It had struck her as ridiculous when she'd first heard of it, but at the same time, it had her intrigued. Who'd have ever thought of holding a convention in an active volcano? Who would even dare to attend?
Apparently, a lot of people. When the announcement first came out, it had been the talk of social media - people thought it a hoax or a publicity stunt and eagerly shared the post to commemorate the sheer absurdity of the idea. But all publicity is good publicity, as they said, and as more major community figures announced their intent to attend, it became very clear - this was going to happen, and it was going to happen in style.