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As of right now, I can confirm that there will be a Meet the Guest session on Sunday and an Autograph Session on Monday.

Tony will update soon with all the schedule and details on the website.

Thanks for being patient with us as we try to work out the details.

Just curious — Is there any room for a band suggestion?

Or do you guys already have them all lined up...

Currently our line up is almost set in stone. But you are always more than welcome to suggest bands for next year. :D

How does one go about volunteering anyway?  Just drop by ConOps and see where you're needed?

You can also send an email to [email protected]! :D

Will the quickest way to find out information be on the forum or site?

I figured that's why there are different promo codes. ^^

The website will always be updated first. Then the forums may come afterwards depending on whether or not Tony (or any of the MF staff) or I make the announcements on here.

As Tony stated above, the promo codes were offered at different times.  The "ancafe" promo code is the one that is most widely used and the "accc" lets us know that you saw it on the flyers than the website.

okay so regarding the promotion codes. Since there are 3 different codes or so, does the one you entered make a difference to anything?

Nope.  We are planning to do something with the promo codes so if you will be included in it if you do enter the code.

Yeah! And he's not willing to share it with anyone else just to make things easier for our attendees.

Thank you very much jemz! One more quick question. To find information on how much and when the tickets will be sold, should I just check through this thread? Or should I just poke around on the main page instead?  ???

For more up-to-date info about that, we would announce it on MusicFest's website. That's actually the best way to find out than on the boards. :D Tony and I tend to announce things first and then maybe post it on the forums later.

I apologize if this has already been asked, seeming as i'm a bit too lazy to check all 7 pages. >.>;

Anyway! I've heard lots of rumors that you have to buy additional tickets for the Meet-and-greet and An Cafe. Is this true? I've learned not to trust rumors, but if this is true, how much would they be, and when would we be able to get them?

Apparantly PMX did it and charged an arm and a leg for them, but Fanime is SO much better.  :D

We are still working on the Meet and Greet portion. It will be a ticketed event. We're just deciding on the other details because space is limited and we will not be able to accommodate all who want to attend. We're trying to be as fair as possible.

So is the concert free still as well as Autograph session?

Both events are badged events.

I apologize if this has already been asked, seeming as i'm a bit too lazy to check all 7 pages. >.>;

Anyway! I've heard lots of rumors that you have to buy additional tickets for the Meet-and-greet and An Cafe. Is this true? I've learned not to trust rumors, but if this is true, how much would they be, and when would we be able to get them?

Apparantly PMX did it and charged an arm and a leg for them, but Fanime is SO much better.  :D

We are still working on the Meet and Greet portion. It will be a ticketed event. We're just deciding on the other details because space is limited and we will not be able to accommodate all who want to attend. We're trying to be as fair as possible.

Actually, please use the [email protected] email instead of the individual ones.

This ensures that your request will go to both the Head and her second. If there are any questions that they cannot answer, you are more than welcome to email me or my second in command at [email protected].

does it have to be next year?

i think plenty of departments (including volunteers) are happy to have new ppl THIS year.

besides, you still have plenty of meetings to go to so see how things are run, and you could meet ppl now rather than later.  :)

While I would really love to join the team now, my current situation isn't one I can easily change to include heading down the bay every other couple of weeks or whatnot for meetings and such whereas next year there is no issue at all.

I would just like to know if I could possibly take someone to lunch over the course of Fanime weekend and talk each others ears off about this or that and about becoming a volunteer or an actual staff member.

For next year, it depends on the depts you are interested in working for. Since most of the senior staff are concentrating on wrapping up planning for this year's con, you can let the dept head know of your interest and then check back when planning for 2009 starts to gear up.

A lot of times, if you just want to be staff, attending the meetings are not necessary but encouraged. There are departmental requirements that may be enforced such as additional training sessions with Safety on Site or with Maid Cafe but those are in place to make sure the staff knows what they are doing during the con. But the rest may just need you to come during con (like Print staff) and work.

Another option is joining Volunteers at-con and get a feel of the different departments that may interest you in 2009.

Taking someone to lunch and talking about volunteering/staffing is easy. You can easily find staff members  to talk to. It's a bit harder if you want to sit down and talk to a department head during the convention about becoming a staff member. Many dept. heads will be extremely busy making sure the convention runs smoothly.

