1. I'm not sure how necessary this one is. If we want SwanCon to be a really massive event, then sure, it's the right way to go. If we just want to upscale a couple of notches so we can afford a larger hotel, then we can probably do it without going this far.
2. I'm all in favour of this. I think fannish and OT panels are important and have their place, but for the most part that place isn't in Montana A during a prime-time slot. Our programme just doesn't have the sort of stuff people expect to see when they think of an SF convention, and that's an issue. Hell, I've been going for 9 years and it bugs me that I only get to attend a small handful of panels that are actually about SF&F.
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2. I'm all in favour of this. I think fannish and OT panels are important and have their place, but for the most part that place isn't in Montana A during a prime-time slot. Our programme just doesn't have the sort of stuff people expect to see when they think of an SF convention, and that's an issue. Hell, I've been going for 9 years and it bugs me that I only get to attend a small handful of panels that are actually about SF&F.