[THC] Pentacom, National Homebrew Conference

[Dr L A Swihart]

John Blichmann wrote:
> Pentecost at the Pentagon??
>
>   
:-)


http://www.pentacongames.com/  "Indiana's longest running games 
convention" with about 1000 attendees every fall.  Fort Wayne, at the 
convention center.

You who know Rick might know that his interest is mostly board games.  
(As contrasted with to role-playing games, miniatures, 
collectible/tradable card games, or computer games.)  While the board 
gamers seem to be a minority of possibly slightly older fogies, there 
are some sessions at Pentacon for them....

BTW, attendance at Pentacon is larger than the attendance at the 
NATIONAL Homebrewers' Conference.  (But they only think they have as 
much fun.)

Speaking of NHC, everyone is still waiting on pins and needles to hear 
where the 2007 event will be held (mid-June, usually).  It's taking 
longer than anyone remembers to settle the question this time.  Before 
long the NHC should be returning to the Midwest (Chicago 2003 was the 
last Midwest NHC).  I went to the Las Vegas 2004 NHC and it was simply 
the most fun a homebrewer can have.  Ron Smith and Carl Nelson of FBI 
went to the Orlando NHC this past June, and I suspect they're making 
plans for going next year no matter where it is. 

The NHC includes the 2nd round of the national AHA competition, but 
there's way more than that.  There are talks, demonstrations, book 
signings, a hospitality room, a "club night," and usually a bus trip to 
some educational event.  Food and beer pairing, brewery tour, 
something.  All with a big group of other homebrewers, the world's 
nicest people to be with.  It's unbelievably fun. 

Linda