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podficationWhat is Podfication?
An informal gathering of podfic creators and listeners! Come join us in Minneapolis for a couple days of informal hanging out, discussion, and of course recording.
When and where is this thing?
October 22nd & 23rd, 2016 at the Geek Partnership Society's Event Horizon community center. (1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)
Why Minneapolis? Isn't Minnesota COLD?
Because that's where Bess and Jo live. And look, it's PROBABLY not going to snow in October. Probably. (Also, more seriously, we have direct access to facilities and resources here, and autumn in the Midwest is actually very lovely.)
So kind of like a convention?
Kind of. But kind of not. I did mention the informal thing, right? For one, there's no hotel. The Geek Partnership Society is kindly renting us a couple of their community center rooms for the weekend for much less than it would cost to contract a hotel. That being the case, we're requiring a small attendance fee of $5.00 when you RSVP, although we may ask for additional donations down the road so we can cover the operational costs, but give us a bit more time to work out the logistics of that. We'll let you know.
So where am I going to stay?
The Event Horizon center is a convenient bus ride from downtown Minneapolis, which has many hotels. There may also be some locals who can accommodate a few people, at their discretion. For more info, check out this post to find roommates and/or coordinate lodgings.
Geek Community Center, huh? That sounds kind of neat.
Yes! And it is! But let me manage your expectations about our venue here a little. There isn't much by way of restaurants or hotels within walking distance of it. The ceilings are high, and it's right next to railroad tracks. The building is shared with quite a few other groups including a nerdy taiko group and a Christian Youth Ministry and the sound does bleed between rooms when things get bumping. We know it's not always ideal for recording, but it is a space we can all gather and talk about all things podfic! We went with it to keep the risk and costs behind this thing as low as possible to start with.
Don't get us wrong, there are lovely things about it too! We'll have access to two rooms, one that has some comfy couch seating for hanging out and chatting, and one that can be used for more formal panel type discussions. We'll also have access to a small kitchenette.
Who's behind the curtain?
Thus far, the people who could ostensibly be considered responsible for this thing's existence arerevolutionaryjo and bessyboo. We might require some extra staff and volunteers down the road. We'll let you know.
Sounds great, I'm in!
Awesome! You can RSVP for $5.00 (USD) here through Eventbrite.
I have so many more questions.
So do I, friend. So do I. We'll be periodically updating this community as time goes on with more information as we get organized. In the meantime, join up and if you want to ask us a question directly, shoot us an email (podfication at gmail) or drop us a comment.
An informal gathering of podfic creators and listeners! Come join us in Minneapolis for a couple days of informal hanging out, discussion, and of course recording.
When and where is this thing?
October 22nd & 23rd, 2016 at the Geek Partnership Society's Event Horizon community center. (1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)
Why Minneapolis? Isn't Minnesota COLD?
Because that's where Bess and Jo live. And look, it's PROBABLY not going to snow in October. Probably. (Also, more seriously, we have direct access to facilities and resources here, and autumn in the Midwest is actually very lovely.)
So kind of like a convention?
Kind of. But kind of not. I did mention the informal thing, right? For one, there's no hotel. The Geek Partnership Society is kindly renting us a couple of their community center rooms for the weekend for much less than it would cost to contract a hotel. That being the case, we're requiring a small attendance fee of $5.00 when you RSVP, although we may ask for additional donations down the road so we can cover the operational costs, but give us a bit more time to work out the logistics of that. We'll let you know.
So where am I going to stay?
The Event Horizon center is a convenient bus ride from downtown Minneapolis, which has many hotels. There may also be some locals who can accommodate a few people, at their discretion. For more info, check out this post to find roommates and/or coordinate lodgings.
Geek Community Center, huh? That sounds kind of neat.
Yes! And it is! But let me manage your expectations about our venue here a little. There isn't much by way of restaurants or hotels within walking distance of it. The ceilings are high, and it's right next to railroad tracks. The building is shared with quite a few other groups including a nerdy taiko group and a Christian Youth Ministry and the sound does bleed between rooms when things get bumping. We know it's not always ideal for recording, but it is a space we can all gather and talk about all things podfic! We went with it to keep the risk and costs behind this thing as low as possible to start with.
Don't get us wrong, there are lovely things about it too! We'll have access to two rooms, one that has some comfy couch seating for hanging out and chatting, and one that can be used for more formal panel type discussions. We'll also have access to a small kitchenette.
Who's behind the curtain?
Thus far, the people who could ostensibly be considered responsible for this thing's existence are
revolutionaryjo and bessyboo. We might require some extra staff and volunteers down the road. We'll let you know.Sounds great, I'm in!
Awesome! You can RSVP for $5.00 (USD) here through Eventbrite.
I have so many more questions.
So do I, friend. So do I. We'll be periodically updating this community as time goes on with more information as we get organized. In the meantime, join up and if you want to ask us a question directly, shoot us an email (podfication at gmail) or drop us a comment.
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Date: 2016-06-05 09:11 am (UTC)Does that help?
Will you consider Virtual attendance?
Date: 2016-09-17 10:43 pm (UTC)Could you consider virtual attendees? Paying for internet, and having chat or something so that people can listen from home?
It seems that if you had people recording there, at home people could do editing and betaing. At home people could submit stories to podfic, and comment and tweet questions.
Do you think at home attendance would be possible?
Re: Will you consider Virtual attendance?
Date: 2016-09-18 12:57 am (UTC)But one of the main purposes of conventions like this is, specifically, the in-person factor—getting to meet and talk with all these people, who you've mostly known as voices thus far, in meatspace.
Between that, and the serious capital investment that providing a livestream/video chat option would require, we do not have plans for any sort of virtual attendance option at this time.
If you're still interested in attending, we hope you're able to make it—maybe if not this year, in a future year! And even if you can't, you'll still be able to enjoy the podfic that gets recorded at Podfication when it is posted online :)