"For the past four decades, a massive event older than Dreamforce and TechCrunch Disrupt combined has been drawing crowds of thousands from all over the world to airport-adjacent hotel ballrooms south of the city. Held during the last weekend of August, the gathering is the second largest of its kind in the country and a decidedly big deal for anyone in the know. It's the San Francisco International Pen Show."
"In 2014, three Pan Pacific Pen Club members - Ricky Chau, a nuclear physicist, Todd Eberspacher, an engineer at Stanford, and Syd Saperstein, a retired banker - took over the event. They grew it from 65 tables to nearly 250, with exhibitors selling anything from ink, paper and stationary to storage devices, tools and, of course, pens. Thousands of them."
Thousands of attendees converge at the San Francisco International Pen Show each last weekend of August at airport-adjacent hotel ballrooms near the Westin San Francisco Airport. The event grew from 65 tables to nearly 250 after Pan Pacific Pen Club members took over in 2014. Exhibitors sell ink, paper, stationery, storage devices, tools, and thousands of pens. The four-day event includes classes, workshops, seminars, manufacturers, vendors, and nibmeisters who repair and customize fountain-pen nibs. The show emphasizes manual writing instruments and draws collectors, hobbyists, and professionals despite its low profile amid modern tech culture.
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