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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
9:24 pm [escapade_com]	Escapade 2012 Review Notes Thanks to Denise Raymond for leading the Escapade Review panel, and to Naked Bee for taking extensive notes. Below is my best attempt to order them. Let us know if this list sparks any other ideas for you. Hotel Feedback Hotel staff was generally helpful & friendly (as usual). Wireless was unreliable (few people continued to have problems after Saturday, Internet popping up & down) In-room TVs are archaic. During the vid show (Saturday evening), no internet access. Lack of hot water (4th & parts of 5th floor). Turn it on, wait 5-10 minutes, and it was still tepid. Ice machines not working on 3 & 5. Ice machines only installed on odd floors. Had to order from room service. Service in the restaurant was improved from previous years. Restaurant staff was great about splitting checks, adding extras to an existing table, etc. Ray’s team was awesome (speedy, friendly) doing the room change on Saturday evening. Herbal tea was very nice. Request extended pool hours. Kristina was great as the bartender on Friday night. Personality & service. Good brunch today. Nice to have ham. Fruit was fantastic. Specify black tea at breakfast (English Breakfast, Earl Grey, something like that) Infrastructure Issues Put a clock in the con suite (big, circular, easily visible) Larger TV in the alt programming room, or add projector to tech room. Could we get a screen, a display screen. Speakers didn’t get to tech room. TV’s built-in speakers were inadequate Maybe add clocks in the panel rooms.  Friday Party Feedback We still remember the chocolate fountain (fondly) At the party, instead of appetizers (or in addition) maybe desserts (fruit & chocolate) Should there be music at the party? Maybe one room with music & one without.  Vidshow Feedback Adore the noisy overflow vid room. There was loud conversation in the big room. Didn’t have an announcement about the rules in the big room.. Can we add the vid trailer that warns people how to behave in the vid show? Loved the second vid show, also alt time  Programming Feedback Love the amount of vid programming & panel programming. Vidwatching 101 was good panel choice. Most of the panel mods did not introduce themselves. This should be standard. Everything ran on time. Yay! Art show gallery call panel was great. This should be a regular part of the convention. Zine Library Tour had 5 attendees. Was cool. Saklani would be willing to help in the future. What would make them more attractive to people unfamiliar with them? Some people would like a lunch break every day. Others prefer closely packed programming. Kandy likes Friday off, likes dealer break on Saturday. Panel mods should end panel on time (start wrap-up at 10 minutes to the hour). Have someone whose job is notifying time to end of panel (hold up a sign that says 10 [or 5] minutes left)  Things to Add Information piece to people leading tech panels, request: what do you need? Can we add more zine history? Escapade signature drink (Vulcan sunrise). Create a new one each year. Make a little flyer. Maybe we could have a tech mentoring room, with sign-up times. Con-com could wear something to identify them. (badges a different color, different lanyard, funny hats)  Other Feedback Swap meet: don’t bring VHS tapes Jencat was missed. List of zines in library is on the website, but is too obscure. Publicize the list, get people to look at it, and add comments. Mark which are available online.  (NOTE: Dail will give list of Pros zines to Kris, who will create a rec list) Possible to lend zines outside the convention? Let’s discuss logistics. Rental of zines? Mail lending service? Is it possible to offer more scholarship funding? Maybe active fundraising to offer more help. (auction fanworks, or something like that?) Talk to Aral about this. Need an endowment. Maybe check out Thousand Oaks hotels (closer to LAX, maybe good features, but far from beach) Convention trip is too expensive for college students (hotel + airfare + registration + food for the weekend) 2 college students would fit on these hotel beds. The guest room size is not the limiting factor here. Ocean is a big draw. Should there be an Escapade wiki? No, put it at Fanlore. Jenn is susceptible to gently nagging (e.g. scan program books) Kudos Thank you Escapade staff! Aphrodite’s = awesome. Volunteering is fun & easy. Hotel continues to be located on the beach. J Bring a friend promotion was useful. Tweeting was effective. Great job of pre-con convention sharing. Yay, Dail! PB was more friendly this year. Very nice! Also, graphics were very nice Loved the hot food from Dail & De. Dail: post the edamame salad recipe. Mirrored from Escapade 2013.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
3:30 pm [escapade_com]	Hotel Feedback (including smoke alarm) The hotel has actively requested feedback on hotel issues. If you had hotel issues that you didn’t mention in your comments form, please drop us an email at info@escapadecon.net. Also, if you are the one who mentioned in your online form that the smoke alarm fell out of the wall, can you please email us privately? The hotel has some specific questions. Thanks! Mirrored from Escapade 2013.
