I think Anita, it was a con at the end of October/beginning of November: Halloween weekend. There is the information. I trust Niki with organizing something more than I do Leeser, and I've met both of them. For one thing, the con is in a suburb of Chicago, which means that the cost of the hotel for the rooms will be lower. But I don't know how many people are going so far.

ETA: The con organized by Buzzwire is the Gala, and so far only Brian (Lt Carl) is attending. That's better than no one at all, to be sure.