A few years ago, KateTheShrew and then Carolly Hauksdottir hosted afternoon parties in the San Francisco Bay Area. My reaction was that, no, no one looked as I had imagined. And, yes, they were even more interesting and fun in person than I had imagined. Extrapolating my experience at these parties, I think a convention would be a great idea. I'm sure that it would be successful enough that it would be repeated a year or two later. Maybe it could be near Curious Labs one time, and near Renderosity another time-- or something like that to at least cover North America. - Jim