tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post4142570299919252915..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: COW2010: A list of the planned sessionsRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27507109115079224962010-06-06T08:45:07.329+01:002010-06-06T08:45:07.329+01:00Chris J,
I recognise both 'types', and co...Chris J,<br /><br />I recognise both 'types', and could add a few more of my own! Besides running COW, I sometimes have to organise joint conferences and events for business people, educationalists, and senior government officers ... and I have found that the less important the person really is, the more problems they cause organisers.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29560404552775761242010-06-06T05:27:00.514+01:002010-06-06T05:27:00.514+01:00Ah yes, the ever-pleasant "it-must-be-done-th...Ah yes, the ever-pleasant "it-must-be-done-the-way-I-want-it done" type. One of the first conventions I ever worked had a guy come in late Saturday afternoon, announce he was there to play in Game XYZ (which he had forgotten to register for), and that if he didn't get in he would tell his bank not to honor the check he had just written for admission. Swell. <br /><br />Next there was a guy who asked if we really meant what we said about "no uniforms" being allowed; this was intended to prevent guys from showing up as part of the SS. At any rate, we assured him we did mean it, at which point he wanted to know why we allowed transvestites to "run rampant" during the convention--weren't they wearing a type of uniform? What were his young children supposed to think?! Fortunately another fellow stepped in to handle this guy; I had asked him (a) how exactly did he know there were transvestites around--I mean, did he conduct on-the-spot inspections or what? (b) Had it occured to him that if anything his sons were probably thinking what a bigoted jerk he was being?<br /><br />Most of the time most people are pretty easy to deal with, even when the inevitable snarl occurs, but the exceptions . . . wow.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />ChrisChris Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820168773794240735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71618350623113786112010-06-04T21:29:20.583+01:002010-06-04T21:29:20.583+01:00Chris J,
Other than the Plenary Game (which is us...Chris J,<br /><br />Other than the Plenary Game (which is usually an 'ice breaker' that takes place after dinner on the first night), there are usually at least three or four sessions on at the same time, and attendees have to choose which to go to.<br /><br />Incidentally the timetable is very flexible, and sometimes sessions are run twice and often impromptu sessions are added on the day. There is a big board in the main meeting room with the timetable on it, and it usually ends up covered with Post-It notes with changes, alterations, and additions all over it.<br /><br />We have had people from 'over the pond' come to COW, but some find the way the timetable is prone to late minute changes not to their liking; they prefer things to be set in stone, and not to change as the conference goes on.<br /><br />In one case an attendee left because a session he had signed up for had been moved. He felt that having paid, he was entitled to get what he paid for at the time laid down; the person putting on the session was unwilling to move it back to the time it had been timetabled for. He argued that he was doing it for fun and not for money, and so I ended up trying to sort out a total impasse, with both parties feeling aggrieved and unhappy.<br /><br />Such is the lot of a conference organiser!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60804473762770218932010-06-04T17:15:52.595+01:002010-06-04T17:15:52.595+01:00Dang it! Why am I stuck here on the wrong side of...Dang it! Why am I stuck here on the wrong side of the pond?<br /><br />Are the games run sequentially, or must attendees choose among several games being put on at the same time? If the latter, some of the choices would be difficult to make indeed!<br /><br />Have a great time.<br /><br />ChrisChris Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820168773794240735noreply@blogger.com