What's the atmosphere like at fan conventions

[davewitley]

Paula:

> > What's the atmosphere like at conventions these days?  I've 
lived 
> on the other side of the world from the US and Canada for many 
years 
> and haven't been to a con for many years.  I remember the few I 
went 
> to in the States were pretty *serious* affairs.  People moved 
around 
> in a very orderly fashion from event, to event, to marketplace 
> without much *esprit de corps*.  Has the web changed all this?  
Many 
> of us already have a sort of *report* with each other thanks to 
High 
> Tech, so was just wondering if the seriousness is still there.  
What 
> was Nimbus like?

Heidi:

> Well, Nimbus wasn't a fancon, technically and in practice. While 
> there were certain "fan" elements, like the movie and the 
> exhibitors' room, we had a lot of academics among the presenters 
and 
> attendees, and we didn't have anyone from the above-the-title side 
> of the film in attendence. 

LOL!  

I did get the impression that people did enjoy it, though ;-)

David, always willing to mix with people from the wrong side of the 
title