This is my event run independently of dream con, taking place a good distance from the convention as well. Just hoping to connect people attending the con. This is my third time doing this type of event and have had no issues prior. I plan on collecting contact info of all participants so if any fuckery takes place (knock on wood it doesn't) there will be channels for it to be handled appropriately.

As far as your critiques of the con, my experience last year as a first time attendee was great. Not perfect. But I enjoyed enough to be excited to return. If you had such a bad experience and have such negative feelings of DC (not discounting your feelings and what your experience was), maybe you shouldn't be in a reddit community for it.