Actually there are 5 - Montreal hosted the first &quot;Velo Velo&quot; conference this past September.<br><br>Personally I can understand wanting to get together with folks who share your region, climate, state motto, etc. - there are probably a dozen projects in the smaller cities around Toronto we could share ideas with! - but I can also see the drawbacks to having these separate events. There can be a drain on energy and resources (five groups spending several months organizing something on top of their ongoing bike-project work instead of just one group making the sacrifice), as well as the potential to feel competition and folks having to decide which event to attend. We can only get so much time off of work, afterall.<br>
<br>Anyhow, maybe we can all keep this in mind to discuss at any and all of these conferences. Or continue discussion here!<br><br>high fives,<br>Ainsley Pirate.<br>