NS World Fair: All Aboard!

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Non-image version please, my screen reader calls that 'graphic image.'

Lecture Timetable
All times GMT

Friday 15th

Solorni/Rach: Official Welcome
Todd McCloud & Committee: Committee Welcome
04:00 - Lamoni: A Roleplayer's Observations on NS Gameplay
18:00 - Greater Thernis: Medical Myths of NS
22:00 - Rigel: Signs of Emotional or Psychologically Abusive Behaviour

Saturday 16th

02:00 - Badger: An Evening with Badger and Friends

Sunday 17th

02:00 - Swith Witherward and Co.: An Overview of P2TM and its Culture
05:00 - Escade: Safe Social Relationships in Online Communities
06:00 - Scardino: A Structural Functional View of Deviancy in NS
20:00 - Pedigo: Use of WMD's in NationStates

Monday 18th

00:00 - Mallashaan: Maintaining the roleplay/Admin divide
04:00 - Yuno: Internet Safety (read if you're making Internet friends)
22:00 - North East Somerset: Tackling Sexual Harassment in NationStates

Tuesday 19th

04:00 - The Maccabees: The OOC Ethics of Being an IC Superpower
23:00 - Altino: When It Goes Too Far; Harassment and Sexual Harassment

Wednesday 20th

03:00 - Auralia: Social Conservatism in the General Assembly

Thursday 21st

04:00 - Ghant: Lecture on Multi Regional Canon
08:00 - Harmonia: In Defense of Morality in NationStates: An Argument from the Perspective of Freedom
18:00 - Group Presentation: LGBTIQ+ Community in different parts of NS

Friday 22nd

16:00 - Pallaith: Optimistic Diplomacy in NationStates
20:00 - Todd McCloud: Writing Book: The Good, the Bad, and How to Not End Up Like Max
21:00 - Sciongrad: GenSec & the General Assembly

thanks!

[Willania Imperium]

Excited to attend the booths!

[Yuno Kawaii]

Kawaii would like a booth please ^_^

[Tim Stark]

Heartbreaking that so many lectures have to be centered around the OOC problems within our community. We can all do better to eliminate that, and to eliminate those who cause them from our communities and from the game for good.

Looking forward to the World Fair, though, and terrified of what might come the way of the TSP Booth in our Cabinet AMA.

[Almonaster Nuevo]

Kawaii would like a booth please ^_^

Created.

If anyone else still wants a booth you have about a day left to request one. We still check here, but you will probably get faster service by posting in the technical area on the NSWF forum, specifically http://s15.zetaboards.com/NSWF6/topic/10369087/

[Sanctaria]

The NationStates World Fair is now in full swing.

Can't wait to see you all there!

[Greater Gilead]

We have a slight problem. Abvonovichatkaderivokistan, who applied for our booth, can't be on because of RL things. Can you give me the booth control?

[The Stalker]

Uhh I thought we were gonna get a heads up on when we could set up our booths...

We will contact you in the proper time to set your booth up on our chosen forums.

No one reached out to me, now it's here and it will be a day or two before I can set it up. Kinda a bummer since I very much enjoyed running it last year.

[Sanctaria]

Uhh I thought we were gonna get a heads up on when we could set up our booths...

We will contact you in the proper time to set your booth up on our chosen forums.

No one reached out to me, now it's here and it will be a day or two before I can set it up. Kinda a bummer since I very much enjoyed running it last year.

We posted here - I don't think Todd meant we would contact regions individually. That would be a lot of extraneous work.

[The Stalker]

Fair enough, though I did get a tg last year. Maybe that's just cause I was a lecturer. Ah well.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Heartbreaking that so many lectures have to be centered around the OOC problems within our community. We can all do better to eliminate that, and to eliminate those who cause them from our communities and from the game for good.

Looking forward to the World Fair, though, and terrified of what might come the way of the TSP Booth in our Cabinet AMA.

I agree.

