Re: once upon a time, there was a con...

From: Douglas McCorison <douglas at camax.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:09:03 -0800

replyMichael Phoenix wrote:
> Umph. I *live* in the Bay Area, and I wouldn't propose a filk con down here.
>
> Quite frankly, I'd be absolutely thrilled to see Dreamcon replaced with an
> all-filk con; it would give me another excuse to get up to Seattle around
> that time of year, and keep me from missing Dreamcon too terribly.

Well, I think that I was noting the continuing history of "BayCon(?)" of the BayFilk Tapes fame. My lady and I have often thought of trying to get to whatever con that is.

reply> I wouldn't put it in Portland or Vancouver for the simple reason that it's
> too near, chronologically, to OryCon--we don't *need* cons every two weeks
> in one city, even if we'd *like* it...

???? I don't believe I mentioned a date, and the only date I heard proposed was the July/August time frame. I don't see that as "every two weeks".

The other reason I had for suggesting a more southerly positioning of the proposed con is PORSFIS. They have the capital and reputation to speak to hotels. A brand new con without this backing is going to have problems arranging stuff with hotels. Is there an equivalent to PORSFIS in the Seattle area?

replyActually, the critical element in any of this is:

	Do we have enough bodies and energy in one locality to handle
	the work of a con?

replyThat's what will make a con work. There's a lot that can be done from a distance, especially with modern tech, but it is critical that the core 5 (at least) people running the con be co-located with the con.

reply	Do we have volunteers for the ConCom of the first
		Pacific Northest filking con????

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