I'm kinda new to stop motion animation, but i have been researching the craft for over 3 months now, reading alot of forums,checking out all the websites and so on.
I know its not a mainstream industry, what i mean is, its not like other professions where such a thing as a convention is common place. But the more i think about it, why isnt there one.
I brought this subject up on sma.com and got 2 responses, from the usual suspects Nick H and Strider. Nick informed me, there was talk of one 2 years ago, but nothing was done and he never heard about it again.
I think a Stop Motion Animation Convention would be a huge help to the art form. Think about how better off we all would be, if we met each year or maybe every 2 years. First it would be an incredible Stop Motion only film festival. Second, we could have all the major suppliers of all supplies we need for our puppets and sets in one place and third, what a hell of a party it would be 
So, i started a poll to get the ball rolling (ease in-ease out). Just to see what the reaction would be to such an idea. I have worked with setting up such events in the past, as far as booking hotel rooms , best time of the year to do so, setting up booths for both display and selling of goods, and all the other details, like who will be the guest speakers and how are we paying for their flights and food.(which usually pays for itself)
So please tell me your thoughts on this subject, i know its not a simple task, with animators so widespread around the world. But give this some thought, i think it would really help. Ok i'm done going blah blah blah 
