This page is part of an archive and is available for historical reference only; for information on recent and upcoming Minicons, please visit www.mnstf.org/minicon/

Information on these pages may not reflect current Minicon and Minn-StF policies, functions, contact info, etc.

For information about the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, the organization that has been putting on Minicon since 1968, please visit www.mnstf.org.

Programming Survey

Age Under 16
17-21
22-29
30-40
40-50
50-65
Over 65
Gender Male
Female
Other
Where do you live? Twin Cities
MN
Midwest
US
World
Elsewhere ("I was born in Iowa, I only work in outer space")
How many Minicons have you attended? 0
1-2
3-5
6-10
11-20
21+
Have you attended other F&SF conventions? Worldcon?
International or National?
Other Regional?
Other Midwest?
Other Local?
Media or other types of SF related Conventions?
Please rank the reasons you go to Minicon.
Programming other than mainstage (panels, workshops, readings, etc.)
Professional reasons (contacts, publicity, art/merchandise sales)
Main Stage Programming
Masquerade
Music
Art Show
Gaming
To get together with my friends
Parties
Drum Jam or Dance
Dealers room (to buy stuff)
Other:
How many non-mainstage programming items do you usually attend at Minicon? 0
1-3
4-9
10-15
16+ (I'm a junkie)
What types of programming do you like to attend? Discussions about Literature / Lit crit
GOH / Guest Related Programming
Reading
Autographings
Science Programming
Social Sciences / Cultural Differences
World Building Workshops and Panels
Writing Workshops
Business of Writing / Editing Programming items
Media Fandom discussions
Fandom and Fannish History
Artist Programming
Gaming
Alternative Lifestyles
Kids programming
Movies and Videos
Other:
What formats of programming do you like? Panels
Workshops
Roundtable discussions
Seminars
Readings
One-being / many-being shows
Participatory events
Other:
What times of the convention do you usually attend programming? Friday Afternoon 12-5
Friday Evening 6-10
Friday Night 10-2
Saturday Morning 8-12
Saturday Afternoon 12-5
Saturday Evening 6-10
Saturday Night 10-2
Sunday Morning 8-12
Sunday Afternoon 12-4
Would you like a convention-wide dinner break? When?
Rank what influences you to go to programming events.
I religiously schedule my Minicon on Friday and never deviate (from this schedule).
Sounded interesting from the pocket program or program book description.
I wanted to see the Guest / Panelist
My friend told me it was good / dragged me along
I happened to be there / passing by
Waiting for Godot.
What was/were your favorite programming item/s last year? Why?
Are there any programming items we should repeat? Do you have any changes to make them better?
What was/were your favorite programming item/s in previous years / at other cons? Why?
What new programming item would you like to see offered at Minicon?
What programming item did you miss but really want to attend? Why did you miss it? What did you do instead? (This is not intended to be a personal question.)
Any other comments?
 
[Minn-StF] [an error occurred while processing this directive]
David Dyer-Bennet <ddb@ddb.com>