Intercon Economic Incentive Package

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR GAME LISTS!!!

So every year, IMA reg is about 105. I suppose it could be bigger if we
advertised more. It's true we're sort of the "best little-known secret of
LARP." A small, quiet convention that is serving free food and booze at an
incredibly cheap rate. But we like being the "thing you have to know
about," and it's been a great place to run cool experimental work. Not
trying to be snobby just figure you have to be around a few years to hear
about IMA. We don't compete much with the Boston Convention.

I track registration. And I know when it should peak. The Con runs up to
70 and then during the period that would be the last two weeks

On the Day the stock Market first crashed, Intercon Reg was 70. It had been
steadily gaining and was in the period where over about two and a half weeks
it should run up to about 110, with a few drops taking us back to 105.

Today Intercon Reg is 71. The curve didn't just slump, it shattered. Never
seen anything like it. Healthy, healthy...BAM!

The good news is, MOST OF THE GAMES HAVE MINIMUM. Most of the games are
going to run, only a few are in danger, and there are players who haven't
signed up yet. I think we're going to get everything run. I've been
working on that.

But it's clear we need a larger solution. By now it is clear that this is
not a normal time. This is not 1992. It may not be the Great Depression,
but you may have to remember Nixon as a President to have been through
worse. The solutions that worked to keep the con afloat in the last two
recessions are not good enough now...THIS CALLS FOR MORE!

It's not clear to me that the crisis is really affecting our attendees all
that much. But I suppose with people talking about staff cuts, people are
reluctant to travel even if they don't actually have less money than they
did last month.

I also understand that "it's the travel and the expense not the Con Reg."

But it's time for some "Economic Stimulus" of our own. This is a one time
emergency provision to operate the Convention at a loss in order to make
sure the LARPA Contest games run.

http://ima.larpaweb.net

1) The Con Rate is $25. If you paid $45 I will hand you a $20 at the door.
I am resetting the rate. If you paid $25 I will hand you a $5 at the door.
We are officially the cheapest place to eat and drink that weekend.
PERIOD. You can hardly eat and drink at HOME for less than that.

2) We are creating "Crash Rooms" Crash space is $10 payable to me, per
person. Rooms are going to be segregated into "Girls" "Boys" and
"Couples." There is no guarantee of bed, it's "first come first served."
That doesn't mean "get there and stake out a bed" it means the first four
people who fall asleep get bed space. Bring a bedroll. If you can get to
the con, we have space for you. So far that's $35 for the trip. TELL YOUR
FRIENDS!!!!!

3) PLEASE DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DROP A ROOM RESERVATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO
DROP YOUR ROOM CONTACT stephanie@.... The Con may take over your
room. (This doesn't mean we pay for your room, but we may use it for one of
the crash space rooms. and we'll pay you for the deposit if we do). We
realize that if people have a room and some room-mates bailed they may elect
to go to the "Crash rooms"

4) Gas is fixing itself. Travel right now is cheaper than it has been at
ANY POINT THIS SUMMER. Gas is the one thing declining. Pile into a car and
COME TO INTERCON!!!!!

This is going to be a great Con and I don't want to see it ruined by bad
Economic Timing. Come down and help us push Intercon that last 30!

We got food, we got soda, we got a bar...now we got crash space...Join us!

http://ima.larpaweb.net


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]