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The first meeting for VerneCon 2008 was held today and the dates have been finalized. The dates are Wednesday December 31st thru Sunday January 4th with a New Year's Eve celebration on Wednesday evening. I will post more information as I have it...

Not sure but I would think that the only official thing going on would be the New Years celebration.

Hi everyone,

I would also like everyone to go to the Vernecon site as well, but to take the poll that Verne put up by my request. I had suggested that a social event, rather than a gaming one, be on the opening night of Vernecon, and he put the poll up asking if people would be interested in that, and if so, what kinds of things they might enjoy doing.

The reason I asked him to do this is because there are some of us/you that have been going for a long time to cons with each other, and we can sometimes forget what it is like to be new to gaming groups. I thought a social event would be a low pressure way for new people that might show up to get to know everyone else that they might not otherwise get to know during the next several days, or, to get to know someone, so that when they sit at a table together they might already know each other a little better. I find that out of character relationships can enrich the in-character dynamics, don't you?

Another reason for my request is so that IL people, if we are going to VerneCon, can meet some of the out-of-towners that we have been "talking to" in the forums face to face, again on a social level, since you might not play the same game as someone else, and it might be your only chance to really converse. I for one feel as if I am getting to know some people better via these forums, and it would be nice to put faces to those people!

So, please take the poll. The sooner the better!

Thanks
Ashley

That's what I am hoping to accomplish with this as well - a good time for everyone. That's the hope anyway!!

we also went out to eat the next night. There were about 50 or so people at a really long table.

I'm all for social events if time allows. Some gamers aren't very social but some are. This is a great way to get to know each other before sitting down to the table to play. I met some great people that I knew online only for the first time there.

That is because this is Verne's con, that started once upon a time as a small home campaign! I think there are plenty of people here that can vouch for you. Have you not been to Vernecon in the past? Drew thought he met you before.


Are you going to be at VerneCon? Have you been before? You may need to also get sponsored. I'm sure Scott will have that info for us soon.

Ash

I'd sponser you Aeson, but it's a bit of a treck from Atlanta to here.

My general problem with Verncon this year is I won't know if I can go till likely 2 weeks before hand.  I've also never been a fan of the New Years date, as that keeps me away from family.

If it winds up being a social event, would Dawn not come with you to celebrate? You could get a sitter for Serenity. We are getting a sitter for Nathan (if we can).


Ah - I forgot you were from Atlanta. I got the impression from previous posts that you and Bront worked together, so I assumed you were more local, but now I remember a post in which you mentioned GA. Congrats on the new job.

Sounds like Drew!

Thanks Of course I did try to steal Bront away and get him to move to Atlanta.

Bront and I know each other from other message boards but have never met in person.

Oh, you're one of THOSE guys.  Some of the most fun I had running an event at Gen Con was with you folks.

The Michigan Group likes you all too.    (it sounds like we're all lawyers when I say it like that)

When we game tonight, I'll bring it up.  I don't think the crew will, but I'm hoping to convince a couple to go.  The holiday makes it tricky, no one wants to commit, because they are not sure what family obligations will fall on them.  Even I have some reservations, and visions of frying pans bonging me on the head if my wife desides some family thing trumps gaming.  Sometimes it's like she doesn't even know me any more. 

(As I'm ducking a well swung frying pan...)

Crispen, any update as to whether or not any of you guys will ba able to make it to VerneCon?

I can't tell yet.  We game at my house Dec 12th, I'll be able to give you a good answer after that.