Program
Details of the ConStruction program are as follows. All items are scheduled to be held in the Governors House C/D Rooms of the Holiday Inn.
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Friday November 9, 2007 |
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| 8:00pm - 10:00pm |
Bay Area Conrunner Networking Reception - Dessert Trays Sponsored by SFSFC ConStruction Membership Not Required | |
Saturday November 10, 2007 |
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| 9:00am | Registration and a Cup of Coffee |
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| 9:30am - 9:45am |
Introductions and Expectations - What do you hope to get out of ConStruction? |
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| 9:45am - 10:45am | The Fandoms At Your Gate (a leader-managed roundtable discussion) Why do we do this? What are your motives? What are your goals? Do you build your convention and run it “for yourself” or “for the fans?” |
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| 11:00am - 12:15pm | Programming - Why does everyone want to be at your convention? Why is something an absolute smash at one convention and a crashing bore at another? How to
snag the right guests and manage their expectations. |
Budgeting - How do you make sure you're not digging a hole halfway to China? |
| 12:15am - 1:30pm | Lunch (On your own) |
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| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Operations - What‘s absolutely necessary to run a smooth ship? | I Know What I Don’t Know - There’s a potentially mind- boggling amount of items that need to be taken care of when planning a convention. Where does one start? |
| 2:45pm - 3:45pm | “F&B," "Room Blocks," and "Event Space Rental" - The trifecta of hotel contracts and how they relate. |
Customer Service - Taking care of your audience, from outreach to registration and managing information at-con. |
| 4:00pm - 5:15pm | Talent! Your Event Is As Good As Your Totally Awesome Staff (a leader-managed roundtable discussion) Best practices for managing a volunteer staff in your environment - volunteer world building. |
What Is This Thing You Call A Worldcon? - Why is a Worldcon different from any other kind of fan-run convention? Or is it? |
| 5:15pm - 7:00pm | Dinner (On Your Own) |
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| 7:00pm | If I Ran the
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Sunday November 11, 2007 |
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| 9:30am - 11:00am | Brunch - Hosted by San Jose Convention & Visitors' Bureau. Brunch is included in your convention membership. |
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| 11:30am - 12:45pm | Joint Session, Wrap-up, and Feedback Question Time - Was there something you wanted to ask but haven’t had the opportunity to do so? Here’s your chance, in a room full of well fed and experienced people. Questions about publications or masquerades? How about how to establish credit for your convention or where the best prices for tech equipment are? |
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| 1:30pm | SFSFC Board of Directors Meeting - Open to all interested persons | |