http://wiki.mnstf.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Kevin+G.+Austin 2026-10-25T19:40:06Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.40.0 http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=7446 2017-11-18T19:31:53Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net&lt;br /&gt;<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/<br /> <br /> My first convention was Minicon 19 in 1983 and I've attended all Minicons (through 52) since. I was Registration Sub-Head and on the Web Team for Minicon 37. I was Webmaster for CONsume!/Relaxacon 2001 and 2002 and Minicon 38 and 39, Head of Volunteers for Minicon 41 and 42, and Head of Gaming for Minicon for 43 and 44. I was Co-chair for Convivial 1 through 3, Junior Vice Chair for Minicon 45, and Co-Chair for Minicon 46. I will also be Co-Chair for Minicon 53 in 2018. I was Editor of the Mn-Stf Hotline from 2001 through 2003, President of MNStf in 2004, MnStf Recording Secretary in 2007, 2008, and 2013, and a Member of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society Board of Directors in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2015.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=7260 2017-02-09T15:33:01Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net&lt;br /&gt;<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/<br /> <br /> My first convention was Minicon 19 in 1983 and I've attended all Minicons (through 51) since. I was Registration Sub-Head and on the Web Team for Minicon 37. I was Webmaster for CONsume!/Relaxacon 2001 and 2002 and Minicon 38 and 39, Head of Volunteers for Minicon 41 and 42, and Head of Gaming for Minicon for 43 and 44. I was Co-chair for Convivial 1 through 3, Junior Vice Chair for Minicon 45, and Co-Chair for Minicon 46. I will also be Co-Chair for Minicon 53 in 2018. I was Editor of the Mn-Stf Hotline from 2001 through 2003, President of MNStf in 2004, MnStf Recording Secretary in 2007, 2008, and 2013, and a Member of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society Board of Directors in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2015.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=7259 2017-02-09T15:32:41Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net&lt;br /&gt;<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/<br /> <br /> My first convention was Minicon 19 in 1983 and I've attended all Minicons (through 51) since. I was Registration Sub-Head and on the Web Team for Minicon 37. I was Webmaster for CONsume!/Relaxacon 2001 and 2002 and Minicon 38 and 39, Head of Volunteers for Minicon 41 and 42, and Head of Gaming for Minicon for 43 and 44. I was Co-chair for Convivial 1 through 3, Junior Vice Chair for Minicon 45, and Co-Chair for Minicon 46. I will also be Co-Chair for Minicon 53. I was Editor of the Mn-Stf Hotline from 2001 through 2003, President of MNStf in 2004, MnStf Recording Secretary in 2007, 2008, and 2013, and a Member of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society Board of Directors in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2015.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=7235 2016-04-18T14:50:37Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net&lt;br /&gt;<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/<br /> <br /> My first convention was Minicon 19 in 1983 and I've attended all Minicons (through 51) since. I was Registration Sub-Head and on the Web Team for Minicon 37. I was Webmaster for CONsume!/Relaxacon 2001 and 2002 and Minicon 38 and 39, Head of Volunteers for Minicon 41 and 42, and Head of Gaming for Minicon for 43 and 44. I was Co-chair for Convivial 1 through 3, Junior Vice Chair for Minicon 45, and Co-Chair for Minicon 46. I was Editor of the Mn-Stf Hotline from 2001 through 2003, President of MNStf in 2004, MnStf Recording Secretary in 2007, 2008, and 2013, and a Member of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society Board of Directors in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2015.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=7210 2015-09-11T18:55:37Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: /* Minnstf Recurring Annual Tasks */</p> <hr /> <div>Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br /> == Minnstf Links ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org Mnstf web page]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/records/ Minn-stf Records Page] - Bylaws, older Board minutes, tax records<br /> <br /> === Minnstf History ===<br /> [http://www.smithway.org/history/fathers1.html The Floundering Fathers Panel] - An interview with Minnstf founders Nate Bucklin, Ken Fletcher, Fred Haskell, Frank Stodolka, and Jim Young, circa 1977<br /> <br /> == Minnstf Document Digitization Project ==<br /> <br /> Otherwise known as MinDocDigPro. This is an ongoing effort to digitize Minnstf (and in particular Minicon) documents. [[MinDocDigPro|Here's the organizing page of the project.]]<br /> <br /> == Minnstf Recurring Annual Tasks ==<br /> <br /> (This is a work in progress; discussion on Natter and LJ welcome.)<br /> <br /> Proposals for future Minicons: Due to the board by January 31, approximately 14 months before the proposed convention.<br /> <br /> Proposals for next year’s Fallcon: Due to the board by February 15, approximately 8 months before the proposed convention.<br /> <br /> ASCAP: Due March 31(?) for previous year. To be done by the MnStf Treasurer at the direction of the board.<br /> <br /> Voting meeting: The Membership Secretary (currently, Laura Krentz) and outgoing [[President]] (currently, Dean Gahlon) should make arrangements for nomination and voting meetings. The voting meeting must happen before March 31, typically before Minicon. There are two nominating meetings that must happen before then.<br /> <br /> Officers: Chosen by the new board at the voting meeting or as soon as possible thereafter. Names and positions of officers should be submitted to the MnStf Webmaster (currently David Dyer-Bennet).<br /> <br /> Minicon preliminary finances: Due to the board within one month after convention. That report should include gross income, gross profit, and amount given to the board. Final finances should be available within three months, or an explanation of extenuating circumstances.<br /> <br /> Taxes: Due April 15 (technical drop-dead date is May 15). At this point, we only have to file the “postcard,” and that can be done online. Beth Friedman filed online in 2013 for calendar year 2012, and has the login. In theory, the Treasurer (currently Carol Kennedy) is in charge of seeing that such happens.<br /> <br /> Annual renewal with the Minnesota Secretary of State for Minnesota Science Fiction Society: Should be done by December 1 or earlier, though the actual deadline is December 31. This is the current link to do so: http://mblsportal.sos.state.mn.us/Business/SearchDetails?filingGuid=5c18cf48-aed4-e011-a886-001ec94ffe7f. Done by Beth Friedman for 2014.<br /> <br /> Solicitations for the next year’s Fallcon: Both at and immediately after Fallcon.<br /> <br /> Fallcon preliminary finances: Due to the board within one month after convention. That report should include gross income, gross profit, and amount given to the board. Final finances should be available within three months, or an explanation of extenuating circumstances.<br /> <br /> Solicitations for future Minicons: Due early November, approximately 17 months before the convention to be proposed. To be done by a board member (secretary?) (currently, Matt Strait).<br /> <br /> Annual website registration contact information verification through GANDI (http://en.gandi.net/). Current domains are mnstf.org and minicon.org. GANDI sends notifications to the address on file (who?), who needs to confirm information.<br /> <br /> == General-interest Minicon stuff ==<br /> === Current Minicon Webpages ===<br /> * [[M51 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 51 Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> === Previous Minicons ===<br /> ==== M50 (2015) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon50/ Minicon 50]<br /> * [[M50 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 50 Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> ==== M49 (2014) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon49/ Minicon 49]<br /> * [[M49 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 49 Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> ==== M48 (2013) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon48/ Main website]<br /> * [[M48 Programming Brainstorm|Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> ==== M47 (2012) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon47/ Main website]<br /> * [[M47 Programming Brainstorm|Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> ==== M46 (2011) ====<br /> * [[M46 Post-Mortem Agenda|Post-Mortem Agenda]]<br /> * [[M46 Programming|Programming]]<br /> ==== M45 (2010) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon45/ Main website]<br /> * [[M45 Chronological listing of programming items|Programming listing]]<br /> ==== M44 (2009) ====<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/ Main website]<br /> * [[Programming ideas for Minicon 44|Programming]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Planning===<br /> *[[Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- approved document covering Minicons 46-50<br /> *[[2nd Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- unapproved draft document covering Minicons 51-55<br /> <br /> === Minicon History ===<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ Minicon Home Page] - contains links to all home pages for previous Minicons <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicon Minicon is on Wikipedia!]<br /> *[[Minicon mini-history]] - quick summary of recent Minicons including name of chair and attendance<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Fred's Minicon history, updated at least to 50] - includes dates, hotel, GOH, and attendance<br /> <br /> == Resources for Minicon (and other con) running ==<br /> <br /> === Running a small convention or convention-related party ===<br /> * [[Running a Small Con]] - Tips on planning and running a small SF convention<br /> * [[Hosting the Minicon Pool Party]]<br /> * [[Minicon_Parties|Hosting Minicon parties at other conventions]]<br /> * [[What the Chair Does]]<br /> * [[Recipes]]<br /> <br /> ===Programming===<br /> <br /> Take a look at the [[M51 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 51 Programming Brainstorm]].<br /> * [[Programming Head - Job Description ]]<br /> * [[The seasons of programming|A Programming Timeline]] (one way of doing programming through the year)<br /> * [[Room requirements for Minicon]]<br /> * [[Scheduling notes]]<br /> * [[Supplies needed for Programming]]<br /> * [[Who's good for which programming]]<br /> * [[Documents or database?]]<br /> ; Historical <br /> * [[M48 Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> * [[M47 Programming Brainstorm]]<br /> * [[M46 Programming]] listing<br /> * [[M45 Chronological listing of programming items|Programming listing for Minicon 45]]<br /> * [[Minicon45_Programming|Brainstorming list for Minicon 45]]<br /> * [[Programming ideas for Minicon 44]]<br /> * See also previous Minicons' webpages for old program books, [[pocket program]]s, and what we said to members on the web.<br /> <br /> ==== Moderator Tip Sheet ====<br /> The [[Moderator Tip Sheet]] was developed by the Programming Committed for Minicon 24. Besides general tips on how to plan and run a panel at an SF convention, the Tip Sheet includes a handy dandy worksheet for the moderator to use before and during the panel. Now and then other cons ask if they can use it. We always say yes.<br /> <br /> ===Registration===<br /> * [[General thoughts on Registration]]<br /> * FAQs of sorts (there's some overlap between these two):<br /> ** [[RegistrationMembersQTMBA|Questions members might ask]]<br /> ** [[RegistrationHeadQTMBA|Questions the registration head might ask]]<br /> * [[Interaction between GoH and Registration]]<br /> <br /> ===GoH Handling===<br /> <br /> * [[GoH Department|Guest Department and Liaising]]<br /> * [[Former GoH invitation]]<br /> <br /> ===Publications===<br /> * The [[Pocket program]]<br /> <br /> ===Signs and At-Con Communications===<br /> * [[How Many Easels]] we need at the con<br /> <br /> ===Art Show===<br /> * [[Art Show]] Information<br /> <br /> ===Volunteers===<br /> <br /> * [[Badgers|Sensible instructions for badgers]]<br /> <br /> === Blog ===<br /> Blog is the traditional drink of Minicon. It's a sweet fruit punch, typically spiked with liberal amounts of vodka. The nonalcoholic variant is referred to as &quot;St. Paul blog&quot; for historical reasons. See the [[Blog Recipe]].<br /> <br /> =Account creation &amp; editing privileges=<br /> How do you register to be able to edit this wiki? The Mnstf wiki has been the victim of large numbers of spammers. Because of this, we've set it so that only people who are registered can edit the wiki, and that you need to email a sysop to register. Sysops are noted on the [[Special:ListUsers | user list]]. As of March 25, 2011, the sysops are [[User:Jiawen | Jiawen]], [[User:Laurel | Laurel]] and [[User:Straitm | Straitm]]. Note to sysops and people trying to edit the wiki: As of January 2015, people need to be in the &quot;approved&quot; group in order to edit pages (it's not good enough to just have an account, since lots of spambots have accounts already).</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=M51_Programming_Brainstorm&diff=7074 2015-02-07T19:28:29Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: Created page with &quot;The following is the list of ideas for panels/activities at Minicon 51. If you have an idea you&#039;d like to add, you may either edit this page or send it to the Minicon 51 progr...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>The following is the list of ideas for panels/activities at Minicon 51. If you have an idea you'd like to add, you may either edit this page or send it to the Minicon 51 programming department.