Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:05:39 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: PhilCon?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> Gayle.Surrette at noaa.gov 11/16/04 9:43:58 AM >>>
>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 haven't been programming, essentially, for ages.

>
>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?

Hang out, meet new people?

But yes, interesting programming is a draw for lots of folks, folks who
we want to come to the con.  That said, programming, at it's best is in
a sense a "conversation".  It's a two way street.

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

Thats more or less the plan.

mjw
>
>Gayle