renderosity convention why dont we have one? one in each state each year ? i know how to set it up lol but dont know who to talk to about it

Something to consider Bobbie- I once saw a targeting map when I was in the service that showed about 80% of all americans live with a 500 mile radius of Chicago. MUCH more centrally located then say- Atlanta. :) I'd vote for one a year but in Chicago, Ill :) Geo

then how about a voite on what state the most voites win and if its not ohio wich is my vote lol then i will tell the ppl how to set up hotels for a convention cheeper rates and all that but it would have to be about 100 ppl from here :(

Great Idea - perhaps us "foreigners" could join in as well ;-) How about a "European Convention"??

European Convention all you would have to do is set up all the ppl that want to goto it that are not in the usa i really dont know how to set up a hotel for Europeans sorry but setting up hotels for a usa Convention is a snap i'v done it before for other Conventions

I vote for Ohio:)

2 a year would cover more states for more ppl to come

Love the idea but Im in Texas so What would happen we would send in money and then we just show up to the hotel but we should have like a place that we can rent out with tons of computer (all with poser) lol

How about california then we could all go to the the beach..

Lawrenceburg Kentucky gets my vote.

Nice one Steve.

rent out with tons of computerlol could be done

well- I'd vote for Michigan- lol- but to get more ppl I'd still say Chicago :)

Ohio or KY. Neither are too far. Tom

How about Paris ? OK, OK... New York then. It's cheaper to get there by plane...

i can get a hotel that is 79$ a night to go down to 29 to 39$ a night BTW i'v looked into this before posting lol i was thinking a weekend thing b.y.o.b under 21 must have a parent there!!! pool and hot tub open 24/7 and still looking into catering for a Convention i'm working on a chairmans planning guide and i might need 3 ppl to help chair a Convention

Let's have it in Antarctica. Centrally located, everyone is equally inconvenienced, free snowcones for the kiddies, and best of all ... penguins!

Let's have it in Antarctica. Centrally located, everyone is equally inconvenienced, free snowcones for the kiddies, and best of all ... penguins! and for those of us dying of the heat... IT HAS SNOW AND ITS COLD!!!!! ;p my vote denver Co

Kansas City - very very central - and gobs of stuff to do and only 50 miles from me.

They have a hotel in Antarctica? ;D

No hotels... but as a team building exercise, we get to build igloos. The best igloo wins... but no postwork!

Alcohol, pool, And hot tub? Is this a convention. Or an orgy? If it's the later.......I'll be there early. b.y.o.b must mean bring your own babes ;-)

Orgy, huh? That's right... women are supposed to be into us moody, artistic types, right? Hehe... apparently the women in my area never got the memo! LOL!

Chicago is just way big.... How about some little midwest town population about 1000 with a hotel on the interstate or something...like a Super8...

Aww heck... let's just have it at my house... in-ground pool... jacuzzi... grill... volleyball sandpit... and high speed internet access... although admittedly, there's not much parking. I'd have to bus everyone in... doh!

what-no postwork? now how am I gonna get those igloo seems to look sharp.

Kentucky!

"How about some little midwest town population about 1000 with a hotel on the interstate or something...like a Super8... " l sounds like Nebraska =)

Hey - Seattle is well known for its Convention Center - lots of moody artist types come out of the Pacific NW too - not that I'm great or moody....well maybe moody. Lots of extra things to do and see.....

I like the state by state deal. There's too much 'centralizing' these days and not enough folks who are free to travel. Might as well have groups where people really do live near each other and really can attend.

But theres not alot of people In Texas that do Poser maybe there can be like 4 around the US and people can go to witchever they want 1) in California 2) Ohio 3) Virginia or somewhere over there 4) Texas

Come on to Cleveland! Diane

Kentucky here too :)

A vote for Chattanooga, TN!!!! Dave

Oh Oh a new way to make money on poser whoo hoo!

How about somewhere that's culturally and geographically in between Europe and the US? Like here in Ireland, for example? We could do with the extra business, and y'all could get to trace your ancestry at the same time! Then of course we could have side-trips to taste Guinness, look at 'Celtic' thingies, and admire the 40 shades of green... Just let me know when you want to come, and I'll organise it!

I vote for Rochester New York. There is penty of Hotels and we have nice convetion center. Would have to have it in September though not to hot and not too cold.

How about Sunny Southern California. The weather is always perfect here, everything is beach adjacent, and hollywood - need I say more. With big companies like pixar (and a dozen other of the sort)out here who knows who we could snag for a guest speaker at our convention. You know, disneyland will close for special parties if they are big enough, and the Anahiem convention center is right next door - as well as several hotels, each large enough to hold the entire renderosity community. SoCal gets my vote!!!!

Oh yeah, make it somewhere that I can bring my dog. I never go anywhere without her. Psssst. - Disneyland has doggysitters, but I live right next door anyway.

I've always fancied going to Ireland Darkginger, its only a short hop from here in Luton Town (international airport,hotels etc ;-) ). As I'm of Indian descent I'd love to know how we're going to trace my ancestry LOL.

mit123: it's a well known fact that ALL yanks have Oirish ancestry, begorah: it's one of the requirements for running for president. However Iceland is even more centrally located, with snow for LD and geysers for people wanting heat. Or how about Easter Island, between Japan and the US?

Hmmm. Where is Atlantid these days ?

It's not just yanks, either - scratch anyone anywhere and you'll find a bit of the blarney inside! There's quite a few Irish Indians around nowadays, too... ah mit, if you come over, I bet you'll be singing 'The Fields of Athenry' with the best of 'em after a few Guinnesses!

Only if they're poure with the clover showing ;-)

How about on a ship? Then the people don't have to come to us, we can go to them!! ;-)

ship no way eek i hate water and i have never set up a convention for a ship

Well where ever it is, I wonder if a virtual link-up could be organised? At the end of the day whether you live in a town in the UK, Ireland, any given State in the US or where ever, we all know each other virtually. If you see what I mean. That way if you can't go to the actual convention you could still go to the virtual one!!! What d'ya think?

Renderosity is going to have a booth at Siggraph in San Diego. I am running away from work for an afternoon since I got a free pass to the exhibits. Anyone else here going? Peggy

Ireland gets my Euro vote !!!- roll on guinness and blarney- too many tourists down here in Brighton- wait , hang on, Brighton hosts loads of conventions all year 'round along with non -stop stag nights and hen parties. How about the euro chapter here ? Poser convention/ weddings at the beautiful Brighton Pavillion anyone ? Though Darkgingers 'Celtic' thingies and 40 shades of green are very tempting.....

Brighton is pretty tempting, too - as I'm originally from there, and still have family in Hove Actually! I could bring Celtic thingies with me... perhaps we could hold it in the Fiddler's Elbow? ;) I think I've turned 40 shades of green several times in there...

The San Fransico Bay Area! (Oakland is centrally located.) Pixar is a few blocks south of me, and Trippet Studios is about a mile north. ILM is across the bay. There are dozens of tiny studios, too. Since CuriousLabs is 75 miles south, we'd possibly be able to get a speaker or two from them. With 3 airports, massive harbors, train stations, etc., transportation is easy. We also have hotels for tiny hundred-person conventions as well as the convention centers for large crowds. Carolly

{IT HAS SNOW AND ITS COLD!!!!! my vote denver Co } Um, doesn't Denver have snow and cold?? How about some place south, like Miami or Ft Lauderdale? Or how about Daytona Beach or Orlando (Disney World! Universal! Sea World!) or Tampa Bay (Busch Gardens! roller coasters!)? Then again, San Francisco sounds good... we could all take the 75 mile drive and storm CL's office!