[ST] [CP] Arisia going to 4 days

[Skip Morris]

Balticon went from three to four days in 2001 when they switched from Easter
Weekend to Memorial Day Weekend.  So they've done it six times so far.

To see how they schedule and handle a four day convention check out their
past few years Pocket Programs at:

http://www.balticon.org/Balticon37/pocket37.pdf (2003)
http://www.balticon.org/B40pocketfinal.pdf (2006)

(Couldn't find ones from 2004 or 2005 online).

/Skip

On 2/2/07, samantha.dings at comcast.net <samantha.dings at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> How long has Balticon been 4 days, or has it always been that way?  If they
> expanded recently (in the last 10 years, let's say), Arisia should certainly
> be asking them how it all worked out, the ups and downs of the first couple
> years especially.
>
> Samantha
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Skip Morris" <skipper.morris at gmail.com>
>
>
> > On 2/2/07, David D'Antonio wrote:
> > > I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying that it needs to be
> > > carefully looked at to determine if it can be done. There are a
> > > lot of issues from manpower to attendance to cost and just
> > > blindly going forward is a bad idea.
> >
> > Well we have a year to look at all the issues and plan for them.
> >
> > We could start by making a list of what the effects will be and
> > how they might be handled.
> >
> > We could also all attend Balticon and get a first-hand look at
> > how they handle a fourth day.
> >
> > /Skip
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