Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:32:22 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Samuel Lubell <lubell at cais.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 12:08 AM 3/11/02 -0500, Alexis wrote:
>Times change, institutions--like Disclave--remain the same.  We called the
>2002 con "Capclave" but it sure FELT like a Disclave, in part because a
>whole lot of well-tempered Disclaivers showed up.  WSFA shouldn't argue
>about the name--or pretend we are inventing a new and improved
>convention--we should put on the best con we can.  We have the people to do
>a proper art show, even if it needs to be a small one.  Should we?  I think
>we should.  Sam Lubell says that our first priority should be settling on a
>hotel.  No argument, Sam, but how does an art show interfere with that
>priority?
>
>Alexis

An art show requires space and manpower.  We didn't have the space in last
year's hotel and looking at the specs from the hotel Elspeth was
considering, we wouldn't have enough function space there either.