"All that rotating staff means is that your con chair is a rookie every three years or so. It's a great way to ensure that nobody gets good at their job."
Reality is that the past several Chair's for FanimeCon have been very educated on how a convention operates and what needs to be done. They have all held Division slots for several years (which means that had to have held department slots for several years before they were moved up to Divisional slots) before they were offered the opportunity to be interviewed for the Chair position. All of them were interviewed by a panel of their peers, the candidates had to be reviewed by Senior Management and their past convention work experiences were discussed. It's not a simple process and while the Chair Team can bring in their own team members, like vice chairs or special advisers, the vast majority of the staff remain in place. I know personally, because I've gone through it.
As for the staff, there is always going to be staff rotations every year, no matter who is in charge. That's just a fact of convention operations life and if you had any experience with it, you would have known that small piece of information. You have people who burn out on the job, people who transfer between departments or division and people who just want to take a year or two off, because of college, family life or personal life changes.
Reality is that the past several Chair's for FanimeCon have been very educated on how a convention operates and what needs to be done. They have all held Division slots for several years (which means that had to have held department slots for several years before they were moved up to Divisional slots) before they were offered the opportunity to be interviewed for the Chair position. All of them were interviewed by a panel of their peers, the candidates had to be reviewed by Senior Management and their past convention work experiences were discussed. It's not a simple process and while the Chair Team can bring in their own team members, like vice chairs or special advisers, the vast majority of the staff remain in place. I know personally, because I've gone through it.
As for the staff, there is always going to be staff rotations every year, no matter who is in charge. That's just a fact of convention operations life and if you had any experience with it, you would have known that small piece of information. You have people who burn out on the job, people who transfer between departments or division and people who just want to take a year or two off, because of college, family life or personal life changes.