SMOFcon 27 Programming Schedule

Time ManagementPreliminary as of November 30, 2009

Friday

1:00 pm — 5:00 pm      Budget Boot Camp (Deb Geisler, Vince Docherty, Mark Olson, Leslie Turek )

2:00 pm      This is no joke guys, "Once up a time"— what happens you run out of time to plan and how to make it work,                               commentary, history and stories to be shared. (Willie Siros, Fred Duarte, Tom Whitmore )

3:30 pm      Move In, Move Out — Logistics with a plan on how to get everything up and running pre-con and how to move
                               everything out post-con. (Chuck Siros, Joni Dashoff, Chuck Shimada) )

5:00 pm        Dinner Break

7:00 pm        Opening Reception and Cash bar

7:30 pm        Ice Breaker: Time Management with Too Many Tasks (Kimm Antell, Colin Harris, Karen Meschke, Patty Wells)

Saturday

10:00 am      Publications — How and When to Distribute Information
                               (Pat Virzi, Michael Nelson, Bill Parker, Spike )
                        Convention Time Lines for WorldCon, NASFIC and Other Traveling Regionals
                              (Warren Buff, Kent Bloom, Glenn Glazer, Tim Miller)

11:30 am      Transitioning from Bid to Con — Keeping Your Momentum Steady
                               (Patty Wells, Steven Boucher, Helen Montgovery, Peggy Rae Sapienza)
                        Managing Your Bid with Time and Money (Kevin Standlee, John Lorentz, Kurt Baty, Mark Linneman)

1:00 pm        Lunch Break

2:00 pm        Negotiation: The Delicate Art of Getting What You Want (Colin Harris)
                        Program Time Lines for Different Types of Conventions — From Regionals to WorldCons
                               (Laurie Mann, Kim Kofmel, Ian Stockdale, Alex Von Thorn, Priscilla Olson)

3:30 pm        Artists: What They Need and Expect From Conventions
                               (Scott Zrubek, Laura Domitz, Rocky Kelly, John Picacio)

5:00 pm        Lessons Learned: WorldCon Wrap-up (Rene Walling, Robbie Bourget)

6:00 pm        Dinner Break

8:00 pm        WorldCon Bids

9:00 pm        SMOFcon bids

Sunday

10:00 am      How to Run a Remote Convention (Ben Yalow, Tim Illingworth, Mike Scott)
                        How to Run a Timely Meeting — Obstacles & Solutions
                              (Jim Mann, Collin Harris, Mark Olson)

11:30 am      Social Media — Time Effectiveness for Maximum Effect (Kimm Antell, Diane Lacey, Janice Gelb)
                        How Conventions are Changing with the Future and How to Adapt
                               (Bobbi Armbruster, Steve Cooper, Rick Kovalcik, Melissa Morman)

1:00 pm        Lunch

2:00 pm        What Do You Want to See at Future SMOFcons (Karen Meschke)