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* Take the results and do preliminary research on them. The aim is to have guests that haven't been a guest elsewhere in the last 3 years, people who give back to their community, etc. | * Take the results and do preliminary research on them. The aim is to have guests that haven't been a guest elsewhere in the last 3 years, people who give back to their community, etc. | ||
* Take the results after removing those who have been guests in the last 3 years, put some notes on each guests potentia and then propose it to the staff for discussion and voting. (If you want to narrow the list down to approx 3 per guest spot and propose that, sometimes that is also helpful.) | * Take the results after removing those who have been guests in the last 3 years, put some notes on each guests potentia and then propose it to the staff for discussion and voting. (If you want to narrow the list down to approx 3 per guest spot and propose that, sometimes that is also helpful.) | ||
* Make sure to do the same for the Charity suggestions. We usually avoid human charities as they are much more controversial. Aim for something interesting and a place that could benefit from less than $5000 (some charities | * Make sure to do the same for the Charity suggestions. We usually avoid human charities as they are much more controversial. Aim for something interesting and a place that could benefit from less than $5000 (some charities woudn't bat an eye at a small sum but other small charities, it will help them immensely!) | ||
* Make sure your general idea for the theme is given to the theming and art lead teams so they can start crafting an art guide. This needs to be done as soon as possible, otherwise art cannot be started. (Or it will be started but it won’t be in theme/right colours, etc. which will cause issues down the road. Website also needs this ASAP!) | * Make sure your general idea for the theme is given to the theming and art lead teams so they can start crafting an art guide. This needs to be done as soon as possible, otherwise art cannot be started. (Or it will be started but it won’t be in theme/right colours, etc. which will cause issues down the road. Website also needs this ASAP!) | ||
* Don’t loose the hype! The best time to announce dates/locations is at the end of the previous years’ event. If that is not possible, get it figured out and announced as soon after as you can to keep people interested! (But don’t post dates or location until the contract is confirmed! The last thing we want is to have word go out and then have to change something. It looks bad and we look unorganized!) | * Don’t loose the hype! The best time to announce dates/locations is at the end of the previous years’ event. If that is not possible, get it figured out and announced as soon after as you can to keep people interested! (But don’t post dates or location until the contract is confirmed! The last thing we want is to have word go out and then have to change something. It looks bad and we look unorganized!) | ||
* Open up a volunteer form and get your current staff to | * Open up a volunteer form and get your current staff to advertise about it so we can bring in some new faces for the next year. | ||
* Open up a feedback survey to expand upon the hiss’n’scritch from the event to make sure you are addressing all that needs addressing from the previous year. | |||
* Make sure it asks about as many areas of the convention as possible so that it makes people think about specifics. | |||
* Put all these incoming feedback notes in each department folder so that each department can see their department specific feedback so they can improve. | |||
=== | === Volunteer/Staff Signup Sheet Example === | ||
* Real first and last name | * Real first and last name | ||
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* Weather they want to work before or during the event (This is important!) | * Weather they want to work before or during the event (This is important!) | ||
* What skills they have (you are basically asking for a short n sweet resume to be able to place them. For example, if someone wants to work in constore, it’s good to know if they have actual cashier experience.) | * What skills they have (you are basically asking for a short n sweet resume to be able to place them. For example, if someone wants to work in constore, it’s good to know if they have actual cashier experience.) | ||
== 6 Months before con, what do you need to have done? == | == 6 Months before con, what do you need to have done? == | ||
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