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==What Is alt.gothic Convergence℠?==
==What Is alt.gothic Convergence℠?==
[[Convergence]]℠ is explained on it's own page, but [[The_C*B*L | we]] feel it's worth reiterating the core purpose here. [[alt.gothic]] [[Convergence]]℠ is the annual party put on by the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] for the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] and ALL their friends that squishes together hundreds of [[net.goth]]s from around the globe and their friends into a single city for a weekend of socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.
[[Convergence]]℠ is explained on it's own page, but [[The_C*B*L | we]] feel it's worth reiterating the core purpose here. [[alt.gothic]] [[Convergence]]℠ is the annual party put on by the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] for the denizens of [[alt.gothic]] and ALL their friends. It has grown to include members of the myriad Gothic/Industrial online and social media groups it spawned. Hundreds of [[net.goth]]s from around the globe and their friends squish into a single city for a weekend of socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.


==Bid Selection Process==
==Bid Selection Process==
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This is the official timeline. It is not necessarily how things WILL work, but how they SHOULD. Keep an eye on alt.gothic, alt.gothic.convergence and this website for updates to this information. We are not getting paid to do this and we do have day jobs so sometimes shit happens.
This is the official timeline. It is not necessarily how things WILL work, but how they SHOULD. Keep an eye on alt.gothic, alt.gothic.convergence and this website for updates to this information. We are not getting paid to do this and we do have day jobs so sometimes shit happens.


==Super Tentative Convergence 21 Timetable Placeholder==
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'''The dates for the C21 Bidding Adventure have not been set'''
==Convergence 24 Timetable==


Bid selection is intended to occur in Spring to allow the selected committee about a year's lead time. Therefore, we are publishing the time line for Convergence 21 selection nice and early to assist people who are considering entering a bid for Convergence 21.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!


===Bid Proposal Request Period BEGINS===
Now for the message you've all been waiting for! It's time, once again, to start submitting any proposal you may have for Convergence number 24! Anyway, any of you spooksters interested in bidding, get your proposals gussied up and contact us right away!
===Bid Proposal Submission Period BEGINS===
===Bid Proposal Public Discussion and Debate Period BEGINS.===
'''Thursday MAY 1ST 2014'''<br>
# All Convergence 20 Bid Proposal Committee Chairpersons must contact Ashbet (ashbet@gmail.com) to have a web account set up on altgothic.com to host their proposal web sites.<br>
# During this time Bid Proposal Committees must submit their Bid Proposals and preliminary event budgets to Ashbet (ashbet@gmail.com) for inclusion on the Convergence 20 ballot. After receipt of submission they must post their Bid Proposals to the alt.gothic.* news groups' they may open their web sites to the public. Posting to regional mailing lists, web communities, blogs etc. is acceptable but not essential.
# See the [[Bids]] page for information on how to create and submit a Convergence 20 proposal.
# The Convergence 20 Bid Proposal Public Discussion and Debate Period also begins at this time.
# If you don't have a newsfeed that can access alt.gothic , [http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.gothic/topics?hl=en Google] can help you out.


===Bid Proposal Request Period ENDS===
Email [mailto:carriemonster@gmail.com carriemonster@gmail.com] or shoot [https://www.facebook.com/carriemonster Carrie Gough] a facebook message and we can help you get on the way to a glorious party.  [[The C*b*l]] exists to help! If you have any questions, ask ask ask.
===Bid Proposal Submission Period ENDS===
'''Sunday JUNE 15th 2014'''<br>
# Additional Convergence 20 Bid Proposals will NOT be accepted after this date. If you submit after that date, we will hold on to it for the Convergence 20 Bid Selection Process.


===Proposal Modification Period ENDS===
The timeline for C24 bid proposal and voting goes like this
===Sunday JUNE 16th Ratification Period BEGINS===


The Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids.
===Friday June 30 2017===
The proposal websites are frozen.
Submission deadline.  
The denizens of alt.gothic decide if they wish to reject any of the bids, as per the ratification process.


===Sun June 22 Ratification Period ENDS===
By this date, Bidding Committees must have submitted their Bid Proposals and preliminary event budgets for inclusion on the ballot. They will have a web account set up on altgothic.com to host their proposal web sites and site credentials will be sent to bid committees.
When discussion has died down or the thread has been taken over by H Duffy and Whisky Dave
The C*B*L determine which bids are ratified.
See the [[Bids]] page for information on how to create and submit a Convergence proposal.
 
Note that the person that submits the bid will be the point of contact with [[The C*B*L]]. Any references to a Committee Chair in the process refer to that person.
 
===Friday July 7 2017===
Bids go live.
 
