ConStruction II

An Interaction Staff Weekend

27-29 February, 2004 - Swindon, United Kingdom

Programme Information

The aims of ConStruction II are:

To enable existing Interaction staff (and anyone else who thinks they might like to help out at some point) to meet and get to know one another
To provide staff with an opportunity to interact and work together
To update staff on progress to date and to highlight issues to be addressed in the next six months
To provide an opportunity for Area Heads to have meetings with those working in their areas.

Friday

Start End Session

18.00 20.00 Committee Meeting in the Avebury Room

18.00 Late We meet in the lounge/bar area. SF and other Quizzes available on tables for entertainment

Start	End	Session
18.00	20.00	Committee Meeting in the Avebury Room
18.00	Late	We meet in the lounge/bar area. SF and other Quizzes available on tables for entertainment

Saturday

Start End Session

10.30 11.00 Arrival and coffee/tea

11.00 11.30 Vince introduces the event

11.30 13.00 What's the Difference?
What do you expect of a Worldcon? This topic will examine the expectations fans from different countries have of Worldcons and will invite suggestions on how to manage those expectations and how to promote Interaction in such a way that those who attend will have realistic expectations.

13.00 14.30 Lunch

14.30 16.00 Problem Solving Workshops
Teams confront problems we hope our committee will never have to deal with.

16.00 16.30 Coffee/tea

16.30 18.30 Divisional Meetings
Meet and work with the other people working in your area. If you don’t have an official role yet, try out an area you’d like to work in.

22.00 Late Sparks’ Surprise Entertainment.
You have been warned!

Start	End	Session
10.30	11.00	Arrival and coffee/tea
11.00	11.30	Vince introduces the event
11.30	13.00	What's the Difference? What do you expect of a Worldcon? This topic will examine the expectations fans from different countries have of Worldcons and will invite suggestions on how to manage those expectations and how to promote Interaction in such a way that those who attend will have realistic expectations.
13.00	14.30	Lunch
14.30	16.00	Problem Solving Workshops Teams confront problems we hope our committee will never have to deal with.
16.00	16.30	Coffee/tea
16.30	18.30	Divisional Meetings Meet and work with the other people working in your area. If you don’t have an official role yet, try out an area you’d like to work in.
22.00	Late	Sparks’ Surprise Entertainment. You have been warned!

Sunday

Start End Session

11.00 12.00 Marketing Strategy Review
Steve Cooper talks about the markets we are aiming to reach with our promotions material and invites comments on the strategies proposed. Includes previews of planned marketing literature.
12.00 13.00 Using the Website Forum effectively
Led by Colin
13.00 14.30 Lunch
14.30 15.00 SF Quiz – the answers and the winners
15.00 16.00 Hot Topics
What would you like to talk about? We are hoping to run three or four separate sessions within this time slot. Topics will be chosen and announced on Saturday. Ideas so far include the database project; budget; timeline; shipping arrangements for dealers and artists
16.00 16.30 Coffee
16.30 17.00 Closedown, led by Vince
17.00 Whenever Ad hoc meetings

Start	End	Session
11.00	12.00	Marketing Strategy Review Steve Cooper talks about the markets we are aiming to reach with our promotions material and invites comments on the strategies proposed. Includes previews of planned marketing literature.
12.00	13.00	Using the Website Forum effectively Led by Colin
13.00	14.30	Lunch
14.30	15.00	SF Quiz – the answers and the winners
15.00	16.00	Hot Topics What would you like to talk about? We are hoping to run three or four separate sessions within this time slot. Topics will be chosen and announced on Saturday. Ideas so far include the database project; budget; timeline; shipping arrangements for dealers and artists
16.00	16.30	Coffee
16.30	17.00	Closedown, led by Vince
17.00	Whenever	Ad hoc meetings

Note

Mineral water will be available in the main conference room (the Lambourn suite) throughout the day.
Please place your empty bottles in the sack provided.

Let us know in advance of any topics you’d like to see covered on Sunday afternoon. Send suggestions to Chris Donaldson at construction@interaction.worldcon.org.uk

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