3:06 pm [escapade_com]	Escapade 2013 Over the next few weeks, we’ll up updating the website to reflect details for Escapade 2013. The convention dates will be February 22-24, 2013, and we will likely be back at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach again. If you missed the opportunity to register on Sunday in the con suite, you can register online. While we’re transitioning to 2013, we’d also be happy to receive your input and requests for the Escapade website. Is there information you wanted that you couldn’t find? Errors you noticed but forgot to tell us about? Please drop us an email. Mirrored from Escapade 2013.
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
12:55 pm [escapade_com]	Online Comment Form Available If you missed the paper form in the Con Suite, or would rather fill it out online, the comments form is here. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
6:44 pm [escapade_com]	Last-minute logsitics As we get ready to leave for the convention hotel in the morning, we wanted to remind you of the following logistics: We will set up the voodoo message board in the pre-function area (on the ground floor, near the meeting rooms) as soon as the hotel lets us. This is the best way to connect with your friends as they arrive at the hotel. Early convention registration will take place in this area Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9 pm. We will also have snacks. C’mon down! Part of our hotel contract includes free wi-fi. You should get a code for the network in your hotel check-in packet. If you don’t, ask for it. The hotel network sometimes forgets you, so you may need to re-login through the weekend. Parking. In the past, free parking was only in the city structure next door. That’s still available. Just have the hotel validate your city lot ticket. This year, they will also allow you to park in the hotel lot, until it fills up. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
6:30 pm [escapade_com]	LonelyPanel Moderators Okay, maybe lonely is the wrong word. Try “lone” instead… Captain Liberty: Manuel, we’re not lonely, are we? Batmanuel: We? No. No, no, no, no. We’re too attractive to be lonely. Capt. Liberty: Yeah, but we are alone. Batmanuel: I’m not alone. Uh, spinsters, shut-ins, toll booth attendants — these are alone people. Batmanuel is lone — as in Lone Ranger, or, uh, lone wolf. Alone is an unfortunate predicament. Lone is an aesthetic choice. On reviewing the program book, we’re somewhat surprised to notice that almost half of the panels have only one listed moderator. Given that we like to keep conversations lively, we’d love to see two mods wherever possible. So… If one of these panels looks like a juicy chance for conversation, and you’d like to help moderate it, please drop us a line at info@escapadecon.net and we’ll hook you up. Avengers Assemble Comedies in fandom: Unfairly ignored? Consuming our shows – small meals, group feasts, or binge sessions? DCU: Introduction to Young Justice Don’t Call It a Bromance (It’s Just Canon) Femslash Fandom Faire Festivids Review Free Range Pimping Future Proof Your E-Book Collection Grimm: Fairy Playground H50: keep extremities inside the ride for safety Mentalist Natural Woman Once Upon a Time: Everything Old is New Again Professionals: Pros 101 Remakes, reboots & sequels Running a fandom thing-a-thon for porn and egoboo SG-1: Best Fan fiction recommendations OR Daniel Jackson: messiah or hopelessly naive idealist? SGA: Rodney and John: What we see is not what we get. Spartacus: By Jupiter’s Cock! Let’s talk Spartacus! Supernatural: Butch and Sundance Ride Again SW: New Buzz? Tour of the Zine Library White Collar: We’re still slashy, but is it? Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
2:19 pm [escapade_com]	Panelist Primer Something we’ve always wanted, and that was specifically requested last year, but we’ve only just gotten around to looking at is a basic intro or FAQ for panelists at Escapade. Here’s what the Escapade FAQ has currently: What kinds of panels do you have at Escapade? Escapade panels are usually more like moderated roundtable discussions, where everyone in the room is presumed to be a potential conversation participant. One or two people “moderate” each panel, which basically means some combination of offering some questions to get the conversation started, keeping order in the room and ensuring that nobody monopolizes the conversation, and occasionally holding forth with finely-crafted monologues and/or squee. What else should be here? What do you wish you’d known before you said “yes” to being a panel mod? If you’ve never been a mod, what would make you think that stepping up would be a good idea? Please comment here, or drop us an email to info@escapadecon.net. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Monday, February 20th, 2012
