Originally written by Samantha Dings

What you did?
Pre-con: Arranged all Events on the A '08 schedule, maintained a list of those working each Event for Registration, used the Zambia scheduling tool. Created Event Packets for each Event.

At-con: Completed Event Packets, arranged with Programming to leave them with the Programming Packets. Patrolled Ballroom during most active hours of Events, keeping track of room changes especially.

What went right?
Many Events drew crowds beyond all expectations this year. I kept lines of communication open and friendly with all the various Events runners, pre-con and at-con.

What went wrong?
I didn't communicate as well with Tech pre-con regarding Small Tent Events as I should have. I didn't get into using Zambia until the second half of 2007, so some misunderstandings occurred.

What should be done differently next year?
Get into Zambia earlier, making sure to 'lock down' Events space and participants to prevent misunderstandings. Start communicating with Tech, Programming, Hotel Liaison and Gaming early in the year, even just to touch base before the hectic times start in the summer. Should try to get the Hotel to do air wall changes later in the morning, whatever works best with the Events schedule for the coming day. Delegate more to the Assistant for Events. Politely try to get various Events to commit to the schedule and their participant list as early pre-con as possible.

What sort of schedule/timeline did you use?
A wire-bound notebook.

Are the any changes you'd make to the schedule for next year?
Possibly make the Realms Dungeon Crawl one day only, to allow additional Events into the schedule. Buffy needs to return and needs more than just Ballroom D.

Vendors you used?
None.

Experiments to try next year?
No suggestions at this time.

Any comments about the rest of the con (other divisions, hotel, ...)?
Thanks to Hotel Liaison, Programming, and Tech for working with me at con.