SMOFCon 36 (2018)
SFSFC hosted SMOFCon 36, the annual convention about running genre conventions, at the Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa in Santa Rosa, California, November 30-December 2, 2018. The convention was chaired by Bruce Farr.
Documents from SMOFCon 36 are available below
Programming
SMOFCon 36 Programming was directed by Patty Wells. Handouts, presentations, and program notes from SMOFCon 36 program items are included below as PDFs.
- Accessibility at Conventions
- Accessibility at Conventions (Panel Notes)
- BEO Workshop
- Branding Conventions
- Budgeting for the Non-Financial Manager
- Capricon 38 Guide for the Newly Initiated
- Care and Feeding of Guests (David Gerrold Presentation)
- Chair Workshop/Leadership Development
- Convention Tour Information
- Effective Social Media
- HokuPop
- Mastering Audience Thinking
- Paths of Sponsorship
- Recruiting Outside Art
- Signage
- Social Media Response Guide
- Starting a New Convention/HELIOsphere
- Timelines
- Web Site Design
- Web Site Bakeoff
- Wrap-up/Feedback Panel Notes
Fannish Inquisition Video
The traditional “Fannish Inquisition” (presentations by and questions asked of seated Worldcons and NASFiCs, bids for Worldcon and NASFiC, and bids for SMOFCon, where held on the Saturday night of SMOFCon. The Fannish Inquisition was recorded by Lisa Hayes and the recordings posted to YouTube by Kevin Standlee. You can watch them on the following YouTube playlists:
Fannish Inquisition Questionnaires
Groups participating in the “Fannish Inquisition” answered questionnaires with “standard questions” given to all groups. Their completed responses are below. Not all groups prepared documents, due to late distribution of the questionnaire.
SMOFCon
Seated Worldcons
NASFiC Bids
Worldcon Bids
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