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Smofing in Colorado
Jan. 4th, 2004 10:23 amThe idea that Colorado (note, this is coming from outside Denver) ought to do a Worldcon. So I'm going to have some thoughts about this for the next couple days.
So I'm looking for some locals interested in starting a con for relaxation. A relaxicon. This is not a new idea, but I've got an idea that might be a bit different than what has been tried before.
The Front Range Geek Calendar:
Mid January: COSine (science fiction)
Mid February: Genghis Con (gaming)
Mid April: Starcon (trek)
Mid May: Opus (we don't know)
Late August: Taticon (gaming)
Mid September: Nan Desu Kan (anime)
Late October: MileHiCon (science fiction)
Obviously the calendar is pretty full. But the way Opus is being run currently I expect there to be a vacancy in the future. Plus it is a totally different market. Opus is more a drum circle and crystal healing sort of crowd. Barely in the fannish spectrum and they are a for profit enterprise from what I've heard, so I don't expect them to be around after this year. And I don't expect to start a con until 2005 at the very earliest. Just to talk about it.
I am inspired by Karvel Kon, Rose's annual trek to Limon Colorado. I think that this could work as a mandatory participation event. Because that isn't scalable to have one big group of people my idea is to create lots of little party crews. To be a member of the con you must belong to one of the crews doing something for the con. Each crew would get a room themselves or with another crew and throw a party at least one night or do one of the other con functions like getting a little newsletter together. People showing up at the door can try to join a crew then or join one of the newbie crews with some nice personable people to introduce them to the concept of the con.
People who've been around are part of whatever crew they want (if that crew wants, each crew sets its own rules, it just has to get its job done however it wants). Though after a while it might be good to shake up the crews and make sure they don't get too set in their ways.
If the rates are good and the crews are interested we might not hold it in Denver. In fact Rose suggests that it would be best to get outside town a bit so people won't go home and kill the life of the con.
This would be my preferred way to create a base of people who have experience with at least running a scale model convention before we even talk of doing a Westercon or a Worldcon. As has been suggested that Colorado ought to get together and do.
So I'm looking for some locals interested in starting a con for relaxation. A relaxicon. This is not a new idea, but I've got an idea that might be a bit different than what has been tried before.
The Front Range Geek Calendar:
Mid January: COSine (science fiction)
Mid February: Genghis Con (gaming)
Mid April: Starcon (trek)
Mid May: Opus (we don't know)
Late August: Taticon (gaming)
Mid September: Nan Desu Kan (anime)
Late October: MileHiCon (science fiction)
Obviously the calendar is pretty full. But the way Opus is being run currently I expect there to be a vacancy in the future. Plus it is a totally different market. Opus is more a drum circle and crystal healing sort of crowd. Barely in the fannish spectrum and they are a for profit enterprise from what I've heard, so I don't expect them to be around after this year. And I don't expect to start a con until 2005 at the very earliest. Just to talk about it.
I am inspired by Karvel Kon, Rose's annual trek to Limon Colorado. I think that this could work as a mandatory participation event. Because that isn't scalable to have one big group of people my idea is to create lots of little party crews. To be a member of the con you must belong to one of the crews doing something for the con. Each crew would get a room themselves or with another crew and throw a party at least one night or do one of the other con functions like getting a little newsletter together. People showing up at the door can try to join a crew then or join one of the newbie crews with some nice personable people to introduce them to the concept of the con.
People who've been around are part of whatever crew they want (if that crew wants, each crew sets its own rules, it just has to get its job done however it wants). Though after a while it might be good to shake up the crews and make sure they don't get too set in their ways.
If the rates are good and the crews are interested we might not hold it in Denver. In fact Rose suggests that it would be best to get outside town a bit so people won't go home and kill the life of the con.
This would be my preferred way to create a base of people who have experience with at least running a scale model convention before we even talk of doing a Westercon or a Worldcon. As has been suggested that Colorado ought to get together and do.