Moderator: Patty Wells (future former Worldcon Chair)
Past Worldcon chairs present: Martin Easterbrook, Deb Geisler, Mark Olson, Kevin Standlee, Tom Whitmore

These items are not ranked or prioritized, but are listed in the order they were added to the list.

• It’s going to be more than you think it is
• You need to let go of doing — you’re managing, not doing it yourself
• You will hurt people — probably not deliberately, but it will happen
• You need someone to talk honestly with you who doesn’t know the players
• You need experienced advisers; they’ll know what you’ve been through
• You think you know more than you really do
• It is both easier and harder than you think
• You need to take time for yourself
• Unpredictable things will happen
• You need to be able to not lose focus/momentum [after winning bid/if competition drops out]