Wasteland II: Age of Iron

2010-10-12T01:14:00.001-07:00

COMING SOON: John Con IV

2008-10-22T04:32:00.001-07:00

Wasteland II: Age of Iron
is over...

I had a lot of fun. So did my fambily.
Now for some thank yous.
My Guests: Tom, Nick and Alisa. You are the backbone of the con. You were all great!
The Hotel: Big BIG rooms and a positive attitude of "Make it work, make people happy"
People who promoted me: White Dwarf and Fantastic Planet and Sin and everyone else!
The people who turned up: Yes, you!
People who worked the front desk: Sheldon and Doug get a special shout out as do the Triffitt boys.
People who helped in other ways. Tehani for the loan of the Projector, for instance. Everyone who whisked my children away for an hour. I am sure I am forgetting someone.

I sort of broke even. What more could I ask for?

2008-10-17T00:05:00.000-07:00

It's TOMORROW!

Our National Guest of Honour is already squirreled away in the hotel, and in less than an hour I head out to the hotel myself.

It's gonna be HUGE!

Yay!

2008-10-15T00:02:00.000-07:00

Three Days to Go!
Why yes, I am a bit hyped. Thankfully through a modern organisational system known as "A whiteboard covered in scribble" I am happy with the current state of the con. Why yes I am. Indeedily.

I may have even had enough time to sneak off and organise a treat for the opening ceremony...

2008-10-08T20:28:00.000-07:00

Massively Updated Programme
The Programme went through a massive cull overnight and is looking leaner and meaner (Look here for evidence)

There are still some slots for panellists, but things are looking mighty fine.

However, I am only human! If you volunteered for a panel and you have NOT been contacted in the last 24 hours, there has been a problem! Please e-mail me cheshirenoir AT gmail DOT com and I will rectify immediately.

We have less than a fortnight before we go live. Isn't this exciting?

2008-09-25T06:02:00.000-07:00

Won't Somebody Think of the Panels???
The programme has once again been updated. It now has many holes where panels used to be and a list at the bottom of panels with no panellists. If you have ever considered volunteering for a panel, go have a look! You can even "roll your own" if you prefer. If you do decide to suggest your own panel, I would prefer panel suggestions with at least two panellists already suggested.
Any panels without owners will be taken and disposed of. Not in a pleasant way either.

2008-09-22T05:22:00.000-07:00

Wasteland II: Age of Iron and Sin Present:
I am pleased to announce a special "Steampunk" theme night at Sin, in conjunction with Wasteland II:Age of Iron on the night of the 18th of October. Presenting your WII:AoI membership will get you 4$ entry on the night. Patrons will be encouraged to dress in suitable attire. Many thanks to Sin for allowing us to do this joint event.

(Please note: Sin is a licensed venue and is thus 18+ only. You MUST have ID to be allowed to enter)

2008-09-18T23:50:00.000-07:00

One Month To Go
It's now a month out from the actual convention. The Programme is coming together nicely (I am updating it every few days) but, as always I am happy to have new panellists. If you have never been on a panel, Wasteland is a nice, low pressure environment to start down the addictive path of presenting to your fellow con-goers. just click on the link above or e-mail me cheshirenoir AT gmail DOT com.

2008-09-15T05:31:00.000-07:00

More Programme Updates
As the convention gets closer, the Programme is slowly starting to populate.

Remember, you can volunteer for panels simply by clicking on the panel that looks interesting at the above location.

2008-09-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

Open Programming meeting
This Friday we'll be running the second open programming meeting at the Old Shanghai, in Northbridge (123 James St, Northbridge WA 6003).
Up for discussion is culling a few more panels, last minute requests for new panels and finding panellists to fill the holes in the programme.
I'll be arriving at 6:30, and I'll try to bring my pith helmet so you can all find me easily. Things will wrap up at 8:00pm.
I'm not expecting it to be structured as such, so if you want to contribute, and then head off straight away that is no problem at all.
There is excellent food and beverages available at the venue, covering a wide price range. Drop in! Bring the Kids!

