PUBLICITY/PUBLICATIONS

Responsible For:    

• Two Prs;      
• Program Book;
• Program Book rates sheet;                          
• Coordinate printing for other areas i.e. Art Show letters; working sheets;
• Flyers & Brochures;        
• Dealers sheet;
• Organize mail-outs
• Prepare department budget

*ALL publications must be approved by the Chair *ALL expenditures must be approved by the Treasurer

**One of the great undone ideas has been to do publicity/promotion at the Universities and Colleges of the Lower Mainland.  Herewith - a partial list:

• UBC
• SFU (all the campi)
• Vancouver Community College (all the campi)
• Kwantlen College (all the campi).
• Douglas College
• Emily Carr
• others

What is needed is contact person(s) at each location for even the minimum task of putting up posters - without authorization  we just get them torn down.

ADVERTISING - While we’re on the subject, advertising in the student newspapers of the above-mentioned would very likely bring out a few formerly hidden fans.

Advertising with publications that go to main-stream writers’ groups couldn’t hurt (Eileen Kernaghan can help us in that area).  Having our flyers included with customer mailouts done by White Dwarf Books and Neville Books makes contacts. Vancouvers’ Public Libraries will put up our posters either through our dropping them off Library by Library or through a Vancouver system-wide arrangement that can be made through the downtown Library.  An even wider circulation can be made through a drop off in Burnaby that will circulate posters through the Libraries of Vancouver and all the neighbouring municipalities.  Hopefully, Science-Fiction Fans are, first of all, readers.

MEDIA: Public-service spots are available though all the newspapers of all sizes and through most of the Radio and TV outlets.  This a a real effort because we need to have a contact person at each media spot.  In the long-run, its worth it.