DEADLINE! DEADLINE! DEADLINE! This is the last chance that New Zealand fandom will have a shot at this. It would be gutting to fall short because some people think Oh, they know Ill help at the time, I dont need to fill out the form. YES, we do need you to fill out the form, so you CAN help at the time, And six years is plenty of time to get your A into G. I know where I will be for four days in August 2020. Announcing the World Science Fiction Convention in New Zealand Bid for 2020. We are trying to get the Worldcon here in 2020. This has got a lot of support overseas BUT as dedicated as our group is, we need to know we can call on you, fellow nerds, in New Zealand to help out. We need people on the ground. We need to know by 5 December this year, yes, even this far out. Its a big job with something for all skillsets. See website nzin2020.org Ive signed up. Thought if Im telling fans to go do it I should be able to say Ive done it too. Note FAQs, which are pretty good, even if I say so myself Do I still need to pay a membership if I do stuff for the convention? The Worldcon is one of the largest volunteer run conventions in the world. Everyone pays, from the Chair on down. That’s in the rules. Its also how we get funds to run the bid. And later, a member of the convention. There is usually some form of reward for helping out (other than the satisfaction of helping a whole bunch of people have fun). This can take the form of t-shirts, vouchers all the the way to a refund for your membership fee, depending on the finances of the convention. These vary from convention to convention. Yikes! Six years ahead? I don’t know if : a) I’ll be in the country b) Ill have finished my TARDIS by then c) I plan to join a cult d) I’ll be destitute and living in a cardboard box under Grafton Bridge. So, can you help us now, while you are still planning your extra temporal excursions? You can help now or at the convention or both, six years is plenty of warning. With the magic of the internet and those wonderful inventions called aircraft, you can be on the other side of the world and still be a part of this. In fact many of our US and UK friends have offered to help out already, they would love to see our bid succeed. And as for c) & d), we can work something out. Am I going to have to quit my job? No, this about giving back to your hobby (SF). If you are reading this you already organise stuff “afterhours”. You will be part of a supportive team. You are expected to recommend and ask people to be on your team. There will always be a team to support you and help or in extremis take over, if real life intrudes. I don’t want to be stuck doing stuff all convention, I want to have some fun and see some events. Naturally. The whole idea of having this signup sheet is to get lots of volunteers so we can work as a team and can roster you on for just a few hours, not days (horror), in your chosen field. Of course, if you want to spend all convention in the children’s activity room…we’ll recommend a good psychiatrist. Fill out the form here: nzin2020.org/volunteer-form Volunteer Form | New Zealand in 2020 After youve had a look at the Departments page, please fill out this form. This will let us know what you are interested in doing. Well contact you shortly to talk about options. You can also presupport on our... NZIN2020.ORG
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:14:21 +0000
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