Slight correction. Boskone and Arisia were not together. Boskone folks decided to not have a recognized costuming element, and I think maybe some other things. Also, they moved to Springfield, at least for a while (cheaper venue?). Some folks who wanted a con like Boskone used to be, started up Arisia -- most of the founders of Arisia were from UMass Amherst, specifically UMSFS members.
Yeah, our club had been running NJAC for a while, and decided that Boskone didn't know what they were doing, so a bunch of our guys thought a replacement was in order :D I expect the current crew is a mix of people from all over MA these days -- plus some of the founders live out that way now, so less of a commute for them.
I haven't been to a con in some years, just too busy with other things. Every now and then I'm tempted though ;)
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Date: 2009-07-15 05:12 pm (UTC)Yeah, our club had been running NJAC for a while, and decided that Boskone didn't know what they were doing, so a bunch of our guys thought a replacement was in order :D I expect the current crew is a mix of people from all over MA these days -- plus some of the founders live out that way now, so less of a commute for them.
I haven't been to a con in some years, just too busy with other things. Every now and then I'm tempted though ;)