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Art==<br /> <br /> ==Fandom and Zeitgeist==<br /> <br /> ==Gaming==<br /> <br /> ==Literature/Writing==<br /> <br /> ==Media==<br /> <br /> ==Science and Technology==<br /> <br /> ==GOH Events==<br /> <br /> ==Minicon/Mnstf History==</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=6934 2014-01-14T15:58:46Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net&lt;br /&gt;<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=User:Kevin_G._Austin&diff=6933 2014-01-14T15:58:14Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: Created page with &quot;email: kaustin at sffan dot net web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>email: kaustin at sffan dot net<br /> web: http://sffan.net/kaustin/</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=5418 2010-04-06T14:18:57Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2010<br /> |45<br /> |Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin<br /> |Brandon&amp;nbsp;Sanderson&amp;nbsp;(author), Dan&amp;nbsp;Dos&amp;nbsp;Santos&amp;nbsp;(artist)<br /> |Moshe Feder<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |447 total members, 434 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |422 total members, 395 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |Carol Anndy, Don Bailey, Bev Elmshauser, Scott Imes, Dave Wixon<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |Don Blyly, Jim Young<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |Don Blyly, Jim Young<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |Don Blyly, Jim Young<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |Louie Spooner<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |Louis Fallert, Blue Petal<br /> |Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |Jim Young<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |Jim Young<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |Jim Young<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102 (40 pre-reged)<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=5417 2010-04-06T13:55:12Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2010<br /> |45<br /> |Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin<br /> |Brandon&amp;nbsp;Sanderson&amp;nbsp;(author), Dan&amp;nbsp;Dos&amp;nbsp;Santos&amp;nbsp;(artist)<br /> |Moshe Feder<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |447 total members, 434 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |422 total members, 395 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102 (40 pre-reged)<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=5416 2010-04-06T13:54:52Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2010<br /> |45<br /> |Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin<br /> |Brandon&amp;nbsp;Sanderson&amp;nbsp;(author), Dan&amp;nbsp;Dos&amp;nbsp;Santos&amp;nbsp;(artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |447 total members, 434 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)<br /> |Moshe Feder<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |422 total members, 395 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102 (40 pre-reged)<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=5415 2010-04-06T13:52:02Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2010<br /> |45<br /> |Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin<br /> |Brandon&amp;nbsp;Sanderson&amp;nbsp;(author), Dan&amp;nbsp;Dos&amp;nbsp;Santos&amp;nbsp;(artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |447 total members, 434 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |422 total members, 395 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102 (40 pre-reged)<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=5414 2010-04-06T13:51:11Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2010<br /> |45<br /> |Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin<br /> |Brandon Sanderson(author), Dan Dos Santos (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |447 total members, 434 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |422 total members, 395 warm bodies.<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102 (40 pre-reged)<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&diff=4907 2010-01-06T01:53:46Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> A possibly useful set of information for Minicons 46-50, by:<br /> <br /> * '''The Minn-stf board''': Dean Gahlon, '''Betsy Lundsten''', '''Matt Strait''', Scott Raun, Seven Anderson<br /> * '''Minicon 46 chairs''': '''Joel Phillips''', '''Kevin Austin'''<br /> <br /> The web address of this page is: &lt;nowiki&gt;http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=1<br /> |''Draft status: Unreviewed by all whose names are attached. Information claimed to be unknown might be known to them. They might disagree about things that say &quot;we think&quot;.''<br /> |}<br /> == Preamble ==<br /> <br /> This is the sort of document that gets lost very quickly and may or may not be paid attention to if it is not lost. So let's not make any pretense that anything written here will be considered official policy for very long, if at all, or that this is a good place to store information that absolutely needs to be known by any particular person. Nevertheless, by writing it, we hope to have organized our thoughts and therefore committed the contents (the ''same'' contents) in the minds of at least a group of centrally involved people. If other people read it and refer to it often, great.<br /> <br /> == A mission statement of sorts ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is an ever-changing thing, but let's say what we think Minicon is now and what we would like it to be for the next 5 years.<br /> <br /> * '''Minicon is a general purpose science fiction convention that focuses on better-than-average food and programming. We welcome people with an interest in science fiction and/or related genres -- including, but not limited to, fantasy, horror, and other types of speculative fiction -- in any form, including books, films, television, audio productions, etc. We welcome all forms of fannish interests and activities, including, but not limited to, gaming, costuming, partying and music.'''<br /> <br /> == Long-standing Minicon policies ==<br /> <br /> Minicon currently has very few policies as such, and even fewer that are written down in an official-type way -- like none. Well, unless you count the weapons policy in the program book. I mean convention-running policies. Here are a few, which are generally only kept in the oral tradition:<br /> <br /> * Former Minicon guests of honor have lifetime memberships. This applies only to people who were labeled exactly &quot;guest of honor&quot;, not to be confused with &quot;honored guest&quot;, nor conflated with things like &quot;toastmaster&quot;. The first few Minicons' GoHs were sometimes refered to as &quot;speakers&quot;. That's ok too. A few times we've invited group GoHs, such as The Bigg House. Only the people who actually came to that Minicon count, not anyone who later belongs to the group. Hardly any of these complications ever come up in practice.<br /> <br /> * Everyone who attends Minicon pays for their membership, with the exception of current and former guests of honor. This includes the committee and the chairs. We don't refund memberships for volunteer hours, however we may offer perks for volunteers.<br /> <br /> == Minicon financials ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is a fundraiser for MNstf. Minn-stf's yearly operating budget is dominated by meeting stipends and the cost of our storage locker.<br /> <br /> === Minn-stf expenses ===<br /> <br /> A $50 stipend is given bimonthly to Minnstf meeting (party) hosts. Additional to this, one of these meeting is replaced by a picnic, and another by the pool party, each of which costs about $200. So the total cost of meetings for a year is about $1500. Minn-StF also keeps a storage locker (mostly occupied by Minicon supplies), which currently costs about $1600/year. We have other minor expenses, such as our PO box, printing and mailing, and various one-time costs for miscellany.<br /> <br /> === Minnstf income ===<br /> <br /> Minicon is currently the only significant income for MNStF. We take in a very small amount of money for paper Einblatt subscriptions which nets us less than $30/year. We run a fallcon, which is not expected to make a profit and, at least in recent years, hasn't. Our Minneapolis in 2073 Worldcon bid has so far run at a net gain of about $100 total in 4 months, but eventually the market for memberships will saturate. MNstf currently has no donors (although maybe we should think about whether we'd like to try to change that).<br /> <br /> The club currently has a reasonably comfortable cushion of savings such that year-to-year fluctuations in income and spending can be handled. However -- summing the above numbers -- Minicon needs to raise an average of about $3500/year in order for the club as a whole to break even.<br /> <br /> === Desires ===<br /> <br /> The above reflects current practice, not our ideal case. The $50 meeting stipend has been $50 for a very long time (decades?) and has clearly fallen well behind inflation. No one who runs a MNstf meeting spends as little as $50 on food. We would really like to raise this amount to reflect a more realistic minimum expense for hosting a party for 15-30 people, perhaps $75. MNstf would also like to offer (or continue to offer) financial support to, e.g., the Gordon Dickson Memorial Fund. However, clearly we can't do any of this unless Minicon begins turning a signifantly larger profit or the club finds some other significant source of income. Assuming the first case, our fantasy would be for Minicon to make more like $4500/year.<br /> <br /> === Recent actual Minicon expenses ===<br /> <br /> In descending order:<br /> <br /> * The top expense of Minicon is food and drink. We spent about 40% of M43 money, and about 30% of M44 money on this.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 20-25% on publications.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 15-20% on hotel.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent about 15% on GoH.<br /> * For M43, we spent about 4% on external room parties, and about 8% for M44.<br /> * All other expenses have been under 2% each, with the total being under 5%. (Caveat: it is not clear what the balance of the art-show at M44 was.) (We approximately broke even on t-shirts both years.)<br /> <br /> === Prospects for expenses ===<br /> <br /> Major categories, in ascending order of how much we would like to shake up the status quo:<br /> <br /> ==== Room parties ====<br /> <br /> We feel that it is appropriate for Minicon to spend up to 8% of its budget on room parties. Parties are a backbone of fandom and very good advertising.<br /> <br /> ==== Guests of Honor ====<br /> <br /> Guest of Honor expenses are in large part determined by the choice of (1) how many to have (2) how far away they are coming from. We feel that an expense of 15% of the budget is acceptable, but that Minicon chairs in the next 5 years should seriously consider having only two GoHs to hold down expenses. We do not feel that we should restrict ourselves to local GoHs, as bringing in authors from afar is one of the things that distinguishes us from Marscon and CONvergence.<br /> <br /> ==== Publications ====<br /> <br /> We have recently acquired a laser printer which should be practical for printing the program book. This should reduce the cost considerably. However, one major driver of the cost is the color cover that we have been in the habit of doing. We have already promised M45's artist GoH this color cover, however, we recommend printing the cover on our laser printer in black and white for M46-M49 and beyond if it will save more than $200. (If we want to be extravagant for Minicon 50, that seems reasonable.)<br /> <br /> ==== Hotel ====<br /> <br /> '''This is the killer.'''<br /> <br /> The single most volatile expense is hotel. In fact, both of the last two years, we have been contractually obligated to pay several thousand more dollars to the hotel than we actually paid. Our contracts have been written such that we could theoretically be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars if our number of room-nights came in low enough. Because we have not been selling nearly as many room-nights as are required for free function space, nor have our members been good about reserving their rooms in advance, we have had, going into Minicon weekend, an ignorance of the final state of our finances to the tune of, in realistic terms, something like $5000.<br /> <br /> Our experience at M43 and M44 is that our members purchase about 225 room-nights, or slightly over half a room-night each on average. (So, perhaps, the average room has 2 people and half of the membership sleeps in the hotel for 2 nights while the other half commutes.) We feel that it is very important that we get a contract in the future that reflects this reality. '''If we cannot get this at the Sheraton, then we need to look at other hotels.''' No matter how much we love the Sheraton, it is a very large hotel for our size convention, and reasonably fancy. It may not be tenable to stay there.<br /> <br /> == Minicon positions ==<br /> <br /> What do we know about people's commitment to staff various Minicon positions in the next 5 years? This list does not attempt to cover every single task that is done in the running of Minicon (note that driving the truck isn't on here, for instance), but rather to hit the high points. Maybe the medium points too.<br /> <br /> === Chair ===<br /> <br /> Kevin and Joel have tentatively agreed to run Minicon 46. The chairs are chosen by the MNstf board on a year-to-year basis, but it doesn't hurt to make some guesses about the farther future.<br /> <br /> Generally people do not run many Minicons in a row, and we have generally considered turnover of the chair to be a good thing so that people don't burn out. But we don't have any particular limit and in the absence of a competing bids, we'll probably take whoever is interested.<br /> <br /> === Programming ===<br /> <br /> For M45, Sharon and Rachel are heading programming. Programming head tends to have fairly high <br /> turnover.<br /> <br /> === Children's programming ===<br /> <br /> Marian has been doing this for many years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Gaming ===<br /> <br /> Open gaming, organized gaming, computer gaming.<br /> <br /> Matt McMillan has just taken over gaming.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Consuite/Bar ===<br /> <br /> Consuite, bar, possible providing food to other con functions.<br /> <br /> Hershey has just taken over consuite and Aliera has just taken over bar.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music ===<br /> <br /> Concerts, music circles, music programming.<br /> <br /> Chas has been handling all three for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Volunteers ===<br /> <br /> Before con volunteer organization, at-con volunteer wrangling.<br /> <br /> Matt has just taken over both of these functions. He is not volunteering for the future.<br /> <br /> === Publications ===<br /> <br /> Progress reports, program book, pocket program.<br /> <br /> Seven has been doing progress reports and the program book for the last two years.<br /> <br /> Matt Strait and Rachel have been doing the pocket program for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Webmaster ===<br /> <br /> The website. E-mail publications. Social networking.<br /> <br /> Dorf is doing the website for M45. DDB sends out e-mails. Social networking is handled ad hoc.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Badges ===<br /> <br /> Bill has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> <br /> Bonnie and Seven are doing this for Minicon 45.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Treasurer ===<br /> <br /> Andra has done this for a few years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Green room ===<br /> <br /> Karen and/or Bruce have been doing this for a while now. We have (I think...?) cut funding for the green room for this year. Will <br /> there still be the room at all?<br /> <br /> === Bozo Bus Tribune / Medallion Hunt Newsletter, or, more generally, at-con publications ===<br /> <br /> Sharon had been doing this for a while. Thorin took over last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment for and past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Guest liaison ===<br /> <br /> This is currently being done by a largish number of people.<br /> <br /> === T-shirts ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a number of years. Pat took over a large amount of the work last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Registration ===<br /> <br /> Preregistration (including database management), at-con registration.<br /> <br /> Matt has been doing preregistration for a few years. He has volunteered to do a bad job of it for M46 if necessary (bad only because he will probably not be in the Twin Cities from September through Minicon).