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Ah, irony (plus, Sinpozium redux)
Jan. 29th, 2003 01:05 pmTurns out I will be doing stuff for the vidshow at the HLDU con in May (offered a while back), so yeah, don't think I should be offering to do much for Sinpozium.
Last year's Sinpozium
There were benefits to the hotel, including - it was available, comfy beds to sleep on, close to transport, close to shops and eating places.
There were also some downsides to it (IMO) - cost (not just for the room, which for 3 days wasn't bad, but the cost of staying there and higher cost of food cause eating out), having to organise a/v equipment hire, and not being as relaxed about stuff (cause we're in hotel, not private location). On the organising side, there were difficulties with bookings cause of people not committing and not paying early. On top of this, I found the non-isolated nature of the location led to people spending a lot of time away from the hotel. This made this con feel more cliquey, and led to people missing stuff cause it happened while they were absent. In my view, this was a downside. The solution to this would seem to be to have a more organised program, but a) that's not what Sinpoz has been about, b) we wouldn't stick to it anyway and c)well, I have issues with doing a program because of someone, which isn't really relevant.
But ultimately, none of this is relevant if enough people want to do Sinpoz this year, and want it in the hotel. Probably need to do a couple of polls through ASA or Sinpoz, on who is interested, what time of year, and whether they are willing to pay for hotel (or if someone has a house or other location they want to volunteer).
Last year's Sinpozium
There were benefits to the hotel, including - it was available, comfy beds to sleep on, close to transport, close to shops and eating places.
There were also some downsides to it (IMO) - cost (not just for the room, which for 3 days wasn't bad, but the cost of staying there and higher cost of food cause eating out), having to organise a/v equipment hire, and not being as relaxed about stuff (cause we're in hotel, not private location). On the organising side, there were difficulties with bookings cause of people not committing and not paying early. On top of this, I found the non-isolated nature of the location led to people spending a lot of time away from the hotel. This made this con feel more cliquey, and led to people missing stuff cause it happened while they were absent. In my view, this was a downside. The solution to this would seem to be to have a more organised program, but a) that's not what Sinpoz has been about, b) we wouldn't stick to it anyway and c)well, I have issues with doing a program because of someone, which isn't really relevant.
But ultimately, none of this is relevant if enough people want to do Sinpoz this year, and want it in the hotel. Probably need to do a couple of polls through ASA or Sinpoz, on who is interested, what time of year, and whether they are willing to pay for hotel (or if someone has a house or other location they want to volunteer).
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