The Convention as a Yearly Reunion
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For many regular attendees, a convention functions less like a one off event and more like an annual reunion, a reliable chance to catch up in person with friends who might otherwise only ever interact online across the rest of a busy, ordinary year full of other daily obligations and commitments.
This reunion feeling shapes how a convention is actually experienced, with attendees often prioritising time with specific friends over ticking off every single item on the official schedule, since the people matter just as much, sometimes considerably more, than any particular panel or guest appearance being offered that particular year.
Planning specifically around this reunion aspect, reserving deliberate time to properly catch up rather than packing every single hour with programming, tends to make for a more genuinely satisfying convention overall. The friendships sustained this way often outlast any individual convention theme or guest lineup by many years afterward.