9:49 pm [escapade_com]	Escapade Raffle We’ve had some pretty cool stuff in the Escapade Raffle in the past: dvd sets, book collections, con membership, craft items, artwork, tech toys, and we hope this year won’t be any different.   As you pack for Escapade, take a look around for things you could bring to donate for the raffle.  Your generosity will help make this year’s raffle another fabulous one. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
9:42 pm [escapade_com]	Hawaii 5-O fans? Image needed! Think Escapade’s theme this year: the slashpocalypse. Think, your favorite 5-O guys running toward the camera, away from–an explosion, a volcano, even an angry woman. As long as they’re running toward the camera and in high enough definition, we can provide the apocalypse behind them and your boys will be on an Escapade cover. But we need the image TONIGHT. Spread the word, help us out, and accept our apologies for realizing too late that the H-50 pics we had weren’t high enough resolution to use. Email pics or links to Charlotte (charlottechill@yahoo.com), as soon as you can. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
9:08 pm [escapade_com]	Alt Programming – Print Deadline If you’ve been thinking about submitting an alternate programming topic, do it NOW! The program book is going to press in at 9 tomorrow morning. After that time, we may be able to add topics to the pocket program (the single-sheet schedule), but you won’t have a full description in the program book. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
7:20 pm [escapade_com]	Fannish Recycling: The Slash Swap Meet From the Escapade FAQ: Escapade’s slash swap meet is an elegant exercise in generosity. Functionally, it’s a space where fans can leave fannish stuff they no longer want (dvds, videotapes, books, etc) and pick up fannish stuff they do want. You get to decide what’s a fair swap. If you didn’t bring anything to swap, but you want something, just drop a few (or many) dollars into the kitty; all funds collected at the swap table go to our convention charity. As you pack for Escapade, take a look around for things you might like to bring for the swap table. Think of it this way, the more room you create, the more new stuff you can bring home. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
2:45 pm [escapade_com]	Pimping at Escapade What’s the best thing about your newest obsession? Having more people equally obsessed! Especially if they’re the talented authors, artists and vidders at Escapade. Some fans may argue that pimping is an art, others a science. But either way, Escapade is an opportunity to practice it. In addition to a dedicated panel (Free Range Pimping), the panel ballot results indicated a hunger for a dedicated pimping timeslot. We’ve scheduled the dealers room on Friday, during the lunch break for this purpose. Think of it like a fannish trade show. Pimps: this is your chance to hook passing victims fans into your crush du jour. You can bring displays, flyers, fanfic teasers, URL lists, DVDs, or just your enthusiastic self.  Everyone else: there is no better place than Escapade to pick up a new obsession. At 1 pm, we’ll move the displays to the swap meet room, where they’ll continue enticing fans all weekend. If you want some thoughts on from an experienced and extremely successful pimp, check out Delibby’s LJ post here. If you know you want to pimp, drop us an email and let us know what you plan to pitch. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Friday, February 17th, 2012
11:04 pm [escapade_com]	Hotel Requests? If you have special requests for the hotel (disabled access room, need a fridge/microwave, near the elevator, etc.), contact Laura Moran at the hotel. She’ll take great care of you. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
10:53 pm [escapade_com]	Escapade Schedule Posted Check it out here: http://escapadecon.net/schedule/, and begin planning your weekend! Also, you can sign up for the DIY/Alternate Programming timeslots (shaded green). Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
7:47 pm [escapade_com]	Panel Cut 2012 Below are the panels that we expect to be on the final Escapade 2012 schedule. Because there are a few that are still missing panelists, we’ve included a few alternates. If the alternates DO NOT make the main schedule, they’ll get first shot at the alternate/DIY programming slots. General Panels: Comedies in fandom: Unfairly ignored? Mod(s): Denise Raymond, zvi, K’Kathy Don’t Call It a Bromance (It’s Just Canon) Mod(s): Raine Wynd Free Range Pimping Mod(s): Delibby I Love My Fandom, But I Hate My Show Mod(s): Saklani, Raine Wynd My Heroes Have Always Been Short-Order Cooks: When AUs run amok Mod(s): Mods TBD, or replace with one of the alternates My Heros Have Always Been Anti-Heros Mod(s): K’Kathy, Kahtya Sofia Natural Woman Mod(s): Kahtya Sofia Old Fandoms – The New Shiny Mod(s): Saklani, Franzeska, Raine Wynd Orgy of Manpain Mod(s): Bonnie Vitti, kadymae/devilc Pro m/m vs fanfiction (include not shy about paying for it) Mod(s): Denise Raymond, zvi, Delibby Remakes, reboots & sequels Mod(s): Mods TBD, or replace with one of the alternates SOPA, the law, and bears, OH MY! Mod(s): Franzeska