[filk] Re: Filk programming exercise

Hi

As follows:

Friday 1900-2200 hours Short sets

Could put a HoH slot at 2000 hours.

Saturday 1900-2200 hours Short sets

Take the risk of being opposite the masquerade. See how it works. It did surprisingly well when I did programming.

Limit guest of honor slots to one. Giv preference in terms of scheduling to people who have a) shown up consistently b) have CD's.

Bill the short sets as an event. Don't label them as concerts.

Not perfect, but if that's the choice, that's the choice.

And the Ory programming people just flat need to learn to listen to people's scheduling preferences. One thing that has come out of this is that I am not the only one who has had trouble with my scheduling constraints and preferences being ignored.

I have had only one other convention in the Northwest ignore my scheduling preferences so vividly. They apologized, explained their reasons, and bought me lunch. They also promised to make it right next time. The lunch is optional. Apologies should offer solutions.

Anne

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, John C. Bunnell wrote:

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> Let me suggest approaching the present problem from a different direction.
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> You're running filk at OryCon. You have the following resources:
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> ROOMS:
> Friday - Klamath, 7pm - 4am
> Santiam, 7pm - 4am
> Wilson, 7pm - 4am
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> Saturday - Klamath, 2pm - 3pm
> Klamath, 10pm - 4am
> Santiam, 7pm - 4am
> Wilson, 7pm - 4am
> [masquerade halftime]
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> To fill this programming space, you have a Friends of Filk guest (assume a
> solo acoustic performer), and *thirteen* individuals or groups who have
> expressed interest in concert slots. Eight of the thirteen have recordings
> available for sale; five of those eight are new to OryCon and/or have CDs
> that are new since last year. None of the thirteen are Heather Alexander --
> for the purposes of the exercise, her Sunday morning concert has been
> scheduled directly by Programming, so you don't have to deal with it. [I
> have left out any names to illustrate that this is in no way a personality
> exercise, but a matter of logistics.]
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> Remember that Wilson and Santiam are adjacent, separated by a removable
> wall -- and that they're over the bar. (Assume that your hotel liaison
> insists that *this* year, the bar-noise bleed problem is finally being
> solved via new contract terms; assume a 1 in 4 chance that this actually
> comes true.)
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> Assume you have had, and lost, the argument with Programming about
> scheduling concert slots during daytime programming hours -- but figure that
> they have built in the usual "Jam in the Key of C" panel somewhere or other.
> And for purposes of the exercise, assume that everyone who's expressed
> interest will, in fact, show up at the con whether or not they get a concert
> slot.
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> So: how do you schedule the available filk & concert space?
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> -- reply
> = John C. Bunnell
> = JCBunnell at sff.net
> = http://www.sff.net/people/jcbunnell/
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> "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it!"
> -- Super Chicken
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Received on 11/13/01