Worldcon
Runners Guide is a comprehensive accounting
of what is involved in running the quintessential
science fiction convention of the year, running the
gambit from the bid process to what is involved once
you have run. Well worth a read.
Chairman 101 is Michael Citrak's
ruminations on being a convention chairman. This is provided
in pdf format and is easily printed. Enjoy.
The DOJ's Americans with Disabilities Act web site is
just as it sounds, a useful resource for knowing the
ins and outs of the needs and requirements that should
be looked out for by conventions for those with disabilities.
How
to Run A Dealersroom is one take on how
to run this function in a convention setting. The copyright
on the document is 1996, so there may be some issues
not covered, but it is potentially a good place to
start if your convention runners lack experience and
lack contacts with those that have experience in this
regard.
A Guide for Filk Czars is
the accumulated wisdom of Gary McGath coming from his
putting together Filk programming at Boksone. The lessons
learned there are likely pertinent for those putting
together content for Northwest conventions. Also, of
interest, in the same subject area is InterFilk: Promoting the Sharing of
Filk Music which should be an additional resource
for understanding this aspect of convention fandom
Convention
Planner gives a variety of links to site specific
areas, including hotels, restaurants with function
space and much more. Certainly worth a look.
AOV or Association of Operations Volunteersis a 501C3
organization with a stated goal to assist other events
and organizations. Their focus stretches far beyond fannish
events but they are actively involved in training throughout
the northwest, providing equipment, personnel and technical
support and producing specialized equipment.
Non Profit
Centeris a 501C3
with a goal 'to strengthen nonprofit organizations
for a better community'
The Non-Profit Schmoozefest is
a Seattle based online and real life meeting ground for
those involved in non-profit groups and events. Take a
look and see if this might provide useful information.They
also have a yahoo groups list as well.
Puget Sounds Business Journal has
an article about the picture for non profit organization
in the Puget Sound region as of May of 2001.
NPower has a mission of 'helping
other non-profits use technology to better serve their
communities'. There seems to be useful information
here, but some of their services and, especially their
consultants, are for pay. Still, worth a look.
Philanthropy Northwest was
formerly known as the Pacific Northwest Grantmakers Forum,
In their own words. 'Philanthropy Northwest is a
professional association of grantmakers located in or
funding throughout Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington and British Columbia, Canada.' Looks like
a site well worth exploring.
Washington Festivals & Events
Association is a not for profit group which
is a networking resource for those putting on events
in the Washington area. COMMERCIAL EVENT RESOURCES
Convention Industry
The
CIC offers its members many tools and programs
designed to support the industry and meet its challenges,
facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, educate
the public on the industry's profound economic impact,
and ensure its credibility and high standards of quality.
Event
Solutions -
Through our extensive family of products, Event Solutions
magazine, Event Solutions Expo and Event Solutions
Online, we provide the level of content and the targeted
audience you need to make your marketing dollars pay
off.
EventWeb,
founded in 1996, offers innovative ideas and practical
advice on how to improve the quality and success of your
business meetings, educational programs, industry conferences
and global exhibitions.
Exhibitor
Magazine brings you the best practices in trade show
and corporate event marketing, from the most successful
companies in the world.
Expo
Web - The purpose of the EXPOweb is two-fold.
First, it is an educational resource for show organizers.
Second, it is a tool to help exhibitors and attendees
locate the expositions in which they would like to
participate.
Meetings & Conventions
magazine has
been helping meeting and event planners in corporations,
associations, incentive houses and independent planning
companies excel at their jobs and effectively manage
their careers.
Meeting
Guide - Whether you're a professional
meeting planner, a company offering event services
or a supplier of products for the event industry, the
Meeting Guide offers information and connections you
won't find anywhere else.
MeetingsNet is
the meeting industry's portal for information and resources
related to planning meetings and events. The Meetings Group
of magazines provides comprehensive coverage of meeting
planning issues, trends, and events in five focused areas,
association, corporate, insurance/financial, religious,
and medical.
