Jeffrey, this is due to the radically different structure between Penguicon and ConFusion. Since Penguicon is more diverse (and has vastly more programming), it uses a team of track heads to assemble unrelated tracks. With ConFusion, it's normal for there to exist one available person who possesses sufficient knowledge of the main topic-- science fiction and fantasy literature. There exists almost no one who can assemble literature, technology, comedy music concerts, board/card/roleplaying games, science, Do-It-Yourself, costuming (not just masquerade, but a panel/workshop track), anime, webcomics, movies/comics/TV, ecology, cooking demos, and even discussion panels about video gaming. We even have one guy whose only job is to work on the miscellaneous category.
Re: That *Does* Suck
Date: 2011-04-22 04:26 pm (UTC)