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Monday, April 1 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where will the Eastercon be in Ten Years' Time?

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A discussion of the serious issues facing Eastercon today, including how to retain expertise, the financial risk to committee members, the lack of central organisation, problems with electronic payments, and even its timing. Run by Juliet McKenna of Eightsquaredcon and Michael Davidson of Satellite 4.

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Steve Cooper

Co-Chair, Loncon 3
I'm the co-chair of Loncon 3 (The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention 14-18 Aug 2014) with Alice Lawson. I've worked on numerous Worldcons in both senior and junior level positions (learnt from the best take on a senior role no more than once every three years), and been on the... Read More →
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Michael Davidson

Michael has been going to conventions starting with Albacons in the early 1980s. Since then he has caught the bug. He dipped his toe in the waters of con-running with Satellite 1, managed to get up to his neck chairing Satellites 2 & 3 and is now going for full immersion with our... Read More →
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Juliet McKenna

Author
I'm a professional writer of fantasy novels and short stories, with the occasional foray into science-fiction and darker fantasy. So far my work's been translated into 13 languages. My first novel, The Thief's Gamble, was published in January 1999, first of The Tales of Einarinn... Read More →

Monday April 1, 2013 1:00pm - 2:00pm BST
3 - Boardroom Cedar Court
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