<br /> <br /> Carol has been doing at-con registration for a while now. Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown. Matt Strait has volunteered to start doing this at M45. He has committed to doing this also for M46-M50 ''provided he can attend at all'' (which is not totally clear, because he doesn't know where he will be living).<br /> <br /> === Parties ===<br /> <br /> Matt Weiser has just taken over parties from Kelly.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Art show ===<br /> <br /> David has been doing this for a while now (now with the explicit understanding that while he is head, he will NOT be sitting there <br /> all weekend).<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Dealer's room ===<br /> <br /> Lisa has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Science room ===<br /> <br /> Ben has been doing this for a while now. The way he does it, it is only marginally a department and more of an invited feature.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Films ===<br /> <br /> Greg has ... I think ... taken over for this year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === At-con sales ===<br /> <br /> Marilee had been doing this, but for M44 we folded this into art show. Plans at and past Minicon 45 unknown.<br /> <br /> === Hotel ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> He has at least tentatively agreed to continue for Minicon 46.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 46 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === More...? ===</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&diff=4906 2010-01-06T01:51:10Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: /* Volunteers */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> A possibly useful set of information for Minicons 46-50, by:<br /> <br /> * '''The Minn-stf board''': Dean Gahlon, '''Betsy Lundsten''', '''Matt Strait''', Scott Raun, Seven Anderson<br /> * '''Minicon 46 chairs''': '''Joel Phillips''', Kevin Austin<br /> <br /> The web address of this page is: &lt;nowiki&gt;http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=1<br /> |''Draft status: Unreviewed by all whose names are attached. Information claimed to be unknown might be known to them. They might disagree about things that say &quot;we think&quot;.''<br /> |}<br /> == Preamble ==<br /> <br /> This is the sort of document that gets lost very quickly and may or may not be paid attention to if it is not lost. So let's not make any pretense that anything written here will be considered official policy for very long, if at all, or that this is a good place to store information that absolutely needs to be known by any particular person. Nevertheless, by writing it, we hope to have organized our thoughts and therefore committed the contents (the ''same'' contents) in the minds of at least a group of centrally involved people. If other people read it and refer to it often, great.<br /> <br /> == A mission statement of sorts ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is an ever-changing thing, but let's say what we think Minicon is now and what we would like it to be for the next 5 years.<br /> <br /> * '''Minicon is a general purpose science fiction convention that focuses on better-than-average food and programming. We welcome people with an interest in science fiction and/or related genres -- including, but not limited to, fantasy, horror, and other types of speculative fiction -- in any form, including books, films, television, audio productions, etc. We welcome all forms of fannish interests and activities, including, but not limited to, gaming, costuming, partying and music.'''<br /> <br /> == Long-standing Minicon policies ==<br /> <br /> Minicon currently has very few policies as such, and even fewer that are written down in an official-type way -- like none. Well, unless you count the weapons policy in the program book. I mean convention-running policies. Here are a few, which are generally only kept in the oral tradition:<br /> <br /> * Former Minicon guests of honor have lifetime memberships. This applies only to people who were labeled exactly &quot;guest of honor&quot;, not to be confused with &quot;honored guest&quot;, nor conflated with things like &quot;toastmaster&quot;. The first few Minicons' GoHs were sometimes refered to as &quot;speakers&quot;. That's ok too. A few times we've invited group GoHs, such as The Bigg House. Only the people who actually came to that Minicon count, not anyone who later belongs to the group. Hardly any of these complications ever come up in practice.<br /> <br /> * Everyone who attends Minicon pays for their membership, with the exception of current and former guests of honor. This includes the committee and the chairs. We don't refund memberships for volunteer hours, however we may offer perks for volunteers.<br /> <br /> == Minicon financials ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is a fundraiser for MNstf. Minn-stf's yearly operating budget is dominated by meeting stipends and the cost of our storage locker.<br /> <br /> === Minn-stf expenses ===<br /> <br /> A $50 stipend is given bimonthly to Minnstf meeting (party) hosts. Additional to this, one of these meeting is replaced by a picnic, and another by the pool party, each of which costs about $200. So the total cost of meetings for a year is about $1500. Minn-StF also keeps a storage locker (mostly occupied by Minicon supplies), which currently costs about $1600/year. We have other minor expenses, such as our PO box, printing and mailing, and various one-time costs for miscellany.<br /> <br /> === Minnstf income ===<br /> <br /> Minicon is currently the only significant income for MNStF. We take in a very small amount of money for paper Einblatt subscriptions which nets us less than $30/year. We run a fallcon, which is not expected to make a profit and, at least in recent years, hasn't. Our Minneapolis in 2073 Worldcon bid has so far run at a net gain of about $100 total in 4 months, but eventually the market for memberships will saturate. MNstf currently has no donors (although maybe we should think about whether we'd like to try to change that).<br /> <br /> The club currently has a reasonably comfortable cushion of savings such that year-to-year fluctuations in income and spending can be handled. However -- summing the above numbers -- Minicon needs to raise an average of about $3500/year in order for the club as a whole to break even.<br /> <br /> === Desires ===<br /> <br /> The above reflects current practice, not our ideal case. The $50 meeting stipend has been $50 for a very long time (decades?) and has clearly fallen well behind inflation. No one who runs a MNstf meeting spends as little as $50 on food. We would really like to raise this amount to reflect a more realistic minimum expense for hosting a party for 15-30 people, perhaps $75. MNstf would also like to offer (or continue to offer) financial support to, e.g., the Gordon Dickson Memorial Fund. However, clearly we can't do any of this unless Minicon begins turning a signifantly larger profit or the club finds some other significant source of income. Assuming the first case, our fantasy would be for Minicon to make more like $4500/year.<br /> <br /> === Recent actual Minicon expenses ===<br /> <br /> In descending order:<br /> <br /> * The top expense of Minicon is food and drink. We spent about 40% of M43 money, and about 30% of M44 money on this.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 20-25% on publications.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 15-20% on hotel.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent about 15% on GoH.<br /> * For M43, we spent about 4% on external room parties, and about 8% for M44.<br /> * All other expenses have been under 2% each, with the total being under 5%. (Caveat: it is not clear what the balance of the art-show at M44 was.) (We approximately broke even on t-shirts both years.)<br /> <br /> === Prospects for expenses ===<br /> <br /> Major categories, in ascending order of how much we would like to shake up the status quo:<br /> <br /> ==== Room parties ====<br /> <br /> We feel that it is appropriate for Minicon to spend up to 8% of its budget on room parties. Parties are a backbone of fandom and very good advertising.<br /> <br /> ==== Guests of Honor ====<br /> <br /> Guest of Honor expenses are in large part determined by the choice of (1) how many to have (2) how far away they are coming from. We feel that an expense of 15% of the budget is acceptable, but that Minicon chairs in the next 5 years should seriously consider having only two GoHs to hold down expenses. We do not feel that we should restrict ourselves to local GoHs, as bringing in authors from afar is one of the things that distinguishes us from Marscon and CONvergence.<br /> <br /> ==== Publications ====<br /> <br /> We have recently acquired a laser printer which should be practical for printing the program book. This should reduce the cost considerably. However, one major driver of the cost is the color cover that we have been in the habit of doing. We have already promised M45's artist GoH this color cover, however, we recommend printing the cover on our laser printer in black and white for M46-M49 and beyond if it will save more than $200. (If we want to be extravagant for Minicon 50, that seems reasonable.)<br /> <br /> ==== Hotel ====<br /> <br /> '''This is the killer.'''<br /> <br /> The single most volatile expense is hotel. In fact, both of the last two years, we have been contractually obligated to pay several thousand more dollars to the hotel than we actually paid. Our contracts have been written such that we could theoretically be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars if our number of room-nights came in low enough. Because we have not been selling nearly as many room-nights as are required for free function space, nor have our members been good about reserving their rooms in advance, we have had, going into Minicon weekend, an ignorance of the final state of our finances to the tune of, in realistic terms, something like $5000.<br /> <br /> Our experience at M43 and M44 is that our members purchase about 225 room-nights, or slightly over half a room-night each on average. (So, perhaps, the average room has 2 people and half of the membership sleeps in the hotel for 2 nights while the other half commutes.) We feel that it is very important that we get a contract in the future that reflects this reality. '''If we cannot get this at the Sheraton, then we need to look at other hotels.''' No matter how much we love the Sheraton, it is a very large hotel for our size convention, and reasonably fancy. It may not be tenable to stay there.<br /> <br /> == Minicon positions ==<br /> <br /> What do we know about people's commitment to staff various Minicon positions in the next 5 years? This list does not attempt to cover every single task that is done in the running of Minicon (note that driving the truck isn't on here, for instance), but rather to hit the high points. Maybe the medium points too.<br /> <br /> === Chair ===<br /> <br /> Kevin and Joel have tentatively agreed to run Minicon 46. The chairs are chosen by the MNstf board on a year-to-year basis, but it doesn't hurt to make some guesses about the farther future.<br /> <br /> Generally people do not run many Minicons in a row, and we have generally considered turnover of the chair to be a good thing so that people don't burn out. But we don't have any particular limit and in the absence of a competing bids, we'll probably take whoever is interested.<br /> <br /> === Programming ===<br /> <br /> For M45, Sharon and Rachel are heading programming. Programming head tends to have fairly high <br /> turnover.<br /> <br /> === Children's programming ===<br /> <br /> Marian has been doing this for many years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Gaming ===<br /> <br /> Open gaming, organized gaming, computer gaming.<br /> <br /> Matt McMillan has just taken over gaming.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Consuite/Bar ===<br /> <br /> Consuite, bar, possible providing food to other con functions.<br /> <br /> Hershey has just taken over consuite and Aliera has just taken over bar.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music ===<br /> <br /> Concerts, music circles, music programming.<br /> <br /> Chas has been handling all three for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Volunteers ===<br /> <br /> Before con volunteer organization, at-con volunteer wrangling.<br /> <br /> Matt has just taken over both of these functions. He is not volunteering for the future.<br /> <br /> === Publications ===<br /> <br /> Progress reports, program book, pocket program.<br /> <br /> Seven has been doing progress reports and the program book for the last two years.<br /> <br /> Matt Strait and Rachel have been doing the pocket program for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Webmaster ===<br /> <br /> The website. E-mail publications. Social networking.<br /> <br /> Dorf is doing the website for M45. DDB sends out e-mails. Social networking is handled ad hoc.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Badges ===<br /> <br /> Bill has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> <br /> Bonnie and Seven are doing this for Minicon 45.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Treasurer ===<br /> <br /> Andra has done this for a few years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Green room ===<br /> <br /> Karen and/or Bruce have been doing this for a while now. We have (I think...?) cut funding for the green room for this year. Will <br /> there still be the room at all?<br /> <br /> === Bozo Bus Tribune / Medallion Hunt Newsletter, or, more generally, at-con publications ===<br /> <br /> Sharon had been doing this for a while. Thorin took over last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment for and past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Guest liaison ===<br /> <br /> This is currently being done by a largish number of people.<br /> <br /> === T-shirts ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a number of years. Pat took over a large amount of the work last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Registration ===<br /> <br /> Preregistration (including database management), at-con registration.<br /> <br /> Matt has been doing preregistration for a few years. He has volunteered to do a bad job of it for M46 if necessary (bad only because he will probably not be in the Twin Cities from September through Minicon).<br /> <br /> Carol has been doing at-con registration for a while now. Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown. Matt Strait has volunteered to start doing this at M45. He has committed to doing this also for M46-M50 ''provided he can attend at all'' (which is not totally clear, because he doesn't know where he will be living).<br /> <br /> === Parties ===<br /> <br /> Matt Weiser has just taken over parties from Kelly.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Art show ===<br /> <br /> David has been doing this for a while now (now with the explicit understanding that while he is head, he will NOT be sitting there <br /> all weekend).<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Dealer's room ===<br /> <br /> Lisa has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Science room ===<br /> <br /> Ben has been doing this for a while now. The way he does it, it is only marginally a department and more of an invited feature.