Phoenix Comicon 2010
Running Ghost, originally uploaded by chris_wass.
I went to the Phoenix Comicon last weekend held at the convention center in downtown Phoenix. While it was considerably larger and the meeting rooms nicer than the previous events held at the Mesa convention center, it is still a fraction of the size of San Diego. I guess that I shouldn't compare it to San Diego, that it's really not fair, but it's hard not to. Only attended on Saturday, there weren't compelling enough panels on Sunday, and the vending area was easy to cover on Saturday before/between panels. I was happy to get to see Wil Wheaton again with the adorable Felicia Day, and a short performance by Peachcake which I enjoyed (though I think that I'm their oldest fan).
I volunteered at the registration table on Thursday night. It was even less organized than I expected. I hope that the long-term staff and dedicated volunteers for this event learned a lot, because they really seemed at a loss to handle the new venue. Things ran smoothly overall, I think, but there was quite a bit of hap-haphazardness.
I jacked up my neck from the 4.5 hours of standing and looking down at a hip-height table to check people in and hand out badges. Stupid disk bulge at C6 from the accident in December. It has taken almost a week to recover. As much as I think that my organizational skills, positive attitude, and authoritative abilities were an asset to the registration team, I'll find a different function to volunteer for at the next Con.