Note: the following descriptions are what we’ve done for in-person cons; virtual Escapade obviously has slightly different roles.
Interested in joining the Con Staff in a specific position or general support? Email us for more information at info escapadecon.net.
Incoming Convention Chairs
Glymr, Fashes, and Nevertheless are the incoming chairs who have stepped up to take over the lion’s share of the work of coordinating to ensure Escapade will live on for a long, long time. Glymr and Nev spend most of the year dealing with registration, contracts, finances, schedules, supply purchases and storage, and load in/ load out of the hotel. They draw room set-ups and negotiate with hotels in advance of the con and during the con weekend. They host Friday’s welcome panel and take notes at Sunday’s con review panel. If you need something con-related from the hotel or you see a problem, talk to Nev or Glymr.
Then Fashes and Nev turn around a couple weeks after the In-Person Convention and do it all over again for the Online Convention.
Prior Convention Chairs
Charlotte and Megan started the convention in a car between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California, way back in the 1900s. Escapade would not exist without their ongoing hard work and labor of love, and they are happy to continue on with assisting the convention in less taxing roles. The older they get, the smarter they get, and the more work they share with people like the wonderful, talented team below and their successors above.
Art Show & Auction
Mildly Wicked and Umber are stepping into new roles as the Art Show coordinators. They communicates with creative people, encouraging them to participate in Escapade’s art show. They organize the showcase, invites people to try their hand at creative endeavors during the con, and manage the financial aspects around the auction. They also organize the Fan Faire, creating space for any creatives to share their wares.
Vid Show
Jo with a cast of thousands, manage the Saturday Night vidshow, which features new and nearly new vids. Pre-con, they communicate with vidders, collect submitted vids and preps them for both the con DVD and the show presentation, and creates DVD cover art. On site, they and their team ready the space for you to have a great time, and present the vid show. Her current apprentice is Aaronantium.
Consuite and Onsite Logistics
Misti makes the con suite a fun place to hang out, providing snack food and a friendly atmosphere. (This is also where you will check in for the con from Friday morning on.) Her current apprentice is Daughterof Elros.
Dealers Room
Ken coordinates with the dealers, sets up and watches the orphan zine table, and keeps the dealer’s room a warm and welcoming place to visit the entire weekend. We love him. Go love him too.
Outbound Communications
Dail and Fashes handle Escapade email and news posting. All the time. Reliably and promptly.
Friday Night Dance Party
Franzeska is your host. She assembles the vids, and runs the vid show at the party. Yaaurens makes sure the tech works. The Dance Party would not happen without both of their hard work.
On-Site Tech
Yaaurens is our on-site tech genius. They handle setting up all the technical aspects for running the Dance Party, Vid Show, and the A/V needs of panels during the convention.
Website
Killa is the brilliant mind with has designed and built the new Escapade web site. She’s taken Escapade to the newest levels. Ellie created the original Escapade web site. Vex handles day to day updates, program book design, and the creation of all our Google Forms.
Welcommittee
DaughterofElros and Sprocket are our new team of Welcommittee members. They are available to answer questions at the convention. Find them onsite to say hello and be warmly welcomed.
Discord
Nevertheless is also the admin for the Escapade Year-Round Discord and the designer, creator, and administrator of the Convention Specific discords. They oversee the volunteers at Escapade. Umber is the Year-Round Discord’s streaming co-conspirator. Franzeska is the curator behind the Convention Specific stream rooms.
Advice and Overall Support
Elf, Killa, KrisserCI5 (Kris), Sprocket, Aaronantium, and Vex help us in almost every conceivable way. Need something picked up from San Diego on a day’s notice? Call Kris. Need a branding idea but your mind is blank? Killa provides a finished draft by close of business. Killa and Kris give us their skills and their compassion, their support and their vehicles, and are our all-around good luck charms. Need a great mind to bounce ideas? Elf and Sprocket have you covered. Need help with the more tech heavy side of fandom? Aaronantium and Vex will be able to chip in their expertise and make it look easy. We treasure all of our con staff members for their ongoing contributions to the convention.