Announce:Programme: Only 19 days before the Discworld Convention 2012 officially opens

[Mandy Oldroyd]

http://www.dwcon.org/news/2012/8/5/

squeeeeeeeee!

*ahem*

Your very professional Comms team :-)

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:D Brilliant news! *has no hat, so throws sock into the air instead*

2012/8/5 Mandy Oldroyd <mandy....@gmail.com>

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Looks very promising (gives big hug to committee for putting this together).

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From: Mandy Oldroyd <mandy....@gmail.com>
To: 2012 Googlegroup <dwcon_o...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2012 11:16 PM
Subject: [DW 2012 Group] Announce:Programme: Only 19 days before the Discworld Convention 2012 officially opens

[graham]

On 05/08/2012 22:16, Mandy Oldroyd wrote:
> http://www.dwcon.org/news/2012/8/5/

I may be mixing up my cons again, but wasn't breakfast available until
10:30am at the 2010 con?

It's a little more preferable for those of us who are night-owl types :-)

[Naomi Jacobs]

Hi Graham,

We had some problems last time with people queuing a long time at the main
restaurant for breakfast and some confusion from the staff over seating etc.
(their training made it difficult to accept the fact that convention members
would rather sit with their friends quickly than wait for a completely
spotless fresh table!) So to try and make things easier, they've given us
our own separate breakfast room where the other convention meals are held,
rather than our room acting as just an overflow.

However as guests of the Hilton, our members are still free to queue for the
main restaurant if they want to, particularly those who might need extra
help with dietary requirements or wheelchair space, etc. This restaurant is
open until 10.30am on weekdays and 11am on weekends, so if you want a later
breakfast you can go there after ours shuts.

Hope this helps!

Naomi

Hotel Liaison
Discworld Convention 2012

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Subject: Re: [DW 2012 Group] Announce:Programme: Only 19 days before the
Discworld Convention 2012 officially opens

[graham]

Hi there,

On 12/08/2012 18:25, Naomi Jacobs wrote:

> We had some problems last time with people queuing a long time at the main
> restaurant for breakfast and some confusion from the staff over seating etc.
> (their training made it difficult to accept the fact that convention members
> would rather sit with their friends quickly than wait for a completely
> spotless fresh table!)

Ah, yes. Or, indeed, make *new* friends by joining people they'd never
even met before...!

> However as guests of the Hilton, our members are still free to queue for the
> main restaurant if they want to, particularly those who might need extra
> help with dietary requirements or wheelchair space, etc. This restaurant is
> open until 10.30am on weekdays and 11am on weekends, so if you want a later
> breakfast you can go there after ours shuts.

Thanks for the clarification. I presume this will all be in the ReadMe too?

Cheers,
Graham.

[Mandy Oldroyd]

On Sunday, August 12, 2012, graham wrote:

Hi there,

Thanks for the clarification. I presume this will all be in the ReadMe too?

Well we considered using psychic powers to transmit the message , but thought putting information in print might work out better. Don't worry there will be lots of information.

See you all soon 

Mandy

Cheers,
Graham.

[graham]

On 12/08/2012 21:40, Mandy Oldroyd wrote:

> I presume this will all be in the ReadMe too?
>
>
> Well we considered using psychic powers to transmit the message , but
> thought putting information in print might work out better.

I've seen some even more glaring omissions in Con information packs in
the past, hence why I thought I'd give a polite nudge...

[Treehugger]

Is no-one watching the closing ceremony?

[Mandy Oldroyd]

On Sunday, August 12, 2012, graham wrote:

We try and include as much as possible but sadly resources are finite and Cons, including ours, often have to make a judgement call on what will be most useful to most people. 

So meal times in our dedicated area will be included, fine detail of extra service the other restaurants may not. That information would be available via the hotel and so would lose out to more Con specific info.

Mandy

[Mark Lowes]

We've not even opened yet!

[graham]

On 12/08/2012 21:53, Treehugger wrote:
> Is no-one watching the closing ceremony?

What closing ceremony... ;-P

[Treehugger]

The one with One Direction and Elbow that the rest of are suffering through. Poor Con staff, being distracted from all that glitz, glamour and low level torture by emails.  On this night of all nights.

[Mandy Oldroyd]

Multitasking me!

Mandy

[Treehugger]

Oh, well done! Get that woman some cake! Or beer. Or whatever they want. Really. Go get it! Even if it's the best Gin.

[Karen Martin]

My glass is alas empty and my host for the evening is answering emails instead of getting me another one...

K

[Mandy Oldroyd]

We should get someone else to fill it, why have children and have fill your own glass.

M

[Treehugger]

I'd courier over a bottle, but everyone's watching George Michael shaking his leather covered hot body...

[Karen Martin]

It's ok, my subtle hint worked - Kate went and got us all another drink.