[Deptheads] Meeting this Sunday?

Wed May 27 14:16:50 PDT 2020

As your senior volunteer you can invite him to the discord meeting. Potato
has been attending a few (she just doesn't talk). We also have a FB page
for Sr Volunteers and up, that can be used as a discussion forum in between
meetings. Just thoughts...
Karla

On Wed, May 27, 2020, 2:09 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
> Hi Angelica,
>
> The likelihood of Eric A saying no to Malakai is slim. That said, Eric's
> responses to con emails during his work day tend to be sporadic. He took
> yesterday off. He also hasn’t chimed in on the department heads only idea.
> I’m impressed he actually confirmed the meeting time.
>
> I will try to remember to poke him when he’s off work. :)
>
> Tanya
>
> On May 27, 2020, at 1:58 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
> Message From: Angelica Magno  angelicamagno.ing at gmail.com
> Hi Victor,
>
> I agree. However malakai is not on this email thread and I’m trying to ask
> permission for him to attend on Sunday. As you mentioned communication with
> the team is key, so I hope it is okay for him to come. Otherwise he will be
> out of the loop and I do not feel that is wise or helpful for the success
> of the next con. As mentioned during the feedback forum, we need to plan
> for virtual in September because it takes more time and effort to
> coordinate. In the case that we can meet in person the changes for that are
> very easy, but until then I feel he should be present for the upcoming
> meeting.
>
> On May 27, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
> Message From: Victor Bugg  fhoenix88 at yahoo.com
> I have said what John Paiva just said (and other cons around the globe
> have the same worries)..do not give people reason to sit home and role play
> online comfy without expense of hotel, driving, gas, parking, food, and
> crowds...especially now when some want to avoid being out in large
> gatherings (and some states like yours california disallow it). By July
> hopefuully we have a clearer image for september.
>
> The other reality is people have seen they can play werewolf or rpg game
> on saturday from home and 1-day con from home scratched their itch. They
> also can con anywhere and not just local. They are not limited by
> location---online cons accommodate world wide. .Holiday weekend (like
> memorial, labor day, presidents, thanksgiving) several cons will be online.
> For sept our job will be getting people enthused coming out of the caves,
> seeing a safe environment, and the fun of in-person over making do at home.
>
> Great job on virtual con. I was busy with vendors during weekend as
> angelica knows as i put her into a few convos.
> It kept people in touch and kept out brand in mind.
> With a physical con we can afford to do a free virtual con....but if
> gateway is cancelled we will have to look at charging for virtual gateway
> as we have to have money to run it. Gamex used funds from Orccon. Gateway
> expenses need a source of income.And it would be another 6 months before
> our physical con again (a year between physical cons).
>
> That said...thanks for all you guys did. Extra thanks to tara, angleica,
> malakai, robert, Jim, and tanya
>
> I will repeat what I said many years ago...we need to talk (like we just
> did above in this thread) without needing to wait for meetings.
> Talking here gets issues resolved immediately and archives it as if
> someone took notes so you dont miss any convo or info shared.
> Give your feedback just like at feedback seminar and thoughts. Share
> ideas. Troubleshooting guides.
> The meetings are wrapup of all the things discussed here and by phone
> calls,texts, in-person, emails, etc.
> We do a virtual con and embrace tech yet ignore tech for staying in touch
> about the con on daily basis....waiting and holding things til meetings.
>
> Keep talking here even with meetings. I may or may not make sunday as I am
> beat from ambulance runs and last sunday (Angelica i know is beat).
> PLEASE share thought here. In fact the day after cons we can start doing
> this.
> Also note --for majority of people this is easiest way to get info (and if
> they miss meetings they come here to get notes from it)
>
>
> thanks again everyone
> You rocked and were awesom and made peopel smile
>
> Victor
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 01:18:20 PM MST, Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just for the record, Malakai agrees with Tara to keep the conversation
> about the website for the upcoming meeting. However, he would still like to
> be present as communication and being on the same page is also key the next
> con’s success. I hope that he is still welcome to join this Sunday.
>
> Angelica
>
> On May 27, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
> Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
> I totally hear what you're saying, John, and I agree. Honestly, virtual
> con made me miss physical con so much! It was nice to check in on attendees
> and hear their voices, especially people I have been gaming with for years!
> But let's be honest about our feelings, and make sure virtual con is just a
> bandaid to get us all through until physical con is possible again. It's
> what we do best, and we can't wait to get back to doing it.
>
> Tara
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 1:02 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
> Message From: John Paiva  evil5757 at aol.com
> This con (and MAYBE next) we had/have no choice but to have a virtual con.
>
> While you talk about future con plans remember it has been a struggle the
> past 20 years to get people to spend $300-$500, put on pants, and go to a
> convention instead of sitting at home playing Everquest.
>
> Dont promote future virtual cons, promote how exciting it will be to be
> back at a real con.
>
>
>
> The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand!
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> Date: 5/27/20 10:49 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Subject: [Deptheads] Meeting this Sunday?
>
> I brought this up to Jim, Mike, and Eric A. during Gamex, that maybe we
> should do a post-con meeting while the convention is still fresh, but of
> course it would be best to get everyone's buy-in. Are you all down for a
> post-con meeting this Sunday at noon PST, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel?
> We should celebrate the successes of the weekend, talk about what we can do
> better, and discuss what we needed and found we didn't need, etc. Let us
> know if this works for you and if we can count you in, or if you'd prefer a
> different day. Whenever we do it, I will take entertaining notes. Someone
> should take good ones. ;)
>
> Excellent job taking a physical con online, everybody. It was good to hear
> our regular attendees' voices and see how they were doing. <3
>
> Best,
>
> Tara
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