I have an excellent knowledge of 500 miles driving distance from Toronto, and it does include Boston, Washington, Chicago, and points in between. (Driving to Boston in January is less pleasant.) Takes a day to drive. From Toronto, it is pretty straight QEW-403-401-402 to Interstate 94; marahsk and I once made it from Toronto to Port Huron, Michigan in three hours. It's also only about an hour and a half from Toronto to Interstate 90. (Marah would occasionally come to Toronto for dinner on a weeknight when she lived in Amherst.)
It is true that it is darn cheap to fly and darn quick to drive between cities on the east coast within the US. In November, I went to Philcon after work on Friday; it's only like a two hour drive from Washington.
With the shift in exchange rates, Toronto is not a cheap city anymore, but I don't think that's a major issue. The universal feedback we got from Torcon was that it was a great destination city and people were happy to come there.
I don't see Canadian fandom as being ready for another Worldcon in the short term. I do see the community building links and skills that will be helpful in the future.
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It is true that it is darn cheap to fly and darn quick to drive between cities on the east coast within the US. In November, I went to Philcon after work on Friday; it's only like a two hour drive from Washington.
With the shift in exchange rates, Toronto is not a cheap city anymore, but I don't think that's a major issue. The universal feedback we got from Torcon was that it was a great destination city and people were happy to come there.
I don't see Canadian fandom as being ready for another Worldcon in the short term. I do see the community building links and skills that will be helpful in the future.