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Knackered. My last two weekends have been a hotel visit and a committee meeting respectively.
Today, I'm working through programme-hotel stuff.
The right number of chairs and tables in every single programme room (plus the extra ones needed for the autograph session). Three items needing a lectern, one needing the smoke alarms turned off.
The ceilidh band want to know if they can use our sound system. Another programme item needs mikes that aren't normally in that room and I'm not sure if we can find them at short notice, but we'll try.
We've got fixed projector screens in some rooms and the hotel is letting us use their portable screens in some other rooms. Managed to talk them out of charging us for the screens and lecterns, (and hopefully all the extra tables they'll have to get in for us), but think I may be stuck having to pay £50 for an overhead projector for the one item that needs one as the one we were going to use doesn't work any more.
But it's a good programme item (Exobiology) so I don't begrudge the cost.
I don't think I've programmed in the art show clear down yet. That will require 5 strong gophers which I'll need to note for our gopher mom.
Some misc dealers room stuff, but that's mostly being taken care of by others. But it reminded me that not all attending writers are mentioned on our web site yet. Passed on some data on that front.
Checked that the Green room has a credenza - it does. Still not sure on green room budget. It'll be large - we've a large programme, but memberships are looking really good, so won't be a problem.
Checked out an alternative room for a workshop (choral harmony) that might have more people than I anticipated.
Followed up on a screen for Battlestar Atlantia, which I forgot on the first pass about projector screens.
Still looking for a moderator for a programme item with Iain Banks - but we've got two good panellists (both involved in linguistics) and I'm sure I'll find a moderator soon. (Last minute change of item owing to factors beyond our control)
Followed up on drinks for the Worldcon bid launch, we have prices now.
Still need to programme in shifts for prog ops, but at least the programme items themselves are all bedded down now.
I'm glad I'm morris dancing this evening - I need to get away from this damned computer before my arms fall off...
Today, I'm working through programme-hotel stuff.
The right number of chairs and tables in every single programme room (plus the extra ones needed for the autograph session). Three items needing a lectern, one needing the smoke alarms turned off.
The ceilidh band want to know if they can use our sound system. Another programme item needs mikes that aren't normally in that room and I'm not sure if we can find them at short notice, but we'll try.
We've got fixed projector screens in some rooms and the hotel is letting us use their portable screens in some other rooms. Managed to talk them out of charging us for the screens and lecterns, (and hopefully all the extra tables they'll have to get in for us), but think I may be stuck having to pay £50 for an overhead projector for the one item that needs one as the one we were going to use doesn't work any more.
But it's a good programme item (Exobiology) so I don't begrudge the cost.
I don't think I've programmed in the art show clear down yet. That will require 5 strong gophers which I'll need to note for our gopher mom.
Some misc dealers room stuff, but that's mostly being taken care of by others. But it reminded me that not all attending writers are mentioned on our web site yet. Passed on some data on that front.
Checked that the Green room has a credenza - it does. Still not sure on green room budget. It'll be large - we've a large programme, but memberships are looking really good, so won't be a problem.
Checked out an alternative room for a workshop (choral harmony) that might have more people than I anticipated.
Followed up on a screen for Battlestar Atlantia, which I forgot on the first pass about projector screens.
Still looking for a moderator for a programme item with Iain Banks - but we've got two good panellists (both involved in linguistics) and I'm sure I'll find a moderator soon. (Last minute change of item owing to factors beyond our control)
Followed up on drinks for the Worldcon bid launch, we have prices now.
Still need to programme in shifts for prog ops, but at least the programme items themselves are all bedded down now.
I'm glad I'm morris dancing this evening - I need to get away from this damned computer before my arms fall off...
