[ST] GOH ( was Flyers @ ReaderCon?)

[SciFiFanBoston at aol.com]

I'd just like to know a little more about something: 
 

To preface my questions with my own slanted knowledge... I know that in the  
"other" convention world the "special guests" are required to sign contracts  
that say they won't appear at a similar convention or venue within a certain  
time frame, and within a certain geographical frame within a year of the  
convention they are first signed with.   Thus the  convention runners hope to 
attract the wider audience for that  particular special guest to their own 
convention.

 
Why are we having the same special guest at a convention only 6 months  later 
that Readercon is having this weekend?  We have a pretty  similar 
constituency that we advertise to and expect at our convention.   Doesn't this make our 
convention a bit less attractive?  Did we sign up Ms.  Gilman after Readercon 
did?  If so, why?  If not, what's her  reason for doing two conventions in the 
same city with the similarity of  membership being so high?  


- Mary D
 
In a message dated 7/2/2007 12:04:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
deguspice at gmail.com writes:

Can someone bring a stack of Arisia flyers to Readercon this  coming
weekend?  Laura Anne Gilman (our GoH), will be at  Readercon.

Or even better, is anyone going to Readercon who can  make sure that
a bunch of flyers appear at the various solo items that  she's doing?
She has a Kaffeeklatsch at 1pm on Friday, a book reading at  10:30am
on Saturday, and an autograph session at 3pm on  Saturday.

Her full schedule:  http://suricattus.livejournal.com/734472.html
---Ben
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