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Maybe

13 (9.8%)

No, somewhere else.

31 (23.3%)

No, I don't go to Dwarfcon

16 (12%)

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65 (48.9%)

Total Members Voted: 133

[PTTG??]

I live in a gold-rush mining town in California, Grass Valley. Most mining has stopped now, and there are often tours of the mines and surrounding areas. This is dwarf country, where it is traditional for men to go around with beards, pot-bellies, massive amounts of blood-alchohol, and pickaxes.
Luckily, this is rather rare nowadays.
To head a lot of confusion off at the pass, while it is in California, it is in "Nevada County". There is a neighboring state (province for you foreigners) that is also called Nevada, but it is not related. There is also a tourist town nearby Grass Valley which is called "Nevada City", but this is also not related to Nevada State.

I'd like to see if there's much interest in having the 2010 Dwarfcon in this quintessential dwarfy location.

Pros:
 - Tour a real mine!
 - Other Tourist activities!
 - Hotels both cheap and fancy!
 - There's a reason they call it "Grass" Valley.
 - Moderately close to Sacramento (1 hour or so). About 2 hours from San Fransisco and Reno.
 - Per Capita, more to do here than in most cities.

Cons:
 - Significant travel time involved for some.
 - Despite CA location, not known for surfing community.
 - Adams' Bros. travel costs need to be subsidized (about $260 ea. for two-way flight).
 - Not a lot a Capita.

Of course, this is all subject to Toady One and Three Toe's approval.

EDIT: I'd want to have the meetup in june or july, a little later than we had last year's meetup. This would allow some people to visit while on break from college or work.

[Capntastic]

I'd be all for it, as I am a Californian and I know a thing or two about the gold rush.

Thing 1:  Miners
Thing 2:  Sluice boxes

[Sir Finkus]

As awesome as it would be, it would probably be a no for me.

[magikarcher]

Wow this sounds really fun and I would love to attend, it depends on the date really. I hope this happens.

Despite CA location, not known for surfing community

I loled.

[Draco18s]

I voted "I like pie voting" because I won't go because its too far away.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

California is even further away than last year :<.

[wilsonns]

How about making the next meeting in Campinas, Brazil?Hehe, I live there, so I can't go to Green Valley, Grass Valley or whatever that's in California

[Rowanas]

How about we come to BRitain for a meet up. You stole our language and destroyed our tea, now give us something back, say... I dunno... Tarn and Zach?

[Skooma]

- Despite CA location, not known for surfing community.

URIST DON'T SURF.

[Akigagak]

Come to Jersey!

We have, uh, a big-ass hole with half a fiber glass devil in it, some sea caves, and the Nazi underground hospital/base.

[Sir Finkus]

destroyed our tea

Leaves in boiling water... sounds like elvish trickery to me.

[Sunday]

Almost positive I won't be able to come, but just to make sure - the DF meetup is usually in September, right?

[Footkerchief]

No no, it has to be in my backyard!

[PTTG??]

OH COME ON.
50% of you enjoy voting?
*Sob*

And yeah, that's part of it, footkerchief. But, other than travel costs, what's wrong with Dwarfcon migrating about the world? Maybe next year it's in Norway, and the year after, Tokyo?

[Xgamer4]

Well, travel costs would be a big enough issue on their own it wouldn't matter. Plus passports if you actually use your examples. Assuming you actually want to pay for Toady to be there.

And I live in Idaho, so I'm out. If we do another one in Washington next year and I'm not in school at the time I might come up for that, though.