# Doper Conventions, venues and experiences? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523 "2002-11-29T18:58:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523/21 "2002-11-30T01:39:00Z")
**jinwicked** you’re in Houston too! Keep me posted if you hear anything about a HoustonDopeFest; it’d be fun I think… \*\*Scotti[b/] thanks for the input and the envy \. I will be sure to send an e-mail with an accounting of the first DoperFest I make it to… **lel** , **Francesca** , **Jonathan** , **MsRobyn** , **Persephone** , **Quadgop** , and **Coldfire** (in no particular order) and everyone else I may have missed on this list (I got tired of bold-coding) many thanks! For those that HAVE been which was your favorite and why? Which was the worst and why? In lieu of creating a new thread, I’m hijacking my own to redirect… ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523/22 "2002-11-30T08:52:53Z")
I was at the Las Vegas DopeFest, but sadly only for a brief time on Friday night (health reasons). I was surprised, and yet not surprised, to find myself with a whole bunch of strangers who seemed like old friends - but oddly enough, I had really never read most of their posts, nor would I imagine they had read mine. I think the SDMB attracks a certain mentality - open to opinions, but having your own. It is not a “chat room” where you are there to have sex or to plot some radical agenda. It really is a bunch of people of all age groups, of all political leanings, of all beliefs - a group of people who are curious and who are open to new experience and thoughts. I think the best moment, in my short visit, was to watch two opposite looking strangers, from thousands of miles apart, introduce themselves and jump right into a very interesting discussion. It is the way the world should be. If I ever have the opportunity to go to another DopeFest, I will make it a point to be there for the entire event. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523/23 "2002-12-02T04:48:55Z")
I’ve been out of town the last few days (guess where? - New Orleans Dopefest!), and as such had not seen this until now. It looks like all three parts of the OP have been addressed, but let me add something. Pt. I - MPSIMS, as noted, and here; Pt. II - I’ve been to many (30+?) and they run the gamut; Pt. III - Heh, he’s not like us. You, **CasperQ** , appear to be a potential HouDope attendee. These HouDope gatherings have taken many forms, and it’s about time to propose another. Historically they’ve taken 6-10 weeks to get done, from the initial proposal thread to culmination. So, perhaps it is time for me to float the next HouDope thread; it’s also prime time to inquire as to **Little Nemo** ’s coming vacation plans. ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523/24 "2002-12-03T04:39:37Z")
Ringo - looking forward to it! Since I (sadly) only get to surf the boards every couple of days feel free to e-mail me a notice, too! Otherwise I’ll just hope I catch it as it floats in the miasmia of MPSIMS… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-conventions-venues-and-experiences/139523.md?page=1)