| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| MaxFunCon Retrospectives & Recaps |
Tons of MaxFunCon attendees wrote about their experiences on their blogs and elsewhere...
Scott Beale of Laughing Squid posted some really great pictures he took of the Con, including one of me from a very unflattering angle. He also posted a great time-lapse video of the mountain fog.
Catherine McCormick wrote a post on the comedy blog From The Back of the Room about the con. She talks about, among other things, making a guest appearance on Jordan, Jesse, Go!. She and her pal were wonderful guests, and Judge John Hodgman definitively settled their dispute over whether inline or traditional roller skates are better. You can read Catherine's account here.
Matt Haughey of Metafilter (our beloved sponsor) posted a great recap of his experiences on his personal blog. He says "If I could sign up for next year's event today, I would."
Our pal Adam Lisagor, aka @lonelysandwich, called it "Woodstock for the New Sincere." I'll take it.
Nicole Lee posted a similarly enthusiastic recap, including some of her experiences trying to explain what the heck MaxFunCon was to her friends and co-workers.
And of course, tons of folks are sharing their favorite moments, decompression hints, and plans for future creativity on the forum. |
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
| Get on the email list... |
If you're interested in being the first to know about tickets for next year's MaxFunCon, then be sure to sign up for our email list. You'll get (frankly very infrequent) updates, plus a discount when tickets go on sale.
Photo by Jason Permenter |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 10:28 AM |
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| Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| MaxFunCon 2009 |
MaxFunCon is a convocation of awesome people who seek to become more awesome.
MaxFunCon is a destination vacation -- a chance to luxuriate in the mountains of Southern California and be entertained by world class funny people.
MaxFunCon is a place to learn -- how to make something, how to do something, how to be more awesome.
MaxFunCon is, above all, a coming together. We hope you will make your new best friends here.
Bullshit aside, MaxFunCon is an intimate, weekend-long gathering created by MaximumFun.org, the web community and online home of the public radio program The Sound of Young America, its blog, and its affiliated podcasts. Join us June 12th through 14th, 2009, and be entertained, informed and befriended.Labels: Introduction |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 1:42 PM |
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
| Charlie Todd on the Today Show |
Just in time for MaxFunCon! |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 8:14 PM |
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| Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| MaxFunCon Activity Signups |
Activity Signups are now available for MaxFunCon.
Each attendee should sign up for *one* activity in Session A and a second activity in Session B. Please sign up for an activity in each session, and please only sign up for one activity in each session.
Advance signups are now closed. If you haven't yet signed up for activities, don't worry, you'll have the opportunity to do so when you check in at the conference center.Labels: Education, Entertainment |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 12:34 PM |
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| Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| Special Dietary Requirements |
| If you are a MaxFunCon attendee and have special dietary requirements (vegetarian, kosher, etc), please email jesse@maximumfun.org and let me know, ASAP. |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 7:49 PM |
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| MaxFunCon Activity Signups! |
Much of the schedule at MaxFunCon will include all attendees. Everyone will be at our comedy shows and podcast tapings, our keynote talks, parties and of course meals.
On Saturday, however, we'll have two schedule blocks with elective activities. These include outdoor fun, seminars, classes and workshops.
Space is and will be limited for these classes, so we're offering signups, starting Monday the 18th of May. Signups will be on a first come, first served basis, so if you have strong preferences, plan to sign up on the 18th.
Here's what we've got on tap:
Cooking with Julia Crookston
Crafting with Jenny Ryan
Dr. Cocktail on 10 Things You Didn't Know About Cocktails
Lake shore hike with Nick White
Improv with Jordan Morris
Group Creativity with Kasper Hauser
Relax & Enjoy - Unstructured time by the pool or lake
& Ultimate Frisbee game with Casey
All activities will be offered in both time blocks, with the exception of Jordan's improv class. Jordan will be offering a class for novice improvisers in the first block, and folks with improv experience in the second.
Come the 18th, we'll offer a link to signups, and ask that you sign up for one activity in Session A and one activity in Session B.
If you don't sign up in advance, you will of course be able to sign up upon arrival, but due to space restrictions, some activities are likely to be full.Labels: Education |
| posted by Jesse Thorn @ 6:02 PM |
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| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
| Ticket sales are closed! |
Ticket sales for MaxFunCon are now closed! Thanks to all the awesome people who bought tickets.
If you're attending, look out for activity signups in your email inboxes within the next couple weeks. We'll have two "activity periods," when you can enjoy some of the cool sessions and activities we're offering, including some outdoor activities that take advantage of our beautiful venue. |
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