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Did you want Odyssey Con itself? Find it here.
2016 April 8—10, Radisson Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Listing by Category
(alpha listing immediately below this one)Corporate

• President
• Vice-President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Ombudsperson

Executive

• Chair
• Council of Elders

Administration

• Hotel Liaison
• IT Systems
• Registration
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Webmaster

Operations

• Audio/Visual
• Banners
• Logistics
• Roster
• Security
• Signage
• Volunteers

Programming

• Gaming
• GoH Liaison
• GoH Recruitment
• Literary
• Media
• Scheduling

Exhibits

• Art Show
• Con Suite
• Dealers’ Room
• Merchandise
• Video Room

Events

• Art Auction
• Charity Auction
• Entertainment
• Opening Ceremonies Skit
• Parties at OddCon
• Toastmaster

Contests

• Costume
• OddContest (Flash Fiction)
• Poetry Slam
• Spontaneous Writing

Promotions

• Cross-Promotions
• Local Media
• Paper
• Social Media
• Sponsorships

Publications

• Ad Sales
• Graphic Arts
• Photography
• Pocket Program
• Program Book
• Restaurant Guide

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Alphabetical Listing

• Ad Sales
• Animation Room (see Video Room)
• Art Auction
• Art Show
• Auctions (see Art Auction, Charity Auction)
• Audio/Visual
• Banners
• Chair
• Charity Auction
• Computer Services (see IT Systems, Webmaster)
• Con Suite
• Concom List (see Roster)
• Corporate Board (see President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Ombudsperson)
• Costume Contest
• Council of Elders
• Cross-Promotions
• Dealers’ Room
• Entertainment
• Facilities (see Hotel Liaison)
• Gaming
• GoH Liaison
• GoH Recruitment
• Graphic Arts
• Guests of Honor (see GoH Liaison, GoH Recruitment)
• Hospitality Suite (see Con Suite)
• Hotel Liaison
• Huckster Room (see Dealers’ Room)
• IT Systems
• Literary Programming
• Local Media Promotion
• Logistics
• Master of Ceremonies (see Toastmaster)
• Media Programming
• Merchandise
• OddContest (Flash Fiction)
• Ombudsperson
• Opening Ceremonies Skit
• Paper Promotion
• Parties at OddCon (also see Con Suite)
• Parties at Other Cons (see Cross-Promotions)
• Photography
• Pocket Program
• Poetry Slam
• President
• Program Book
• Publicity (see Ad Sales, Local Media, Paper, and Social Media Promotions)
• Registration
• Restaurant Guide
• Roster
• Scheduling
• Secretary
• Security
• Signage
• Social Media Promotion
• Sponsorships
• Spontaneous Writing Contest
• Toastmaster
• Treasurer
• Vice-President
• Video Room
• Volunteers
• Webmaster
• Writing Contests (see OddContest, Poetry Slam, Spontaneous Writing Contest)

Ad Sales

Basic Duties: Sell ad space in the Odyssey Con program book to as many customers as possible.

For 2015: open

Art Auction

Basic Duties: Identify art-show pieces that need to be auctioned off and run the auction.

For 2015: open

Art Show

Basic Duties: Solicit artwork from and in general communicate with the art community. Deal with both mail-in and walk-in art, including explaining Odyssey Con's terms and conditions to the artists. Set up the art-show space and provide for its constant security. Make sure all submitted artwork is tastefully and attractively displayed. Collect all fees, record all sales, pay all proceeds, and otherwise exercise financial oversight of the art show. Make sure that all unsold artwork is promptly and safely returned to the artists after the con.

For 2015: Rob Weiss

Audio/Visual

Basic Duties: Arrange for all the audio and visual needs of the con, including microphones, projectors, screens, etc. Do advance scheduling to be sure no such equipment is expected to be in 2 places at once. Exercise judgment as to whether the trade-off between cost and convenience makes it more desirable to use the hotel's AV services or provide our own. Serve as a trouble-shooter for technical AV problems, whether with our equipment or anything a presenter has brought along.

For 2015: Rena “Fixer” Noel

Banners

Basic Duties: Somebody has to gin up the banners we use at the hotel to splash big ideas (like "Welcome to Odyssey Con") out where everybody can see them. (Also see Signage.)

For 2015: Joe Alfano

Chair

Basic Duties: The con chair is first among equals. He or she runs the concom meetings and tries to keep all the balls in the air simultaneously. Conflict-resolution and "kindly get off your ass" skills are extremely useful. Due to the position's awesome responsibilities, combined with its less-than-awesome powers, it is frequently a shared position. Ahead of the con, the chair's main job is making sure that all functions are being tended to, ideally by some other person. At the con, the chair is the decider of last resort.

For 2015: Joe Alfano and Brian Curley