Also, if you do have unanswered questions, you are more than welcome to email the dept. head and ask.

Who was Chisato again? The name doesn't seem to ring a bell @__@. lol *apparently has not heard of too many musicians*

3 seems like a reasonable number. As long as the civic isn't dark on Friday, it's all good :]. I would really like to see the local bands under consideration too. Good opportunity for them, considering this year's beautiful reg numbers.

Chisato is the guitarist for Penicillin as well as one of the main members of Crack6 who performed at MusicFest 2007. (click on link!)


MusicFest staff is always working hard to bring the best con they can! Even if it means not announcing all the really cool things until they are completely set.

As of right now, we do have several voice actors invited as our Guests of Honor. You can check them out here on the Fanime website.

As I am not in charge of Panels, I don't have any information to offer you about panels with our Guests of Honors. Feel free to send an inquiry to [email protected] if you do have any questions and I am sure our awesome Panels head would get back to you.

I would also suggest keeping an eye out on the Fanime website since we tend to announce our latest news there first before announcing them on the forums.

(This response is primarily directed towards MusicFest staff)

Asides from the people who registered with the "ancafe" promo, how many other attendees(including one-day pre-registered attendees) has MusicFest staff estimated to see the concert?(or is that something you'd rather wait to share at a staff meeting or something?)

And if for some reason, you need to implement another method of allowing people to attend the concert via "issuing (free) attendance tickets/passes, or letting people in based upon registration date, and whether the registration is for the weekend or just one day", will it be likely that general staff will be eligible for those passes as well or will another method most likely be used?

Only asking out of curiosity.

As there is no option for single day pre-registration, the estimates are not available. The Civic Auditorium holds up to 3,000 people. We can only hope to have a full house for the An Cafe concert.

We are currently looking into various options and will have updates on the website or announced at the General Meetings for staff members.

Any new news on the Meet the Guests thing? I imagine it's going to be like how they do at Oni-con and stuff were you bid for the tickets on ebay or something, but I was just hoping for a general idea on how it's gonna go xD I'd like to try and get them, but I'm hoping they aren't put up last second so I'll have the money x.x

We are still working on the details! :D

will the concert cost money? >>

The concert is a badged event. If you have purchased a badge, either a full weekend or a single day (sunday) badge, the concert is free.

Whoops. Corrected.

Thanks for pointing it out.

[Saturday, May 24th, 2008]

Hello everyone,

The Cosplay Spectacular will be held on Saturday, May 24th, 2008 at the Civic Auditorium.

(C&P'd from the other thread)
For now, here are some basic answers to common questions:
- Skit is 3 minutes, maximum. We -strongly discourage- walk-ons, please try to come up with a skit!  :D
- 12 people per group, maximum.
- Online Signups open on April 1, 2008, @ midnight (and close on May 20).
- Event is Saturday, May 24, 2008.

Please see this thread for more information. All other questions may be directed to [email protected].

Good luck everyone!

As much as I would like to announce certain things, I am still working with key people on getting the details set before declaring it out to the world. 

Yes, Maid Cafe will still happen in a bigger location and with longer hours. We are still working out the details for the menu. As for the volunteers for the maids and their outfits, we are working on that still, so all those interested will hear about it shortly.

Just because there hasn't been any official word does not mean that we're not working hard on on various functions.

If there are any concerns or questions that aren't answered by any of my department heads, feel free to email me at [email protected].

This thread makes me feel like a child. >.<

Yeah, when you figure that I'm twice the age of anyone mentioned, maybe it's time to go find a SF con and dress up like a Sandman or maybe a 'red-shirt'.  Where's my electric scooter?!?

I don't think your electric scooter is in the budget, Craige.  ;D

[Saturday]

The masquerade has been moved to Saturday.

This is for certain? Shouldn't the first post be updated?

Sorry if I'm pointing something obvious out, I didn't mean to, but I think someone should change that.

Yes, it is for certain.

We are in the process of announcing it through a press release and other means.

You should definitely contact the Crowne Plaza to see what they can do for you as soon as possible.

Don't tell them when the con comes around because by then, you may be out of luck for your two friends.

Good luck!