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==Time and Location==
Orlando, FL 32812
Phone: (407) 857-9215
Less than three miles from Orlando International Airport and easy access to the Orlando area attractions and an easy daytrip to the Atlantic or Gulf coast beaches.
As of December 2007, available room rates were US$89 for a double room or a single ADA accessible or US$96 for a single with king size bed.
==Convention membership==
The event is free of charge.
==History==
Those in attendance were [[Kristen Bealer]], her husband Bryan, [[Teeki]], [[Shallow15]], [[Richard Lobinske]] and his wife Louise.
==Schedule of events==
* Tom Sloane - Why? discussion lead by Brother Grimace
* "What were we thinking of?" discussion of Fanfiction writing and trends
* The musician jam session organized by Deref
* What is the proper chronology of Season 5 discussion lead by Dennis
* The obligatory Pizza dinner
* A physical display of fan art
* Lawndale Monopoly?
* Character standup giveaway (with luck, we will have some "life size" chacter standups in the meeting room that will be given away by lottery at the end of the convention)
External trips to a beach and other tourist destinations probable.
Otherwise, we'll probably just keep things loose.
Kristen, Bryan, Louse and Richard arrived February 28 and spent most of February 29 prowling comic stores in the Orlando area. Teeki arrived on Friday and met up with the others for dinner, followed by the quest for chocolate and books.
Several people have suggested lengthening the convention, or at least their time in Florida, to allow them to hang out and do the other things that they want to do.
Shallow15 arrived on Saturday in time for the emergency switch from the hotel-provided DVD player to a laptop to watch episodes 303-408. The disc was left by chance in Kristen and Bryan's laptop and used after Richard had forgotten to grab his full run of DVDs after spending the last moments before leaving home chasing a cat. The show watching was frequently punctuated with comments about the show and fanfiction, with wild tangents thrown in for good measure. The pizzas delivered for lunch had an extra quart of grease added to each. By the end of the night, the uneaten leftovers were discarded (showing how greasy the pizzas were). Part of the afternoon was spent poolside, as those from northern climes enjoyed the warm weather. Dinner was at a nearby Italian place so that lasagna was available for those who wished to partake.
==Road/Rail Trip==
A group of convetioners including Deref, MartinUK, Redleg Rick. HelfulSkittlesExplosion, Kinetic Booger and others are planning a road/rail trip, starting in Boston MA and travelling through NYC, to get to Florida for the convention. The intention is to collect conventioners along the way and to have as much fun getting there are as being there. Details will be posted as they're developed. Currently the consensus seems to be to travel by rail from Boston to NYC and from there (or farther south) to rent a people mover and drive the rest of the way.
Sunday was spent preparing for member departures to home or to continue vacations in Florida.
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