AGN Convention 2008

[Dechipher]

Ctrl+Alt+Del and I were discussing the possibility of having the AGN Convention this year, hosted by us, in Oklahoma City. It's a bit late in the year to start planning for mid June, so what do you guys think about Mid July? We would need to know who is interested and able to make it to OKC around that time. As far as activities go, we're still working on that, and we might talk to some people who hosted/were at previous conventions. This thread is just to see who has interest. I've never been able to go to one, and I think it'd be cool to do with the newer generation of people.

Obviously we'd need the go ahead from WarLord, but this is just to gauge interest/possibility.

[Aegix Drakan]

I'd LOOOVE to hang out with you all, but...

>_> I live in Canada. And I don't really feel like coming all the way Olkhahoma all by my lonesome.

sorry.

[ctrl-alt-delete]

It does not necessarily have to be in Oklahoma.

We can find a nice medium.

I do drive a really sweet car, remember?

[AlphaDawg]

Provided I get back to work soon (and thus have the money), I could probably make it this year. Anywhere within a few hours drive or flight from Philly is fine by me.

[Dechipher]

It does not necessarily have to be in Oklahoma.

We can find a nice medium.

I do drive a really sweet car, remember?

This is true. I failed to mention that. I was already late for class

We could find somewhere else to do it as well. I know there are a lot of people on the East Coast and in Ohio. If we can find some good neutral location to host it, that'd be cool.

[Zaphod Q. IX]

Having organized and run two conventions for this community, I am more than willing to offer my advice and stories about what went well, and what didn't.

First piece of advice: Pick a location and stick to it. If you allow it, AGN will debate the location for the event well into 2009.

Second bit of wisdom: Most hotels suck for this kind of thing. Campgrounds or condominiums work better, for this reason...much fewer distractions, and more room to stretch out in.

[Pineconn]

We can find a nice medium.

I've heard of this one city called Cortland, Ohio. It's supposed to be pretty sweet.

But really, I'd LOVE to go to an AGN Convention... but I'm only almost 17. I doubt my parents would fly with this idea.

[rock_nog]

Even if I could make it, there's no way I would... Pretty much my entire extended family lives in Oklahoma, and a good portion in Oklahoma City - which sounds great at first, until you factor in the fact that my extended family is crazy.

[Russ]

I'd like to go, but I'm only 13, and I seriously doubt my parents would be okay with it. "Come on Mom, it's just going to a meeting with a bunch of strangers I met over the internet."

[The_Amaster]

Yeah, being 17 I can't really get anywhere. Unless it's Chicago, in which case I'll take the train.

Plan if you want, it would be great to get it off the ground. And two years later I'll come down and join you guys.