General Information
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[su_spoiler title="When did the con start?"] The con was first held in 1991, at the Best Western Pepper Tree Inn in Santa Barbara, California. [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="When is the con?"] February 24-26, 2012 (with early registration the evening of 2/24/11) [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Where is the con?"] Ventura, California. [/su_spoiler]
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Panels
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[su_spoiler title="What kinds of panels do you have at Escapade?"] Escapade panels are usually more like moderated roundtable discussions, where everyone in the room is presumed to be a potential conversation participant. One or two people "moderate" each panel, which basically means some combination of offering some questions to get the conversation started, keeping order in the room and ensuring that nobody monopolizes the conversation, and occasionally holding forth with finely-crafted monologues and/or squee. [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Who suggests the panels?"] Our members/attendees provide the overwhelming majority of panel topics (or several). We add a spattering of suggestions based on past cons, and two hours are reserved for topics decided on in the "Welcome to Escapade" panel on Friday morning of the con. We will post an official call for panel suggestions on 12/15/11, but if there are topics or ideas floating around that you think would make an interesting Escapade conversation, feel free to send them in or post them to the Escapade LJ at any time. [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Can I suggest a panel?"] Sure! We accept panel suggestions from 12/15/11 to 1/5/12, and then those topics go into the panel ballot. Members of Escapade vote for the topics that interest them. [/su_spoiler]
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