[Penguicon-Concom] RE: concom Digest, Vol 21, Issue 1

[john guest]

Hi Brendan,

Sorry for taking awhile to respond to this -- got hit by a nasty influenza.

On 12/12/06, Brendan Durrett <dudely427 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >ConChair: Working on the budget; overly ambitious with the GoHs – need
> >lots of attendees this year. Rough budget – potentially losing 4K this
> >year. Either need to get a substantial number of new attendees or find
> >alternative sources of funding.
>
> Is it possible that I could see the budget?  I'd very much like to offer
> thoughts if I come up with any.

As soon as I finish making suggested changes, this will be up on a
google spreadsheet for everyone to view.

I had been overly conservative on revenue, and overestimate costs on a
couple items.  Right now we're looking at breaking even, and are
pursuing other avenues to boost revenue further.


>
> >
> >Can we get large numbers of Subgenii for a Devival? Idea: Stage a holy
> >war between the Subgenii and the Pastafarians?
>
> This seems like a bad idea to me.  Especially after the black sweater party
> went SO HORRIBLY WRONG as far as the hotel was concerned, last year.  Or
> perhaps you're thinking something kind and friendly involving tea parties,
> in which case, carry on.
>

As Dawn pointed out, we are in a very different hotel this year.
These folks know and *like* conventions like ours.  If they can deal
with 2000 anime fans, they can deal with a black sweater party, or
liquid nitrogen (which they have already seen), or pretty much
anything that doesn't involve destroying property.

> >GoH dinner: It's not been a money maker. Cancelled for this year.
>
> Why is the GoH dinner cancelled?  Or did we mean the banquet?  The GoH
> dinner is typically the Thursday night before the con (for ConCom, GoHs),
> whereas the banquet is a hotel dinner put on to make money and sell tickets.
>   I assume that's what's been canceled.

Yes, we're not doing a banquet.  The regular Thursday night GoH dinner
is still on.

Hope that answers your questions!

--John Guest
Conchair