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Raider:

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--- Quote from: Ragear on 02.02.2014, 22:48:01 ---well ... 2013 Anthrocon: 5600 attendees/ 1400 suiters ... nervous, anybody? :)
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Didn't last year's fur suit parade attract 10-20 thousand tourists who came to take pictures?

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I briefly talked to a father who was angry about driving his daughter for two hours and the "parade already being over?!". On one side, I was somewhat appalled by his sense of entitlement, but on the other side, I was impressed by him being willing to make that trip.

Cheetah:

--- Quote from: ANTIcarrot on 03.02.2014, 00:15:28 ---I look forward to our forth year at the Estral with great anticipation. ;D

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Blackymoon:

--- Quote from: Cheetah on 03.02.2014, 19:22:16 ---Bild

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Ahhh~~ the new dealers den, nicely big and wonderfully organized so everyone has his/her little spot xD

Silwer:
Largest convention center in Europe Im told. Or have I been lied to?

o'wolf:

--- Quote from: Silwer on 14.03.2014, 22:20:37 ---Largest convention center in Europe Im told.
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Actually, "just" the largest convention hotel in Germany, and at least one of the largest in Europe. The term "convention center" usually includes exposition grounds and halls that haven't large hotels attached. Of those there are many that a are a lot larger than the Estrel complex... Which is a problem for fan conventions in Europe: a lot is built for huge trade fairs but not much for large social events.

America has a lot of those convention hotels due to family reunions and gatherings of religious groups every couple of years that draw a large number of attendees who naturally want to stay together as close as possible due to the enormous travel distances — especially before paved roads existed across the board and commercial air travel became a commodity. Travel was strenuous and expensive, which made every second spent with your peers very valuable. I believe that was the main factor for conventions becoming primarily social events in America.

Europe never had such a tradition. Families mostly stayed together in one region. Most people belonged to one of the few large Christian denominations. Trade fairs were for business only, at most you met a few of your business partners at a hotel bar at night, but that was that. And thus, many fan conventions in Europe are either organized as trade fairs or very small. Though that has changed a lot in the last 15 years or so, something I really appreciate.

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