MVBrandt wrote:AdeptiCon in Chicago in April
Wargamescon in Austin in July
NOVA Open in Washington, D.C. in August
All come to mind, but there are a ton in the thread stickied at top of forum.
All of the above are great 200+person events. If you are looking for a “qualifying type of an event” I might want to look at feast of blades.
http://www.feastofblades.com/
Or I think I think Reece is doing something for the Bay Area Open next year.