It's good to hear there has been some thought. I guess going forward, part of it is Hasbro's involvement. Still though, is it possible to run it without Hasbro's direct involvement? Would it be allowable to market it as a Transformerscon? Like they do in Canada/Netherlands/Malaysia etc?

It's still important to look at a business model tho. Esp. over an extended period and not just limited to the 1st one. Most ventures are loss bearing in their embyronic stages so its not just what you can achieve in your first year but how the first year can form part of a process where you win support as a legitmate convention with a potential flow on for direct involvement by Hasbro.

And I agree, finding the people to organise such an event is not easy. Hence, why my firm belief there has to be a business model behind it for it to be viable otherwise its a lot of hard work that also comes out of fans pockets. As much as a fan as I am, I certainly am not willing to commit to the development of such a project b/c professionally I think there are better options for me. So I can see why its not easy. It has to be extremely dedicated fans but that said I do see potential going forward.

Cost structures haven't been built yet but if there was a good idea of that, it could be possible to achieve.