Out of nowhere: WisCon awkward
Because of work having a sudden unexpected mASSIVE deadline change thanks to the Feds, I remain super behind on my actual job and can't make a real post! However, I keep thinking about this and I think a lot of you are long time WisCon goers and past and future con-commers.
The tl;dr which is all I have time for is this: I was going to go this year, because my friend outside Madison doesn't have a prior commitment, and it's been like eight or nine years since SHE'S gotten to attend, and we were going to share a room etc.
My husband would also like to go if he can get the weekend off (it is a huge business weekend for massage therapy and he may not be able to).
I would also like to bring my dog. Flying with a medical alert dog who is over 60 pounds is an ENORMOUS PAIN IN THE ASS, and sometimes impossible as he doesn't fit anywhere but first class which I cannot afford (depending on the airline they won't allow him on a seat, and he sure doesn't fit underneath!). So the conclusion to this disjointedness is as follows --
a) would the financial assistance cover the costs of us driving from NYC so we could bring everyone for cheaper,
b) plus perhaps the $250 hit that comes from my husband not being able to work, as massage doesn't have PTO as a thing in like 99% of the world (I've never, ever seen it) and in order to smoothly travel with the pup I require him to drive, I can't do it on my own due to epilepsy
c) are any of these things valid enough to that committee that they're worth asking to be nominated,
d) is anyone willing to do that nomination for me, because I am extremely terrible at asking for financial assistance from people I don't know and I am pretty sure they not only allow but welcome financial assistance suggestions from third parties.
All in all I think we'd be asking for about $450 to cover the costs of driving, tolls and the lost income -- though it would be just as easy to rephrase that as being for lodging, it's the same money. It's just that we would be sharing our room with a third person who isn't requesting lodging assistance so I don't know how that works. Registration is not a hardship, but I'm afraid to register until I know how many people I'm registering!
ETA: While I was accidentally deleting this post instead of reformatting it, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brainwane PMed me with more info, so I am armed with all of the data about the assistance fund now! But I didn't mean to actually take it down so it's here for ... posterity? Input?
For people who want the answer, it was a yes. :) so I am very pleased that we may be able to make the experience significantly easier on my poor dog, who while he doesn't mind flying in and of itself, minds the trappings around it quite a lot. And that I wouldn't have to leave him behind, which would be super hard on me.
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For those who don't know: here's the WisCon member assistance fund info page -- they're "able to award funding in any amount up to $500".
To A, B, and C: Short answer: yes, yes, and yes.
If the cost of you attending WisCon is:
driving (gas, tolls, etc.) + lodging (both in Madison and on the way to and from WisCon, potentially more expensive because of the dog?) + food + con registration (like $40?) + the loss of income from your spouse as (basically) caretaker
then I'm guessing that total cost would exceed $500. Which means it's totally fine to ask for $500.
Yes. I'd need your email address. Also, if you've been to WisCon before, it would be good to have a heads-up so I can mention that you've been but it hasn't been in many years.
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That would be GREAT`
Forgive me in advance if I've already met you f2f and it just leaked out my brain.
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Re: That would be GREAT`