The Kids These Days Mod(s): Franzi The State of Vidding Fandom Mod(s): Franzi, email killa Vidwatching 101 (may move to tech track, if it moves, then fill with one of the alternates) Mod(s): Killa Wayback panel (pick a panel from Escapade 11 to revisit, selected at the Welcome to Escapade panel on Friday morning) Welcome to Escapade (get oriented to the convention, greet old friends & new, select off-the-cuff panels) Wildcard panel (off-the-cuff panel, selected at the Welcome to Escapade panel on Friday morning) Alternates: Consuming our shows – small meals, group feasts, or binge sessions? Mod(s): K’Kathy Femslash Fandom Faire Mod(s): zvi Media, New Forms: Everyone Is A Curator Mod(s): sinead, zvi Fandom-specific: Fringe: Double the Universes, Double the Fun Mod(s): kerithwyn Grimm: Fairy Playground Mod(s): bren/glacis H50: Keep extremities inside the ride for safety Mod(s): M’lyn Haven: Year Three of the OT3: Trust, Allegiance, and Identity Mod(s): Killa, zvi, Kahtya Sofia, kerithwyn Leverage: Let’s go steal a discussion. Mod(s): zvi, bren/glacis, Kris Lost Girl: The Little Faendom That Could Mod(s): Killa, zvi, Charlotte Mag 7: My paring is OK. Your pairing sucks. Mod(s): Charlotte, Dail, Kris Once Upon A Time: Everything Old is New Again Mod(s): Melina Professionals: Pros 101 Mod(s): Kris, Franzi SGA: Topic under revision, or replace with one of the alternates Mod(s): lovesrain44 Sherlock: After The Fall Mod(s): Christy Sherlock: Series 2 – Love it? Hate it? Let’s discuss Mod(s): Tracy, Charlotte Supernatural: Butch and Sundance Ride Again Mod(s): Mods TBD, else replace with alternate Walking Dead: Slaaaash. Must have slaaaash Mod(s): K’Kathy White Collar: Is it still slashy? Mod(s): Julie Alternates: SG-1: Topic under revision Mod(s): Bonnie Vitti Spartacus: By Jupiter’s Cock! Let’s talk Spartacus! Mod(s): kadymae/devilc Tech/Workshop Art Show Gallery Crawl Mod(s): Naked Bee Festivids review Mod(s): Franzeska Future Proof Your E-Book Collection Mod(s): Melina, Delibby Getting From Brain Freeze to Hot Product Mod(s): KatBear, Barbana? Nearly New Vids Mod(s): Vidshow staff Needles and Hooks/Cosplay? Mod(s): Dail MVD Vid Retrospective Mod(s): Snow Running a fandom thing-a-thon for porn and egoboo Mod(s): zvi Tour of the slash zine archive. Mod(s): TBD Tumblr, Twitter, and Pinboard, Oh My (also GetGlue) Mod(s): Franzeska, Agnes Tomorrow Vid Show Review Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
7:07 pm [escapade_com]	11 days to Escapade?!?!?! Are you packed? Do you have your rides & roomies all set up? If not, now’s the time to kick things into high gear. Clear out your closet for the swap meet. Plan your pimping. We are also picking things up here at Escapade central. Tonight, we’ll be posting the panel cut (the list of the panels we’d like on the schedule this year, based on your voting and our best attempt to pick some lively write-ins). There are a few panels that still need leaders, or where we think the topics need massaging. In case any of those don’t end up coming together, we’ve also chosen some alternates that may get promoted. If the alternates don’t make the main schedule, they will have first choice at the alt programming (DIY) slots. If you volunteered to lead a panel, you’ll get a personalized email with details. If you get this email (or several of them), please respond immediately, and for sure no later than 10 PM (PT) on Tuesday. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
6:25 pm [escapade_com]	In Search of Published Authors Have you published a M/M story or novel professionally? We are considering a roundtable of authors who’ve made the transition. Would you like to participate? Also, we’d love to have your books available in the dealers room. Please let us know what you’ve published, and where, by dropping us an email to info@escapadecon.net! Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
12:52 pm [escapade_com]	Shortcut to Ballot Results Panel ballot deadline is tomorrow, February 1. Thanks to the 55 folks who have already filled it out. If you haven’t yet, go here and give us your thoughts. If you already did, and now you want to check back on the ballot results, here’s a quick link. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
1:48 am [escapade_com]	Panel Ballot Open You can fill out the panel ballot now. Ballot will remain open until 11:59 PM on February 1. Please take a moment to let us know what you’d like to see at Escapade 2012. You can still write in ideas, and they may make the schedule. Be creative. Mirrored from Escapade 2012.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
4:45 pm [escapade_com]	Online Panel Planner Forum-Tonight 7 PM Pacific/10 PM Eastern Drop by and chat about what you’d like to see on the schedule for Escapade 2012. We’re trying a different format tonight. It’s a live chat room. You can join by going to this link: http://client11.addonchat.com/chat.php?id=557032&s. Just enter your badge name when it prompts you for “User Name” and come on in! Mirrored from Escapade 2012.