Red Book
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WASFF RED BOOK
The objective of the Red Book is to provide a detailed guide to running a Swancon, or to running conventions of a similar shape and size to Swancons. Swancon is unusual in that the entire committee changes every year; thus we must make a deliberate effort to preserve this knowledge.
Early Days
- Who will run the Con?
- WASFF, and putting in your bid
- Bidding to be the Natcon
- Acquiring Guests
- Realities of Running a Convention Vol 1 (The Dream Con Is Bollocks)Realities of Running a Convention Vol 1
- Realities of Running a Convention Vol 2 (The Bollocks of Leadership) Realities of Running a Convention Vol 2
- Realities of Running a Convention Vol 3 (Good Leaders Need a Good Pair of Bollocks) Realities of Running a Convention Vol 3
- Realities of Running a Convention Vol 4 (Sex Life of Fans) Realities of Running a Convention Vol 4
Working out the money
- Budgeting
- Costs
- Income
- Where does the money come from?
- Keeping Track of the Money
Where is it going to be?
- General Venue Considerations
- Hotels
- Generic Info for Hotels hosting a SwanCon
- General Information
- Other Hotel Things To Consider (Creche facilities, children's stream facilities, disabled access)
Who will come to your Convention?
- Guests
- Members
Before your convention
- Progress reports
- Website
- Pre-convention events
- Fundraising
- What to do at the previous Swancon
- Programming
- Name badges
- Swancon Short Story Competition
During your convention
- General Programme Information
- Video Programming
- Jobs that need doing during the con
- Day One of your convention
- Market day and Hucksters
- Gaming stream
- Media stream
- Registration Desk
- Audio Visual Equipment
- Art Show
- Auction
- Masquerade
- Ceremonies
- Final Day of your convention
- Aftermath