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Films ===<br /> <br /> Greg has ... I think ... taken over for this year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === At-con sales ===<br /> <br /> Marilee had been doing this, but for M44 we folded this into art show. Plans at and past Minicon 45 unknown.<br /> <br /> === Hotel ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> He has at least tentatively agreed to continue for Minicon 46.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 46 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === More...? ===</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&diff=4905 2010-01-06T01:50:29Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: /* Programming */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> A possibly useful set of information for Minicons 46-50, by:<br /> <br /> * '''The Minn-stf board''': Dean Gahlon, '''Betsy Lundsten''', '''Matt Strait''', Scott Raun, Seven Anderson<br /> * '''Minicon 46 chairs''': '''Joel Phillips''', Kevin Austin<br /> <br /> The web address of this page is: &lt;nowiki&gt;http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=1<br /> |''Draft status: Unreviewed by all whose names are attached. Information claimed to be unknown might be known to them. They might disagree about things that say &quot;we think&quot;.''<br /> |}<br /> == Preamble ==<br /> <br /> This is the sort of document that gets lost very quickly and may or may not be paid attention to if it is not lost. So let's not make any pretense that anything written here will be considered official policy for very long, if at all, or that this is a good place to store information that absolutely needs to be known by any particular person. Nevertheless, by writing it, we hope to have organized our thoughts and therefore committed the contents (the ''same'' contents) in the minds of at least a group of centrally involved people. If other people read it and refer to it often, great.<br /> <br /> == A mission statement of sorts ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is an ever-changing thing, but let's say what we think Minicon is now and what we would like it to be for the next 5 years.<br /> <br /> * '''Minicon is a general purpose science fiction convention that focuses on better-than-average food and programming. We welcome people with an interest in science fiction and/or related genres -- including, but not limited to, fantasy, horror, and other types of speculative fiction -- in any form, including books, films, television, audio productions, etc. We welcome all forms of fannish interests and activities, including, but not limited to, gaming, costuming, partying and music.'''<br /> <br /> == Long-standing Minicon policies ==<br /> <br /> Minicon currently has very few policies as such, and even fewer that are written down in an official-type way -- like none. Well, unless you count the weapons policy in the program book. I mean convention-running policies. Here are a few, which are generally only kept in the oral tradition:<br /> <br /> * Former Minicon guests of honor have lifetime memberships. This applies only to people who were labeled exactly &quot;guest of honor&quot;, not to be confused with &quot;honored guest&quot;, nor conflated with things like &quot;toastmaster&quot;. The first few Minicons' GoHs were sometimes refered to as &quot;speakers&quot;. That's ok too. A few times we've invited group GoHs, such as The Bigg House. Only the people who actually came to that Minicon count, not anyone who later belongs to the group. Hardly any of these complications ever come up in practice.<br /> <br /> * Everyone who attends Minicon pays for their membership, with the exception of current and former guests of honor. This includes the committee and the chairs. We don't refund memberships for volunteer hours, however we may offer perks for volunteers.<br /> <br /> == Minicon financials ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is a fundraiser for MNstf. Minn-stf's yearly operating budget is dominated by meeting stipends and the cost of our storage locker.<br /> <br /> === Minn-stf expenses ===<br /> <br /> A $50 stipend is given bimonthly to Minnstf meeting (party) hosts. Additional to this, one of these meeting is replaced by a picnic, and another by the pool party, each of which costs about $200. So the total cost of meetings for a year is about $1500. Minn-StF also keeps a storage locker (mostly occupied by Minicon supplies), which currently costs about $1600/year. We have other minor expenses, such as our PO box, printing and mailing, and various one-time costs for miscellany.<br /> <br /> === Minnstf income ===<br /> <br /> Minicon is currently the only significant income for MNStF. We take in a very small amount of money for paper Einblatt subscriptions which nets us less than $30/year. We run a fallcon, which is not expected to make a profit and, at least in recent years, hasn't. Our Minneapolis in 2073 Worldcon bid has so far run at a net gain of about $100 total in 4 months, but eventually the market for memberships will saturate. MNstf currently has no donors (although maybe we should think about whether we'd like to try to change that).<br /> <br /> The club currently has a reasonably comfortable cushion of savings such that year-to-year fluctuations in income and spending can be handled. However -- summing the above numbers -- Minicon needs to raise an average of about $3500/year in order for the club as a whole to break even.<br /> <br /> === Desires ===<br /> <br /> The above reflects current practice, not our ideal case. The $50 meeting stipend has been $50 for a very long time (decades?) and has clearly fallen well behind inflation. No one who runs a MNstf meeting spends as little as $50 on food. We would really like to raise this amount to reflect a more realistic minimum expense for hosting a party for 15-30 people, perhaps $75. MNstf would also like to offer (or continue to offer) financial support to, e.g., the Gordon Dickson Memorial Fund. However, clearly we can't do any of this unless Minicon begins turning a signifantly larger profit or the club finds some other significant source of income. Assuming the first case, our fantasy would be for Minicon to make more like $4500/year.<br /> <br /> === Recent actual Minicon expenses ===<br /> <br /> In descending order:<br /> <br /> * The top expense of Minicon is food and drink. We spent about 40% of M43 money, and about 30% of M44 money on this.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 20-25% on publications.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 15-20% on hotel.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent about 15% on GoH.<br /> * For M43, we spent about 4% on external room parties, and about 8% for M44.<br /> * All other expenses have been under 2% each, with the total being under 5%. (Caveat: it is not clear what the balance of the art-show at M44 was.) (We approximately broke even on t-shirts both years.)<br /> <br /> === Prospects for expenses ===<br /> <br /> Major categories, in ascending order of how much we would like to shake up the status quo:<br /> <br /> ==== Room parties ====<br /> <br /> We feel that it is appropriate for Minicon to spend up to 8% of its budget on room parties. Parties are a backbone of fandom and very good advertising.<br /> <br /> ==== Guests of Honor ====<br /> <br /> Guest of Honor expenses are in large part determined by the choice of (1) how many to have (2) how far away they are coming from. We feel that an expense of 15% of the budget is acceptable, but that Minicon chairs in the next 5 years should seriously consider having only two GoHs to hold down expenses. We do not feel that we should restrict ourselves to local GoHs, as bringing in authors from afar is one of the things that distinguishes us from Marscon and CONvergence.<br /> <br /> ==== Publications ====<br /> <br /> We have recently acquired a laser printer which should be practical for printing the program book. This should reduce the cost considerably. However, one major driver of the cost is the color cover that we have been in the habit of doing. We have already promised M45's artist GoH this color cover, however, we recommend printing the cover on our laser printer in black and white for M46-M49 and beyond if it will save more than $200. (If we want to be extravagant for Minicon 50, that seems reasonable.)<br /> <br /> ==== Hotel ====<br /> <br /> '''This is the killer.'''<br /> <br /> The single most volatile expense is hotel. In fact, both of the last two years, we have been contractually obligated to pay several thousand more dollars to the hotel than we actually paid. Our contracts have been written such that we could theoretically be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars if our number of room-nights came in low enough. Because we have not been selling nearly as many room-nights as are required for free function space, nor have our members been good about reserving their rooms in advance, we have had, going into Minicon weekend, an ignorance of the final state of our finances to the tune of, in realistic terms, something like $5000.<br /> <br /> Our experience at M43 and M44 is that our members purchase about 225 room-nights, or slightly over half a room-night each on average. (So, perhaps, the average room has 2 people and half of the membership sleeps in the hotel for 2 nights while the other half commutes.) We feel that it is very important that we get a contract in the future that reflects this reality. '''If we cannot get this at the Sheraton, then we need to look at other hotels.''' No matter how much we love the Sheraton, it is a very large hotel for our size convention, and reasonably fancy. It may not be tenable to stay there.<br /> <br /> == Minicon positions ==<br /> <br /> What do we know about people's commitment to staff various Minicon positions in the next 5 years? This list does not attempt to cover every single task that is done in the running of Minicon (note that driving the truck isn't on here, for instance), but rather to hit the high points. Maybe the medium points too.<br /> <br /> === Chair ===<br /> <br /> Kevin and Joel have tentatively agreed to run Minicon 46. The chairs are chosen by the MNstf board on a year-to-year basis, but it doesn't hurt to make some guesses about the farther future.<br /> <br /> Generally people do not run many Minicons in a row, and we have generally considered turnover of the chair to be a good thing so that people don't burn out. But we don't have any particular limit and in the absence of a competing bids, we'll probably take whoever is interested.<br /> <br /> === Programming ===<br /> <br /> For M45, Sharon and Rachel are heading programming. Programming head tends to have fairly high <br /> turnover.<br /> <br /> === Children's programming ===<br /> <br /> Marian has been doing this for many years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Gaming ===<br /> <br /> Open gaming, organized gaming, computer gaming.<br /> <br /> Matt McMillan has just taken over gaming.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Consuite/Bar ===<br /> <br /> Consuite, bar, possible providing food to other con functions.<br /> <br /> Hershey has just taken over consuite and Aliera has just taken over bar.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music ===<br /> <br /> Concerts, music circles, music programming.<br /> <br /> Chas has been handling all three for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Volunteers ===<br /> <br /> Before con volunteer organization, at-con volunteer wrangling.<br /> <br /> Matt and Kelly have just taken over both of these functions. They are not volunteering for the future.<br /> <br /> === Publications ===<br /> <br /> Progress reports, program book, pocket program.<br /> <br /> Seven has been doing progress reports and the program book for the last two years.<br /> <br /> Matt Strait and Rachel have been doing the pocket program for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Webmaster ===<br /> <br /> The website. E-mail publications. Social networking.<br /> <br /> Dorf is doing the website for M45. DDB sends out e-mails. Social networking is handled ad hoc.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Badges ===<br /> <br /> Bill has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> <br /> Bonnie and Seven are doing this for Minicon 45.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Treasurer ===<br /> <br /> Andra has done this for a few years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Green room ===<br /> <br /> Karen and/or Bruce have been doing this for a while now. We have (I think...?) cut funding for the green room for this year. Will <br /> there still be the room at all?<br /> <br /> === Bozo Bus Tribune / Medallion Hunt Newsletter, or, more generally, at-con publications ===<br /> <br /> Sharon had been doing this for a while. Thorin took over last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment for and past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Guest liaison ===<br /> <br /> This is currently being done by a largish number of people.<br /> <br /> === T-shirts ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a number of years. Pat took over a large amount of the work last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Registration ===<br /> <br /> Preregistration (including database management), at-con registration.<br /> <br /> Matt has been doing preregistration for a few years. He has volunteered to do a bad job of it for M46 if necessary (bad only because he will probably not be in the Twin Cities from September through Minicon).<br /> <br /> Carol has been doing at-con registration for a while now. Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown. Matt Strait has volunteered to start doing this at M45. He has committed to doing this also for M46-M50 ''provided he can attend at all'' (which is not totally clear, because he doesn't know where he will be living).<br /> <br /> === Parties ===<br /> <br /> Matt Weiser has just taken over parties from Kelly.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Art show ===<br /> <br /> David has been doing this for a while now (now with the explicit understanding that while he is head, he will NOT be sitting there <br /> all weekend).<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Dealer's room ===<br /> <br /> Lisa has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Science room ===<br /> <br /> Ben has been doing this for a while now. The way he does it, it is only marginally a department and more of an invited feature.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Films ===<br /> <br /> Greg has ... I think ... taken over for this year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === At-con sales ===<br /> <br /> Marilee had been doing this, but for M44 we folded this into art show. Plans at and past Minicon 45 unknown.<br /> <br /> === Hotel ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> He has at least tentatively agreed to continue for Minicon 46.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 46 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === More...? ===</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&diff=4904 2010-01-06T01:49:51Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: /* Chair */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> A possibly useful set of information for Minicons 46-50, by:<br /> <br /> * '''The Minn-stf board''': Dean Gahlon, '''Betsy Lundsten''', '''Matt Strait''', Scott Raun, Seven Anderson<br /> * '''Minicon 46 chairs''': '''Joel Phillips''', Kevin Austin<br /> <br /> The web address of this page is: &lt;nowiki&gt;http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=1<br /> |''Draft status: Unreviewed by all whose names are attached. Information claimed to be unknown might be known to them. They might disagree about things that say &quot;we think&quot;.''