WittCon Planning Guide
This is a guide to help in the planning of the Wittenberg Role-Playing Guild Convention, a.k.a. WittCon.
March General Guild Meeting of year prior
- Set date for WittCon
 - Publish Date for WittCon
 - Setup WittCon Web Page
 - Reserve Rooms for WittCon Setup the Friday before from 8pm-Midnight, and for the Saturday 8am-Midnight
- Shouvlin 105, 201, 203, 205, 207, atrium, Student Center Alumni Room, Li Room
 - or
 - Science Building: 109, 113, 118, 120, 123, 141, 144, 152a, 211, 212, 243, 248, 260, 261, 262, 319, 320, 327, 351, atrium, atrium upper, courtyard
 
 - Notify previous artists and vendors of date
 
August and Prior
- At General Guild meeting mention WittCon, and ask people to start thinking about GM'ing or volunteering, and ask if anyone would like to help with Planning of WittCon
 - Generate List of Potential Speakers and Guests
 
September
- At General Guild meeting mention WittCon, and ask people to start thinking about GM'ing or volunteering, and ask if anyone would like to help with Planning of WittCon
 - At General Guild meeting aks for Theme and for T-Shirt Designs
 - Finalize list of guests and/or speakers guild is willing to invite
 - Invite guest and/or speakers
 
October
- At General Guild meeting mention WittCon, and ask people to start thinking about GM'ing or volunteering, and ask if anyone would like to help with Planning of WittCon
 - At General Guild meeting Finalize Theme and ask for T-Shirt Designs
 - Send email asking for GM Information, and to reply with information based on information needed from WittCon Web Page
 - Visit Gaming stores, with Posters
 
November
- First week - Finalize Guests, Speakers and Vendors
 - Send email asking for GM Information, and to reply with information based on information needed from WittCon Web Page
 - General Guild Meeting - Finalize T-Shirt Design
 
December
- First half - Finalize Contracts with Guest, Speakers and Vendors
 
Janurary
- General Guild Meeting get orders for T-Shirts
 - Send T-shirts order to printers
 - First week - Send e-mail to Guild list asking for staffers
 - Last week - Finalize GMs (including backups)
 - Confirm Prize support
 - Confirm Sponsership
 - Touch base with Guest, Speakers, and Vendors
 
First half of February
- First week - Set Schedule in Stone
 - First week - Create Program/Schedule
 - Finalize Prizes
 - Make table-tents for CDR and Commons
 - Make posters for posting
 - Pick up T-Shirts (if available)
 
- Send Program/Schedule to printers
 - Hang banner in Student Center
 - >Set schedule for WittCon Staff
 - Have in hand Prizes and Awards
 - Pick up T-Shirts (if available)
 
First Week of March (and Springbreak)
- Monday - Campus wide e-mail sent out to students (via Dean of Students)
 - Get Printed Programs
 - Put up posters around campus
 - Give posters to Student Development for posting in dorms
 - Notify GMs to have prep work for their games
 - Touch base with Guest, Speakers, artisits, and Vendors
 - Purchase supplies for WittCon
- Soda
 - Pencils
 - Paper
 
 
Week of WittCon
- Monday - Have a campus wide e-mail sent out to students (via Dean of Students)
 - Have a Meeting for Staff working WittCon
 - Get Change
 - Verify Pizza Order
 - Make copies of surveys (If being used)
 - E-mail notification of any changes to schedule/program
 - Get Sodas, Table covers, plates, cutlery, and gloves (as needed)
 
Firday before WittCon (8pm-Midnight)
- Setup tables as need in all the rooms, and atrium
 - Put up posters around building
 - Make sure appropriate supplies are locked in a secure location for tomorrow
 
Saturday of WittCon
- By 8AM: Open Doors for Artists, Vendors, and early GMs to setup
 - By 9am: Make sure staff arrives as scheduled
 - By 9:30am: Open Doors once registration table is up and running
 - Enjoy WittCon
 
Updated 2021-05-31