Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:19:17 -0500
From: Eva Whitley <eva.whitley at gmail.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Philcon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Keith F. Lynch wrote:
> "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>
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> To save money I just stayed up for the whole con.  (I did arrange for
> access to a shower.)

Eeep! I can't imagine it.

>
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>
> Some of them were quite understandable.  The con had scheduled Eva
> Whitley to be on a panel with Alexis Gilliland.  I don't think so.

That's not why I canceled on it. (I only refuse to do panels with
Rebecca Ore.) They scheduled me for 4 panels in a row on Sunday,
starting at 10 AM, and I needed time to clear my room (and also fight
with the front desk, as they charged me rack for the room, plus parking,
even though I parked at the garage across the street, and the con told
me they would convert my rate to the con rate).
>
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It was weird how seemly no one went over the panels. Items covering the
same subject were scheduled opposite each other, I wasn't the only one
scheduled for marathon panels, and while they used a panel idea I gave
them (and even put it in a featured spot), they didn't use me, but
instead put 6 people I've never heard of on the panel.

I'll still go next year, but I've long since given up expecting them to
do more than a poor job. --Eva