]

Originally Posted by Graham Potts

Nice idea Grant, but practicalities/logistics are huge, along with upfront cost/deposit. To give some idea of cost, when I ran the SCAS Indoor, the cost of Guildford Spectrum for a day was circa £1100 - now do the maths on multiplying that up for an event over a few days, and a bigger (and possibly more prestigous) venue. Some years ago (early nineties?) GNAS used the NIA in Birmingham for the National Indoor Championships - bit a forerunner to the 1995 World Indoor Championships held there. The team running the one I shot in (can't remember the year) did a great job, but it was a huge piece of work. Its the sort of event that to some extent requires a paid organiser/organisation team, who can work at it with more time than the organisers who hold down full time jobs but still work to put on some great events for us.

As I say, the idea is great, and I would guess if someone was willing to take up the challenge and think about it, the guys in Nimes would be prepared to give some guidance.

Just to clarify.
None of the ~100 volunteers who prepare all year long and then run the Nimes Shoot a single week end are paid (plus some of them take non paid vacations the week prior to the shoot). Part of the team comes from others local Clubs, not paid too. I know that travel and hotel are paid for a very small part of the team that help as volunteers too just during the shoot (some judges, part of the results team and some others) but that's all.


About the cost of the Nimes shoot.
In an article in a local newspaper the Tourney Director said that the 2008 shoot budget was about 200.000€ (25% from the city of Nimes and the Languedoc-Roussillon region, about 25% from the registrations and spectators entry fees, all the rest from the sponsors).
On our forum a member of the organization wrote that the 2008 shoot budget was 280% more than 11 years ago when they started this adventure. At that time there was only one venue, foreign archers where only a very few and coming IIRC from six countries and there where no more than ~150 archers. At that time even judges who came from others regions paid their trip and stay.
And yes, the price of the venue is important in the budget.

[cecile]

The organization of Nimes' tournament is always great ! Thanks to the volunteers !
I was not there this year... Maybe I'll come in 2009. Will there be 60cm trispot targets for bare bows ?

[clickerati]

Can I volunteer?

[Graham Potts]

Originally Posted by doume

Just to clarify.
None of the ~100 volunteers who prepare all year long and then run the Nimes Shoot a single week end are paid (plus some of them take non paid vacations the week prior to the shoot). Part of the team comes from others local Clubs, not paid too. I know that travel and hotel are paid for a very small part of the team that help as volunteers too just during the shoot (some judges, part of the results team and some others) but that's all.


About the cost of the Nimes shoot.
In an article in a local newspaper the Tourney Director said that the 2008 shoot budget was about 200.000€ (25% from the city of Nimes and the Languedoc-Roussillon region, about 25% from the registrations and spectators entry fees, all the rest from the sponsors).
On our forum a member of the organization wrote that the 2008 shoot budget was 280% more than 11 years ago when they started this adventure. At that time there was only one venue, foreign archers where only a very few and coming IIRC from six countries and there where no more than ~150 archers. At that time even judges who came from others regions paid their trip and stay.
And yes, the price of the venue is important in the budget.

Doume

Thanks - I didn't mean to infer that anyone was paid in Nimes, I just feel that this may be a way forward for major events like this. Thank you for the additional information on budget and support received, that is very interesting to see, and to also see how the event has grown in just 11 years.

Regards
Graham