Meeting
News The
complete online source for news and information for
the meeting, convention, incentive and trade show professionals.
MeetingNews.com features the latest industry news,
searchable article archives, crucial business resources
and much more.
Special
Events - Leading magazine covering the
events industry.
Successful
Meetings - SuccessMtgs.com is dedicated
to serving the needs of meeting planners online. As
an extension of Successful Meetings magazine we feature
their in-depth coverage and analysis of key issues
affecting the meetings industry.
Tradeshow
Week has focused on the entire tradeshow
industry with a commitment to providing tradeshow professionals
with the latest information they need to perform their
jobs more efficiently and effectively.
IEG
- International Events Group -
IEG established sponsorship as the fourth arm of marketing,
alongside advertising, promotion and public relations.
Sponsorwise was
created to provide sophisticated tools needed in today’s
sponsorship market. Based on our collective experiences
in corporations, properties, agencies and the Internet,
we set out to design a platform that actively supports
everyone involved in the process.
Energize,
Inc. is an international training, consulting
and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. If
these words are in your vocabulary--community service,
membership development, auxiliary, community organizing,
service-learning, lay ministry, pro bono work, supporter,
friends group, political activist, service club-- we
can help!!
Volunteer
Management Report -
Helpful newsletter for getting the most out of volunteers
to your organization.
Washington
Festivals & Events
Association WFEA describes thesemlves
as being "a Washington state-based nonprofit organization
whose mission is to 'support
the festival and event industry of Washington State by
providing educational, commercial and networking opportunities,
and by addressing industry concerns and issues.' WFEA
programs educate and support festivals and events, and
the people who manage and supply them. WFEA works to improve
the understanding, recognition, andappreciation of the
vital role of festivals and events in society, as people
come together to share and celebrate community."
Washington
Lawyers for the Arts This group describes
themselve as having been " founded
in 1976, Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) is a nonprofit
service organization dedicated to supporting the arts
in Washington state by creating alliances and making
legal resources accessible to artists and arts organizations
of all disciplines."
This may prove useful for different cons and organizations
as a potential resource.
the
Xeric Foundation describes iteself as being "a private,
nonprofit corporation established by Peter A. Laird, co-creator
of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Planet Racers.
The Foundation offers financial assistance to fully committed,
self-publishing comic book creators and qualified charitable
and nonprofit organizations. The geographical consideration
for comic book artists is the United States and Canada."
Convention-Guests.com describes itself as "We represent
Artists who worked on Star Wars, Harry Potter, Dr Who, James
Bond and other cult sci-fi classics who can be seen on our
web page" I take no opinion on this site, but it may be useful
for those beginning to create a media presence at a con.
Fannish History Sites
The Geocon Pages is is
a site that preserves past web sites and information
about this convention that seems to have passed into
history.
Norwescon Archives is a
slowly growing site of archives web sites and information
about past Norwescons. Norwescon is a major regional
science fiction covention taking place in the Seattle
area usually over Easter weekend. This also includes
general informationa bout the con as well..
Timebinders - Preserving Fannish
History is primarily a link to the mailing list but
also a community of people intent on preserving fannish
history.
The Fanac Fan History Project is
an awesome compilation of documents and photographs,
information and more. Whether you want to discover
an odd bit of filking or see a photograph of Harlan
Ellison this is the place to find it. Check it out.
General Fannish
Sites
with emphasis on Northwest Fandom
ANGLCon.com is
a convention coverage website that has recently been
covering sci fi cons, so there are photos, helpful costuming
tips and stories. Worth a look.
Ansible is the Hugo Award
winning fanzine that is now available via email. It
is well worth subscribing to and by email the price
is definitely right - free.
Comic
Book Information web site describes
itself as 'All the information, resources, help,
and more that you could ever want to know about comic
books' If this is an interest for you this might
be a place to check out.