2008-08-27T05:34:00.000-07:00

Panellists!
Panellists are starting to appear. We need more but you can see who is on what already. Follow the link in the previous post. I'll be attempting to update weekly.

2008-08-16T01:25:00.000-07:00

Another Programme Update
Now you can volunteer for many of the panel items, simply by clicking on their names. I have also wrestled with the CSS to make it all look a little more consistent.

Please, volunteer away!

2008-07-29T21:59:00.000-07:00

Updated Programme Now Available
I have uploaded a new draft of the Programme, including times for events and a guide to the streams here.

If you have any feedback, feel free to e-mail me: cheshirenoir@gmail.com

2008-07-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

FEEDBACK
Thanks to everyone who has filled in my feedback form. The programme will go through a cull and reimage in the next few days.

2008-06-11T05:21:00.000-07:00

A While Between Updates
Sorry for the lack of updates, but things have been steadily ticking over. I have now added the updated programming items from the open programming meeting.
The updated form is located here if you want to have a look, and help change the programme by promoting or demoting panel ideas.
You don't have to put a promote or demote against every panel item. Just the ones you really want to keep or really want to get rid of.

2008-05-24T17:46:00.000-07:00

Open Programming Meeting Went Well!
The Open Programming Meeting went well, and I'll be organising a second one later this year.

Thanks to all that attended. I'll update the Programme in the next few days to refresh the panel items to match.

2008-05-11T20:08:00.000-07:00

Draft Programme Available
So that we have something to work with on Friday, here's an early early draft of the programme. For you software geeks out there, this is probably "Pre Alpha" but at least gives us something to brainstorm against. Note that the interactive functionality does work, so if you really like a panel or really hate a panel you can easily promote / demote it and I'll be automagically be notified.

DRAFT PROGRAMME

2008-05-05T22:18:00.000-07:00

Open Programming Day
I'm planning on having an open programming meeting from 5:30pm on at the Old Shanghai in Northbridge on the 16th of May. Come along and help us refine and define the the programming for the convention!

2008-04-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

We'll be at the Swancon Picnic
We'll have receipt books if you want to buy a membership.

Details:
Fundraising BBQ
As part of our social and fundraising events this year, Swancon 2009 would like to invite you to a casual BBQ. We'll provide the food, soft drinks and fun activities; all you need is your picnic blanket! This is a family friendly event.
Date Sunday April 13th
Time 1pm
Location Kings Park - Western Power Playground
Cost $10 adults, children under 12 are free
Please register your interest with the committee ASAP including the numbers of adults and children attending; an email address or phone number to contact in case of inclement weather; and any dietary requirements (gluten, nuts, other allergies, vegetarian, vegan etc).

Committee contact would be Ju, transcendancing@yahoo.com.au, mobile number is: 0439 354 992 for that day.

See you all there!

2008-03-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

Post Swancon Roundup
Swancon went well and I did a lot of promotional stuff.
People associated with this con swept through the awards too!

Nick won a Ditmar for Best Art (For the Rynemonn cover)
Alisa won (takes a deep breath) two Tin Ducks, one for Best Fan Writing (“Not if You Were the Last Short Story on Earth”) and one for Best Fan Production (ASiF!) as well as the Ditmar for Best Fan Achievement (ASiF!). She also shared in the Ditmar for Best Fanzine (“Not if You Were the Last Short Story on Earth”), and I think there were others as well.

It was a bit of a blur as I won a Tin Duck for Best Fan Art (Night's Edge Postcards) and our Treasurer also won one for for Best Fan Writing (“Blog Like It’s The End Of The World”).

Go to the ASiF website for more goodness.

I was also presenting the Mumfan Award to two deserving people

Tom also sneakily got married over the weekend. Congratulations to you!

2008-03-20T15:39:00.000-07:00

I'm at Swancon
I have a receipt book and I'm not afraid to use it. See you there.

