Main Page

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Minnstf Links

• Mnstf web page
• Minnstf Records Page - Bylaws, older Board minutes, tax records

Recent Minnstf Board Minutes in Wiki format

• minutes_oct26_2007
• minutes_dec15_2007

Minnstf History

The Floundering Fathers Panel - An interview with Minnstf founders Nate Bucklin, Ken Fletcher, Fred Haskell, Frank Stodolka, and Jim Young, circa 1977

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Minicon stuff

Current Minicon Webpages

• Minicon 44 (2009)
• Minicon 43 (2008)

Minicon History

• Minicon Home Page - contains links to all home pages for previous Minicons
• Minicon is on Wikipedia!
• Wikipedia list of past Minicons- 3 lines for each con
• Minicon mini-history - quick summary of recent Minicons including name of chair and attendance
• Minicons 1-30, detailed summary
• Fred's Minicon history, 1-39 - includes dates, hotel, GOH, and attendance

Resources for con-running

Blog

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 "St. Paul blog" for historical reasons. - Blog Recipe

Moderator Tip Sheet

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.

• Moderator Tip Sheet (HTML)
• Moderator Tip Sheet (text)

Running a small convention

• Small_Convention - Tips on planning and running a small SF convention

Programming

• Room requirements for Minicon
• Scheduling notes
• The seasons of programming
• Minicon 43 Programming Notes
• Supplies needed for Programming
• Who's good for which programming
• Doing it by database

Registration

• General thoughts on Registration