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["erik AT erikkylin.net" <erik AT erikkylin.net>]

> 2 aug 2014 kl. 12:53 skrev Thomas Gramstad 
> <thomas AT ifi.uio.no>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm going to the science fiction worldcon, Loncon 3, in London
> 14.-18. august. I'll meet some interesting people, including
> people considered for key notes at FSCONS, such as Charlie
> Stross, Ken MacLeod and Cory Doctorow.
> 
> I've been thinking about key notes at FSCONS, that we probably
> have a too short time limit for inviting many of the potential
> key notes, less than a year is too short time. Ideally, we would
> be more than one year, up towards two years, ahead on key note
> invitations. Meaning that, e.g., we would be sending out key note
> invitations for FSCONS 2015 well before FSCONS 2014.
> 
> For example, Charlie Stross writes this on his web page,
> "FAQ: Inviting Charles Stross to speak - what you need to know",
> at
> http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2009/07/faq-inviting-charles-stross-to.html
>  :
> 
> "If you're thinking of inviting me to an event, please be aware
> that I'm usually booked up a year in advance, and I don't usually
> accept invitations to events outside Edinburgh or Glasgow at less
> than three months' notice—because such invitations almost
> invariably mean international travel, which is disruptive at
> short notice.
> If you still want to invite me to your event, read on." [...]
> 
> The "booked up" period may be even longer for Doctorow.
> I can check this with Doctorow and MacLeod.
> 
> So, I suggest to consider working out key note logistics one
> year earlier than now.
> 
> Thomas
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