fastbilly1 wrote:*bunch of very realistic and relevant information*
You know, you're right. I know everyone is saying 'convention' but really I was thinking of this as more of a gathering or meetup as well. Having worked a ton of anime conventions (in the dealer's room) for several years at a previous job, I too know an actual convention is a crapload of work even if it is small. Of course there's the fact that it will be small for the first few times it happens. I had forgotten about the permission to sell aspect as well. Cons with dealer's rooms mean paying taxes as a vendor. Now maybe if there's a little bit of trading going on it could be fudged, but people with tables of stuff and a cashbox is obvious.
fastbilly1 wrote:You would try to rope me into something like this Racket.
We your lengthy post is exactly why I mentioned you -- you have the experience and know the ups and downs. BTW, Jess replied my a few time on Twitter -- she seemed pretty excited at the thought
And I agree that more of a meetup-type-thing would be fine as well -- if it's the most practical thing, a meeteup with some con-like features is a good place to start. It can always grow from there.
racketboy wrote:And I agree that more of a meetup-type-thing would be fine as well -- if it's the most practical thing, a meeteup with some con-like features is a good place to start. It can always grow from there.
While I agree that a convention seems like a bit of a reach at this point, I also think it would be hard to get as many people to come from around the country/world to one location for a one-day meet up kind of thing. I know that it wouldn't be worth airfare to me, and driving more than 4-5 hours for a one day event would be less than enticing.
Regional meet ups would make more sense, so we could do maybe 10-15 or so around the country and (another 5 or so internationally) all in the same month (July 2010?). We could hold them at gaming related places - arcades, retro-themed stores, etc. The planners could work together to schedule events, etc. at each meetup - maybe even a guest speaker in some circumstances. Afterwards, each organizer could report back on success/failure and we could start to get an idea of whether a convention would be feasible...
In any case, I'd be willing to plan one for PA/NJ/NY/MD/DE and surrounding areas.
dsheinem wrote:While I agree that a convention seems like a bit of a reach at this point, I also think it would be hard to get as many people to come from around the country/world to one location for a one-day meet up kind of thing. I know that it wouldn't be worth airfare to me, and driving more than 4-5 hours for a one day event would be less than enticing.
Regional meet ups would make more sense, so we could do maybe 10-15 or so around the country and (another 5 or so internationally) all in the same month (July 2010?). We could hold them at gaming related places - arcades, retro-themed stores, etc. The planners could work together to schedule events, etc. at each meetup - maybe even a guest speaker in some circumstances. Afterwards, each organizer could report back on success/failure and we could start to get an idea of whether a convention would be feasible...
In any case, I'd be willing to plan one for PA/NJ/NY/MD/DE and surrounding areas.
After hearing everything that everybody has said so far, this seems like a good logical first step. I'm super excited to get together for a Con, but a "regional chapter meeting" could be more feasible.
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Why don't we pool our resources and get a booth or some other organized get together at one or more of the already organized cons? I know Cleveland just had their retro gaming convention and will have another one this time next year. Im sure there are other around the US too.
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racketboy wrote:And I agree that more of a meetup-type-thing would be fine as well -- if it's the most practical thing, a meeteup with some con-like features is a good place to start. It can always grow from there.
While I agree that a convention seems like a bit of a reach at this point, I also think it would be hard to get as many people to come from around the country/world to one location for a one-day meet up kind of thing. I know that it wouldn't be worth airfare to me, and driving more than 4-5 hours for a one day event would be less than enticing.
Regional meet ups would make more sense, so we could do maybe 10-15 or so around the country and (another 5 or so internationally) all in the same month (July 2010?). We could hold them at gaming related places - arcades, retro-themed stores, etc. The planners could work together to schedule events, etc. at each meetup - maybe even a guest speaker in some circumstances. Afterwards, each organizer could report back on success/failure and we could start to get an idea of whether a convention would be feasible...
