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ONCE UPON A TIME in the town where I grew up...
ONCE UPON A TIME in the town where I grew up, there was a bar by the side of the highway. There were office buildings nearby, and a playhouse, and a shiny new movie theater, and a hotel, so the bar never lacked for custom ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #11: The back of the badge and other reg bits
A post on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV. All of these posts are available here: http://www.boston-baden.com/smofs/conrunning/
I was at Ani-Jam in Fresno, in 2012 (their 7th year), and late Saturday afternoon they ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #10: Badges and Registration Ideas
A post on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV. All of these posts are available here: http://www.boston-baden.com/smofs/conrunning/
Registration is a solved problem. There are multiple solutions to the problem. Comic-Con International in San ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #9: Recruiting ideas
A post on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV. All of these posts are available here: http://www.boston-baden.com/smofs/conrunning/
Here are some ideas I've seen for recruiting new staff and volunteers. Let's start with one of the behemoths of the anime world: ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #8: Recruiting and the ten-percent rule
A series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV. All of these posts are available here: http://www.boston-baden.com/smofs/conrunning/
A few caveats about what I'm about to say.
This is my own opinion, about the sort of conventions I like to be involved ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #7: The first time
A series of a posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.
It’s always someone’s first time. For every convention, there’s someone there for their first time. And it might even be their first convention. (There’s also someone there for the last time, but you won’t know ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #6: More thoughts about the staff roster
This is part of a series of a posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.In my previous installment, I emphasized that a complete staff roster tells you what’s happening and who are the people making things happen. And a couple of things follow from that. Not just who’s ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #5: The most important page
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.I believe the most important page on your convention website, and in your program book, is the page that lists the staff roster ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #4: Take care of your people
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.
More from HanaLena Fennel:“For my Staffers a lot of times I'll bring reusable water bottles so they’re staying hydrated throughout the convention. Also I fill them full of candy because ( Read more... ) -
Little red book of conrunning #3: Your volunteers
This is part of an occasional series of posts on the art and craft of fannish volunteer-run conventions. These are my opinions and my experiences. As always, YMMV.
HanaLena Fennel writes: "...If somebody is volunteering their time, resources, or experience to help further your dream you need to be respectful of the gift they're giving you and ( Read more... )