John Carr wrote:
> Trid wrote:
>> I'm just speaking in general, and not about *the* panel *g*
>> In terms of general opinion, do panels have a place at C*? Is there
>> enough interest in such things by the C* going community to actually
>> justify the committee's time in organizing, if only loosely?
>
> Hm. Ok - I'm coming at this from another angle since I haven't been to
> any of the panels from the other Convergences, but..
>
> This seems to be a bit of a logistical hassle that the organizers may
> not want to deal with. If you're going to officially do panels, you'd
> probably want to get some sort of idea how many people would be
> attending them so you get large enough room(s). This would require
> pre-registration and a bunch of other stuff that may just complicate
> things.
>
> It'd seem to me to be easier to just have the ballroom that the
> afterparties, etc., are going to be in just generally open and if people
> want to use it, so be it.
>
> I guess I fear that by over-organizing, we may run the risk of getting a
> completely different type of Gothapalooza, but one nonetheless.
That is our (C14's) concern as well. If knowledgeable people about
$subject_X want to hold court/engage in jovial disagreement with
interested listeners in a casual encounter, that's absolutely dandy.
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