<br /> |}<br /> == Preamble ==<br /> <br /> This is the sort of document that gets lost very quickly and may or may not be paid attention to if it is not lost. So let's not make any pretense that anything written here will be considered official policy for very long, if at all, or that this is a good place to store information that absolutely needs to be known by any particular person. Nevertheless, by writing it, we hope to have organized our thoughts and therefore committed the contents (the ''same'' contents) in the minds of at least a group of centrally involved people. If other people read it and refer to it often, great.<br /> <br /> == A mission statement of sorts ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is an ever-changing thing, but let's say what we think Minicon is now and what we would like it to be for the next 5 years.<br /> <br /> * '''Minicon is a general purpose science fiction convention that focuses on better-than-average food and programming. We welcome people with an interest in science fiction and/or related genres -- including, but not limited to, fantasy, horror, and other types of speculative fiction -- in any form, including books, films, television, audio productions, etc. We welcome all forms of fannish interests and activities, including, but not limited to, gaming, costuming, partying and music.'''<br /> <br /> == Long-standing Minicon policies ==<br /> <br /> Minicon currently has very few policies as such, and even fewer that are written down in an official-type way -- like none. Well, unless you count the weapons policy in the program book. I mean convention-running policies. Here are a few, which are generally only kept in the oral tradition:<br /> <br /> * Former Minicon guests of honor have lifetime memberships. This applies only to people who were labeled exactly &quot;guest of honor&quot;, not to be confused with &quot;honored guest&quot;, nor conflated with things like &quot;toastmaster&quot;. The first few Minicons' GoHs were sometimes refered to as &quot;speakers&quot;. That's ok too. A few times we've invited group GoHs, such as The Bigg House. Only the people who actually came to that Minicon count, not anyone who later belongs to the group. Hardly any of these complications ever come up in practice.<br /> <br /> * Everyone who attends Minicon pays for their membership, with the exception of current and former guests of honor. This includes the committee and the chairs. We don't refund memberships for volunteer hours, however we may offer perks for volunteers.<br /> <br /> == Minicon financials ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is a fundraiser for MNstf. Minn-stf's yearly operating budget is dominated by meeting stipends and the cost of our storage locker.<br /> <br /> === Minn-stf expenses ===<br /> <br /> A $50 stipend is given bimonthly to Minnstf meeting (party) hosts. Additional to this, one of these meeting is replaced by a picnic, and another by the pool party, each of which costs about $200. So the total cost of meetings for a year is about $1500. Minn-StF also keeps a storage locker (mostly occupied by Minicon supplies), which currently costs about $1600/year. We have other minor expenses, such as our PO box, printing and mailing, and various one-time costs for miscellany.<br /> <br /> === Minnstf income ===<br /> <br /> Minicon is currently the only significant income for MNStF. We take in a very small amount of money for paper Einblatt subscriptions which nets us less than $30/year. We run a fallcon, which is not expected to make a profit and, at least in recent years, hasn't. Our Minneapolis in 2073 Worldcon bid has so far run at a net gain of about $100 total in 4 months, but eventually the market for memberships will saturate. MNstf currently has no donors (although maybe we should think about whether we'd like to try to change that).<br /> <br /> The club currently has a reasonably comfortable cushion of savings such that year-to-year fluctuations in income and spending can be handled. However -- summing the above numbers -- Minicon needs to raise an average of about $3500/year in order for the club as a whole to break even.<br /> <br /> === Desires ===<br /> <br /> The above reflects current practice, not our ideal case. The $50 meeting stipend has been $50 for a very long time (decades?) and has clearly fallen well behind inflation. No one who runs a MNstf meeting spends as little as $50 on food. We would really like to raise this amount to reflect a more realistic minimum expense for hosting a party for 15-30 people, perhaps $75. MNstf would also like to offer (or continue to offer) financial support to, e.g., the Gordon Dickson Memorial Fund. However, clearly we can't do any of this unless Minicon begins turning a signifantly larger profit or the club finds some other significant source of income. Assuming the first case, our fantasy would be for Minicon to make more like $4500/year.<br /> <br /> === Recent actual Minicon expenses ===<br /> <br /> In descending order:<br /> <br /> * The top expense of Minicon is food and drink. We spent about 40% of M43 money, and about 30% of M44 money on this.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 20-25% on publications.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 15-20% on hotel.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent about 15% on GoH.<br /> * For M43, we spent about 4% on external room parties, and about 8% for M44.<br /> * All other expenses have been under 2% each, with the total being under 5%. (Caveat: it is not clear what the balance of the art-show at M44 was.) (We approximately broke even on t-shirts both years.)<br /> <br /> === Prospects for expenses ===<br /> <br /> Major categories, in ascending order of how much we would like to shake up the status quo:<br /> <br /> ==== Room parties ====<br /> <br /> We feel that it is appropriate for Minicon to spend up to 8% of its budget on room parties. Parties are a backbone of fandom and very good advertising.<br /> <br /> ==== Guests of Honor ====<br /> <br /> Guest of Honor expenses are in large part determined by the choice of (1) how many to have (2) how far away they are coming from. We feel that an expense of 15% of the budget is acceptable, but that Minicon chairs in the next 5 years should seriously consider having only two GoHs to hold down expenses. We do not feel that we should restrict ourselves to local GoHs, as bringing in authors from afar is one of the things that distinguishes us from Marscon and CONvergence.<br /> <br /> ==== Publications ====<br /> <br /> We have recently acquired a laser printer which should be practical for printing the program book. This should reduce the cost considerably. However, one major driver of the cost is the color cover that we have been in the habit of doing. We have already promised M45's artist GoH this color cover, however, we recommend printing the cover on our laser printer in black and white for M46-M49 and beyond if it will save more than $200. (If we want to be extravagant for Minicon 50, that seems reasonable.)<br /> <br /> ==== Hotel ====<br /> <br /> '''This is the killer.'''<br /> <br /> The single most volatile expense is hotel. In fact, both of the last two years, we have been contractually obligated to pay several thousand more dollars to the hotel than we actually paid. Our contracts have been written such that we could theoretically be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars if our number of room-nights came in low enough. Because we have not been selling nearly as many room-nights as are required for free function space, nor have our members been good about reserving their rooms in advance, we have had, going into Minicon weekend, an ignorance of the final state of our finances to the tune of, in realistic terms, something like $5000.<br /> <br /> Our experience at M43 and M44 is that our members purchase about 225 room-nights, or slightly over half a room-night each on average. (So, perhaps, the average room has 2 people and half of the membership sleeps in the hotel for 2 nights while the other half commutes.) We feel that it is very important that we get a contract in the future that reflects this reality. '''If we cannot get this at the Sheraton, then we need to look at other hotels.''' No matter how much we love the Sheraton, it is a very large hotel for our size convention, and reasonably fancy. It may not be tenable to stay there.<br /> <br /> == Minicon positions ==<br /> <br /> What do we know about people's commitment to staff various Minicon positions in the next 5 years? This list does not attempt to cover every single task that is done in the running of Minicon (note that driving the truck isn't on here, for instance), but rather to hit the high points. Maybe the medium points too.<br /> <br /> === Chair ===<br /> <br /> Kevin and Joel have tentatively agreed to run Minicon 46. The chairs are chosen by the MNstf board on a year-to-year basis, but it doesn't hurt to make some guesses about the farther future.<br /> <br /> Generally people do not run many Minicons in a row, and we have generally considered turnover of the chair to be a good thing so that people don't burn out. But we don't have any particular limit and in the absence of a competing bids, we'll probably take whoever is interested.<br /> <br /> === Programming ===<br /> <br /> For M45, Kelly, Sharon and Rachel are heading programming. Kelly will be gone for M46. Programming head tends to have fairly high <br /> turnover.<br /> <br /> === Children's programming ===<br /> <br /> Marian has been doing this for many years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Gaming ===<br /> <br /> Open gaming, organized gaming, computer gaming.<br /> <br /> Matt McMillan has just taken over gaming.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Consuite/Bar ===<br /> <br /> Consuite, bar, possible providing food to other con functions.<br /> <br /> Hershey has just taken over consuite and Aliera has just taken over bar.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music ===<br /> <br /> Concerts, music circles, music programming.<br /> <br /> Chas has been handling all three for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Volunteers ===<br /> <br /> Before con volunteer organization, at-con volunteer wrangling.<br /> <br /> Matt and Kelly have just taken over both of these functions. They are not volunteering for the future.<br /> <br /> === Publications ===<br /> <br /> Progress reports, program book, pocket program.<br /> <br /> Seven has been doing progress reports and the program book for the last two years.<br /> <br /> Matt Strait and Rachel have been doing the pocket program for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Webmaster ===<br /> <br /> The website. E-mail publications. Social networking.<br /> <br /> Dorf is doing the website for M45. DDB sends out e-mails. Social networking is handled ad hoc.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Badges ===<br /> <br /> Bill has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> <br /> Bonnie and Seven are doing this for Minicon 45.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Treasurer ===<br /> <br /> Andra has done this for a few years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Green room ===<br /> <br /> Karen and/or Bruce have been doing this for a while now. We have (I think...?) cut funding for the green room for this year. Will <br /> there still be the room at all?<br /> <br /> === Bozo Bus Tribune / Medallion Hunt Newsletter, or, more generally, at-con publications ===<br /> <br /> Sharon had been doing this for a while. Thorin took over last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment for and past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Guest liaison ===<br /> <br /> This is currently being done by a largish number of people.<br /> <br /> === T-shirts ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a number of years. Pat took over a large amount of the work last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Registration ===<br /> <br /> Preregistration (including database management), at-con registration.<br /> <br /> Matt has been doing preregistration for a few years. He has volunteered to do a bad job of it for M46 if necessary (bad only because he will probably not be in the Twin Cities from September through Minicon).<br /> <br /> Carol has been doing at-con registration for a while now. Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown. Matt Strait has volunteered to start doing this at M45. He has committed to doing this also for M46-M50 ''provided he can attend at all'' (which is not totally clear, because he doesn't know where he will be living).<br /> <br /> === Parties ===<br /> <br /> Matt Weiser has just taken over parties from Kelly.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Art show ===<br /> <br /> David has been doing this for a while now (now with the explicit understanding that while he is head, he will NOT be sitting there <br /> all weekend).<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Dealer's room ===<br /> <br /> Lisa has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Science room ===<br /> <br /> Ben has been doing this for a while now. The way he does it, it is only marginally a department and more of an invited feature.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Films ===<br /> <br /> Greg has ... I think ... taken over for this year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === At-con sales ===<br /> <br /> Marilee had been doing this, but for M44 we folded this into art show. Plans at and past Minicon 45 unknown.<br /> <br /> === Hotel ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> He has at least tentatively agreed to continue for Minicon 46.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 46 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === More...? ===</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&diff=4903 2010-01-06T01:48:41Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: /* Publications */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> A possibly useful set of information for Minicons 46-50, by:<br /> <br /> * '''The Minn-stf board''': Dean Gahlon, '''Betsy Lundsten''', '''Matt Strait''', Scott Raun, Seven Anderson<br /> * '''Minicon 46 chairs''': '''Joel Phillips''', Kevin Austin<br /> <br /> The web address of this page is: &lt;nowiki&gt;http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_5-year_Not-a-plan&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=1<br /> |''Draft status: Unreviewed by all whose names are attached. Information claimed to be unknown might be known to them. They might disagree about things that say &quot;we think&quot;.''<br /> |}<br /> == Preamble ==<br /> <br /> This is the sort of document that gets lost very quickly and may or may not be paid attention to if it is not lost. So let's not make any pretense that anything written here will be considered official policy for very long, if at all, or that this is a good place to store information that absolutely needs to be known by any particular person. Nevertheless, by writing it, we hope to have organized our thoughts and therefore committed the contents (the ''same'' contents) in the minds of at least a group of centrally involved people. If other people read it and refer to it often, great.