YES YES, OH GOODNESS YES >.<

I filled it out, a local con would be awesome!

DO WANT :D

Maryland con would be great. Maryland con held in same place as Otakon would be 50x more awesome, though I don't see that happening quite yet XD

Haha, would be epic though.

Yeah, the Baltimore Convention Center is kiiiiinda huge for a starting-off con. Give it time, though. Start small, then conquer >:3

Yep! Baltimore COn Center Would be a little nuts, and I'm all good with small cons. But I can dream XD

Baltocon :V

Hey that was my Idea :P

I know :D When the journal said that it's been asked to be passed around, I thought it was by you x3

Cant use Baltocon because its too close to Balticon which is a SciFi Con in Baltimore. LOL

Those bastards :V

YES THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN!!!!!

this would be awesome!

How may furry conventions does one need? I wouldn't otherwise mind one nearby, especially if I can attend it, but there are enough of them! I only attend a limited number of conventions, even distant ones. I prefer a lot of local parties/meets over a full-blown convention.

The point of having different conventions in different locations is so that people who cannot travel to other conventions can have one close by. I live in Maryland and the only convention I attend is Anthrocon because it's the only one close enough for me to feel comfortable driving to. I would love to have one nearby so I can go to more than one con each year.

This. So much this.

As great as this would be, I'm not quite sure the attendance would reach the point to where the BCC is a viable venue.

Maybe not right away, but I don't see why a nice hotel wouldn't be doable. and then if it outgrows it we can go from there. I think that's how most cons start anyway lol

Oh that is definitely doable. Otakon is almost 30,000 attendees large, and the Baltimore Convention Center is built to hold that many. Then again, David Lawrence was also fairly huge and a large chunk of it went unused.

Well I think the cost of the convention center use is based on the amount of space and utilities used :P So I think if you only use half the convention center, you don't pay for the whole thing. At least that's what it sounded like Uncle Kage was saying at one point lol

Really? Surprising considering the rest of the convention center is rendered unusable.

Not always. For Furstivus, we used one part of the hotel's meetingrooms, and there was a wedding on the other side at one point, as well as some other things going on ^^

Really?! That's hilarious!! The look on the newlyweds' faces and all their guests must have been priceless.

I agree.. and I've found a lot of times a nice smaller hotel is great for starting because it's a big deal to them as well; thusly, they are far more accommodating than a huuuuge place would be.

Exactly :3 Made NYFB super fun when I went :P

Hmmmmm..... I can see at least trying it out if it happens. :)

Downtown Baltimore is 10 minutes away from where I live, including traffic. I'd be there with bells on. :)

A hotel would be a good start but I honestly can't see more than 150-250 attending the first year. Plus you have to consider which weekend every year to hold it & ensure it doesn't overlap another con or event that is nearby.