There is no way to build public awareness without going out and talking with people. Accordingly, participants in the Project must appear at various events for public-relations purposes, and hold events of their own.
6-10 August 2008, Denver (Colorado Convention Center), Colorado
publius will be in attendance, & will present
"Luna City or Bust", 11.30 AM Friday, CCC Room 602. Whether the
Project will have a "fan table" is still unclear.
July? Fort Worth, Texas (details to be determined)
It seems desirable to have a meeting of Project supporters, connected with the
formal organization of the "Luna Publishing Company" and "Lunar
Organizing Committee № 1".
25-27 July 2008, Tulsa (Radisson Tulsa), Oklahoma
publius was be in attendance, having been
given kind permission to set up a table.
27-29 June, Houston (Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport), Texas
publius was in attendance ; there were a
Project table, program-book advertisement, & "Luna City or
Bust" presentation (1 PM Saturday).
29 May-1 June 2008, Washington (Capital Hilton), DC
publius attended this year's International
Space Development Conference. As a result, he was not able to
host a Project presence at Project A-Kon ;
some exposure at that heavily-attended event was provided courtesy of other
participants.
16-18 May, Houston (University of Houston Central Campus), Texas
This was a first-year anime & gaming convention in Space City USA.
publius was in attendance & presented
"Luna City or Bust" on Sunday at 1 PM.
25-27 April 2008, Austin (Omni Hotel Downtown), Texas
publius attended, in order to explore possible
contacts in science fiction industry & fandom.
27-29 March 2008, Phoenix (Grace Inn), Arizona
publius attended the 2008 Space Access Conference,
in the hope of identifying and contacting possible collaborators,
specifically for Working Group 2. It was not an unqualified success.
14-16 March 2008, New York (Rye Town Hilton), New York
This is the convention held annually by the "Lunarians" or
New York Science Fiction Society, one of the oldest science-fiction fan clubs
in existence. publius was on the programming schedule,
presenting "Luna City or Bust" Saturday at 9 PM & participating
in several other items, & the Project had a "club table".
Hopefully a wider exposure will bring us a broader base of supporters.
7-9 March 2008, Addison (Crowne Plaza North Dallas), Texas
A "club table" for the Luna Project was manned throughout the
weekend, & publius presented a "Luna City or
Bust" program at 3 PM Saturday. We also advertised in the Program
Book, although it did not come out perfectly. There was some positive
response, & renewed some contacts with existing North Texas
supporters.
22-24 February 2008, Richardson (Radisson Hotel Dallas North), Texas
The Luna Project is hired a table in the Dealers' Room, & took
an advertisement in the Program Book. publius
presented the "Luna City or Bust" program 11 AM Sunday, which
may be described as well-received but ill-attended.
8-10 February 2008, Austin (Doubletree Hotel), Texas
publius presented a program under the title of
"Luna City or Bust", 8-10 PM Friday. This was not well-attended,
due partly to the time slot & the lack of advance publicity. The
opportunity to meet with some current South Texas participants, &
contact some new people, was perhaps more useful.
publius attended the X-Prize Cup, billed as "the premier event of the personal spaceflight industry", 26-28 October. Hopefully, next year, the Project will have a bigger presence, and be able to meet with leaders on both the commercial and enthusiast sides of the issue. Unfortunately, such was not really the case this time.
The Luna Project exhibited at Maker Faire in Austin, Texas, on the 20th and 21st of October. publius shouted himself hoarse and ran out of printed materials, which is probably a good sign. He was not able to connect with the other exhibitors, due to having no help or relief, which is not.
The Luna Project was represented at ShimaKon on South Padre Island, Texas, October 5-7. publius was there, manning an "Autumn Market" table. He also tried to hold Luna Project General Meetings at 7.30 PM Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, owing to scheduling and other problems, these were poorly attended and did not accomplish what was desired. About 40 signed up for the e-mail list, and there may have been some coverage in the local media.
publius was in attendance at AnimeFest in Dallas, 31 August through 2 September 2007, with a table in the "Bizarre Bazaar" area and a discussion-meeting on Sunday at 6 PM.
This was essentially the first Luna Project event, and hopefully will be a dress rehearsal for the future. It was decently successful, with about 80 attendees signing up for the e-mail discussion list.