ASTRONOMICON CON COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
If any of these interest you, write to Wayne.
Each of these could use
an Assistant.
CON CHAIRMAN: -- Wayne Brown
VICE CHAIR: -- open
This person is responsible for all aspects of the convention.
This person oversees the budget and makes sure all the bills
associatedwith the convention are paid. Coordinates with the
other membersof the committee to make sure everything flows
smoothly.
HOTEL LIASON: Wayne
ASSISTANT: open
Responsible for making sure that the hotel knows the needs of the convention.
This includes negotiation of the contract, and the rooms needed for programming,
events, and guests, and the date of the convention. This is also
includes the use of and audio / video equipment. Basically you will be
responsible for all negotiations with the hotel. You are also required
to come upwith a budget for materials you may need, and costs the
hotel will becharging and to give it to the con chairman.
PROGRAMMING: position
open
ASSISTANT: -- open
The person is required to develop panels and events for the convention.
This person will develop a list of panels and the like to give to the Guest
Liaison, who then forwards them to the guests at the convention.
They will then come up with a list of program items for the convention.
You are also required to come up with a budget for materials you may need,
and to give it to the con chairman for approval.
ART SHOW DIRECTOR: --
open
ASSISTANT: open
The person in this position is required to come up with a list of artists
and to contact them for artwork for our art show. This person will
beresponsible for paying the artists and all items involving the art show.
This includes the setup of the art show flats, paperwork, and the art auction.
You are also required to come up with a budget for materials you may need
and to give it to the con chairman. Auctioneer for the auction is
also under the control of the Art Show director.
DEALERS ROOM LIASON: -- Wayne
ASSISTANT: open
This person is responsible for the layout of the dealers’
room. This person is responsible for gathering dealers for the dealers’
room. All aspects of the dealers’ room will be under this
persons control. This person interacts with the dealers before, during,
and after the convention. You will be responsible for setting the
opening and closing times of the room.This person is also to come
up with a budget for the materials that will beneeded to run the
dealers room before and during the convention.
REGISTRATION: -- open.
ASSISTANT: open
This person is responsible for keeping a database or list of all the
attendees at our convention. This also includes a list of which attendees
are staff, gopher, committee, guest, or program participant. This
person will also be responsible for handing out ribbons. You are
to come up with a budget of how much it will cost you to run registration
before and during the convention. This includes the cost of badge
holders, ribbons, and any other materials that might be needed to run registration.
You will also be responsible for contacting the people who pre-register
for thecon and keeping them informed.
GUEST LIASON: -- Frank Glover
ASSISTANT: open
This person is responsible for all dealings with our Guests of Honor,
and the program participants. This person is responsible for making
sure that all the guests and program participants aren’t scheduled
too heavily during the convention. This person will work along with
the Programming Director to make this happen. You are responsible
for all contact with our guests, and program participants. This includes
making sure they have hotel accommodations that are acceptable, making
sure they arrive at the con on time, and making sure that they show up
to and know where they are supposed to be during the convention. This will
include their transportation to and from the convention. You must
submit a budget to the con chairman for expenses for the guests, and running
the department.
CON SUITE DIRECTOR: -- Ann G.
ASSISTANT: open
This person is responsible for supplying food and drink for the con
suite. This person may also be responsible for supplying refreshments
for the meet the pros party also. All events that run out of the
con suite will beunder this persons’ control. You
will also be required to providea budget for refreshments, and running
this dept.
PUBLICITY DIRECTOR: -- open
This person is responsible for getting the word out to people about
the convention. This will include mailing fliers to other conventions,
fliers in local stores, and local advertising. This person is responsible
for coming up with designs for fliers and posters, and getting them produced.
You will also work closely with the programming and guests departments
to get progress reports made up to mail out and leave in stores.
You are to prepare a budget for this departments expenses also.
SECURITY: -- Dorsai
(Rene)
Required to make sure that Registration, the Art Show, and Dealer’s
room are secure. Also responsible keeping order, handling disturbances,
and the like.
VIDEO ROOM DIRECTOR: -- Paul
This person is responsible for preparing a listing and programming
the video room. This will include preparing a schedule of videos
to be shown duringthe weekend that any of our guests or program participants
have worked on. You will also be responsible for the procurement
of equipment to be used duringthe convention. You will need to have
a budget for the running of this department.
GOPHER / STAFF WRANGLER: position
open ASSISTANT:
open
This person is responsible for getting people to help out as staff
and gophers during the convention. This person is the contact person
for all things concerning the staffing of the convention. This person
will be responsible for keeping track of the hours that gophers work for
the weekend. This person will also be responsible for any premiums
for gophers and staff. You will allocate people to the various departments
during the convention. You will need to have a budget for the running of
this department.
PUBLICATIONS: -- open
ASSISTANT: open
You will work closely with a lot of the other departments in the creation
of the program book, fliers, posters, badges, progress reports, any printing
and publications will run through you. You will need to have a budget for
the running of this department.
WEBMASTER: -- TBA
ASSISTANT: needed
desperately
Promotes the club and the convention
by demonstrating what a fun & active
club & con we are. (sorta like
an online bid party).
Corresponds with Link Sites, Search
Engines, Other Clubs, Cons, & Webmasters
to negotiate link exchanges.
(zonker is falling behind on correspondence,
an assistant is desperately needed)