I'm thinking of going to this. Anyone have an idea of how many people are likely to attend, what the con is like, etc.? I've checked out the site, but I'd like to get a sense of the event from someone who has gone in the past.

Honestly, the website bites. 

The con floats a little shy of a thousand people in good years.  Panels are either directed specifically to certain authors or are fairly informal and often flirt with fun rather than serious discussion, but it's notable that there are a lot of them.  Events are pretty well entrenched; Friday night has the meet the guests stuff, some fun pajama-style panels in the evening. There's a Masquerade on Saturday night and then the Klingon "hit me with a bopper" bat'leth tourney that usually goes until late. Sunday has the robotic critter crunch and art auction.  Gaming's 24 hours, although it's been pretty boardgame-focused the last few years, and real late you'll mostly get a lot of "Apples 2 Apples" and "Werewolves."  Anime and movies are scheduled well.  Con suite can generally feed you, but no promises past meal times.  I'd say the parties are generally underwhelming, but it depends on what you're looking for.  Some years they've had a dance and that's been, well, meh.  Filking's generally around, but that's an acquired taste - having had such a strong track at the recent WorldCon here it might get an infusion of strength, but again, that's conjecture.  I can say very nice things about their volunteer coordinators.

As for access to guests, that's somewhat ruled by the guests' intention, but the ones who have wanted to be friendly have never had any problem wandering through and meeting folks. 

[YMMV, exceptions always apply, near everything I've said might be refuted by someone else less cynical.]

Alright, no copy of FATE, Spirit of the Century, or anything related (yet), but I've been asked to run a freeform Dresdenverse LARP for my sister's birthday.  The things I've been told to include (why does this feel like Game Chef all of a sudden?) is a "member of the Alpha's pack who has moved to Colorado Springs," and "a pirate.  Or someone who thinks they're a pirate."  The birthday girl has read everything published and watched all of the TV,  although not everyone participating will be as caught up (especially as it's coming up this next month) so I want something more introductory to the universe. 

Fey and vampires both are in my repertoire.  Her favourite character is Thomas (which is why she's got her own Ticker to White Night's release), although she likes just about everyone except Susan. 

I'm having trouble working in the pirate.  Any suggestions?

I'm running a Dresden Files game for my group and I thought I would share my idea.

I'm currently designing a Dresden Files-inspired game based around the Colorado Springs area. (The theory is that one of the so-far unnamed Alphas moved; that's the character my little sister wants to play, and I think my husband will be playing someone who was tempted by a Denarian.)  We're using (for the moment) Stellar Games' "Nightlife" system, and I'm trying to introduce some of the native 'wildlife' and old mining tunnels and the like to the idea.  The War continues.

At what point in the series will the RPG be set? (Since some characters tend to change somewhat as the series evolves.)

One other note is that, well, this is the age of the Internet.  It's perfectly possible to say, "As characters change, write-ups may be found at our web site."  Although, if I recall correctly from what has been revealed of the system, that's not going to be a major issue anyway, depending what plot points on which you're basing the characters.  New talents and/or creatures are the stuff of supplements, anyway.