Discworld Convention 2012 Launched

[Jan Van Quirm]

Talking of corsets and saucy ladies - I'm going to be dressing up more this time (for our Temple of the Lady mainly) and will be 'doing a Sadie' at some stage (I got a parrot-headed umbrella special for it). Do we know a Dotsie with a big handbag...? :whistle:

 

[Dotsie]

Ooo oo me me!

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

I can just see us 'enforcing' in the gambling den

I've also got a Mrs. Earwig style witch outfit and of course Ysabell (when she was still a chocoholic) - I'll probably leave Jackrum behind this time as it's hot wearing the jacket/cardi for that.

 

[The Mad Collector]

The vampire will re-appear at some point over the weekend but I have a new costume for the Gala Dinner bearing in mind that this convention is set at the time of the first books so later characters won't be appropriate.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Oh - and has anyone been and clicked the 'I want to be the Head of an Order' button yet? Let me make this very clear - I'm NOT going to click it... :shifty:

No, although I was VERY tempted as there was a warning sign telling me not to press it and I'm curious what it does

I did

What have I done...............

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Death will make an appearance somewhere Since this con is set at the time of the first books I can be nasty :twisted:

 

[michelanCello]

Death will make an appearance somewhere Since this con is set at the time of the first books I can be nasty :twisted:

 

[The Mad Collector]

Less that 100 days to go, not that I'm counting or anything

Book convention

Book hotel

Book Gala Dinner

Get costume(s)

Sort out large amount of cardboard for Hedgehog Race

Arrange cover in the shop so that I can actually go - oh bugger

 

[michelanCello]

Hedgehog race...?

Edit: I thought you had that young girl who wanted to do a summer job...?

 

[The Mad Collector]

The hedgehog race is a traditional part of convention and needs lots of cardboard, I don't know why maybe they eat it *

Megan cannot work the weekend of convention because she is on holiday





* Actually the hedgehog race needs cardboard to build things but nobody knows what yet as it is different each convention

 

[michelanCello]

Ah, I see...well, I'm sure there are lots of enthousiastic youngsters waiting for a summer job. I know there are here. There's a shortage of summer jobs...

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I'm toying with the idea of not going it's going to be a bit tight for time, and it would be the 1st DWCon I have missed in the UK.

 

[michelanCello]

Oooow, c'mon, WWD! You don't wanna miss this!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

No I dont really want to break my record but........

 

[TwoShotTino]

Have you a lot going on in life at the moment?

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Flying to Chicago on the Monday morning from Heathrow for the Worldcon.

 

[michelanCello]

Pfff, Chicago...

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Week long Con with loads of parties.

 

[michelanCello]

...so give or take one day doesn't change anything, does it? :whistle:


(I'll stop now )

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Been some email exchanges today about Convention membership that are being given up - although you can do a private deal and sell membership on to someone else up until commencement the deadline for getting membership transferred on the ticketing is apparently July 6th and NOT the 3rd August (21 days before commencement) as advertised..

If you sell your membership to someone else after July 6th, the ticket info can't be changed so you'll need to give the person you sell to some kind of receipt to show they've bought it from you and this can then be changed by Ops when they go to registration - so you won't be lumbered but you just need to dot the 'i's' and cross the 'T's' for whoever takes over your membership.