When: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12pm - 3pm
Where: Jantzen Beach Red Lion Inn, Clark Room
What: Hotel Tour, Staff Registration

If you are a staff member who is not registered for the convention, please come prepared to register. Staff price is $10, and you will need to fill out a staff registration form at the meeting.

We will also begin training for the “street team”, individuals who will hand out flyers, posters, etc. to local businesses for Publicity. If you are interested in being part of the team, please attend this meeting.

Here’s your chance to view the hotel and test out the free wireless. This is the best way to judge the room sizes, layout, and get the logistical items out of the way before con. This is a public meeting, so those of you who are simply curious about the space are welcome to tag along!

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s mascot competition! First, second, and third place are all displayed in the banner from right to left until May 1st, when the the lovely blue lady on the end will grace all publications with her mascot presence. Thank you to all those entered! Every piece was beautiful, and the race was neck and neck right until the end.

Please watch for the next mascot contest beginning May 1st, 2006 for the 2007 Kumoricon mascot!

Available at the last minute so those who can’t make the meeting will not be left out, you can now vote here for the 2006 Kumoricon mascot!

Don’t forget to attend the general meeting at the Salem Public Library tomorrow, Saturday April 15th, 12 PM.

Our mascot has disappeared!

If you can draw her, please send her along to
Kumori_girl@yahoo.com

We need a teen or older version of the mascot and a chibi version of the mascot by April 14th!

See the thread in general discussion for more info.

Kumoricon was at Sakuracon, and was well received. We pre-registered about twice as many people as last year, and offered a Miss Ayeka doll from Tenchi Muyo as an incentive to register right away!

Congratulations to James Jensen, our lucky winner!

Great thanks to those who rescued me from the booth! Really, it was a lot of fun telling people about Kumoricon, and even more fun since the booth was in the vendor’s room! (I got a GIANT Choco Cat!!!)

If you have yet to register, you still have time to get our discounted rate of $30. Follow the link above.

Staff gets a special discount as well. If you are willing to help with the planning of Kumoricon, you can take advantage of this discount.

Be sure to join us at the next general meeting. We look forward to seeing you!

Meg Uhde, Kumoricon 2006 Chair

When: April 15, 2006
12pm
Room “Anderson B”

Where: Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem OR

We will be kicking it in to high gear, with roughly 6 months until con time. We will also be announcing the winners of the mascot contest and discussing the viability of a staff retreat later on in the year.

Sakuracon has arrived once again, and Kumoricon will be there. Meg will be manning the table, located in the exhibitors hall, as often as possible.
The table needs coverage for all of Friday, and intermittently throughout the weekend. This is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours that can lead to special staff perks at Kumoricon (without the staff headaches.) Staffers, this is a great chance for you to tell everyone how great we are.

Hope to see you there!

If you are a member of the Kumoricon Publicity Staff, please join us this Sunday at 13302 SE 122nd Road CLACKAMAS at 1 pm. We will be discussing the direction of publicity over the next few months after the unfortunate standing down of our Publicity Director, Zac Goodwin. I will be counting on all dedicated individuals to help pull out his vision, while he pursues his own path. Thank you, Zac for the excellent foundation. Let’s get to work.

Sorry for the delay. Our hotel group code has been added to the Hotel Information page. (Hint: it’s KUMO.)

Where: Eugene, U of O campus, Room: EMU Art Gallery (Second floor of the Fish Bowl)
Directions here
When: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12pm
Event: Costume Completion

Meeting at U of O to continue our convention work. This will be a rather informal meeting. Expect a round robin approach, and simple updates to get the Eugene folks up to speed.

Costume completion event with Andrea L. (Cosplay judge for 2004, Member of the Costumer’s Guild) We will be sharing our skills and supplies to get our costumes done in time for Sakura!

Come join in. Bring your fabric, sewing supplies, ideas, or whatever you can share.

Date: February 11, 2006, 12pm
Location: House of Louie
Event: Lunch meeting at House of Louie and Chinese Garden Tour

House of Louie is hosting us at their restaurant in downtown Portland, 331 NW Davis St, Portland, OR.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF LOCATION. WE ARE NO LONGER MEETING AT PSU OR ANYWHERE ELSE BUT AT HOUSE OF LOUIE

This meeting will bring us up to speed on current con events, including new staff intros, and the full year meeting schedule. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, complaints. You do not have to order food to attend the meeting, though it is encouraged.

Immmediately following the meeting, we will head to Chinatown to tour the Chinese Garden, 127 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR.

Please bring money for the garden and for lunch. Prices and details for the Classical Chinese Garden.

Added more information to the Registration page. Check it out = )