I always find it interesting that despite my many years of having an arguably laid back job at times, I have yet to attend an interstate convention
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I suppose this leaves the obvious question from someone who's actually done it...
... You have a specific reason for doing it?
I mean, sure, I did it, but I did it for a specific set of reasons (Needed an excuse to travel, and I wanted to study volunteering levels at conventions. (and ended up having an info network for a few years as a side effect.)
If not, you better be comfortable doing things for the heck of it.
Anyway, apart from that bit of advice from the only non industry person to have done it, something a little more useful - Do me a favour and punch Jon a few times for me. If nothing else, it's on principle, you know? :P
There really isn't a specific reason, at least not for all of those conventions listed. Hence why I keep questioning whether I should bother, or at least trim the list down.
If anything, there are only two interstate conventions that have ever garnered a real secret wish for me to visit, and they are Manifest and probably AVcon.
Maybe I should just aim for those next year and take it from there...
Well, on the bright side, if you don't think you're ready now, you can tack on Perth next year.
In my case, I actually started with Perth FIRST. It's funny that way.
But yeah, you really need to get a reason to 'not question' a trip. Otherwise you'll find yourself double guessing everything, and trying to justify the trip instead of either achieving what you wanted to do, or having fun.
I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea to do it, but it needs to be of value to you first...
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... You have a specific reason for doing it?
I mean, sure, I did it, but I did it for a specific set of reasons (Needed an excuse to travel, and I wanted to study volunteering levels at conventions. (and ended up having an info network for a few years as a side effect.)
If not, you better be comfortable doing things for the heck of it.
Anyway, apart from that bit of advice from the only non industry person to have done it, something a little more useful - Do me a favour and punch Jon a few times for me. If nothing else, it's on principle, you know? :P
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If anything, there are only two interstate conventions that have ever garnered a real secret wish for me to visit, and they are Manifest and probably AVcon.
Maybe I should just aim for those next year and take it from there...
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In my case, I actually started with Perth FIRST. It's funny that way.
But yeah, you really need to get a reason to 'not question' a trip. Otherwise you'll find yourself double guessing everything, and trying to justify the trip instead of either achieving what you wanted to do, or having fun.
I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea to do it, but it needs to be of value to you first...
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