BRAINSTORMING for CharCon 2010

[Nicholas Anderson]

Captain Lazerblast- a techno-folk band http://www.captainlazerblast.com/home.cfm

Kim Simmons - the photographer in charge of virtually all vintage Star Wars photography http://www.themanwhoshotlukeskywalker.com/

Beau Smith - comic book writer/collector http://www.flyingfistranch.com/

Marc Lewis - comic book illustrator/colorist http://www.colorsbymal.com/

[Bryan Stewart]

I was looking over old posts and such and i was thinking of some stuff so here are some ideas and questions.

is it possible to put the event catalog into the charcon program as well as having the tables? I just feel this would be nice for people to have, and for the nervious people to calmly look through with out standing in line and such. Keep the tables and staff for ticket purchasing if there is ticket purchasing.

The pdf of the event catalog was a bit jumbled, is there a way to sort the stuff ran by type and not just by day, minature games, card games, board games, rpg's, larps and what ever else there is.

a living or live event catalog, updated weekly up until the final catalog is ready, so gm's can plan accordingly.

Im wracking my brain trying to remember but wasnt there a minature painting compatition last year?? was it open or was it just for games workshop games.
if there wasn't how about one, though a store probably needs to sponser this.

how about a charcon snack booth for snacks and drinks so people can gnosh between games instead of having to run out...or a quick pick me up for us diabetics out there...that is if food is allowed in the hall.

I think im done for now lol and if i come off as snottty, or have asked for things alread posted and such, well im all goofed up on a pint of ice cream lol

[Travis Reynolds]

	Quote:	Bryan Stewart
	I was looking over old posts and such and i was thinking of some stuff so here are some ideas and questions. is it possible to put the event catalog into the charcon program as well as having the tables? I just feel this would be nice for people to have, and for the nervious people to calmly look through with out standing in line and such. Keep the tables and staff for ticket purchasing if there is ticket purchasing. The pdf of the event catalog was a bit jumbled, is there a way to sort the stuff ran by type and not just by day, minature games, card games, board games, rpg's, larps and what ever else there is. a living or live event catalog, updated weekly up until the final catalog is ready, so gm's can plan accordingly. Im wracking my brain trying to remember but wasnt there a minature painting compatition last year?? was it open or was it just for games workshop games. if there wasn't how about one, though a store probably needs to sponser this. how about a charcon snack booth for snacks and drinks so people can gnosh between games instead of having to run out...or a quick pick me up for us diabetics out there...that is if food is allowed in the hall. I think im done for now lol and if i come off as snottty, or have asked for things alread posted and such, well im all goofed up on a pint of ice cream lol

Bryan,

Thanks for the suggestions.

I am not sure what you mean with the Event Catalog. We had them printed out for use by anyone and everyone. They were separate from the Program, but they were available.

I am pretty sure we always post the Event Catalog as both a PDF and an Excel document. The Excel Doc is meant to be sorted by the user in pretty much any way they want. I suppose we could do a version that has a different tab for each type of event.

A truly live catalog is just not realistic for us at this point. When events come in, we have to make sure everything is correct, get them entered into our database, export them into the PDF/Excel files and then publish those files. We try to do it as often as we can leading up to the show.

There was a miniature painting contest. It was sponsored by Lost Legion Games & Comics and was judged by Larry Elmore & Billy Tackett. It was definitely not limited to GW products. I don't remember all the details, but I do remember a historical category, among many others.

We simply are not allowed to sell out own snacks. We did have a snack bar last year in the lobby, but most people missed it as it was only open for a couple of hours. In order to offer food and have a snack bar open, it has to go through the catering company at the Civic Center. It will be open again this year with expanded hours and availability.

Thanks again!

TR

[Travis Orders]

I am fairly certain that each bag included an event catalog in it. I also thought Trav R regularly updated the online event catalog through the weeks leading to the con.

[Dave Gilligan]

This is a perfect thread to bring up the call for events and for some of the reasons mentioned. It helps us because we aren't rushed in putting the catalog together and it gives GMs time to review it for accuracy. It can also help people plan their time at the convention if they want to. And while we don't like to make a lot of radical changes to the catalog we can certainly accommodate them up to the time when we state the catalog has been finalized (and even then we can add events at the convention itself as needed.) Getting events in early can help everyone.

We have also made it really easy this year to submit events. Just go to the online form and fill out the information. I or someone on the staff will get back in touch to ensure we have captured the information correctly. Getting your events in early facilitates this process as well.

When all is said and done, without GMs the convention would be much less rich. It is your dedication to the hobby that helps make CharCon the best convention in WV each and every year.

[Bryan Stewart]

sorry and thank you so much for replying, lol like i said i was goofed up on icecream and it was nearly 2 am.

as for the event catalog, the only ones i seen were on the tables right when you came in, i didn't see any in the con bags, i was suggesting putting them in there. I know there was sponsers booklett with cupons and such.

Im just really excited about charcon this year because i plan on going for all 3 days instead of a few hours, and im trying to think of suggestions to help out...I have been to several cons in the past and im trying to pull from those experiences.

oh have you thought about local area charities supporting the con, I remember origins had a klingon jail and it was actually for charity...and i thought there were con walks for charaties maybe a zombie walk for breast cancer or something i cant remember my mind isnt what it used to be.