Convention
POSTED BY: Harlock
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 13:30
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I don't know if I am jumping the gun but has anybody given thought to a Firefly convetion?? if not that but a together where we can watch with other fan's? just a thought
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Not of it's own, per se - but certainly the next major Michigan Sci-Fi convention there will be a Browncoat room/viewing party, thus establishing our presence there.
Be nice to coordinate that with other MI Browncoats, but I'll go it alone if I gotta.
-frem
diefuxdie
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So evil, I live in Colorado and most likely can't go.
Oh, well. Keep flyin'!
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Originally posted by Harlock:
I don't know if I am jumping the gun but has anybody given thought to a Firefly convetion?? if not that but a together where we can watch with other fan's? just a thought.
and one I've had in passing. until I remember the Beauty and the Beast convention I helped run shudder where I swore never again would I be on an exec comm for any convention. EVER. by the time our exec comm got done melting, there were only four of us left. we started with eight. happily, by then BatB fandom had long since diminished, so we had only about 150-175 attendees. long story short - we broke even.
remember, Harlock he/she who suggests it, gets it. if you've done it before, more power to ya. if you haven't, be willing to commit an enormous block of your personal time to it. oh, and wave buh-bye to family and friends. you won't be seeing them on a regular basis for awhile.
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I myself have run several RPG and Fandom conventions and the main problem is the inital cost to secure space, guests, travel, entertainment, etc. One particular convention , where I was lucky enough to be an officer without being the funder, lost $7,000.00 Most of my other conventions have broken even or made a little money. My first suggestion is start trying what i suggested in my FL/GA Browncoats post. Get people together in you area see the interest. If its hard to get more than 10 people together over a Sat/Sun a convention would tank for sure.
Also... I can kill you with my brain...
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Originally posted by SerenitysSon:
My first suggestion is start trying what i suggested in my FL/GA Browncoats post. Get people together in you area see the interest. If its hard to get more than 10 people together over a Sat/Sun a convention would tank for sure.
you sounded like a fan who knew their convention business
Ever heard of Polariscon? no? there's a good reason - not did the convention lose money (too many media guests, not enough registrations), but at least three members of the exec comm were deep in personal debt for years afterward.
so how about we keep doing what we're doing - holding regional shindigs, and depending on attendance, extend it to a two-fer (two days instead of an evening) and see what happens.
the more I think about it, the more I want to hold a Shindig at MarsCon in March...if I wasn't already running the Art Show and two other programming items, I might be able to pull it off. maybe I better go check our programming list first...yeah, that would be a good idea.
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OMG i have heard of Polariscon! Have you ever heard of Tachycon?
Also... I can kill you with my brain...
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There is a Firefly Convention on next year.
Fusion - run by Starfury Events.
This is being held in Blackpool in the UK, April 30th - May 2, and Nathan Fillion is one of the guests.
I know a lot of the UK & European fans are planning to go.
Ys
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