Progress Report

[escapade_team]

Escapade 2012: The Slashpocalypse

In keeping with the theme of Slashpocalypse, half of your convention committee has been struck with the plague. (Okay, colds and flu, then the next set of colds and flu, then a third set of colds and flu.) We appear to be healing–finally!–and are applying our rediscovered energies to repairing Escapade’s technical difficulties. The following items, once broken, are now working:

• Panel suggestion form
• Hotel reservation form
• Vid submission form

If you’re still having trouble with any of these, please, please email us at info@escapadecon.net.

DETAILS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES

Convention Registration. The list of current, registered attendees is here: http://escapadecon.net/registration/list-of-attending-members/. If you spot someone who’s missing, tell them to get themselves registered right away! In this of all years, when the end of (Mayan) days, or meteors, or various other end-of-civilization themes are in the works, we want to see all our old friends, and we want to make new friends.

Online Panel Planner Forums: Monday January 16 & Wednesday, January 18. As of this writing, we have 29 panel suggestions. We need more, in order to ensure variety, brilliance, and laughter in the panel rooms. So we’re trying something new; we’re hosting two live events, one on the escapade-chat group on Monday at 5 PM Pacific/8PM Eastern, one in an online chat room here: http://client11.addonchat.com/chat.php?id=557032&s on Wednesday at 7 PM Pacific/10 PM Eastern. Of course, you can discuss panels amongst yourselves on the LJ or DW communities or the escapade-chat group at any time.

Panels that have already been suggested are here: http://escapadecon.net/panels/list-of-panel-suggestions/. Is your fandom represented? Is your favorite tech element (vidding, graphic art, writing, porny toys, etc.) represented? If not, feel free to offer suggestions here: http://escapadecon.net/panels/suggest-a-panel/. During our Online Panel Planner Forums, we’ll throw out ideas, brainstorm, and distill the very essence of slashy goodness in panel-topic form. We will be accepting panel suggestions through 6:00 AM PST on Thursday, January 17.

Panel Selection. After the panel planning, comes panel picking. Once we have received, compiled, and in some cases combined panel suggestions, we’ll post the panel ballot. This is another of those places where you make Escapade your convention; your votes determine what panels make the cut and get into one of the three tracks of panels (fandom-specific, meta topics, and tech/workshops). Watch for the announcement, then make sure to vote for the panels you want to attend, and volunteer for those you’d like to moderate.

Hotel reservations. The hotel reminds us that the deadline for our Escapade convention rate is January 23. If you have not yet made your reservation, please do so ASAP, and certainly before the 23^rd. If you have special needs (disabled room, refrigerator, etc.) please drop us an email (info@escapadecon.net) and we’ll hook you up directly with hotel staff who can help you.

Songvid submissions. We’re delighted with the submissions received so far. If you’re dragging your feet, now is the time to get into action! The deadline for vid submission is January 16. If you anticipate having difficulty making that deadline, please contact Killa directly (killabeezish@gmail.com).

Art show. If you’re considering bringing art (either your own original art, art for resale, or crafts to be auctioned), all the details are available on the website: http://escapadecon.net/art-show/art-show-submission-instructions/. There is also a form there, to let Shoshanna know what you’re planning to bring.

Rides & roommates. People have already started conversations on the escapade-chat list to organize shared rides to the convention. Please post there (or on LJ or DW if you’d like to offer/request a ride or room share for the convention. There are usually plenty of folks who will be happy to help.

Scholarship. We have invited greensilver to be the first recipient of the Sandy Herrold Memorial Scholarship. Thanks to everyone who has donated to the scholarship fund so far (in no particular order): Katbear, Morgan Dawn, Raine Wynd, Aral, sinead, killa, and all of those friends of Sandy’s who forwarded donations to sockpuppet. Please consider donating to the scholarship fund by check (Escapade, P.O. Box 1753, Goleta, CA 93116) or paypal (info@escapadecon.net).

We have not received nominees for non-vidder scholarship recipients! If you know a fan who A) would like to attend Escapade, B) can’t make the finances of attending a weekend-long convention make sense, and C) would be willing to volunteer 5 hours on site (bonus points if they would be willing to co-moderate panels), please nominate this person by sending us an email (info@escapadecon.net). Include name, contact information, a link to their website if they write/vid/art, and why you think they would be good scholarship recipients. We will do our best to decide and get information out to potential recipients as quickly as possible.

Oral History Project. Morgan Dawn and Franzi are launching the Escapade Oral History project. During the convention, they will have timeslots available for folks who’d like to share their unique experience of fandom, the things that drew them to fandom, the friendships they’ve made, the stories, vids, or art that they’ve created and how fandom has impacted their lives. The recorded audio interviews will be initially archived by Escapade, with the goal of locating a more permanent home such as the Organization for Transformative Works (a fan run non-profit, which would most likely make them available online) or the Fanzine Archives located in Iowa. They will available for future generations of fans and visitors to listen to. Excerpts may also be included in articles, books, or other media. Contact Franzi (fdickson@ix.netcom.com) if you’d like to schedule a slot, Morgan Dawn (mdawn6@yahoo.com) if you’d like more information about the project

Keep an eye on the website (www.escapadecon.net), journals (LJ & DW) and yahoogroups (escapade-news & escapade-chat) for up-to-the-minute details as the convention draws near. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact us (info@escapadecon.net).

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Mirrored from Escapade 2013.