[lojban] Re: 2007 Lojban Festival

["M@" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

This might be feasible for me iff I could split a room with a few other
people.  $90/night+airfare+$45 is definitely out of my budget for the time
being (how much should I plan on for food?).  However, the timing couldn't
be better, I should have a nice juicy tax return right around then...
should.  In short, I don't want to commit before I know I can afford it, but
I'd say there's around an 80% chance I can make it.

--teryret  (representing Fort Collins Colorado)

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Matt Arnold
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:09 PM
To: lojban-list@lojban.org
Subject: [lojban] 2007 Lojban Festival

The time has already come to give thought to our next jbonunsla. In
case you haven't read the report about the last one, it's here:
http://community.livejournal.com/lojban/18071.html

Clearly we are ready-- although not certain-- to move on from Philcon.
I can offer us space at Penguicon. However, before committing to be
the event organizer this year, I need to get the sense of the
community. There are pros and cons to moving to Michigan.

Advantages:
- As head of programming for Penguicon, I would treat jbonunsla to
prominent and ample function space, equipment, and signage.
Electricity and free wireless bandwidth will flow like a river of milk
and honey. I would know all the local restaurants and make the
necessary purchases in the local area beforehand.
- Michigan is more centrally located to the continental US than
Philadelphia.
- Penguicon is the ultimate geek convention, which is tailored not
only to science fiction fans, but also to computer programmers, both
of whom tend to be attracted to Lojban.
- Penguicon has not already been exposed to a true jbonunsla, as
Philcon has. The closest Penguicon has come has been well-attended
classes about Lojban.
- The suburbs of the greater metropolitan Detroit area is the only
place in the world with a large Lojban enthusiast group that meets in
person regularly. All seven of its members, except for Alex Martini,
met at Penguicon.
- We hope to show the silent black and white film "Call of Cthulhu"
with its subtitles translated into Lojban.
- Laurence Schoen, "The Klingon Guy", is interested in attending Penguicon.

Disadvantages:
- I would not be personally available to attend jbonunsla all weekend
at Penguicon because I'm running the convention.
- Penguicon is not the traditional convention of the LeChevaliers,
John Cowan, et. al., Philcon is. We do not yet know how many
Lojbanists would be willing to travel to Michigan. If no one from out
of state shows up, I would have dedicated precious Penguicon resources
for nothing that I did not already have before.
- There are only four months between now and Penguicon.

Here is a floor plan of the function space:
http://www.penguicon.org/Members/Matt_Arnold/penguicon-blog/archive/2006/09/
01/function-space-map-of-new-hotel/

The board room has a nice table and we could hang the original Logfest
mural and drape all the walls in additional paper to expand the mural.
It could be designated it for a place to _speak_ Lojban to each other.
I would like to put an info kiosk outside it (we have several) and
come up with a  Flash animation on DVD that will be on a loop,
introducing passerby to Lojban. The room labeled "shop" is a hotel
gift shop, but I'll talk to the hotel about giving it to us as a place
to divert curious English-speaking questioners. I've cleared this
option with my conchair.

Here's my current schedule of events:  http://www.penguicon.org/programming

As you see, the Board Room has the Writing Workshop and "Coffee With
Guests of Honor", but they are often so early that most of us are
sleeping. During the Saturday afternoon writing workshop and the 11:30
coffee, we can move our events into a larger room to do things that
might attract an audience.

However, we still have to decide whether to do this. Everyone please
let me know the likelihood that you would attend, and ask me for any
info you need. That's what's going to make or break the decision to go
forward. I would be interested in trying to organize a van to borrow
or rent in Philadelphia to carpool Bob, Nora, John Cowan, and
hopefully the Klingon Guy Laurence Schoen. I would also like to seek
LLG funds to defray the expenses of Lojbanists.

-Eppcott


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