If this idea should catch on, take a hint from WorldCon (the World Science Fiction Convention). Rotate the host city every year or every two years. WorldCon does one year in the United States and the next year in another country. Of course the real trick to this is that SF clubs bid on the honor of hosting WorldCon in their cities. For those of you who have never been involved in putting on a con, it's a lot of work, frustration, blood sweat and tears (like Churchhill said), but when it goes off, it's more than worth it! For what it's worth, I'd vote Nashville for the first one. I've attened many a SF con in Nashville over the years and there are indeed a lot of really cool spots in the city. It's also where Rendo is based and..(sheepishly) only a couple of hours away from where I now live. Okay, so I'm selfish....