Eastercon

[remotepush]

I am going to Eastercon this year, for the first time ever. I've not really done cons particularly. I did worldcon in 2005, because it was in Glasgow, and it worked for me. This one I'm doing because a number of friends are going, and for the first time I had the Friday/Monday as holidays anyway

Comments

[castallia]

I hope it's fun! Are there any authors or events you're looking forward to?

[remotepush]

the details seem to be particularly vague at the moment, which seems to be one of the frustrations

[billyabbott]

The Clarke Award's presented at Sci-Fi-London (I know because I'm helping out that night), but as Eastercon is at the same time this year I suspect there will be some ritual stuff going on.

As far as I can tell (from someone who has set on the edge of fandom for years, knows con-runners and attended his first eastercon last year) it's situation normal atm. The events are generally not so much about the authors, but random panels, talks and whatever from various people of various levels of note with a schedule that's still being finalised. I've heard some grumbling from people on panels about being left out of things they thought they were on and being added to things they didn't ask to be, but that seems to happen most years.

Go to items, talk to randoms in the bar, generally wander around - that seems to work better than making a schedule. I had fun last year and will be back next year. I might even stay in the hotel despite living down the road from Heathrow...

[remotepush]

i assumed that the clarke was at eastercon, because thats where lauren beukes and tricia sullivan are going to be. but perhaps they are doing both. i have no idea. i did wonder why there wasn't a more prominently marked event in the schedule.

a few folk have said the chaos is normal, but like you said there is also a buzz of frustration, i guess i'm too structured not to look at it and wonder how the hell that's supposed to work.

advantage i had at worldcon was i was local, and could park outside, carrying books back and forth to the car. here i'm thinking it would be nice to get some things signed, but not sure what.

thanks for the feedback anyway.