On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:14 AM, John Fiala <[email protected]> wrote: > > What are Origami conventions like? It sounds like there's a bunch of > classes and the like, but what else is going on? Any good blog posts by > folks who've attended these in the past to get the feeling of them that I > should read?
This page: https://origamiusa.org/convention2015_ataglance gives a good schedule-based overview of what an OrigamiUSA convention is usually like. It describes the New York, NY convention; PCOC has a slightly different schedule (and, obviously, location) with the seminars/workshops being taught on Friday rather than the Monday after the convention weekend, but the flavor is the same. The bottom line is that in between the physical necessities of sleep and food, there's all the informal group folding you could ask for in the "hospitality" area (a big room, with lots of big tables where people hang out together, teaching, chatting, and folding, folding, folding) and scheduled classes all day Fri/Sat/Sun (you have to get tickets for those via each morning's ticketing process.) You can also shop for books and paper, bid on cool origami-related stuff in the auction, be amazed by the exhibited works, meet a few of your favorite authors (every one I've ever met has been happy to sign books)... it's hard to remember to go back to your room and sleep occasionally. Origami-folk seem to like to eat, though, I've never had trouble finding a gang heading out for a meal. I hope that helps a bit, and that others will chime in with more suggestions! Anne
