Ok, then, what would it take to organize a party?
Let me be clear: I'm not volunteering. But let's see if we can build a profile.
A Terb member who is either "out" as a hobbyist or otherwise doesn't care. Has the time and resources to reserve a venue for an evening. I would assume a cover charge could be put in for the organizer to recoup costs. And then it's just a matter of a concerted effort to get as many people from Terb to show up as possible, to make it happen.
*I* can't do it. I couldn't organize it from the States. But for all the talk of some people on this board (not meant as a challenge: just an observation), there should be *someone* with the financial resources to throw, what (total wild assed guess), $1k or so at a venue and make things happen. Charge $20/head and if more than 50 Terbites show up you'll come out ahead. If you're worried about losing money, set up a PayPal account or something and offer a discount of $15/head for pre-purchase, and the organizer should be good to go. Talk it over with the Terb overlord(s) for a small kickback/free admission and it can be an official Terb party with announcements and everything. If you're willing to take on a little more risk, there has to be a way to serve alcohol at this thing (I don't know Canadian liquor laws and if the organizer would have to get licensed or whatever) to make a little more money.
I'm subscribed to the "Special Events" board here. Damned if there's ever anything except the occasional advertisement for one thing or the other, but nothing I would consider truly a "special event". Even the MP parties aren't announced on there.
It can't be all that difficult, and I imagine the profit potential is fairly high as well as being a lot of fun.
Somebody get off their ass and make it happen. And I'll only charge a single free admission and two free drinks for my business consultant work, here.