Yes, it’s over, it’s a wrap, the end, close the cover, it’s done, there ain’t no mo’.
The 2012 CORSA convention at Sturbridge germinated in a conversation between two individuals, was planted in a wintertime meeting, and sprouted forth when the member clubs of the Northeast Corvair Council united behind the idea.
The convention then came to full flower through the efforts of a core group of volunteers from those clubs and with the support and participation of Corvair enthusiasts from literally around the world.
The convention’s tagline, An American Revolution, was meant to acknowledge not only the historic New England setting and not only the innovative Corvair, but also the desire to do it differently.
From the beginning, the NECC's convention organizers sought to "re-invent" what a CORSA convention might be, from a schedule that was a day shorter (to save everyone money) to new activities (such as the Slow Drag Races) to awards presentations during the week (to make room at the closing banquet for a guest speaker).
We maintained an informative web site and we created this blog, to disseminate convention information beyond the printed pages of the CORSA Communique.
The intent was not only to try to be fresh and innovative, but also to convey a message that not all conventions need to be cookie-cutter copies of those that have gone before. Naturally, not everything was perfect, but by all the important measures – attendance, finances, and member feedback – the 2012 Sturbridge convention was a success.
While we are planning no additional posts to this blog, the blog itself is not going away. The blog will remain online as a digital souvenir of the 2012 convention for quite some time to come. If a need to post news and updates arises, we will add them to the bottom of this post.
But we ask that you take a few moments to look once again at the list of convention sponsors shown in the right-hand column of this blog page. We won’t say that the convention would not have been possible without them, but without them the convention would have been far less successful. Each of these businesses and organizations deserves your thanks and your support.
For those of you who attended the 2012 convention in Sturbridge, we sincerely hope that you had a good time. For those of you not able to attend, we hope that you have enjoyed experiencing the convention vicariously through this blog. For everyone, on behalf of the Northeast Corvair Council, its member clubs, its convention committee, and the Corvair Society of America, we thank you.