Fwd: Chicago Toy and Game Fair Invites all Chess Players
Kieron Mitchell
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From: Mary Couzin <mco...@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Subject: Chicago Toy and Game Fair Invites all Chess Players
To: Ma...@discovergames.com
Hello!
The Chicago Toy and Game Fair invites all chess players to our Fair
November 22 and 23rd at Navy Pier.
One of our many exhibitors is Renaissance Knights and they invite you
to play chess on one of their giant chess sets or test your chess
acumen against one of their experts. You can also join other fair
attendees in a quad tournament where you'll compete for fun and
prizes. They will also have tables available for skittle play.
Attached is a $2 off coupon and there are $10 off parking coupons
available at the ticket booth. Also attached is our Young Inventor
Challenge Flyer. The registration deadline has been extended to
November 15th. One of the sponsors, from Hasbro, was on ABC's American
Inventor.
There are more details on the website – www.chitag.com
Below is an overview of the Fair.
We hope you can join us.
My Best,
Mary Couzin
Executive Director
Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chi-TAG – Richard M Daley, Mayor of
Chicago, has been named Honorary Chair of the 2008 Fair at historic
Navy Pier. Chi-TAG is the only non-hobby toy and game fair open to the
public in the United States. In its sixth year, the two day event
allows the public to preview, play and purchase the year's hottest new
toys and games. The Fair showcases hundreds of companies and thousands
of products from around the world including Australia, Asia, Europe
and Africa. Raffles, tournaments, prizes, live entertainment,
Educator Forum for CPDU credits, Star Wars Clone Wars Breakfast,
Dynamite Girls Fashion Doll Breakfast, free gaming areas, Young
Inventors' Challenge, 24x7 game playing featuring the coolest new
games from Europe's famous Essen Fair, costumed characters, toy drive
and more.
Chi-TAG is held at Navy Pier's Festival Hall A on Saturday and Sunday,
November 22nd and 23rd, 2008 from 10am-6pm daily. The cost is $10 per
adult, $5 per child 13 and under, free for ages 3 and under, educators
and scouts in uniform. $10 off parking coupons available at event.
For more information please visit www.chitag.com or call 847-677-8277.
Young Inventor Challenge at The Chicago Toy and Game Fair!!! Calling all Kids!!!
The winning inventor will be featured in Inventor's Digest, receive a
year's subscription from Inventor's Digest, a box of games and lunch
for her/him and their family with Mike Hirtle, Head of Global Product
Acquisition and Inventor Relations at Hasbro, Dave Okada, Vice
President, Inventor Relations at Mattel and Chip Voigt, President of
Fundex. What inventor wouldn't want such an opportunity! And they, as
well as other industry executives, will be reviewing all toy and game
inventions in the Challenge!
Boy Scouts participating can also qualify for an Entrepreneur Merit
Badge courtesy of Daniel Sabato, a Merit Badge Counselor when he isn't
doing marketing at Fundex. All scouts in uniform get in free and there
are many opportunities for both Girl and Boy Scouts to get other
badges.
Lund and Company LLC will be running the Challenge this year bringing
top professional inventor expertise. They have designed some of the
hottest toys on the market, including Vac-Man, Baby Alive, Baby Go
Boom, Hydrogen Fuel Rocket, the 2007 "Toy Of The Year" TMX Elmo
(fastest selling toy in history), along with Mini TMX Friends Ernie
and Cookie Monster. In addition, they operate Lund Technologies,
L.L.C., a separate research and development company for hydrogen
powered toys and other products. Lund Technologies is responsible for
the award-winning hydrogen powered R/C vehicle and the Hydrogen Fuel
Rocket, as featured on the Today Show and New Scientist magazine.
