(logo by Lyphr)
In other news...
The itinerary is now finalised once and for all, and all the prices on it are the final prices of events (barring the unforseen).
In light of the greatly expanded list of definites, and the short time left until the gather begins, I have decided to remove the 'maybe' list from the "who's coming" page. This does not mean that we are no longer taking people - we are very much still taking anyone who wants to come to the gather, although we will ask that you confirm your presence by the middle of September (exact date to be announced soon).
We have another lovely logo - in fact an adaptation of a logo created by Kaltezar and Kaijima to represent otherkin in general, but it is so beautiful and so appropriate to the spirit of the gather that Raki (who spotted it in the first place) and I requested its usage for the gather, and were granted the same. Thankyou very much, both of you!
That's about all the important stuff I can think of right now (i.e. 3am) - if I come up with more later, I'll write about it then...
Despite her inability to be at the gather in person, Erynn has just provided us with a lovely new logo, which you can see on the front page.
You may also notice that the list of organisers has changes slightly. Tzup has unfortunately had to withdraw from organisational duties due to lack of time, but thankfully Muse has agreed to take on the responsibility. All hail Muse!!
I have also started a new catagory - 'supporters', for Erynn, who sadly cannot make it to the gather but who has kindly agreed to help us out with artwork anyway. If you can't come but are interested in being a supprter (aside from still seeking gather logo artwork, I'm also just looking for general volunteers - I can almost certainly find *something* to do with you!), please drop me a line on aussiegather@bigfoot.com!
Anyhoo, with less than six months to go now, things are getting seriously underway. The itinerary has been updated with more info about accomodation and transport, including a proper link to the booking form.
Gather logos have started to come in - thankyou to everyone who is helping us with that! Instead of picking one logo for the website, each logo we get will be put up on one of the pages for your enjoyment (at least until I run out of pages and have to start replacing or doubling up).
There is also now a page for YHA bookings - people who can definitely come to that gather are encouraged to book ASAP, since the gather is happening during the holiday period and we are worried that space at YHA may be limited.
As you may have noticed, there are now three names on the front page - Wyrd and I have enlisted the Tzup's aid as treasurer and general making-things-work person (unlike either of us, he actually has experience with managing a business), and he has already proved himself indispensible. We couldn't do it without you, Tzup!
On Tzup's advice, we have made a few changes to the money side of the itinerary as well. The main one is that people who confirm their presence at the gather before March 31st (six months before the gather, more or less) get a $20 discount off the gather cover charge.
At present, the cover charge only pays for food and other general expenses, but we are going to see which places will let us pay for the group beforehand, and the prices for those will then be taken out of the itinerary and added to the cover charge. Our aim is to let you pay for as much as possible beforehand, to save on money worries during the gather itself.
There is no longer a total price at the bottom of the itinerary, because there are now too many variables involved (such as whether you stay at YHA, whather you go to Warrnambool and/or Werrbee, etc) for any one price to apply. However, the changes we have made to the itinerary should save people about $200 each - a very respectable amount, I think!
Also, the Childer's Cove page has been removed, since it is now unlikely to be the Food Fight venue (we're looking at somewhere that doesn't require driving to get too).
I have also bumped up the font size for all the headings and a lot of the text on these pages, because I suddenly realised that while the sizes I was using looked fine before I published them, online all the text seemed to have shrunk! On the other hand, it could just be my computer, so if it all looks too big to you now, please let me know! I can't get things right without knowing what I've got wrong!!
