tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post2051808279512931462..comments2024-02-02T14:00:54.067+08:00Comments on The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything: [Conventions] Do You Want A New Worlds 6?Rocky Sunicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499013104520746618noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-24370780789323895342010-08-26T13:53:19.597+08:002010-08-26T13:53:19.597+08:00Multi-comment response time!
Nazgul Queen: If we ...Multi-comment response time!<br /><br />Nazgul Queen: If we all put our thinking caps on and work together, I'm sure we'll find you pirates a safe port.<br /><br />Tobie: I wonder whom you're referring to...<br /><br />Lyndon: Changing the cycle might not be too bad an idea given everyone's busy lives these days.<br /><br />Mark: There's certainly an odd sense of fulfillment to be found there, hehe.<br /><br />Adam: All definitely good ideas. I think breaking even is definitely a goal and the whole reservation has a lot of merit. Now if only we could find local talent to invite over to keep things interesting - or even better if we can get foreign folks to join in!Rocky Sunicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499013104520746618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-11034853161192156862010-08-26T12:47:50.694+08:002010-08-26T12:47:50.694+08:00A couple of quick points on how Cons in the US hap...A couple of quick points on how Cons in the US happen and how they drive attendance:<br />Usually, they are less sponsor driven and more "reservation" driven. Even for the smaller conventions, the fee to get into the con is usually anywhere from $20 (one day pass) to $50 (full weekend). Reservations taken months in advance are for a reduced rate (usually about half) and that's where the funds come from to actually produce the convention. Any profits are donated to charity (there's Literacy Foundations, or the one that provides insurance to Scifi/Fantasy Authors if you're looking for something to fit your theme).<br />The dealers rooms in Cons usually have items that can't be found outside of the Con. For example, gaming companies often do early releases of gaming books at GenCon and I'm sure there will be comics that can only be found at SDCC every year. <br />Cons usually have celebrity guests (even if they are "B" Celebs that only scifi/comic geeks would know). These people (and seeing them or hanging with them in the aforementioned parties) are part of the draw. <br /><br />I doubt all of those would be worthwhile to emulate over here, but it's food for thought.Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14591370256395905579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-92036752627837862632010-08-26T12:33:45.930+08:002010-08-26T12:33:45.930+08:00Don't forget Con Parties! In the US, Cons are ...Don't forget Con Parties! In the US, Cons are held in hotels, so usually Con goers host varying degrees of wild parties at the con.Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14591370256395905579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-40628860888157905262010-08-25T23:47:40.696+08:002010-08-25T23:47:40.696+08:00In a way im starting to miss the overnight ingress...In a way im starting to miss the overnight ingress, late night egress, and most the post convention sickness :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387131890205195314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-55995137107003990152010-08-25T21:59:32.522+08:002010-08-25T21:59:32.522+08:00how about a new worlds every 2 years?how about a new worlds every 2 years?Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605105491450227048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-18376269107135303682010-08-23T13:11:57.232+08:002010-08-23T13:11:57.232+08:00Yay for NWA6! NWA5 remains memorable for me, espe...Yay for NWA6! NWA5 remains memorable for me, especially when I recall that guy I saw whom I was asking Benny to introduce me to. <br /><br />Hmm. <br /><br />:-)Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492998146251500460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257117359936519008.post-39514346739199582072010-08-23T12:11:59.033+08:002010-08-23T12:11:59.033+08:00Pirates love their grog fests...err Conventions, w...Pirates love their grog fests...err Conventions, where do we dock?Nazgulqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652291612073870856noreply@blogger.com