SF/F/H Conventions: Why?

[mmerriam]

I am currently examining why I attended Conventions. Considering this year there were (are) eight cons I can name off the top of my head right here in the Twin Cities, I need to figure out what it is I want out of them, how I plan to get the things I want, and what my plan to do so should be.

So my question to you, Oh Mighty Flist, is: If you attended SF/F/H conventions, why do you go and what do you get out of them?

And yes, I am still working on a novel, thank you for asking.

Dark Water Blues

Comments

[ckd]

I go To See My People. Oh sure, I also go to panels, or spend time gaming, or whatever...but I go to cons mostly because I like seeing the people I see there.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

An excellent reason, indeed!

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

me too. that's where i keep my people. my wacky wacky people.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

They are wacky! Which is why we love them.

[timprov.livejournal.com]

Ditto. Mostly to get a chance to see people who I've met online and wouldn't likely get a chance to otherwise. Like ckd for instance.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Meeting people in real life who I have been friends with online is a part of the reason I go to Conventions.