Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:43:58 -0500
From: "Gayle Surrette" <Gayle.Surrette at noaa.gov>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: PhilCon?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I enjoy large cons.  Paul and I go to worldcon each year.
We don't go to many small cons because usually they don't
really tell you what they're about.  We have attended
Readercon and really enjoyed it.  I've heard really good
things about FoolsCap too.

We didn't go to Capclave this year basically because at
the meeting we heard that the program was online and we
checked it out and it didn't list any panels that sounded
like they'd be worth going.  There was no list of participants
so no way to know who would be there.

I think if Capclave wants to pull people into the event
that advertising is key as is letting people know what
to expect for panels and happenings.  After the fact it
sounds like we'd have had a good time but we were making
our decision on what was available on the website and it
wasn't enough to pull us in even knowing the group putting
it on so why would anyone else take the chance and go?

I think that Capclave could, if it wanted to, fill a
literary con niche in this area.

Gayle

Ernest Lilley wrote:
>
> Big cons are fun, but so are smaller more focused ones. I'd like to see
> Capclave find a niche and work it. I think being a litcon doesn't mean
> not having a media tie-in to pull folks in.
>
> Ernest
>
> ern at e357.net / (703) 371 0226 hm/cell
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