Though I must say, this issue has been dominated by large-region leaders. Having a small or medium region admin on the panel would help by bringing in a whole new dimention. As a sexual assault survivor myself, as well as a medium region admin I offer my services.

[Unibot III]

I'm curious: was a News post for the NS World Fair (like last fair's) not accepted? Or was no news post submitted at all? It was big offer from the Site Admin to allow gameplayer news posts, I'd be sorry to see the practice fall by the wayside when events like the NS World Fair can benefit from wider promotion.

[USS Monitor]

I'm curious: was a News post for the NS World Fair (like last fair's) not accepted? Or was no news post submitted at all? It was big offer from the Site Admin to allow gameplayer news posts, I'd be sorry to see the practice fall by the wayside when events like the NS World Fair can benefit from wider promotion.

This was posted on the 15th: viewtopic.php?p=33093038#p33093038

I honestly have no idea if there was a deliberate decision not to have a news post or if admin just didn't see it in time because the request was posted on the same day the event started. In the future, I would suggest submitting such requests a little in advance so admin has time to see them.

EDIT: Did I miss a schedule change somewhere? The dispatch and the OP of this thread have different dates. I am confused...

[Unibot III]

I'm curious: was a News post for the NS World Fair (like last fair's) not accepted? Or was no news post submitted at all? It was big offer from the Site Admin to allow gameplayer news posts, I'd be sorry to see the practice fall by the wayside when events like the NS World Fair can benefit from wider promotion.

This was posted on the 15th: viewtopic.php?p=33093038#p33093038

I honestly have no idea if there was a deliberate decision not to have a news post or if admin just didn't see it in time because the request was posted on the same day the event started. In the future, I would suggest submitting such requests a little in advance so admin has time to see them.

EDIT: Did I miss a schedule change somewhere? The dispatch and the OP of this thread have different dates. I am confused...

Ah I see, yeah that was tight.

[Swift Sure]

Europeia is deeply concerned about the unexplained banning of a prominent NSer from the World Fair. If true, the allegations against this member need to be explained in an open setting so that all regions have the power to react accordingly. We are giving the committee 24 hours to provide more information on the banning. If substantial backing does not come to light by that time, we will be forced to withdraw from the Fair's proceedings.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

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Europeia is deeply concerned about the unexplained banning of a prominent NSer from the World Fair. If true, the allegations against this member need to be explained in an open setting so that all regions have the power to react accordingly. We are giving the committee 24 hours to provide more information on the banning. If substantial backing does not come to light by that time, we will be forced to withdraw from the Fair's proceedings.

I hope it's someone I don't like.

[The NewsStand]

It seems the acronym is also responsible for low turnout:

See here for an example

[Jar Wattinree]

It seems the acronym is also responsible for low turnout:

See here for an example

Angvar? Given their distrust for just about every other major news source, hilariously mislabeled in the RMB link, it's not the acronym they have a problem with.

[The NewsStand]

It seems the acronym is also responsible for low turnout:

See here for an example

Angvar? Given their distrust for just about every other major news source, hilariously mislabeled in the RMB link, it's not the acronym they have a problem with.

It wasn't the only comment about it, just the funniest!

[Bluelight-R006]

I’m placing my host bid for 2018’s NSWF. NSWF VIII if I’m not wrong.

The topic would be the same as what I bid for last year. I hope our region can actually host it as an experience for us all. Righteous.

[USS Monitor]

It's a little early, dude.

[The Church of Satan]

It's a little early, dude.

Just a little?

[Lamoni]

It's a little early, dude.

Just a little?

A TAD early, yes.

[Vulturret]

Just a little?

A TAD early, yes.

Not that early. Wait a few more days.

[Bluelight-R006]

It's a little early, dude.

It’s never early. A boy who is about 5 years old is already signed up to join the British Guard force at 18. Jack Fellure submitted his candidate application form for the 2016 US Election on the 2012 Election morning day itself. I don’t think being 1 year early is being so early to being about 13 or 4 years in advanced. And we’d like to take the spots too, so that everyone can notice our nominations. Unlike last year.