The Communications 'Drive Train' Of The Convention

[nemorathwald]

Sometimes I fantasize about being the head of programming, webservant, program book publisher, and sign-maker for Penguicon, all at the same time.

In theory, apprenticing replacements sounds like a great idea. But it would require that they last more than one year to carry forward the training and let me step down. As it is, having anyone other than me do it is just adding re-training and cleaning up messes to my annual workload.

It's that, or publish a book that is not very useful because it's wrong; and I don't like wasting my time.

Unfortunately for this plan, I might live in Colorado this time next year.

Comments

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Yes I agree that retiring from con-running is hard to do, in part because often your replacements only last one year for various reasons.

Still one can train them and hope that they will last longer.

Its also easier sometimes to combine responsibilities although in my case its schedule maker and programming operations.

One way to do this is for staff with related tasks to be in the same room working on things.

When are you heading to Colorado?

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I am at all; and if I am, I don't know when.

[sorcycat.livejournal.com]

Matt, could Penguicon make use of the U-Con events website, and would this reduce the work load, long term? You've been though conbook creation twice with us, so I figure you have some insight. :)

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

Better software would be useful, but the problem I describe is a purely human-resources problem. No matter what software we have, someone will need to know how to use it; and will have to actually take the time to do their job.