The Costume Page gives
you a wealth of information about costuming.
efanzines.com is
an online home for a variety of fanzines in electronic
format, usually pdf, as well as links to other online
fanzines and where they can be found.
The Fan Gallery is
a photo gallery that until recently has been a touring
hard copy gallery of photographs of major fannish individuals.
The site indicates that there are hopes to have an
online version of the Gallery up soon.
Fantastic Fiction Bibliographies is
a compilation of over a thousand bibliographies of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror authors. If you
seeking information on what a writer has written this
might be one place to begin a search. You search either
alphabetically or by keyword.
Galaxiki is a
virtual galaxy with over a million stars and solar systems
- each star, each planet and each moon represents one
wiki page and site members can name and edit them, creating
an entirely fictional world. It's also possible to "purchase" a
star or a solar system, so that only you (and not other
community members) can name and edit it.
Links of Interest to Fandom is
currently one of the most up to date and comprehensive
sites and now has a new domain name and a new updated
look.
Locus Online is the online presence
of this quintessential print resource for the science
fiction genre. The magazine is where to find the list
of what will be published in the coming year, what
happened at conventions and much more. You can get
a taste of what it is about from their website.
Plokta Cabal's
news servicefor science
fiction fandom is just as it sounds. A always interesting
and always informative run down of events, conventions
and other items of interest to the general fan.
The Science Fiction Resource Guide is
one of the better collections of all sorts of science
fiction links around and for your surfing pleasure.
Science Fiction Convention Survival
Kit for Newbies is a very interesting site
indeed. If you are a neo-fan aka con virgin or
something close thereof and especially if you have
not a clue about what I just said then do visit
this site.
Scifi.com has launched a wickipedia based site
known as Scifipedia . If
you are not aware of how Wickipedia works think interactive
encyclopedia where those who log in can create articles
that will be included on the site. Over time this should
become a great resource for all fandom and a ripe opportunity
for some egoboo :-)
SF Lovers is one of the oldest
and another quite detailed and comprehensive site for
information.
The SFF Net is the new name for
what was formerly known as Greyware. Of particular
interest at this site is the SFF Net News Server which has
many of the Science Fiction Round Tables that were
formerly elsewhere. Since this is an open news server
and available from the rest of the internet it is of
particular interest indeed. If you would like
a site specifically for aspiring and established
writers, then another forum hosted off this server
is Writer's
Notebook. If you would like works critiqued
then register and explore Writers Workbook.
SFRT on the Web is an ongoing
online community for readers and writers of Science
Fiction, Fantasy and Horror and now it's on the
web.
Science Ficion & Fantasy
Writers of America (SFWA) was
founded by Damon Knight (1922–2002)
in 1965. Today, SFWA's 1500 members include most professional
writers of science fiction and fantasy in North America,
and many from elsewhere in the universe. An essential
site to visit if your interest is writing science fiction
or fantasy.
space.com's Science Fiction
site is a good accounting of the latest
on all manner of science fiction in books, movies,
television and more. There are reviews and discussion
about current events. And there are interviews.
Steven Silver's Homepage among
its other pluses includes lists of baseball in science
fiction, Jewish science fiction, Pluto in Science Fiction
and much more. Worth a visit and an exploration.
SF Site has a wealth of reviews of written works and other comprehensive material. Well worth a look.
trufen.net is
a free ranging forum site with stuff for funs or retinal
flutter whichever comes first. Well worth checking out,
exploring and otherwise trying out.
The
UTIA Connection is
described by its creators as "the exclusive
site for the ongoing sci-fi/paranormal free view
Real Player based series, "The UTIA Connection."
Fannish Language learning
Klingon Language Institute is the place on the web to get a good first exposure to the Klingon language.
Move over Klingon speakers, here come to Na'vi. If you are a fan of Avatar and what with the prospect of at least three movies in all, you might want to think about becoming blue. Learn Na'Vi will get you started in that direction.