<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>While most won't care what I think on this, I will say this line of thinking will continue all the way to "Catan events," "M:tG events," "GURPS events," "Ra events," etc.</div><div><br></div><div>"Departments" are only a way to put events in a "GENERAL Category" for management and logistics. Once you start subdividing to the level you suggest, EVERYONE will eventually want their pet project in a department of it's own so they can capitalize and manipulate the system.</div><div><br></div><div>My suggestion is to leave it as it is right now, and use Gateway as an invisible (to attendees) test bed for anything you look to change. The LESS Departments you have is preferable to the number of Departments we have now. Within each Department subdivisions should occur, but these should be invisible to the attendee to make things easier for THEM to navigate the con.</div><div><br></div><div>I have seen cons on this path end up with 21 departments....you want that, have fun.</div><div><br></div><div>Board games</div><div>Miniatures</div><div>RPGs</div><div>Collectibles</div><div>Special Events</div><div>Convention Administration/Logistics</div><div>Industry Liaison</div><div><br></div><div>EVERYTHING can be subdivided into those 7 Departments. Let the Board discuss this and get back to you.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net> </div><div>Date: 5/29/19 11:29 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net> </div><div>Subject: [Deptheads] Event Types </div><div><br></div></div>Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For the purpose of event generation, Departments will be becoming Event Types.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m trying to figure out how to make things work right for all events. These are the two issues involving Event Types that I’m aware of.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1. Events running in areas not consistent with their real event type. i.e. Most Steve Jackson Games.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2. Events appropriate in multiple event types and often listing in multiple departments.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The first one I can adapt to easily provided I know what lengths I have to go for the second one.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Here is where I need your help.</b></div><div class="">What is the likelihood of an event being appropriate for more than two event types? I need everyone to think hard. Can you think of any game that would really fit in more than two event types?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For this exercise, please look at War Games and Party Games as splinter groups of Board & Card Games, and Adventurers’ League and Pathfinder Society as splinters of Roleplaying, which means they don’t need to be listed in the group they split from.</div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class="">I need a list of such games.</b> If it’s long enough, I have to think hard how to handle the process.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Events Types will be</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Board & Card Games</div><div class="">Collectible Cards & Minis</div><div class="">LARP</div><div class="">Miniatures</div><div class="">Party Games</div><div class="">Roleplaying</div><div class="">Adventurers’ League</div><div class="">Pathfinder Society</div><div class="">Video Games</div><div class="">War Games</div><div class="">General</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Event Classifications for users will be</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Event</div><div class="">101</div><div class="">Demo</div><div class="">Tournament</div><div class="">Playtest</div><div class="">Seminar</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Admins instead of Tournament will see</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Small Tournament</div><div class="">Medium Tournament (selected)</div><div class="">Big Tournament</div><div class="">Mega Tournament</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sponsored will be a checkbox seen by all.</div><div class="">Special will be a checkbox seen by Admins only.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for helping me help everyone make more sense of events.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tanya</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>