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Starting a new Convention. Or Rather an Omni-Futurist festival. Help!
I live in York PA now and everything around here seems to be some kind of Fest, so we’re calling it York FutureFest.
It will be the first weekend in October, and even if you can’t come, I could use your help.
I’ve been doing this for over twenty years, so I know what needs to be done, but I’m also just one person, and can’t do everything. I have a web team, but none of them are familiar enough with this kind of event to generate content. We are working on a site on http://www.yorkfuturefest.org, and in the meantime I put a skeleton page on the site of the parent non-profit, York XL.
https://www.yorkxl.com/a-million-dreams.html
Early bird memberships are really cheap right now but go up to $40 August 5th.
If you or someone you know can produce a Call for Art and specify artist rules and registration for the web team, I’d really like to have that go out August 1 if not sooner.
If you or someone you know can write press releases, and/or be a press officer, that would also be quite helpful.
I have a couple of copy editors but could also use someone who can translate things into Spanish.
We have a local graphics designer working on a logo for York FutureFest and as soon as we settle on that (probably tomorrow), we could really use a good layout person to make up a flyer and a postcard.
We also really need a treasurer with time available. Part of the reason for this event is that York PA, once the Detroit of the East Coast, is struggling like, well, Detroit.
Most of my friends here are community activists. They are amazing and capable and already doing a lot, so I’m asking if any of my other friends can lend a hand. York XL has a treasurer but not one who has run conventions.
The long list of roles for which we could use experienced smofs is long, so please, if you know people in the region or can travel here in October, please reach out to those friends personally, and then let me know if you or they can help.
I can be reached at yorkfuturefest@gmail.com or by cell at 734. 649. 4534.
Thank you.
It will be the first weekend in October, and even if you can’t come, I could use your help.
I’ve been doing this for over twenty years, so I know what needs to be done, but I’m also just one person, and can’t do everything. I have a web team, but none of them are familiar enough with this kind of event to generate content. We are working on a site on http://www.yorkfuturefest.org, and in the meantime I put a skeleton page on the site of the parent non-profit, York XL.
https://www.yorkxl.com/a-million-dreams.html
Early bird memberships are really cheap right now but go up to $40 August 5th.
If you or someone you know can produce a Call for Art and specify artist rules and registration for the web team, I’d really like to have that go out August 1 if not sooner.
If you or someone you know can write press releases, and/or be a press officer, that would also be quite helpful.
I have a couple of copy editors but could also use someone who can translate things into Spanish.
We have a local graphics designer working on a logo for York FutureFest and as soon as we settle on that (probably tomorrow), we could really use a good layout person to make up a flyer and a postcard.
We also really need a treasurer with time available. Part of the reason for this event is that York PA, once the Detroit of the East Coast, is struggling like, well, Detroit.
Most of my friends here are community activists. They are amazing and capable and already doing a lot, so I’m asking if any of my other friends can lend a hand. York XL has a treasurer but not one who has run conventions.
The long list of roles for which we could use experienced smofs is long, so please, if you know people in the region or can travel here in October, please reach out to those friends personally, and then let me know if you or they can help.
I can be reached at yorkfuturefest@gmail.com or by cell at 734. 649. 4534.
Thank you.
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Given my belief that options beget options, I can write some crappy press releases for you in order to inspire people saying, "I can do better than that!" and snatching the press release gal role out from my limp fingers.. I mean, if you think it would be helpful. DM with details?
I feel that permission for a signal boost is implied. If not, please tell me.
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We actually just got a local press officer thanks to my post on FB. We could still use someone who could, for instance, kick out * web page copy* saying something like, "If you would like to contact York FutureFest about (*press stuff*) we love the Press. PLs contact our press office at press@yorkfuturefest.org"
Calling Lois Lane!
I don't want to make more work for you by volunteering, but I'd like to be clear what I'm doing. ^.^
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