“We usually get the same walk-in attendance as [Bring Your Own Computer participants],” continues Stratton. “I’d like to see us have five, six times the attendance as relative to BYOC. So if we have a 3000 person BYOC, I’d like to see us have an event with nine or twelve-thousand people come in, look at the exhibits, watch the tournaments. There’s enough going on at the event that you can come and spend two days, three days…”

Following difficulties in securing a suitable location for this year's event, Stratton stated that next year's timing and accomodations are already being considered.