Still waiting to hear anything regarding the actual attendance, and also perhaps the # of staff & volunteers.
Perhaps New Year's is a time so many folks with a lot of con experience are doing other things with family, significant others, or out of state, that they couldn't get enough folks to work the con to keep it organized? But seriously a bunch of empty rooms during times that were scheduled--I'm in Eugene so I wouldn't know--was weather a factor this weekend? (It's been rainy but 50 degrees here.) Otherwise that's an uncomfortable flake factor--either panelists not showing up or someone not engaging coordination. Perhaps B, leading to A. For example I helped a friend plan some panels. She totally was excited and determined to follow through--even though no one ever replied to her or to me regarding the scheduling of her panels. So she didn't know where to be when til arriving. I love the couple of KC vets involved in MEW so I am positive towards the event, but it sounds disappointing at the organizational level, yet a great time at the socializing level. Mustach, what did you so love about it?