Just curious..as of now, when do we think we are having this get together?
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Just curious..as of now, when do we think we are having this get together?
lol no idea..
What time of year do the Mers in general have off school/work/flying to the moon?
Those in-school have Spring Break (around Easter) and summers off, but I think that the employed mers might have varying schedgules. (I know there's a spelling error somewhere there xD)
If we're going to be thinking of it that way, the more obvious months would be December, January, April, May/June, and August/September.
It would be more crowded when more people could come, but ther would be more Mers. Just food for thought. :- )
If there was a good middle ground of when the most people can come and when it is best to go (swimmable weather), that would be awesome.
I'd want to have a gathering in mid to late summer. According to NOAA, the water temperatures on the gulf coast has an average temperature in the mid 80s! How amazing would it be to swim in the ocean in a place where the water is warm and clear? It'd be amazing.
Stats: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html
Summer would be best for me anyway :)
Maybe try to find a city that has both a noteworthy aquarium and a decent hotel with impressive pools for the actual conference? I know Faeriecon goes all weekend and has its Good Faeries Ball and Bad Faeries Ball, so maybe the East Coast mer convention could work out a deal with the aquarium for admission in costume or something (and therefore maybe also gain the Aquarium's aid in publicizing the event(s))? I don't know the Georgia Aquarium, and Camden's Adventure Aquarium (while having a huge open ocean tank and numerous other exhibits) is unfortunately in Camden (if it was in Philadelphia proper, a convention might be do-able, but Camden NJ across the river has a bad rep and lots of corruption), but the Baltimore Aquarium is impressive. The only other ones I've been to on the East Coast are the Living Seas in Disneyworld and Sea World in Florida (and Weeki Wachee, which I agree wouldn't work), and the Boston Aquarium (which, depending on when we did it, might be too cold). Or maybe a place where mermaids were sighted (thought the only such location that comes immediately to my mind is Long Beach Island, where one was sighted with the Jersey Devil in 1870). It would be great to meet everyone and show off our tails, though... is Mercon a yearly thing? I hadn't even heard of it until just now.
Mercon will be a yearly occurrence to my understanding it just happened for the first time this year. I think it would be amazing to have one in a giant aquarium so we could swim around with our cousins of the wild.
There is a kind of mermaid gathering in Tampa, FL this February if anyone is interested:
GASPARILLA GALA 2012! Tampa Bay's Official Pirate & Mermaid Party!
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ENCHANTMENT UNDER THE SEA!GASPARILLA GALA 2012!Pirate & Mermaid Bash!
Febuary 3rd, 2012 at 6-11:30 p.m.
Hosted by Gasparilla.com inside the Florida Aquarium - Both Levels!
This event features a FABULOUS, FUN COSTUME BALL, VENDORS and SPONSORS with all of their treasures, PIRATES and MERMAIDS parading in costume, ROCKING MUSIC, FASHION SHOWS, the OFFICIAL MISS GASPARILLA PAGEANT and more!Special appearances and autograph signing by the Gasparilla Calendar Girls.
Featuring multiple events, Pirate and Mermaid Pageant, Costume Contest, Raffles, Live Music and DJ's performing throughout the entire Florida Aquarium! Dine and Dance with the Fishes!
Gourmet appetizers included. (Must be 21 for cash bar area.)
Featuring the amazing
International Mermaid Pageant Royalty
Sponsored byInternational Mermaid
Early Registration Ticket Sale, ends Nov 15th!. Buy today and save! 2012 Gasparilla Pre-Party "Gasparilla Gala" Pirate & Mermaid Party and Costume Ball. Includes full access to the Florida Aquarium, Gourmet Appetizers, Live Music, Pageants, and Mermaid Shows. Costume attire highly recommended! $85 at the Door. Non refundable ticket. 21 and over for cash bar access. "Gasparilla Gala" Early Discount Ticket Sale! 61.47
VIP access to Gasparilla Gala, includes Mahi Mahi, Salmon seafood entrees with salad and dessert buffet. Open bar. Non refundable and must be 21 and over. VIP Gasparilla Gala-Seafood Buffet and Open Bar 175.00
"Gasparilla Gala" Childrens Ticket 18 and under 36.87
^ how old do you have to be to go to this, Marla? ^
... another pageant? :x
@Mermaid Aqua: I don't think there is an age prerequisite. Her post says you can buy a child's ticket if you are under 18.
ahhh...okay! I still can't go..got alot going on then, I still like the idea of a get toghter @ three sister springs
I LOVE the Venitian Pool idea!!!
Sorry Mermaid Aqua that I didn't get back to you directly... But yah, it seems that the bar part is only for 21 and up but the event is for everybody :-) I just think it will be cool that it's at the aquarium but I do wonder if they will be having loud music or anything going on. It worries me that this type of thing may be very irritating for the aquarium fish, etc. I'm hoping that the aquarium curator's will have a solid handle on this and wouldn't let any harm come to the inhabitants there...
^ I don't really like large crowds of people...I think it would be best if we had just us from the network
I disagree. I have a few friends who'd be really interested to go see mermaid stuff, they just aren't members here. I know that I want to make a tail for one friend in particular. She really likes borrowing my fin :)
I think that it should be open to anyone, but with a limited ammount of admission due to legal capacity of building (most places have a little sign about the max number of people that can eb there at once), and how when there are too many people, everyone suffers.
^ Well I didn't mean specificly members only...I just ment people we know not just some random people at a fair
I still feel like that is too exclusive. To me, mer(maid)ing is all about anyone in the world being magical when they go in the water and use a bit of imagination. I would never want to limit that to the "forum elite and their pals." Plus, it's the random people who will hear of it, show up and say, "You know, here's a great idea I have. I am very inspired by this gathering and will become a huge contributor to the community." Perhaps not in so many words, but you get the point. Fresh blood is a vital thing for the community, and were I on the other side of this issue, I wouldn't want to be barred from a con just because I haven't heard of a website.
were you at Mercon? I didn't see you there at all.. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by AniaR