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Revision as of 08:49, 10 September 2005

Welcome to ConRunner, a Why and How-To reference for Convention organizers.

ConRunner was started in July 2005, and we are currently working on 337 articles. You are invited to join us, and to help make them better.

We hope to document all aspects of running a successful convention. Please browse our pages, and if you have something to add, please do so. Registration is required to edit or add pages, however anyone may browse articles.

Featured Article - Member Relations

The activity relating to recruiting, establishing, and maintaining the Membership of the convention. This is very much a Customer Relations function in disguise, getting Members, then keeping them happy so they will enjoy their time now and come back to participate again later.

If you do nothing to ensure people will desire to attend or to return, you increase your risk that they will not. Your attendance will decline, and eventually may fall to nothing. Or you may find yourself with a high percentage of new attendees at every convention, who have no sense of the traditions or practices of this convention.

Finding new guests/members

Major Functions

The convention organization has many internal functions, all of which work together towards the goal of conducting a successful convention. Each function has its own little quirks that need to be handled well to get the whole job done.


Executive Committee


Staffing

Departments, Volunteers


Member Relations

Marketing, Sales, Registration, Hospitality, Member Services, Featured Guests


Operations

Programming, Scheduling, Events, Panels, Dealers room, Art Show, Masquerade


Operations Support

Property Management, AudioVisual, Supplies, Hotel Liaison, Security


Administrative Affairs

Contracts, Finance, Legal


Communications

Publications, Press Relations, Progress Reports, Email Lists, Meetings


Wiki User's Guide

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