Meh.

[arcadiagt5]

Is basically my reaction to the Olympics and the World Con in Melbourne in 2010.

I'm going to dodge the Olympics by rewatching Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Thank ghu for DVD players. :)

My reaction to WorldCon is a little more complicated. I really enjoyed AussieCon III in 1999 and I certainly don't have any criticisms of the committee then or the committee now.

But...most of what I enjoyed was the travel to and from Melbourne, the people I was staying with, and a significant career/life event. I spent most of the Convention deciding if I was going to accept a job offer in Melbourne, and leave Perth for the first time (which I did).

Over time my interest in SF Cons has shifted more and more towards gentle socialising over a gaming table. 

It has certainly shifted away from panels about writing and the intricacies of the publishing industry to the extent that I'm not sure that I'll bother with attending the Canberra conventions again. Don't get me wrong, Conflux is a great convention for writers and want-to-be writers but it isn't for me. It is the Natcon so I might but I won't be expecting too much of interest to me.

I'm sure that I'll go to WorldCon, and confident that I'll help out in some way, but at the moment: Meh.

Comments

[mortonhall.livejournal.com]

so, as Divisional Head of Programming, what can *I* do to make your convention going experience memorable (in terms of the programme)?

[vegetus.livejournal.com]

Hey when will the Worldcon be? Do you have dates yet?

[magnapops.livejournal.com]

Check the Livejournal community.

http://community.livejournal.com/australia2010/

Details:

The proposed dates for Australia in 2010 are:

2-6 September 2010

at the brand spanking new Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting that, I think I'll watch that for a bit. :)

[mortonhall.livejournal.com]

September 2 - 6, 2010

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

I assume that that will be a long weekend?

[mortonhall.livejournal.com]

no idea, but I don't think so :)

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

At this stage I'm not sure. I'll certainly let you know if I think of something.

[strangedave.livejournal.com]

Canberra Conflux as the Natcon? Not for a while, and not anytime soon. The natcon this year was Swancon, the Natcon next year is in Adelaide.

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

My bad. I misread the text on the page which was talking about 2004 being the Natcon.

Sorry about that.

[arcadiagt5.livejournal.com]

It also means I'm even less likely to go this year...