Bidding Committees *must* post their Bid Proposals to the alt.gothic.* news groups and they may open their web sites to the public. Posting to regional mailing lists, web communities, blogs, social media etc. is acceptable but not essential.  If you don't have a newsfeed that can access alt.gothic, [http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.gothic/topics?hl=en Google] can help you out. (It would be in the bid's BEST INTERESTS to post everywhere! [https://www.facebook.com/groups/altgothicconvergence Convergence FB group], [https://www.facebook.com/groups/alt.gothic/ altgothic FB group], [http://convergence.livejournal.com/profile LJ], Tumblr, Twitter, anywhere and everywhere you can think of!)
 
Discussion BEGINS.
Bids are *locked* during the discussion period: the Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids. The proposal websites are frozen. The denizens of alt.gothic discuss their ideals and reservations regarding the bids. Committees answer questions. Bids may be rejected by consensus if they do not please the people, although they are no longer required to be specifically ratified.
 
===Friday July 14 2017===
Discussion Period ENDS
 
Speak now or forever shut it!
The voting system is announced on alt.gothic.
The voting system is announced on alt.gothic.


===Monday June 23 Bid Clarification Period BEGINS===
Bid Clarification Period BEGINS


The purpose of this period is to ensure that what is voted on is what was ratified.
The Bidding Committees may modify their bid websites to incorporate clarifications of the bid that came up during discussion.  
The Bidding Committees may modify their bid websites to incorporate clarifications of the bid that came up during ratification.
The Bidding Committees may not add net new content to the bid.


===Monday June 30 Bid Clarification Period ENDS===
===Wednesday July 19 2017===
Bid Clarification Period ENDS


===Tuesday July 1 C*B*L Bid Review BEGINS===
C*B*L Bid Review BEGINS  
Give us a couple of days - we all have day jobs after all
The Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids.
The proposal websites are frozen.
The C*B*L will review the bids to ensure the changes are appropriate.


===Wednesday July 6 C*B*L Bid Review ENDS===
Give us a couple of days - we all have day jobs after all.
The Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids.
The proposal websites are frozen.
The C*B*L will review the bids to ensure the changes are appropriate.


===Monday July 7 Voting Period BEGINS===
===Monday July 24 2017===
Once User:Hellsop fires up the Mathemagical Renumerificator,
Voting Period BEGINS
the people decide. Vote opens at midnight UTC on the morning of the 7th, 8 PM 6th EDT, 5 PM 6th PDT.


===Monday July 14 Voting Period ENDS===
Voting opens at MIDNIGHT UTC and proceeds into Monday. That means it opens at 8 PM Sunday July 23rd US EDT, 5 PM PDT.
When we figure everyone who's going to vote has got around to it (or we're tired of waiting).
Voting is closed and results will be reviewed and tallied.
Voting closes after 23:59:59 UTC on the 14th.


===Friday July 18 Committees notified of Results===
Rock the vote and have a ball, that's what this is about after all!!
Flying Monkeys only move so fast
Once Peter Coffin (aka:Hellsop) fires up the ballot machine:
The C*B*L notifies the Chairs of the bids of the results.
The people decide.


===Saturday July 19 Public Announcement of Results===
Want to vote but can't remember the URL?
The people w00t and holler.
Here it is: http://www.altgothic.com/voter/


===Monday July 31 2017===
Voting Period ENDS


==The Selected Bid==
Voting closes at MIDNIGHT UTC from Monday. That means it closes at 8 PM Monday July 31st US EDT, 5 PM PDT. US voters will find voting closed if they attempt in the late evening of the 31st.
The selected bid will be announced following the closing of voting and verification of the counted votes. At that time, an announcement will be posted to the alt.gothic.* news groups and [altgothic.com]. The authority to planning and execute one Convergence in accordance with the published proposal along with permission to use the Convergence service mark subject to [[The C*B*L]]'s ongoing approval will then be transferred to the selected committee.


==Previous Convergence Bid Selection Timelines==
When we figure everyone who's going to vote has got around to it (or
we're tired of waiting), voting is closed and results will be reviewed and tallied.


==Convergence 20 Timetable==
===Tuesday Aug 1st 2017===
'''2013 May 1ST''' Bid Proposal Request Period BEGINS<br>
Committees notified of Results  
'''2013 May 1ST''' Bid Proposal Submission Period BEGINS<br>
'''2013 May 1ST''' Bid Proposal Public Discussion and Debate Period BEGINS.<br>
'''2013 June 15th''' Bid Proposal Request Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 June 15th''' Bid Proposal Submission Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 June 16th''' Proposal Modification Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 June 16th''' Ratification Period BEGINS<br>
'''2013 June 22''' Ratification Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 June 23 Bid''' Clarification Period BEGINS<br>
'''2013 June 30 Bid''' Clarification Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 July 1''' C*B*L Bid Review BEGINS<br>
'''2013 July 6''' C*B*L Bid Review ENDS<br>
'''2013 July 7''' Voting Period BEGINS<br>
'''2013 July 14''' Voting Period ENDS<br>
'''2013 July 18''' Committees notified of Results<br>
'''2013 July 19''' Public Announcement of Results<br>


Flying Monkeys only move so fast. The C*B*L notifies the Chairs of the bids of the results.