<br /> <br /> == A mission statement of sorts ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is an ever-changing thing, but let's say what we think Minicon is now and what we would like it to be for the next 5 years.<br /> <br /> * '''Minicon is a general purpose science fiction convention that focuses on better-than-average food and programming. We welcome people with an interest in science fiction and/or related genres -- including, but not limited to, fantasy, horror, and other types of speculative fiction -- in any form, including books, films, television, audio productions, etc. We welcome all forms of fannish interests and activities, including, but not limited to, gaming, costuming, partying and music.'''<br /> <br /> == Long-standing Minicon policies ==<br /> <br /> Minicon currently has very few policies as such, and even fewer that are written down in an official-type way -- like none. Well, unless you count the weapons policy in the program book. I mean convention-running policies. Here are a few, which are generally only kept in the oral tradition:<br /> <br /> * Former Minicon guests of honor have lifetime memberships. This applies only to people who were labeled exactly &quot;guest of honor&quot;, not to be confused with &quot;honored guest&quot;, nor conflated with things like &quot;toastmaster&quot;. The first few Minicons' GoHs were sometimes refered to as &quot;speakers&quot;. That's ok too. A few times we've invited group GoHs, such as The Bigg House. Only the people who actually came to that Minicon count, not anyone who later belongs to the group. Hardly any of these complications ever come up in practice.<br /> <br /> * Everyone who attends Minicon pays for their membership, with the exception of current and former guests of honor. This includes the committee and the chairs. We don't refund memberships for volunteer hours, however we may offer perks for volunteers.<br /> <br /> == Minicon financials ==<br /> <br /> Minicon is a fundraiser for MNstf. Minn-stf's yearly operating budget is dominated by meeting stipends and the cost of our storage locker.<br /> <br /> === Minn-stf expenses ===<br /> <br /> A $50 stipend is given bimonthly to Minnstf meeting (party) hosts. Additional to this, one of these meeting is replaced by a picnic, and another by the pool party, each of which costs about $200. So the total cost of meetings for a year is about $1500. Minn-StF also keeps a storage locker (mostly occupied by Minicon supplies), which currently costs about $1600/year. We have other minor expenses, such as our PO box, printing and mailing, and various one-time costs for miscellany.<br /> <br /> === Minnstf income ===<br /> <br /> Minicon is currently the only significant income for MNStF. We take in a very small amount of money for paper Einblatt subscriptions which nets us less than $30/year. We run a fallcon, which is not expected to make a profit and, at least in recent years, hasn't. Our Minneapolis in 2073 Worldcon bid has so far run at a net gain of about $100 total in 4 months, but eventually the market for memberships will saturate. MNstf currently has no donors (although maybe we should think about whether we'd like to try to change that).<br /> <br /> The club currently has a reasonably comfortable cushion of savings such that year-to-year fluctuations in income and spending can be handled. However -- summing the above numbers -- Minicon needs to raise an average of about $3500/year in order for the club as a whole to break even.<br /> <br /> === Desires ===<br /> <br /> The above reflects current practice, not our ideal case. The $50 meeting stipend has been $50 for a very long time (decades?) and has clearly fallen well behind inflation. No one who runs a MNstf meeting spends as little as $50 on food. We would really like to raise this amount to reflect a more realistic minimum expense for hosting a party for 15-30 people, perhaps $75. MNstf would also like to offer (or continue to offer) financial support to, e.g., the Gordon Dickson Memorial Fund. However, clearly we can't do any of this unless Minicon begins turning a signifantly larger profit or the club finds some other significant source of income. Assuming the first case, our fantasy would be for Minicon to make more like $4500/year.<br /> <br /> === Recent actual Minicon expenses ===<br /> <br /> In descending order:<br /> <br /> * The top expense of Minicon is food and drink. We spent about 40% of M43 money, and about 30% of M44 money on this.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 20-25% on publications.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent 15-20% on hotel.<br /> * In the last two years, we spent about 15% on GoH.<br /> * For M43, we spent about 4% on external room parties, and about 8% for M44.<br /> * All other expenses have been under 2% each, with the total being under 5%. (Caveat: it is not clear what the balance of the art-show at M44 was.) (We approximately broke even on t-shirts both years.)<br /> <br /> === Prospects for expenses ===<br /> <br /> Major categories, in ascending order of how much we would like to shake up the status quo:<br /> <br /> ==== Room parties ====<br /> <br /> We feel that it is appropriate for Minicon to spend up to 8% of its budget on room parties. Parties are a backbone of fandom and very good advertising.<br /> <br /> ==== Guests of Honor ====<br /> <br /> Guest of Honor expenses are in large part determined by the choice of (1) how many to have (2) how far away they are coming from. We feel that an expense of 15% of the budget is acceptable, but that Minicon chairs in the next 5 years should seriously consider having only two GoHs to hold down expenses. We do not feel that we should restrict ourselves to local GoHs, as bringing in authors from afar is one of the things that distinguishes us from Marscon and CONvergence.<br /> <br /> ==== Publications ====<br /> <br /> We have recently acquired a laser printer which should be practical for printing the program book. This should reduce the cost considerably. However, one major driver of the cost is the color cover that we have been in the habit of doing. We have already promised M45's artist GoH this color cover, however, we recommend printing the cover on our laser printer in black and white for M46-M49 and beyond if it will save more than $200. (If we want to be extravagant for Minicon 50, that seems reasonable.)<br /> <br /> ==== Hotel ====<br /> <br /> '''This is the killer.'''<br /> <br /> The single most volatile expense is hotel. In fact, both of the last two years, we have been contractually obligated to pay several thousand more dollars to the hotel than we actually paid. Our contracts have been written such that we could theoretically be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars if our number of room-nights came in low enough. Because we have not been selling nearly as many room-nights as are required for free function space, nor have our members been good about reserving their rooms in advance, we have had, going into Minicon weekend, an ignorance of the final state of our finances to the tune of, in realistic terms, something like $5000.<br /> <br /> Our experience at M43 and M44 is that our members purchase about 225 room-nights, or slightly over half a room-night each on average. (So, perhaps, the average room has 2 people and half of the membership sleeps in the hotel for 2 nights while the other half commutes.) We feel that it is very important that we get a contract in the future that reflects this reality. '''If we cannot get this at the Sheraton, then we need to look at other hotels.''' No matter how much we love the Sheraton, it is a very large hotel for our size convention, and reasonably fancy. It may not be tenable to stay there.<br /> <br /> == Minicon positions ==<br /> <br /> What do we know about people's commitment to staff various Minicon positions in the next 5 years? This list does not attempt to cover every single task that is done in the running of Minicon (note that driving the truck isn't on here, for instance), but rather to hit the high points. Maybe the medium points too.<br /> <br /> === Chair ===<br /> <br /> Kevin and Joel have tentatively agreed to run Minicon 46 (right? Maybe?). The chairs are chosen by the MNstf board on a year-to-year basis, but it doesn't hurt to make some guesses about the farther future.<br /> <br /> Generally people do not run many Minicons in a row, and we have generally considered turnover of the chair to be a good thing so that people don't burn out. But we don't have any particular limit and in the absence of a competing bids, we'll probably take whoever is interested.<br /> <br /> === Programming ===<br /> <br /> For M45, Kelly, Sharon and Rachel are heading programming. Kelly will be gone for M46. Programming head tends to have fairly high <br /> turnover.<br /> <br /> === Children's programming ===<br /> <br /> Marian has been doing this for many years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Gaming ===<br /> <br /> Open gaming, organized gaming, computer gaming.<br /> <br /> Matt McMillan has just taken over gaming.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Consuite/Bar ===<br /> <br /> Consuite, bar, possible providing food to other con functions.<br /> <br /> Hershey has just taken over consuite and Aliera has just taken over bar.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music ===<br /> <br /> Concerts, music circles, music programming.<br /> <br /> Chas has been handling all three for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Volunteers ===<br /> <br /> Before con volunteer organization, at-con volunteer wrangling.<br /> <br /> Matt and Kelly have just taken over both of these functions. They are not volunteering for the future.<br /> <br /> === Publications ===<br /> <br /> Progress reports, program book, pocket program.<br /> <br /> Seven has been doing progress reports and the program book for the last two years.<br /> <br /> Matt Strait and Rachel have been doing the pocket program for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Webmaster ===<br /> <br /> The website. E-mail publications. Social networking.<br /> <br /> Dorf is doing the website for M45. DDB sends out e-mails. Social networking is handled ad hoc.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Badges ===<br /> <br /> Bill has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> <br /> Bonnie and Seven are doing this for Minicon 45.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Treasurer ===<br /> <br /> Andra has done this for a few years.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Green room ===<br /> <br /> Karen and/or Bruce have been doing this for a while now. We have (I think...?) cut funding for the green room for this year. Will <br /> there still be the room at all?<br /> <br /> === Bozo Bus Tribune / Medallion Hunt Newsletter, or, more generally, at-con publications ===<br /> <br /> Sharon had been doing this for a while. Thorin took over last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment for and past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Guest liaison ===<br /> <br /> This is currently being done by a largish number of people.<br /> <br /> === T-shirts ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a number of years. Pat took over a large amount of the work last year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Registration ===<br /> <br /> Preregistration (including database management), at-con registration.<br /> <br /> Matt has been doing preregistration for a few years. He has volunteered to do a bad job of it for M46 if necessary (bad only because he will probably not be in the Twin Cities from September through Minicon).<br /> <br /> Carol has been doing at-con registration for a while now. Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown. Matt Strait has volunteered to start doing this at M45. He has committed to doing this also for M46-M50 ''provided he can attend at all'' (which is not totally clear, because he doesn't know where he will be living).<br /> <br /> === Parties ===<br /> <br /> Matt Weiser has just taken over parties from Kelly.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Art show ===<br /> <br /> David has been doing this for a while now (now with the explicit understanding that while he is head, he will NOT be sitting there <br /> all weekend).<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Dealer's room ===<br /> <br /> Lisa has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Science room ===<br /> <br /> Ben has been doing this for a while now. The way he does it, it is only marginally a department and more of an invited feature.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Films ===<br /> <br /> Greg has ... I think ... taken over for this year.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 45 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === At-con sales ===<br /> <br /> Marilee had been doing this, but for M44 we folded this into art show. Plans at and past Minicon 45 unknown.<br /> <br /> === Hotel ===<br /> <br /> Keith has been doing this for a while now.<br /> <br /> He has at least tentatively agreed to continue for Minicon 46.<br /> <br /> Commitment past Minicon 46 is unknown.<br /> <br /> === More...? ===</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon45_Programming&diff=4860 2009-12-22T22:04:42Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: Change URL for League of Wonders to show suggestion, instead of showing comments on suggestion.</p> <hr /> <div>== Minicon 45 - Programming Brainstorm Page ==<br /> Welcome to the Minicon 45 Programming Brainstorm Page! Right now, we're still gathering ideas for this year's panels and activities. Please feel free to add your ideas to this page by logging into the wiki or e-mailing programming at minicon45 dot mnstf dot org.<br /> <br /> === Links ===<br /> * [http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Brainstorm_backup_mar14 Last Year's Ideas - some were used, some weren't.]<br /> * [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon45/ Minicon 45 Official Home Page]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/programming Minicon44 Programming]<br /> * [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/meetings/overview_map.html?propertyID=1493 Sheraton Bloomington room capacities] <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Science &amp; Technology ===<br /> <br /> ==== Space Borne Life ====<br /> (Chas) From Aliens without eyes to intelligent balloons, the next step is ... <br /> <br /> ==== Bio-Engineering as Art ====<br /> Rabbits that glow in the dark, flowers infused with the artist's DNA...<br /> <br /> ==== Water: Past, Present, and Future ====<br /> The availability of water has always affected the spread of humanity. Though we consider it a renewable resource, the fact remains that potable water something the world is running out of. How will we meet the water demands of the future on Earth? How does SF address the question of water availability?<br /> <br /> ==== Telling the Public About Science ====<br /> Popular culture is full of images of the &quot;mad&quot; scientist - crazed, frizzy-white-haired men working in solitude to take over the world. How do we, as real-world scientists, tell the public about what we actually do in a way that they will understand? How do we help them see the relevance of &quot;pure science&quot; pursuits?