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Subject:Re: The Business of Conferences From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:00:39 +0000
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com wrote:
>
> It strikes me, after reviewing a number of posts in this thread, that the
> STC should be put in contact with a few experienced Science Fiction
> Convention runners. (There may even be a few with concom experience within
> the sound of my keyboard right now, dare I suggest even a SMOF or two?)
Science fiction conventions went through a similar period over a decade
ago when Harlan Ellison and a number of other writers decided that they
would no longer attend conventions unless they were paid to do so.
Considering that guests of honour at SF conventions are often on stage
for the entire convention - even suffering from a lack of privacy in the
washroom - their position was even more justified than the professional
lecturers who balk at STC policy.
However, in practice, many new writers are still willing to attend for
the gratification of being a guest, or even out of altruism.
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Bruce Byfield bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com
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