Re: Panel idea for Orycon

replyJohn C. Bunnell wrote:
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> I'm following the harmony-panel discussion with interest -- since it turns
> out that I'm the music-programming coordinator for this year's OryCon. For
> practical purposes, some questions so that I can lobby appropriately:
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> # what room would be best for this (and what would *not* work)?
> (I'm thinking of the pluses and minuses of this being one of the
> "small group" activities often put into a quarter-portion of the
> Riverview Ballroom (or whatever it's called now.)

As noted elsewhere, trying to set up in a corner of the Ballroom would likely not work well. Singing both requires concentration (on the part of the singers) and tends to disrupt concentration (on the part of anyone else in the room) I don't know just how big the standard panel rooms are, though. Something about the size of one of the Evergreen rooms at Norwes is what comes to mind, frankly. From the responses I've seen so far, something the size of the Cascade rooms just wouldn't cut it.

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> # what if any tech requirements would there be?

If Jeff winds up being a panelist, someplace to plug in his keyboard. If not, some way to cram a piano into the room. I'd prefer the former, frankly.

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> # what day would be best for this (Friday afternoon, Saturday
> AM, Sunday)?

Umm...I'd go with Saturday afternoon, frankly. Saturday's when almost everybody's going to be there, but most filkers tend to be night owls--at least at cons. Trying for a morning panel is likely to result in many no-shows, possibly even some of the panelists.

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> Other comments, questions, suggestions, etc. are welcomed.

We're working on it, honest we are!

--Harlock--
mka Rick Bagnall Received on 04/25/00