==Convergence 19 Timetable==
After the winners have accepted:
'''2012 June 1''' Bid Proposal Request Period<br>
EVERYONE KNOWS!
'''2012 June 15''' Bid Proposal Submission Period, Discussion & Debate<br>
'''2012 June 16''' Bid Proposal Period Ends<br>
'''2012 June 16''' Ratification Period<br>
'''2012 June 22''' Ratification Period Ends<br>
'''2012 June 23''' Bid Clarification Period<br>
'''2012 June 30''' Bid Clarification Period Ends<br>
'''2012 July 1''' C*B*L Bid Review<br>
'''2012 July 6''' C*B*L Bid Review Ends<br>
'''2012 July 7''' Voting Period<br>
'''2012 July 14''' Voting Period Ends<br>
'''2012 July 19''' Committees notified of Results<br>
'''2012 July 20''' Public Announcement of Results


==Convergence 17 Timetable==
So now let's get to work! Throw your mittens around your kittens and away we go!!
'''2010 February 07''' Bid Proposal Request Period<br>
'''2010 February 14''' Bid Proposal Submission Period, Discussion & Debate<br>
'''2010 March 07''' Bid Proposal Period ENDS<br>
'''2010 March 19''' Ratification Period<br>
'''2010 March 30''' Ratification Period<br>
'''2010 March 30''' Bid Clarification Period<br>
'''2010 April 01''' C*B*L Bid Review<br>
'''2010 April 02''' Voting Period<br>
'''2010 April 09''' Committees notified of Results<br>
'''2010 April 10''' Public Announcement of Results<br>


Looking forward to an excellent bidding season!


==Convergence 16 Timetable==
==The Selected Bid==
'''2009 February 07''' Bid Proposal Request Period<br>
The selected bid will be announced following the closing of voting and verification of the counted votes. At that time, an announcement will be posted to the alt.gothic.* news groups and [altgothic.com]. The authority to planning and execute one Convergence in accordance with the published proposal along with permission to use the Convergence service mark subject to [[The C*B*L]]'s ongoing approval will then be transferred to the selected committee.
'''2009 February 14''' Bid Proposal Submission Period, Discussion & Debate<br>
'''2009 February 28''' Bid Proposal Period ENDS<br>
'''2009 March 12''' Ratification Period<br>
'''2009 March 23''' Ratification Period<br>
'''2009 March 23''' Bid Clarification Period<br>
'''2009 March 25''' C*B*L Bid Review<br>
'''2009 March 26''' Voting Period<br>
'''2009 April 02''' Committees notified of Results<br>
'''2009 April 03''' Public Announcement of Results<br>


===Convergence 15 Timetable===
==Previous Convergence Bid Selection Timelines==
Bid Proposal Request Period BEGINS at 2008 July 08 22:02EST (03:02GMT)<br>
[[Previous Timelines]]
Bid Proposal Submission Period BEGINS and Bid Proposal Public Discussion and Debate Period BEGINS at 2008 July 24 00:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Bid Proposal Request Period ENDS and Bid Proposal Submission Period ENDS at 2008 July 31 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
[[Convergence 14]] BEGINS at 2008 August 07 20:00 EST (01:00GMT)<br>
[[Convergence 14]] ENDS at 2008 August 12 **:** EST (**:**GMT)<br>
Proposal Modification Period ENDS and Ratification Period BEGINS at 2008 August 12 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Ratification Period ENDS at 2008 August 23 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Bid Clarification Period BEGINS at 2008 August 23 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Bid Clarification Period ENDS and C*B*L Bid Review BEGINS at 2008 August 25 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
C*B*L Bid Review ENDS and Voting Period BEGINS at 2008 August 26 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Voting Period ENDS at 2008 September 02 0:00EST (05:00GMT)<br>
Committees notified of Results on 2008 September 02
Public Announcement of Results on 2008 September 03


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 15:20, 9 July 2017

This pages explains and describes the timeline for determining who will put on future alt.gothic Convergences℠ and where they will be.

What Is alt.gothic Convergence℠?

