This site is a work in progress; pages that appear as green text on a black background are more "final" - black text on a white background indicates that the page is just a notation for what is to come. Have patience, it will fill out eventually. Again, I encourage anyone with suggestions to add - especially those of you who have been involved in a convention staff in the past - to email me with your contributions. Lynati_1@hotmail.com

Updates have been progressing on the unfinished sections as of early February 2007.

Section one: Introduction to CP 101 : So you want to be a masochist

Section two: Staff Positions, and a note on the division of duties

Con Chair and Hotel Liaison
Vice Con Chair and Merchandise Coordinator
Treasurer and Registration Coordinator
Coordinator of Schedule, Panelists and Volunteers
Consuite Host/ess and Contest Coordinator
Head of Dealer's Room and Advertising
Head of Art Room
Webmaster
Guest Coordinator
Head of Security
Other Positions

Section three: Hotel and Function Rooms

Section four: Schedule and Event Planning

Section five: Budgeting - from Incidental Expenses to Fundraising Pitfalls

Section six: On site at the Convention- pre-con set up, Con Weekend, and post-con wrap up.

Section seven: Submitting your bid, and what to do if you win it.

Section eight: Credits

Gathering-Related Sites of Note :

Gathering Webportal (website under construction)

Gathering Convention Archives (website under construction)

This site fully compiled, mostly written, and maintained by Lynati. ................Sept 2003 - Feb 2007