I have been lurking this past year and I agree with Rosanna, we should keep BCN alive. Other bead platforms are a great addition, but to me -old school I guess- they are very furtive. I enjoy the depth and length of the BCN comments and am thankful for the patience of the repliers.
I missed the Amsterdam bead/textile show but was lucky to visit Hendrik and his collection. I came home with some great beads, mainly from Burma: amber, rock crystal, ancient agates, folded glass bead and silver flower money.