The Grand Masquerade is an event for fans of the Classic World of Darkness and the New World of Darkness around the world, organized and operated by White Wolf. It is traditionally held in New Orleans, due to the American city's strong association with vampire mythology. The GM grew out of the ICC (the International Camarilla Convention), which was a similar convention aimed specifically at Camarilla members. LARPers still make up the greatest proportion of players. Fan organizations from across the spectrum of players are in attendance, including: