[Penguicon-Concom] Penguicon

Keri springkeri at wowway.com
Fri Feb 1 19:14:57 GMT 2008 

Please also try to make it relatively close to the Troy Hilton.  Those 
of us who are going to ConVocation will need to leave the con to attend 
the meeting.

Matt Arnold wrote:
> The concom meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 23. We still
> don't have a location for the concom meeting. But we are going to have
> a concom meeting at a home without cats, to give our allergic concom
> members a chance to attend.
> -Matt
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 2:04 PM, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Matt,
>>
>> I was planning on sending out a "how to use the programming database" around
>> the time we had a meeting location...  Gerry told me at one point about when
>> you were planning on choosing a location but I can't remember if it was this
>> weekend or not.  Do you know?
>>
>> I know there's a handful of things we need to get standardized so we're all
>> doing the same thing.
>> Thanks!
>> Sarah
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 31, 2008 12:52 PM, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Sarah,
>>> I have added these suggestions to the database. You can see who
>>> William Jones is from the bio he included here. While I was at it, I
>>> added a "bio" field to the Participants category in the database, so
>>> we can store the answers to questions like "who is this person?"
>>> Please bug the programming team to go through the database and fill
>>> that out for the participants related to their area. It doesn't have
>>> to be an actual bio. It can be as simple as the words "rocket
>>> scientist".
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Jan 31, 2008 12:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Penguicon
>>> To: William Jones <william at williamjoneswriter.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks very much! I have added them to the database, and what we'll do
>>> is shop them around with other program participants to see which ones
>>> catch their interest.
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 31, 2008 9:30 AM, William Jones <william at williamjoneswriter.com>
>>>       
>> wrote:
>>     
>>>> Howdy Matt,
>>>>
>>>> Below are three (maybe useful) ideas for panels. Of course, I'm
>>>>         
>> interested
>>     
>>>> in any SF, fantasy or horror panels. I didn't suggest a Lovecraft panel
>>>>         
>> this
>>     
>>>> year as there was one last year.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Galaxy at War -- Military SF:
>>>> An exploration of science fiction wars and what attracts us to the
>>>>         
>> worlds,
>>     
>>>> aliens, and technologies.
>>>>
>>>> It's not all bad, is it? How We Learned to Love Dystopia!
>>>> For centuries authors have been writing about utopian worlds. But in the
>>>> last century, dystopian settings has become more popular in fiction and
>>>>         
>> in
>>     
>>>> film. Explore some favorite dystopian setting and works.
>>>>
>>>> There's Darkness in my SF and Fantasy:
>>>> For several years, elements of horror fiction have been creeping into
>>>> fantasy and science fiction. Why has this been happening?
>>>>
>>>> If you need a revised BIO and image, they are included/attached:
>>>>
>>>> BIO
>>>>
>>>> William Jones is a writer and editor who keeps busy in the fiction and
>>>>         
>> hobby
>>     
>>>> industries. His work spans science fiction, fantasy, horrors, mystery,
>>>>         
>> and
>>     
>>>> any form of genre blend.  Some of his recent publications include: The
>>>> Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson, Voodoo Virus. Anthologies he's edited
>>>> include Frontier Cthulhu, High Seas Cthulhu, Arkham Tales, the Horrors
>>>> Beyond series, among several others. When not writing, he spends a great
>>>> deal of time attempting to define "dark fiction," and he is the editor
>>>>         
>> for
>>     
>>>> Dark Wisdom magazine, and he teaches English at a university in
>>>>         
>> Michigan.
>>     
>>>> Website is: www.williamjoneswriter.com
>>>>         
>>>> Blog: www.williamsramblings.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----END---
>>>>         
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> William
>>>>
>>>> William Jones
>>>> Writer/Editor
>>>> Website: www.williamjoneswriter.com
>>>> Blog: www.williamsramblings.blogspot.com
>>>> Newsletter: http://williamjoneswriter.com/phplist/?p=subscribe&id=2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>
>>>       
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Matt Arnold" <matt.mattarn at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "William Jones" <william at williamjoneswriter.com>
>>>> Cc: "Penguicon Concom Discussion List" <concom at penguicon.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:15 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Penguicon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> William,
>>>>> Thanks for writing. I'm CC'ing the concom list so the programming team
>>>>> can know you're available to include in their ideas. Could you provide
>>>>> some ideas for specific things you would like to speak on this year?
>>>>> -Matt
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 5, 2008 12:10 PM, William Jones
>>>>>           
>> <william at williamjoneswriter.com>
>>     
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Howdy Matt,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did get your email about Penguicon, and then I promptly went into
>>>>>>             
>> the
>>     
>>>>>> hospital. I would like to attend. Are you doing programming this
>>>>>>             
>> year? Is
>>     
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> too late to be involved in the programs. I would have responded
>>>>>>             
>> sooner,
>>     
>>>>>> but,
>>>>>> well, I was in a hospital bed -- I'm doing much better now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do have a convention the week before Penguicon. I'm a guest of
>>>>>>             
>> honor at
>>     
>>>>>> that one. But I enjoyed Penguicon last year, and I'd like to continue
>>>>>>             
>> to
>>     
>>>>>> support Michigan conventions. Also, I will have a new book coming out
>>>>>> around
>>>>>> that time, so I'll be able to sport something new.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for panels, I write SF, Fantasy, Horror, Lovecraftian. As you
>>>>>>             
>> know,
>>     
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>> also a professor, and before going back for a Ph.D. in literature, I
>>>>>>             
>> was
>>     
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> computer engineer for defense contractors -- so I know technology
>>>>>>             
>> pretty
>>     
>>>>>> well also (hence my SF writing).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My blog and website also have plenty of details about me. If you have
>>>>>>             
>> any
>>     
>>>>>> questions, let me know. And regardless if I'm on panels or not, I'll
>>>>>>             
>> be
>>     
>>>>>> attending the convention.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> William
>>>>>>
>>>>>> William Jones
>>>>>> Writer/Editor
>>>>>> Website: www.williamjoneswriter.com
>>>>>> Blog: www.williamsramblings.blogspot.com
>>>>>> Newsletter: http://williamjoneswriter.com/phplist/?p=subscribe&id=2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>
>> --
>> Lady Sarah, que_sara_sara
>> "I don't know man, I didn't do it." ~~Mal2
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