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Re: Confusion - message from con chair
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Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:52:34 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Amy Hughes writes:
Tammy, Confusion con chair, tried to post here but the server isn't accepting
her yet, so she asked me to post this for her...


Hi everyone - Tammy here, ConChair of ConFusion.  We'd love to have you at our
convention!  ConFusion has between 800-1000 attendees (and we have an excellent
guest list this year so we're figuring to be at the high end of that).  To
contrast, this year's Contraption had 300 attendees.

   I can definitely vouch for this one.  ConFusion is always the biggest
   one, ConClave the smallest.  Their guest list is really good--is this
   the year Pete Abrams (Sluggy Freelance) is coming?

As for space - we currently have a 3300 sq foot room that we are using for our
art show.  The art show really only needs ~2000 sq feet, so I have about 1000
sq. feet to offer. You don't have to use that entire space unless you want to,
of course.  I certainly consider what you all are doing art, so I think it will
be a perfect match!  Security is obviously a big concern for our artists as
well, so we have control over the locking of the room and one of our con staff
sleeps in the room at night to keep guard on the items.

   Heh, if it's next to the Hucksters' Room this year, you might
   just get the benefit of having the Super-Vigilant (when not
   sleeping) Richard Tucholka, of Tri Tac fame, on guard!  :)

Most convention members try to make it through the art show at least once
during the convention, so I think you'd get a lot of exposure as well as
providing something new to lure the people who might not go their otherwise - a
win-win situation. The art show runs from 8 pm to 10 pm on Friday and 10 am to
6 pm on Saturday.  You can have several hours to set up on Friday and tear down
on Sunday.

   I've actually seen LEGO in the ConFusion art room before, if
   memory serves--as art as *well* as toys for the gofers/staff.

In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Amy Hughes writes:
Warning: Costumes play a much greater role at Confusion, and I've
told Stilyagi people so many times that I might do a Xena costume
that I might actually have to do it this year :-)

There are more people, so there are more costumes, but it's by no means
universal.  Costumes aren't required, and many people just take the opportunity
to wear things they usually wouldn't wear in public - ranging from renaissance
fest garb to leather bodices...  We do traditionally have a masquerade ball on
Saturday night and we'd love to see Amy in a Xena costume!

   I can vouch for this, too.  Oh, and ConFusion also never runs
   out of caffeine for the ConSuite, which is a very nice thing.
   The masquerade is a lot of fun, IMHO, even though I'm not a
   dresser-upper.

   Who's the ConCom this year?  (And does Michael get to do Radio
   Free ConFusion again, cranking that mighty 1/4 watt of power?)
   I may have to show up, if my schedule allows.

   best

   LFB



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(...) Actually, Traption is the smallest - Clave usually runs at about 600 people. And yes, this is yeat that Pete Abrams is coming. Our other guests include George R. R. Martin (bestselling fantasy author, writer for Beauty and the Beast, editor of (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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Tammy, Confusion con chair, tried to post here but the server isn't accepting her yet, so she asked me to post this for her... Hi everyone - Tammy here, ConChair of ConFusion. We'd love to have you at our convention! ConFusion has between 800-1000 (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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