<br /> <br /> ==== Steampunk That Works ====<br /> The latest craze in home-made stuff is steampunk - steampunk laptops, steampunk electric guitars, steampunk rayguns. What can we make, using steampunk technology, that actually works? How far can we take steampunk?<br /> <br /> ==== Goldi-alien and the Three Bears====<br /> Many of the other life forms envisaged in SF come from environments not unlike our own - not too hot, not too cold, with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, etc. But we know life on earth can exist in extreme conditions - why not aliens? What other ecosystems or evolutionary pathways could we imagine - when E.T. shows up, will he have to bring his own life-support system?<br /> <br /> ==== The Science of the Supernatural ====<br /> What happens when we try to legitimize fantasy tropes by giving them a scientific (or science fictional) rationale? Do vampires lose their appeal when we explain them as sufferers of porphyria? What are the motivations behind doing this, and should we really try?<br /> <br /> ==== The Philosophy of Science (Fiction) ====<br /> To what extent does SF explore the meaning of science? Does it accurately portray the process for real scientists? How has science fiction affected the popular perception of science?<br /> <br /> ==== Aquatic Intelligences ====<br /> What would dolphins do? What side of the road would cephalopods prefer? What do we know about our marine relatives? How does our understanding of marine intelligence influence possible SF species?<br /> <br /> ==== Space Science: The Year in Review ====<br /> <br /> ==== Ask a Scientist ====<br /> <br /> ==== Space Exploration: People or Robots? ====<br /> <br /> ==== Large Hadron Collider: Where's it going? ====<br /> <br /> ==== What science are doing on the ISS? ====<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Writing/Being a Writer ===<br /> <br /> ==== Writing in Somebody Else's Universe ====<br /> Keeping the facts straight, getting the voice right.<br /> <br /> ==== Managing a Cast of Thousands ====<br /> How does a writer keep track of a huge number of characters with intertwined stories that extend over multiple books?<br /> <br /> ====Female Villains Done Well====<br /> Creating a female villain can be tricky. There are too many examples of stereotypical, unsympathetic female antagonists out there. But where has it been done well, and how can we do it well ourselves? <br /> <br /> ==== Genre Hybrids ====<br /> The rise of the cross-genre novel is upon us - paranormal romances, space westerns, etc. What other possibilities are there? Are there some (sub)genres that are more amenable to mixing than others?<br /> <br /> ==== The Flight of the Female SF Author ====<br /> From Asaro to Zettel, female authors that used to stock the science fiction shelves are now almost exclusively writing fantasy. What are the reasons behind the mass migration? Are there new women coming into the genre, or will our daughters find the SF section filled solely by men?<br /> <br /> ==== YA and Genre ====<br /> In addition to the traditional genres, &quot;young adult fiction&quot; is often considered a genre in and of itself. But there is clearly a lot of (unlabeled) genre fiction with the YA library. Is there something about the nature of YA that makes genre fiction more acceptable/legitimate for this age group?<br /> <br /> ==== Cross-Breeds and Subspecies ====<br /> Cross-genre fiction is coming popular at the same time that many new sub-genres are being defined. What is there about SF today that calls for ever more specific categories while also inviting blurring of those boundaries?<br /> <br /> ====How to include disabled people in your works====<br /> A good place to look at Peer's [http://pgdudda.livejournal.com/211485.html list] of &quot;things not to do to your token disabled character&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==== Why Write Cross-Genre? ====<br /> One might say the whole point of genre is to help bookstores/libraries/etc know where to shelve your book, and cross-genre books are notoriously difficult to categorize. And if no one knows what to do with your book, it probably won't sell well. So why write cross-genre fiction? What is the appeal?<br /> <br /> ==== Surviving the Long Haul ====<br /> Fantasy series are getting longer and longer. The Wheel of Time series has twelve books (or fourteen, depending on how you count?). Our GOH may be writing a ten-book series (&quot;The Stormlight Archive&quot;). How do authors sustain interest across such a long haul? How do you get your readers to make a long-term investment in your work?<br /> <br /> ==== Playing the God Card ====<br /> How do you introduce gods into your work without pushing the human characters into insignificance? Does it matter if they are &quot;real&quot; (e.g. members of the Greco-Roman pantheon) or products of the author's imagination? Can deities play a role beyond gigantic projections of human characteristics? What makes divinities so attractive to fantasy authors? Why do readers find them so compelling?<br /> <br /> ====Young Readers &amp; Protagonist Identity====<br /> If a book has a young protagonist, we tend to assume that it's a YA book - even though there's plenty of &quot;adult&quot; fiction with non-adult main characters. Do YA books have to have young protagonists? What are the potential problems with writing a novel for teenagers with an adult as the central character?<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Science Fiction ===<br /> <br /> ==== Wheel of Time from the Younger Point of View ====<br /> Younger fans of Wheel of Time talk with the GoH.<br /> <br /> ==== The Wheel of Time: a Feminist View ====<br /> <br /> ==== Revenge of the Screaming, Helpless Vixens ====<br /> In a genre known for forward thinking, women are still often depicted as brainless and braless. Galaxy Quest tackled the issue with humor, The Stepford Wives approached it with horror. What are some of your favorite examples of positive and negative genre depictions of women characters? Aside from investing in some sensible shoes, what would we like to see our heroines do differently?<br /> <br /> ==== My Mind, It’s Going: Memory Loss in Science and Fiction ====<br /> From Flowers For Algernon to the popular pre-teen video game Kingdom Hearts, memory loss has a place in SF and fantasy. Sometimes it’s just a plot device, and badly researched at that. But sometimes, intentionally or not, it taps into our deepest fears of loss of self. We will discuss stories that deal with memory loss, and why they are important in an age when Alzheimer’s seems to always be on the news. <br /> <br /> ==== Censorship and Science Fiction ====<br /> If Seven wants to do this panel, she needs to come up with a description.<br /> <br /> ==== Who Wants to Live Forever? ====<br /> Extending the human lifespan for centuries, even to the threshold of immortality, is an eternal human dream and a popular subject for speculative fiction. But there's always a catch, isn't there? The difficult implications of extended lifespans range from boredom to loneliness to raving insanity. On the other hand... you don't have to die!<br /> <br /> ====Borges as Science Fiction====<br /> Jorge Luis Borges wrote some wonderful, mind-bending fiction. One of his stories was an inspiration for ''2001: A Space Odyssey''. Where have his stories taken us?<br /> <br /> ==== Does SF Have a Silver Age? ====<br /> The Golden Ages of science fiction &amp; comic books have a number of things in common - both occurred during the late 1930's and through the 1940's, both established archetypes and tropes for the genres, and both are more or less considered to have ended with the post-war technological boom of the 1950's. The Silver Age of comics is well-known - but what about for science fiction? <br /> <br /> ==== The Future of the World ====<br /> Much (near-future) science fiction set on the Earth tends to deal with the future of the Western world, particularly the United States. But what about the rest of the world? What does the future hold for up-and-coming countries like Brazil, China, and India? What of the Third World?<br /> <br /> ==== From Elantris to T'Telir: Themes in Brandon Sanderson's Fiction ====<br /> A mysterious process that converts an ordinary person into a &quot;god&quot;. A fabulous city where these &quot;gods&quot; reside, steeped in magic. Young women, engages via treaty for political stability, whose husbands don't turn out to be who/what they expected. What draws our GOH to these settings/characters/themes?<br /> <br /> ==== Today's Science in Science Fiction ====<br /> Many near-future stories avoid current scientific problems (climate change, energy shortage, etc) in favor of less-pressing and/or seemingly more solvable ones. While science fiction's role is not strictly one of prediction, what responsibility does the genre have to address these problems?<br /> <br /> ====Alien Monoculture====<br /> Details to come as Kelly manages to write a coherent description of what she's thinking about for this.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Culture, Politics, Etc. ===<br /> <br /> ==== The Tides of Science Fiction ====<br /> How does our political/economic climate affect the popularity of science fiction? The interest in science &amp; technology after WWII launched a second generation of successful science fiction novels and led us to the moon. Lately, however, interest in SF seems to be eclipsed by the explosion of fantasy. Now that there is a science-friendly administration back in the White House, will we see a new resurgence in SF? and can this lead us back into space?<br /> <br /> ====Geek Love Through the Ages====<br /> Once, &quot;sexy&quot; was synonymous with predominately physical attributes, today it's much more trendy to admit that geek is sexy. Pop culture still idolizes the bold, fist-fighting daredevil surrounded by explodeyness, but the sexy geek is less anomalous than in previous years, and &quot;genius&quot; doesn't always go with &quot;evil&quot; anymore. How has the intellectual appeal of the protagonist character changed over the ages in movies and in literature? Are smarter characters a sign of a cultural shift, or just that brainy writers like for the intellectual characters to get some once in a while.<br /> <br /> ==== Power in the Hands of the Everyman ====<br /> In Sanderson's Warbreaker, anyone can become a Returned and gain a god-like physique and powers and make decisions like whether the country will go to war. In the United States, any citizen can, in theory, become the President. But is just anyone really the &quot;right&quot; person to be making these decisions? What are the ramifications of giving power to the everyman?<br /> <br /> ====The Whole World as &quot;The Village&quot;====<br /> Number 2's dream voiced to Number 6 in the 1967 Prisoner episode &quot;Chimes of Big Ben&quot;. While we might not be numbers, as a series of database entries that risk theft of identity &amp; individuality, spyware in communications technology &amp; cameras everywhere, among other things we've come to accept, yet guard against invading our privacy today, how well did McGoohan predict this New Global Village in which we live?<br /> <br /> ====SF in the Minds of the Masses====<br /> How does the mainstream media report on the world of SF? How is SF perceived, how can it be covered well? What can fandom do to get its story across? When, for example, the Current featured CONvergence on the 9:30 Coffee Break, were they really doing us any favors, or just making fun - if the latter, what can we do to turn this sort of thing around?<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Fannish &amp; Miscellaneous Panels ===<br /> <br /> ====Stuff that's about stuff====<br /> Neil Gaiman writes fiction about the nature of fiction, Fluxx is a card game about the nature of card game rules. What fannish stuff (besides this panel) is about itself? What attracts us to examine the nature of our fandom just by enjoying it? <br /> <br /> ====The Evil Librarian Panel====<br /> Our author GoH has written a book called &quot;Alcatraz vs.the Evil Librarians,&quot; so this seems like as good a time as any to do a librarian panel.<br /> <br /> ====Secrets of the Sheraton Bloomington====<br /> Some of us have been attending conventions at the &lt;strike&gt;Rad South&lt;/strike&gt; Sheraton Bloomington for decades. We've played hotel tag in the stairways, made friends, gotten married, experienced life-changing firsts. Some of our younger members may even have been conceived here. Let's celebrate this architectural fixture in our fannish lives. Remember watching the sun come up from Mr. C's on the 22nd floor? Does anybody know where the time capsule is hidden? What is the weirdest place we've ever found a sleeper?<br /> <br /> ====Books You Don't Expect to Get Back====<br /> What books do you buy over and over to give away to your friends? What's the best gift book you have ever received?<br /> <br /> ====How to Get Laid at Minicon====<br /> Our traditional neofan panel.<br /> <br /> ====Booze and Science Fiction====<br /> Alcohol has a special place in s.f. fandom (smoooooth) and has also played a key part in a surprising amount of classic s.f. and fantasy. Anybody remember &quot;A Bicycle Built for Brew?&quot; Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster anybody? An associated workshop or lab for this panel has also been suggested. There are several directions that this could take: a workshop on creating (and more important, naming) new mixed drinks; serious discussion of single malt scotch (preferably with samples); or a panel of con bartenders sharing their favorite stories. <br /> <br /> ====The Fannish Community Center====<br /> The [http://leagueofwonders.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/an-early-vision/#top suggestion] has been made: Should we have a fannish community center in the Twin Cities? What could we use such a thing for? What are the next steps, if we want to take them? <br /> <br /> ====Disabled Access | Cluebricks 101: Smoffing====<br /> Why your disabled fellow-fen might not tell you that you're not meeting their accessibility needs.<br /> <br /> ====Ranting 101: Accessibility issues in fandom====<br /> Obvious things that drive us nuts. Peer: I think this might work best as a guerrilla item, considering the length of the rants this might provoke.]<br /> <br /> ====Disabled Access | Why we're in fandom====<br /> What fandom gets right, and why we stay involved.<br /> <br /> ====Intersectionality in fandom====<br /> This is a more advanced topic, after you've clue-bricked a few people with the 101-level panels. Talk about how disabilities, race, gender, sexual orientation, and other oppressed statuses affect each other. How do we decide which one gets our last remaining spoon?<br /> <br /> ====Disabled Access | Self-care at cons====<br /> How do you balance the demands of your disability - be it energy, medication schedules, battery life, whatever - with your desire for the Full Con Experience™?<br /> <br /> ====Disabled Access | Tricks of the Con trade: Hotels====<br /> How do you convince con hotels to meet your accessibility needs? They are notorious for ignoring clear notes on request forms flagging things like &quot;has wheelchair, needs extra space&quot; or &quot;deaf, needs visual fire alarm&quot;.