Comments for Convention Reporter http://www.conreporter.com Because not everyone can be there in person Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Main WSFS Business Meeting Report by Kevin http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699&cpage=1#comment-438 Kevin Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:23:37 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699#comment-438 Some of the backfeed you're hearing is that the camera (to which we cannot attach an external microphone) is picking up the room's ventilation system better than people's voices. I'm uploading the Main Meeting video as I compose this message; at Saturday's meeting, I worked harder to move the camera (which doesn't pan all that well) to point toward speakers. Also, more speakers at the Main Meeting used the lectern with its microphones. Thanks for the feedback (no pun intended)! Some of the backfeed you’re hearing is that the camera (to which we cannot attach an external microphone) is picking up the room’s ventilation system better than people’s voices. I’m uploading the Main Meeting video as I compose this message; at Saturday’s meeting, I worked harder to move the camera (which doesn’t pan all that well) to point toward speakers. Also, more speakers at the Main Meeting used the lectern with its microphones.

Thanks for the feedback (no pun intended)!

]]> Comment on Main WSFS Business Meeting Report by Chicago in 2012 Confirmed in Early Returns « File 770 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699&cpage=1#comment-437 Chicago in 2012 Confirmed in Early Returns « File 770 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:26:10 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699#comment-437 [...] Meantime, Secret Masters of Fandom looking for their fanpolitical fix should read Kevin Standlee’s summary of the Main Business Meeting. [...] [...] Meantime, Secret Masters of Fandom looking for their fanpolitical fix should read Kevin Standlee’s summary of the Main Business Meeting. [...]

]]> Comment on Main WSFS Business Meeting Report by Lisa Hertel http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699&cpage=1#comment-436 Lisa Hertel Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:39:02 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1699#comment-436 <i>The proposal to clarify the status of electronic voting on the Hugo Award and Site Selection was modified to permit e-voting on Site Selection only if the administering Worldcon and all bids on the ballot agree on the procedure.</i> Yay! I can't wait to see the video. Hopefully the sound will be better than the prelim meeting video--that one had an odd backfeed sound. It might be better to set up the camera near the head table (so you can hear them better), but pointing toward the audience (so you can ID speakers). Of course, by the time you read this, it'll be too late. The proposal to clarify the status of electronic voting on the Hugo Award and Site Selection was modified to permit e-voting on Site Selection only if the administering Worldcon and all bids on the ballot agree on the procedure.

Yay!

I can’t wait to see the video. Hopefully the sound will be better than the prelim meeting video–that one had an odd backfeed sound. It might be better to set up the camera near the head table (so you can hear them better), but pointing toward the audience (so you can ID speakers). Of course, by the time you read this, it’ll be too late.

]]> Comment on Australian Awards Ceremony by Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » Ditmar Awards Winners http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1635&cpage=1#comment-431 Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » Ditmar Awards Winners Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:16:22 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1635#comment-431 [...] per Cheryl & Kevin’s live coverage on ConReporter.com yesterday, here are the 2010 Ditmar Award [...] [...] per Cheryl & Kevin’s live coverage on ConReporter.com yesterday, here are the 2010 Ditmar Award [...]

]]> Comment on More On Hashtags #Aus4 #Worldcon #Hugos by Tania Shipman http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1663&cpage=1#comment-429 Tania Shipman Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:27:08 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1663#comment-429 People are still using #aussiecon4. I'm posting to #aus4, #aussiecon4 and #worldcon for every tweet about the Con People are still using #aussiecon4. I’m posting to #aus4, #aussiecon4 and #worldcon for every tweet about the Con

]]> Comment on Sir Julius Vogel Awards by The Sir Julius Vogel Awards - Adam Christopher http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1632&cpage=1#comment-428 The Sir Julius Vogel Awards - Adam Christopher Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:15:28 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1632#comment-428 [...] and Science Fiction Awards Watch, and an archive of the awards ceremony live blog can be read here. For those interested in seeing the issue of TSV (#76) that qualified for the award and won the [...] [...] and Science Fiction Awards Watch, and an archive of the awards ceremony live blog can be read here. For those interested in seeing the issue of TSV (#76) that qualified for the award and won the [...]

]]> Comment on Sir Julius Vogel Awards by Books About Blogging Au Contraire: Day Three, Part 1: The Sir Julius Vogel Awards Books About http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1632&cpage=1#comment-425 Books About Blogging Au Contraire: Day Three, Part 1: The Sir Julius Vogel Awards Books About Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:52:49 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1632#comment-425 [...] For all the Voyagers winners and nominees, see the awards ceremony livestream. [...] [...] For all the Voyagers winners and nominees, see the awards ceremony livestream. [...]

]]> Comment on Worldcon Coverage Signup by Errolwi http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1545&cpage=1#comment-411 Errolwi Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:57:54 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1545#comment-411 I'll definitely be tweeting from Au Contraire, and probably from WorldCon. http://twitter.com/errolwi http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/42592812.rss Photo is per Twitter. I'm from Auckland, NZ. My interests are science and Literature. I particularly enjoy plausible alt-history. I’ll definitely be tweeting from Au Contraire, and probably from WorldCon.

http://twitter.com/errolwi
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/42592812.rss
Photo is per Twitter.
I’m from Auckland, NZ.
My interests are science and Literature.
I particularly enjoy plausible alt-history.

]]> Comment on Eastercon Wrap by Anne KG Murphy http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1529&cpage=1#comment-392 Anne KG Murphy Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:38:59 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?p=1529#comment-392 There's also a free bus around the area and to heathrow, but since most of the heathrow restaurants are inside the terminals, I'm not sure what that gets you. To the underground, I suppose. And the heathrow express rail is fast - 20 minutes to downtown, but also expensive. What astounded me about the hotel buffet was not just how awful it was - hamburgers with no toppings except sauces, jacket potatoes with no veggie-based toppings despite how wonderful cheesy broccoli would have been, and how simple it is to do a proper potato bar, which we have at some US cons - but also that it was *exactly the same, every day*. Plus the horrible foods they served on the lunch buffet were also on offer at the atrium at dinnertime. Other than that, some of the halls are *really* narrow. I also want to create a new version of the hotel map and improve the extra signage. what was there was good, but mainly directed people up, not down. I would also be tempted to tape or prop open the ground floor stairwell doors so people can walk up one floor from there. There’s also a free bus around the area and to heathrow, but since most of the heathrow restaurants are inside the terminals, I’m not sure what that gets you. To the underground, I suppose. And the heathrow express rail is fast – 20 minutes to downtown, but also expensive.

What astounded me about the hotel buffet was not just how awful it was – hamburgers with no toppings except sauces, jacket potatoes with no veggie-based toppings despite how wonderful cheesy broccoli would have been, and how simple it is to do a proper potato bar, which we have at some US cons – but also that it was *exactly the same, every day*. Plus the horrible foods they served on the lunch buffet were also on offer at the atrium at dinnertime.

Other than that, some of the halls are *really* narrow. I also want to create a new version of the hotel map and improve the extra signage. what was there was good, but mainly directed people up, not down. I would also be tempted to tape or prop open the ground floor stairwell doors so people can walk up one floor from there.

]]> Comment on Eastercon: BSFA Awards by Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » BSFA Awards http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1449&cpage=1#comment-390 Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » BSFA Awards Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:24:15 +0000 http://www.conreporter.com/?page_id=1449#comment-390 [...] reported the ceremony live through ConReporter.com, but in case you missed that, here are the [...] [...] reported the ceremony live through ConReporter.com, but in case you missed that, here are the [...]

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