Balticon is one of my favorite conventions, not in the least because it is as near to a hometown convention as it gets. Despite what some of my further flung acquaintances imagine, Baltimore is not right next to DC. To be fair to their geography sense the distance or proximity of the two cities isn't what makes it a local con for me. The program participants, organizers, volunteers and attendees include all of my near by friends so it feels like "our con". The convention is large enough though that it is so much more than that. It is one of the largest conventions on the east coast and in addition to seeing all of my local friends there I saw many of my distant friends with a few notable and understandable exceptions.
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