2008-02-29T17:53:00.000-08:00

Livejournal Feed
In addition to the RSS feeds from this page, you can also subscribe to our Livejournal Syndication at: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/wasteland_ii/

2008-02-29T15:25:00.000-08:00

Nick Stathopoulos, our National GoH is in the running for some very prestigious awards.
First up, Nick has been nominated for two Ditmars, but that's really just a warmup!
He's a finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, with a portrait of Shaun Tan
If that wasn't enough, he's also a finalist in the Archibald Prize with a portrait of David Stratton.

To top it all off, Nick is busy shooting episodes of a new TV show for TVS in Sydney. I feel tired just reading all those achievements!

2008-02-29T15:24:00.000-08:00

Wasteland II: Age of Iron now has a pricing.
Having done the sums, we are happy to announce our pricing for the con.
That is: $65 for full price memberships, $60 for concession memberships and $35 for day passes.

2008-02-29T15:20:00.000-08:00

Wasteland II: Age of Iron now has a venue.
We will be staying at the Good Earth Hotel, (Formerly known as the Airways). It's fully refurbished and has really nice rooms and quite decent convention facilities. It's also in the heart of the hotel district, so if you don't want to stay at our hotel you should be able to find one to suit your needs. (The Ambassador, across the road has free internet access in their rooms, for instance.)

2008-01-24T04:35:00.000-08:00

Wasteland II: Age of Iron, (The Steampunk / Victoriana / Retrofuturism convention) is please to announce several things today.

Firstly, I'm pleased to announce that WLII:AoI (as it will be called henceforth) has a date! It will be held on the 18th and 19th of October, 2008.

Secondly I'd like to announce our Local Guest of Honour, Alisa Krasnostein. Many of you know Alisa through ASif! http://www.asif.dreamhosters.com/doku.php
Welcome aboard Alisa.

Finally I'd also like to announce our Fan Guest of Honour, Tom "tommo" Eitelhuber. Unisfan, previous Swancon committee member and all round nice guy, I welcome him aboard.

2008-01-12T18:55:00.000-08:00

Announcing our Guest of Honour:
I am pleased to announce Nick Stathopoulos, award winning Artist and all round fun guy is the interstate Guest of Honour at Wasteland II. If you haven't caught Nick at a convention, I strongly suggest you come along for the experience. It'll be a blast!

Thanks for saying "Yes!", Nick.

2007-09-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

Time Keeps on Slipping

Coming Soon:

Waste Land II: Age of Iron

More info after Night's Edge

2004-10-10T21:05:00.000-07:00

We Survived

"...and the living will envy the dead"

Wow! It's all over! I have some book keeping and the like to do. I also want to send out a whole heap of "thankyous" which I'll do over the next few days, but I can pretty much declare "WasteLand" a success.
Now. Must. Have. Sleep.

Thanks to all who attended, and special thanks to all who helped.

2004-10-07T03:19:00.000-07:00

WasteLand is Nigh

Tomorrow is the big day. WasteLand finally starts. I'm packing up everything to take along. Hopefully I'll see you all there.

Final program is at:
http://cheshire.ii.net/wastelandprogram.html

2004-10-07T02:42:00.000-07:00

2 Days to go!

Sean Williams has touched down OK, The program is printing in the background. The projectors, and OHP have been arranged, as has the sound system. (My trusty amp used at Swancon strikes again)

I have to send out the final e-mails tomorrow, but once done we are home and happy.

Thanks for EVERYONE who has helped, offered support, offered advice, agreed to be in panels and otherwise made this an enjoyable event so far.

2004-10-03T01:35:00.000-07:00

Less than a week!

With only a week to go, things are looking really good for this con!

Hope to see you all there!

2004-09-27T16:25:00.000-07:00

Flyer

If anyone needs one, here is a copy of the flyer:
Flyer
It's two pages, designed to be printed on a duplex printer then cut in half. Alternatively, only print out side one.

2004-09-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

Two weeks to go

I have had my first "stress attack", and as a result I got a heapload of stuff done at 5am in the morning.

I have cleaned up and "tweaked" the Program. I have updated the Budget and submitted it to WASFF. I have made and laminated most of the membership cards. The few people I have shown them to have been happy with the design. 60 down. I have made and laminated the Guest passes and some of the staff passes.

