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sanzaki_kojika

YoumaCon 2009 Report

Nov 04, 2009 13:06

Alright, I don't feel like working on the calendar tonight, hahah, so I'll actually sit down and get this written up...sorta? I need to get it done, anyways, lol. I still have some other con reports missing, I noticed. I know two of them I started actually typing up, so maybe if I can find them, I'll finish them, too. Tomorrow I've got work off, ( Read more... )

youmacon 2009 youma con report

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ranefea November 4 2009, 14:38:20 UTC

Actually Kojiro didn't have to wait in any line for his badge. The pre-reg line was almost non-existent! XD That huge line was the at-con reg (big surprise). XD

sanzaki_kojika November 4 2009, 16:55:53 UTC

Hahah, well, I noticed it didn't take long XD The pre-reg line was longer later though, lol. I know when we were waiting for AA XD

zrana November 6 2009, 02:13:58 UTC

Hello~~!!

Hey, If you're willing to do Youma Idol again next year, I'm more than willing to help out again. It was my first time staffing and it was also the very first thing I staffed so I didn't know what was stepping in too much or not. So if you want someone to place host while you play organizer/song person, I'm more than willing to take that spot, or whatever else. I guess I just feel like the audience deserved more of a cohesive show. I totally understand how hard it is to do so many things at once and you did the best you could. I suck at planning/organizing personally. ^_^;;; Could work, ne?

We didn't really set up anything before hand because we didn't know what was wanted, so we waited for you. We also didn't want attendees interfering with any pre-stuff you needed to do with your contestants, so other than few friends of contestants... Yeah. Being plunged into a big room for my first event to staff was kind of, uh, interesting.

sanzaki_kojika November 6 2009, 02:18:26 UTC

Lol, well, I'd be glad for the help. Not so sure I'll take Idol upon myself again, but I also had Desiree offer to help, so with several people working it, I can guarentee it would run a lot smoother (since each of us could focus on different things, lol).

I don't know what happened before I got there, lol, since Ranefea ran there first so I could stay around for the vast majority of the panels. Oh, I thought they way you guys got people in the room (like only letting the contestants in mainly) was great. It was a lot easier to work with that small group.

I can't even imagine XD I've done minor staffing before myself, but I was worked up to bigger things XD Like I started as a badger for Dealer's room, moved onto running karaoke, moved on to set-up, badging, and helping keep Masquerade in order. So, it was a step up each time, but gradual (all at the same con, too). You did great though <3

zrana November 6 2009, 02:56:55 UTC

THanks, that makes me feel great to know I was helpful.

Ironically, I think Idol had the same or fewer attendees than some of the other things I staffed. (Brad Swaile panel and karaoke. Even the two minor panels on Sunday had a room close to full even though panel 4 was a MUCH smaller room.) I guess with all the concerts/bands, people just weren't all that interested in seeing fellow con-goers sings. =/

sanzaki_kojika November 6 2009, 03:01:00 UTC

Well, I'm sure it didn't help that Idol was sorta off to the boonies. I almost walked into the wrong room myself on the way down, lol. The room wasn't marked well, and there was another big event room right next to it, so it was really easy to miss. I've been talking to several people on the forums and whatnot who mentioned they would have liked to go but couldn't due to conflicts or inability to find it.