Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Steven Savage If you work in technology you have no choice but to keep up with the latest news or fall behind. If you don't work in technology it's pretty much the same anyway.
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As is obvious from this blog, I am a big advocate of "effective relocation." As much as I encourage people to put down roots, it's necessary to find the right place to put your roots down in. You can't be happy if you're not in the right place, so I encourage people to find that right place first.
Many years ago when I had to do a job search, I decided relocation was in the cards, and aimed to get a job in a place that was right for me. I was happy when I got to relocate to the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area because it's a major geek and progeek area. Besides Silicon Valley, there are only a handful of places that are even close to being so heavily geektastic.
However, despite being in one of the geekiest places on Earth, I found one thing affected me that I wanted to share. This is not a major issue, but is a good example of those little things you never expect when you relocate. It is, after all, those little things that sneak up on you because they are, well, so little.
The Roundup of Convention ideas is here.
Hal-Con is a convention in Halifax Nova Scotia. It's got a diverse set
of guests and events, and when I talked to the staff, I found the
diversity applied to their profan events.
Hal-Con's approach is to be open about new panels of all kinds, and
seek a balance of fun and practical. When I say open-minded, I'm quite
serious – Hal-Con looks for and encourages diversity, and you'll find
everything from your typical events to serious discussion of lightsaber
handling. They like to see what the fans and guests will suggests and
have the courage to try.
This diversity also affects their profan panels in a delightful way. Among their upcoming offerings:
Hal-Con's
open-mindedness looks to be their strength in producing pro-fan
events. This is certainly the first convention I've talked to with a
discussion of modeling, and I somehow get the impression Hal-Con will
find a way to top this in the years to come.
Over in Novia Scotia? A fan? Sounds like you owe yourself a trip to Hal-Con!
– Steven Savage