The latest version of the Program is HERE

2004-09-10T21:15:00.000-07:00

Four Weeks to Go!

I have now updated the last major revision of the program before the convention itself:
Here is the Program
I'm all excited!

2004-08-31T04:16:00.000-07:00

Getting There

I've now done the guest passes. I have done Posters. The hotel is confirmed. The Guests are all confirmed. Next week I send out the panel lists to the panelists.

I'm also making sure that I'll know where the nearest place to vote is.

Great. An election on the first day of my con.

2004-08-09T16:24:00.000-07:00

Countdown

With only 2 months to go, things are starting to get exciting. The hotel is confirmed. The program is at the clean n shape stage.

Cross the "T"s and dot the "I"s

I'm going to need some volunteers to help for half a day (or less) each at the convention. You'll be helping with things like AV and panel coordination while I man the reception desk.

If you need to contact me then e-mail me

2004-07-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

Community Service

GenghisCon Hordes
Quiz Night
7:30pm Thursday 29th July 2004
RAAFA Bullcreek Dr. (just off Leach Hwy.)
Fun, Games, Prizes and much bubbly goodness....
Tables of 6, $5 per person
Book now!
Phone Rob
mobile 0418941879
e-mail genghiscon@lympago.com

2004-06-26T03:45:00.000-07:00

First Draft of the Program

Go HERE, for the newly drafted program. I am positive there will be SOME changes as the con moves forward. If you want to be on any of these program items, e-mail me and I'll see what I can do.

I am getting excited!

2004-06-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

Updates

Hey all. I have now booked and paid for Seans tickets, so that has moved forward. I have put up for joining WASFF, submitted my budget and it should be finalised by the end of the next meeting. The program has a draft finished and will be shortly available for people to look at. Most have at least one person on the panel. I plan to have it finalised by 1 month before the con. More info is up on this page, and a revised look n feel has been added.
We are moving along well here. Some stuff is ahead of schedule, some behind.

2004-05-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

Updated Look

I took advantage of the new look n feel updates by Blogger to update the WasteLand blog. The new formats seem to be more compatible than the old ones, which would often come up covered in random data garbage.

2004-04-30T22:22:00.000-07:00

Slow but steady progress

The con is in "ticking over" mode. Nothing dramatic has happened since Swancon. I plan to have a program ready by July 1st. Issues with insurance should be organised by the end of May.

If you need to e-mail me, you can reach me at
cheshirenoir@gmail.com

2004-04-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

More News

Firstly I'll be on the "Now the Carnival is Over" panel at Swancon this year.
Secondly, I'd like to announce our local Guest of Honour: Paul Kidd!

Paul is a "real swell guy" and always fun at cons! Paul is well known for his work in Comics, Books and RPGs. He is also working on TV shows as we speak. Welcome aboard, Paul!

2004-03-28T05:39:00.000-08:00

Announcing our Fan Guest of Honour

I'd now like to welcome Heidi Kneale as our Fan Guest of Honour. She's been a fan for many a year, and is knowledgeable about many unique subjects. Her fandom also as a nicely international feel with her background in US fandom.

Welcome Aboard!

2004-03-22T02:31:00.000-08:00

Message Board

If you have comments or ideas, feel free to post in the message boards to the right.

2004-03-16T17:09:00.000-08:00

Guest of Honour Announced

Wasteland moves ahead in leaps and bounds...
I'd like to welcome our Guest of Honour, and thank him profusely:
Welcome Sean Williams.

Sean is a great person to have around at a con, as any of you who have met him will agree. He also bring a writing career which includes several appropriately themed books.

(I'm currently up to the last part of the "Books of the Chosen" which is post-apocalypse styled fantasy. Go and buy it now! Very readable and enjoyable)

More info on our guest can be found at the above hyperlink.

2004-03-15T18:27:00.000-08:00

WasteLand

The Convention is confirmed for the 9th and 10th of October at the Emerald Hotel.

I have contacted a Guest of Honour. I have also contacted a Fan Guest of Honour.

The Budget is a work in progress, but it is getting there.