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[center]Convergence 12 - Vancouver BC
Vote Vancouver, BC for Convergence 12.
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[b]What is Convergence? [/b]

Convergence started as an annual alt.gothic news group convention that squished together hundreds of net.goths from around the globe into a single city for a weekend of socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.

Convergence has grown beyond its roots since, unlike 11 years ago, every goth and his bat is online and not just on alt.gothic.

Each year it is in a different city, chosen in a process a little like the Olympics, except that anyone can vote (previous Convergence attendees are registered to vote automatically and new interested parties can register per the instructions here).

So far Convergence has been in Chicago (C1 & C10), Boston (C2), San Francisco (C3), Toronto (C4), New Orleans (C5), Seattle (C6), New York (C7), Montréal (C8), Las Vegas (C9), and San Diego (C11).

Click on the banner and go to the FAQ page for quick answers to common questions and to find out how you can help get this kick-ass party to happen here.

Further to any speculation that Vancouver might be playing "runner up" to New Orleans: it's not going to happen. At this late stage in the game it is too late to book convention space even close to our original dates.

I'd really prefer there not be any speculation here on whether Convergence 12 will be going on in New Orleans. The chair of the New Orleans committee is safe, but lost all his belongings in the flood. Two of the committee members remained in the French Quarter along with others and may not even be out of the city yet. They all have other things to worry about. Let's all wait until they have their lives in order enough to even *start* thinking about his.

The Canadian Red Cross is assisting the American Red Cross in disaster relief. Canadians can make tax-deductable donations to the Canadian Red Cross at http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=014588&tid=032

Voting has been extened to midnight EDT tonight (9 p.m. May 23, PDT / 4 a.m. May 24, UTC). No news until late tonight, at best...

I have just downloaded the flyer, and have already began talking to other voting fiends for a C12 event in BC. I have missed the last two, and am itching to get out of town and have a few days of debauchery and minor madness :)

I will post my photos from c9 in Las Vegas on my website; was backstage during the shows, helped out a little and went to a couple of after hour parties. My one trip out to Convergence was damn fun, looking forward to the next trip....this time to Vancouver.

And C11 (San Diego) here - I just started putting pictures up last night so there isn't much there yet, but there will be a *lot* more coming tonight.

[edit: May 4, 20:30] - all done now.