OK, chaps. This is your chance to tell me what you think should be in:
a) a Worldcon Fan Room, or
b) a Worldcon Fan Programme.
bearing in mind that our budget will be limited, and that corkage restricts the extent to which this can involve free food and drink.
(You're running fanroom? That doubled the chance that I'll go.)
There will be comfy chairs, and we will be right by the real ale bar.
As far as fan programme...how about items about different aspects of fandom (preferably bringing them together)
As for fan lounge, I guess the single most important thing we're trying to deliver will be a space where it's convenient for people who've only met up online or (cue old fart alert) in print to hang out and meet like minded fans. We sort of want to do quite a bit of Meet Up in the lounge space (which is big) for all different fannish groups. We could do with some volunteers to help with some of this stuff too...
Australians.
Programme panel discussions of music? Not necessarily with demos, though.
Fannish intros quiz?
Whiteboard is rather a good idea.
Australians I'd certainly like to see, and I'd put my vote in for 'Australians in Utility Kilts'.
Oddly, fannish intros quiz is already on the list. We will add discussions about music to the ideas list.
Note that I love to talk and have been called a good moderator.
Sorry about disappearing from the Tun without saying goodbye. We were downstairs when Jordin got that glazed look and wanted to leave. My knees wouldn't handle the stairs again. We really enjoyed that dinner and are looking forward to seeing you again (relatively) soon.
MKK
It was great seeing you, too. Sorry we were upstairs with the (whatever the word is for upstairs troglodytes).
I'm up for "How to host a party on another continent (without exceeding your luggage allowance)" myself.
I know "Fan Room" or "Fan Lounge" has been traditional nomenclature, but John Hertz made the case at Noreascon that the ConSuite is a fan lounge, so having another "Fan Lounge" is somewhat confusing. His solution was to call it the Fanzine Lounge, because traditionally (and in his vision of the space for Noreascon) it's been where fanzine fans gather and do fanzine-ish things. If you envision the "Fan Room" being a different environment than the sort provided in the ConSuite, step back, determine what's different, why you want it to be different, and then pick a name that describes that.
Each person participating can select whichever bits appeal, and the expert publishers can give tips and hints on page layout, matching art to article, designing headings, etc. That's if you're doing it as a workshop.
If doing a competition, each participant gets the use of the material provided, adds their own titles, layout, heading, editorial mumble, etc., and a panel of expert jurors picks the best. (Each zine would be limited to four or six pages, and there could be classes: beginner (no zines), journeyman, master (nominated/won Hugo, Nova, FAAN, etc.)
A panel that usually works is one focusing on fannish tall tales, hoaxes, odd personalities. Call it something like, "Lies, Damn Lies, and Fan History." (I've done this sort of panel before, but the title is new.)
Hey there.
Since I'm so new and clueless I filled in a programme participants questionnaire recently, offering to talk about various aspects of Farscape (aspects of the show itself and of fandom/campaign history). I'm not sure if that was correct, now. It seems that as 'only' a fan (instead of an author/recognised academic/whatever) I should perhaps have signed in here instead? Or will my proposal be sent on to you? Or am I wrong *here*?
Help me. I'm confused.
Re: Hey there.
-- mimic what a small 'fannish' convention is like in the UK, as one aspect of the Worldcon
-- facilitate fans who know each other in print or online getting together.
Beyond that we're open to ideas really.
Don't be too troubled if we can't find space for the item, though -- we'll inevitably have far more ideas than we have room for. It will depend on the balance of different items, who's volunteered for what, and so on.