For several years before my stroke, I attended Portland, Oregon's annual s-f convention, the OryCon. At that time it was always at the very friendly and popular Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River Hotel, on an island between Oregon and Washington state. The OryCon gradually grew until the hotel set a 1,600 attendance cap, since the hotel would be overcrowded with any more. For several years, the OryCon made this its policy saying that they would not accept more than 1,600 members. Finally the convention committee and the Portland-area s-f fans agreed that the 1,600 limit was stifling the convention by preventing growth, so it moved to larger hotels in downtown Portland that could handle more attendees. So yes, a convention does have to allow for growth even if it means leaving a popular hotel.
For several years before my stroke, I attended Portland, Oregon's annual s-f convention, the OryCon. At that time it was always at the very friendly and popular Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River Hotel, on an island between Oregon and Washington state. The OryCon gradually grew until the hotel set a 1,600 attendance cap, since the hotel would be overcrowded with any more. For several years, the OryCon made this its policy saying that they would not accept more than 1,600 members. Finally the convention committee and the Portland-area s-f fans agreed that the 1,600 limit was stifling the convention by preventing growth, so it moved to larger hotels in downtown Portland that could handle more attendees. So yes, a convention does have to allow for growth even if it means leaving a popular hotel.
Fred Patten