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tabbiewolf

Convention Musings

Nov 05, 2012 13:41

So, as I think I've stated previously, I'm honestly considering not going to Anthrocon next year. Though Spot and I treat it like a little vacation (spending money on dinners out is a treat, stuff like that), it usually ends up more stressful than anything. This year at FurFright -- which is extremely local to us so requires very little cost to ( Read more... )

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world_dancer November 5 2012, 18:55:48 UTC

I'm sorry this year hasn't turned out as well as previous years.

Perhaps you guys need a non-convention vacation? Crazy talk, I know. But having had an actual vacation this year where I didn't just live in con world, it was strange and interesting to just simply do something else and not be on a timetable as much of the time.

Of course, you've got Disney to look forward to. Maybe that will cleanse your palette for the con scene later. :)

tashabear November 5 2012, 23:25:47 UTC

I definitely think that I will have to be a little more vigilant about keeping the volunteers on the door on point. One of them moved the chair inside the door with their back to the outside wall, not only not taking advantage of the optimal view, but obstructing the flow of traffic as well.

I'll be working on that list of suggestions and sending it on soon. :-)

mwalimu November 6 2012, 21:58:24 UTC

Now I'm trying to work out in my head what the dealer/attendee ratios are at the two main conventions I attend...

Midwest Furfest has 100 tables in the dealers room, but many dealers take up more than one table and the actual number of dealers on this year's list is 62. MFF had an attendance somewhat over 2600 last year, so that's about 42:1.

Mephit FurMeet doesn't fare so well. In 2012 attendance was 548 and the number of dealers was 38 (at 62 tables), so the ratio is not even 15:1, but that's offset somewhat by the fact that MFM has a higher average age than most other cons - I'll bet more than half the attendees are over 30 - and it is my impression that older folks spend more. You would probably be in a better position than me to judge that - at any given convention you've been a dealer at, is the average age of your customers higher than the average age of the attendees overall?

tabbiewolf November 7 2012, 01:28:47 UTC

I actually did the math for Midwest Furfest -- there were 72 dealers and 2600 attendees, for a ratio of 36:1 (I'm very fortunate that I can contact con-going friends and the people in charge of these things to find these numbers out ( ... )