<br /> <br /> ====Recruiting Your Disabled Friends====<br /> How do you perform fan outreach in disabled communities? How do you find your fellow disabled geeks, and what do you do once you have them addicted to Torchwood/Trek/LotR (if they aren't already)? Have there been successful attempts to integrate disabled fen into fanac formerly centered around the assumption of ability? [&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt; This panel could easily be adapted to other groups, such as People of Color, GLBT, etc.]<br /> <br /> ==== The Importance of Food ====<br /> Food can tell us an immense amount about a world or a culture. It can tell us about trade routes and taboos. It can tell us about rituals, love, and death. What role does food play in speculative fiction? in fandom?<br /> <br /> ==== Mad Social Scientists ====<br /> Who says chemists &amp; physicists are the only ones who get to have any fun? A discussion of the powers of the social sciences to wreak havoc and destroy the world.<br /> <br /> ==== The Snob in Every Fan ====<br /> Given the common dismissal of our favorite genre, you might think that fans would be a little more accepting of others. But, let's face it - we all have (types of) books that we look down on. What kinds of fiction get ignored or marginalized by fans? Why?<br /> <br /> ====Space-ahol====<br /> The distillation of alcohol (at least as it's done today) is entirely dependent on differential boiling points and gravity. How will we make booze as we move into environments (deep ocean trenches, free-fall space stations, etc.) where these parameters are different/missing?<br /> <br /> ====Encouraging Readers and Fans====<br /> The traditional &quot;how do we get more people into fandom?&quot; panel - can we do this better than it's been done at other conventions lately? [In Kelly's opinion, it was done REALLY BADLY at WorldCon, for example. Their description included the ideas &quot;What can we do to introduce SF and fandom to others? Do new readers need fandom? Is fandom still relevant? Do we need a Fandom 2.0?&quot; - which had the potential to be interesting, but the panel killed it.]<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Media ===<br /> <br /> ==== Genre in the Digital Age ====<br /> At some level, one can consider the role of a genre label as a sorting system for bookstores and libraries - a way for readers to navigate their shelves. In this age of e-books and practically unlimited storage space, on-line publishers and &quot;if you liked this, you might like...&quot; lists, what is the role of genre? Are these categories more important than ever to help us sort through the onslaught of choices, or is speculative fiction losing thousands of potential readers by sticking to its genre label?<br /> <br /> ==== New Media &amp; Successful TV ====<br /> Especially with seasons of DVD-TV coming out fairly soon after the shows air, more or more people are &quot;waiting and seeing&quot; - do other people say it's good, will the series be renewed for a second season - before they watch a new show. But with viewer numbers so important for whether shows get renewed, how can we expect these shows to do well? What obligations do we have to support the shows we want to see?<br /> <br /> ====Media fandom and disabilities====<br /> Talking about disabled people in movies &amp; TV, whether anyone's ever gotten it totally right, and what things make us change the channel or press the eject button.<br /> <br /> ====Waiting for the Next Issue====<br /> More and more canceled (or otherwise ended) TV shows are finding a second life in comics. How is this changing our understanding of these franchises? Are fans who don't read them missing out, or are fans who read them disappointed by what they're getting? Is there something missing from this format, or can comics bring us something that we couldn't get from more episodes of TV?<br /> <br /> ====Hard SF on Screen====<br /> Is it possible to do hard SF on screen (big or small)? Are there franchises that are well-known for getting their science correct? Does a movie/TV show that tries to use hard SF lose a fraction of its audience - in other words, is dumbing down inevitable if a program is going to be accessible to a wide audience?<br /> <br /> ====It's a Disaster!====<br /> Disaster movies often reflect the times in which they were made. From nuclear war to terrorism to eco-catastrophe, what do these movies tell us about ourselves? Do they help us deal with our fears or just make things worse?<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Arts and Crafts ===<br /> <br /> ==== Arts vs. Crafts ====<br /> For those who produce works of both sorts, what distinguishes art from craft? when does craft transcend its defining characteristics to be counted as art? Why do we distinguish art as a separate category? For those who specialize in one area or the other, how does craft improve art, art inform craft? <br /> <br /> ==== Popup Books ====<br /> Come and see some resplendent examples of the popup book art form, and learn what goes into the construction of these little masterpieces. Yes, we've done this several times before, but it gets bigger and better every year!<br /> <br /> ==== Paper Engineering ====<br /> This year the paper-folding workshop gets its own time slot. Learn a little origami, cut out a snowflake, or make a folded-paper fortune telling machine customized for Minicon.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Gaming===<br /> <br /> ====The Social Contract: Making It Explicit====<br /> We've had a lot of discussion about the social contract -- the rules by which our gaming groups operate, whether unspoken or not. Too often, though, they remain unspoken until someone blows up, or stinks up, the game. How can we go about making sure everyone is on the same page regarding how we game together? Is such a thing even desirable?<br /> <br /> ====Designing Your Own Game====<br /> A lot of us can't help but house-rule and fiddle with games. Many gamers want to take the next step and design our own games. How do you get started? How can you become rich and famous designing games? <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> === Not Really Panels ===<br /> <br /> ==== Yoga for the Old and Decrepit ====<br /> A workshop to teach yoga techniques<br /> adapted to make them accessible to people with physical limitations.<br /> <br /> === Costuming ===<br /> ==== Costume Doctor ====<br /> Bonnie and Seven help you deal with good costumes gone bad, wardrobe malfunctions and other costuming problems.<br /> <br /> ==== Easter Parade ====<br /> In your Eeeeaster bonnet, with all the squids uponnnnit... miscellaneous finery, costumes, kazoo bands.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> === Kids and Family Programming ===<br /> <br /> ==== Tool Time ====<br /> Take apart a computer.<br /> <br /> ==== Children's Concert ====<br /> Music for children by Minnstf musicians.<br /> <br /> ==== Create a Costume in Two Hours ==== <br /> We'll provide the raw materials and you have two hours to whip it into a costume for the Easter Parade. Photographers will be on hand to immortalize your new persona.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Blog_Recipe&diff=4006 2008-11-21T22:08:53Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recipe ==<br /> <br /> === Canonical recipe for Minicon Blog ===<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> 1 Large (12 oz) can each of frozen<br /> Orange Juice<br /> Lemonade<br /> Limeade<br /> 6 oz Grenadine<br /> 4 quarts Ginger Ale<br /> Ice, lots<br /> 12 oz Vodka<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> If the alcohol is left out, it's called &quot;St. Paul Blog&quot;.<br /> <br /> The type that ''has'' alcohol is not, however, called &quot;Minneapolis Blog&quot;. Canonically, it's either Blog or St. Paul Blog. There is no spoon.<br /> <br /> ==== Notes ====<br /> <br /> Where on Earth are you going to get quarts of ginger ale? 4 liters will do.<br /> <br /> 6 oz of grenadine, naturally, fills half a 12 oz can of juice concentrate. Take advantage of this.<br /> <br /> === Lisa's variant ===<br /> <br /> Use 2 liters of ginger ale and 2 liters of water instead of 4 of ginger ale. This is more or less equivalent to using juice instead of juice concentrate and results in a less bonk-you-over-the-head sweet drink. For those who like to be canonical, a similar effect can be achieved by being particularly zealous about the &quot;lots&quot; when adding ice and having all the ingredients warm. However, then you'll either have to search all over the hotel for a non-exhausted ice machine or actually buy bags of ice.</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=4005 2008-10-30T19:39:04Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), and more?<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |Don Bailey<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin http://wiki.mnstf.org/index.php?title=Minicon_mini-history&diff=4004 2008-10-30T19:23:33Z

<p>Kevin G. Austin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Recent Minicons ==<br /> [[Main_Page | return to main page]]<br /> ----<br /> Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start. <br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! year<br /> ! Minicon<br /> ! chair<br /> ! Guests of Honor<br /> ! Honored Guests<br /> ! venue<br /> ! members<br /> (approx)<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |44<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), and more?<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2008<br /> |43<br /> |Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait<br /> |Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |432 total members, 385 warm bodies<br /> |-<br /> |2007<br /> |42<br /> |Mark Richards<br /> |Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |430<br /> |-<br /> |2006<br /> |41<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> |540<br /> |-<br /> |2005<br /> |40<br /> |Greg Ketter<br /> |Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner &amp; Larson (artists), James Young (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Sheraton Bloomington<br /> | 630<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> |39<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> | 458<br /> |-<br /> |2003<br /> |38<br /> |Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean<br /> |Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Millennium<br /> |550<br /> |-<br /> |2002<br /> |37<br /> |Erik Baker<br /> |Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |640<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |36<br /> |ddb?<br /> |Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Mineapolis<br /> |516<br /> |-<br /> |2000<br /> |35<br /> |Geri Sullivan<br /> |Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |850<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |34<br /> |HiRes Committee<br /> |Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark &amp; Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)<br /> |<br /> |Hilton Minneapolis<br /> |1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> |33<br /> |Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer<br /> |Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3431<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> |32<br /> |<br /> |Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> |31<br /> |<br /> |Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari &amp; Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3564<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | 30<br /> |<br /> |Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3500<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | 29<br /> |<br /> |Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)<br /> | 3300<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | 28<br /> |<br /> |Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 3100<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | 27<br /> |<br /> |Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | 26<br /> |<br /> |George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | 25<br /> |<br /> |Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price (&quot;arthur&quot;), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) <br /> |Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | 24<br /> |<br /> |Harry Harrison, George &quot;Lan&quot; Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear<br /> |Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | 23<br /> |<br /> |Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)<br /> |Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | 22<br /> |<br /> |David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)<br /> |Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1950<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | 21<br /> |<br /> |Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)<br /> |Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | 20<br /> |<br /> |James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)<br /> | 1525<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | 18<br /> |<br /> |Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker (&quot;smooth&quot;)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 1450<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | 19<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | 14<br /> |<br /> |John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)<br /> |<br /> | St. Paul Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | 17<br /> |<br /> |Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | 16<br /> |<br /> |C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | 15<br /> |<br /> |Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Minneapolis Radisson<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1978<br /> | 13<br /> |<br /> |Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | 12<br /> |<br /> |Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | ???<br /> |-<br /> | 1976<br /> | 11<br /> |<br /> |Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)<br /> |<br /> |Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 500<br /> |-<br /> | 1975<br /> | 10<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)<br /> |<br /> | Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)<br /> | 510<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 9<br /> |<br /> |Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey<br /> |<br /> | Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 190<br /> |-<br /> | 1974<br /> | 8<br /> |<br /> |Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 350<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | 7<br /> |<br /> |Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 220<br /> |-<br /> | 1972<br /> | 6<br /> |<br /> |Ruth Berman<br /> |<br /> | Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)<br /> | 175<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 5<br /> |<br /> |Volsted Gridban<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 100<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | 4<br /> |<br /> |Lin Carter<br /> |<br /> | Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 150<br /> |-<br /> | 1970<br /> | 3<br /> |<br /> |Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 130<br /> |-<br /> | 1969<br /> | 2<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)<br /> | 102<br /> |-<br /> | 1968<br /> | 1<br /> |<br /> |Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak<br /> |<br /> | Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)<br /> | 60<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == More history pages ==<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]<br /> *[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]</div>

Kevin G. Austin