[interactionfilk-discuss] Re: Filk location

[rafe@xxxxxxxxxx (Rafe Culpin)]

Bill said:

> If no one else volunteers I can certainly handle being the focal point 
> for anything taking place off-site.
> 
> I can understand that they want a single point of contact who can relay 
> the results of discussions on the list rather than trying to figure out 
> which list reply represents what the filkers really want.

Hi Bill! I've been handling the single point of contact so far on an 
informal basis, but that is the maximum that I dare to do without it being 
generally assumed that I'm running everything (and that therefore nobody 
else needs to do anything).

What I need now is somebody or bodies who will take on the role of the 
official liaison for filk programming with the committee. This would, I 
expect, eventually grow into the team that is actually running the filk 
programme. It doesn't have to be the same person all the time, but it does 
need someone to take on the commitment of getting that team organised, and 
in the meantime handling whatever comes up.

This is needed so that:

The committee can have an official name in their list (which WorldCon 
committees seem to like!) but mainly so they can be convinced that we are 
actually serious about running a programme, enough for them to allocate 
resources to us. We appear to be running out of time to convince them.

The filkers can be assured that there is definitely going to be a filk 
programme organised, *before* they send in their hotel bookings. That is, 
before September 2nd 2004. From comments on FILK_UK, several people have 
already indicated that no filk programme = no show.

I can be assured that there is somebody who is actually going to be 
responsible for getting things done, so I can stop nagging everyone!

Rafe