I love people who have never been to it and think there is any planning that goes on.
Other than picking dates and a few offering to host a dinner...there is really no planning.
I still remember the day Don and I stood on the dock and said we should have a rendezvous.
It grew to what it was mostly ad hoc with reactionary doing rather than planning as neither one of use thought f much more than buying some beer and a "door prize".
Fortunately Larry and Ted and of course the most of the most (Watfa and Irv) all stepped up and volunteered for hosting stuff...every year asking about how many would come to each night (not all that technical)...but beyond that and a few requests to go to a couple of points of interest...not much else.
Look back and look at the responses to those inquiring about places to stay, seminars, agendas....mostly comical replies.
So getting technical for now is like adding radar to a dingy.... if people want to organize...all they have to do is offer whatever they want to contribute...and it can be 5 minutes before it happens as far as past crowds were concerned.
If someone wants to take over as event organizer...have at it. But I think that fact that so little is formal is what makes it real. Been to and worked at trawlerfests...this is way better because it's smaller and people come without expectations.
We are using 21st century tech...we are on the internet and using smartphones.