Convergence℠ is explained on it's own page, but we feel it's worth reiterating the core purpose here. alt.gothic Convergence℠ is the annual party put on by the denizens of alt.gothic for the denizens of alt.gothic and ALL their friends. It has grown to include members of the myriad Gothic/Industrial online and social media groups it spawned. Hundreds of net.goths from around the globe and their friends squish into a single city for a weekend of socializing, booze, musical events and sweet debauchery.


Bid Selection Process

There are 4 steps to getting a bid chosen to be a Convergence:

  1. Bids are entered.
  2. The C*B*L vet the bids to ensure they are within the bounds of reason<ref>We may well look askance at a bid that looked like Glastonbury for example</ref> and fulfill the requirements.
  3. alt.gothic ratifies the bids.
  4. The voters vote for the bid they want to go to.

The events occur on the dates laid out in the timeline

Disclaimer

This is the official timeline. It is not necessarily how things WILL work, but how they SHOULD. Keep an eye on alt.gothic, alt.gothic.convergence and this website for updates to this information. We are not getting paid to do this and we do have day jobs so sometimes shit happens.

Convergence 24 Timetable

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

Now for the message you've all been waiting for! It's time, once again, to start submitting any proposal you may have for Convergence number 24! Anyway, any of you spooksters interested in bidding, get your proposals gussied up and contact us right away!

Email carriemonster@gmail.com or shoot Carrie Gough a facebook message and we can help you get on the way to a glorious party. The C*b*l exists to help! If you have any questions, ask ask ask.

The timeline for C24 bid proposal and voting goes like this

Friday June 30 2017

Submission deadline.

By this date, Bidding Committees must have submitted their Bid Proposals and preliminary event budgets for inclusion on the ballot. They will have a web account set up on altgothic.com to host their proposal web sites and site credentials will be sent to bid committees.

See the Bids page for information on how to create and submit a Convergence proposal.

Note that the person that submits the bid will be the point of contact with The C*B*L. Any references to a Committee Chair in the process refer to that person.

Friday July 7 2017

Bids go live.

Bidding Committees *must* post their Bid Proposals to the alt.gothic.* news groups and they may open their web sites to the public. Posting to regional mailing lists, web communities, blogs, social media etc. is acceptable but not essential. If you don't have a newsfeed that can access alt.gothic, Google can help you out. (It would be in the bid's BEST INTERESTS to post everywhere! Convergence FB group, altgothic FB group, LJ, Tumblr, Twitter, anywhere and everywhere you can think of!)

Discussion BEGINS. Bids are *locked* during the discussion period: the Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids. The proposal websites are frozen. The denizens of alt.gothic discuss their ideals and reservations regarding the bids. Committees answer questions. Bids may be rejected by consensus if they do not please the people, although they are no longer required to be specifically ratified.

Friday July 14 2017

Discussion Period ENDS

Speak now or forever shut it! The voting system is announced on alt.gothic.

Bid Clarification Period BEGINS

The Bidding Committees may modify their bid websites to incorporate clarifications of the bid that came up during discussion.

Wednesday July 19 2017

Bid Clarification Period ENDS

C*B*L Bid Review BEGINS

Give us a couple of days - we all have day jobs after all. The Bidding Committees may no longer make any changes to their bids. The proposal websites are frozen. The C*B*L will review the bids to ensure the changes are appropriate.

Monday July 24 2017

Voting Period BEGINS

Voting opens at MIDNIGHT UTC and proceeds into Monday. That means it opens at 8 PM Sunday July 23rd US EDT, 5 PM PDT.

Rock the vote and have a ball, that's what this is about after all!! Once Peter Coffin (aka:Hellsop) fires up the ballot machine: The people decide.

Want to vote but can't remember the URL? Here it is: http://www.altgothic.com/voter/

Monday July 31 2017

Voting Period ENDS

Voting closes at MIDNIGHT UTC from Monday. That means it closes at 8 PM Monday July 31st US EDT, 5 PM PDT. US voters will find voting closed if they attempt in the late evening of the 31st.

When we figure everyone who's going to vote has got around to it (or we're tired of waiting), voting is closed and results will be reviewed and tallied.

Tuesday Aug 1st 2017

Committees notified of Results

Flying Monkeys only move so fast. The C*B*L notifies the Chairs of the bids of the results.

After the winners have accepted: EVERYONE KNOWS!

So now let's get to work! Throw your mittens around your kittens and away we go!!

Looking forward to an excellent bidding season!

The Selected Bid

The selected bid will be announced following the closing of voting and verification of the counted votes. At that time, an announcement will be posted to the alt.gothic.* news groups and [altgothic.com]. The authority to planning and execute one Convergence in accordance with the published proposal along with permission to use the Convergence service mark subject to The C*B*L's ongoing approval will then be transferred to the selected committee.

Previous Convergence Bid Selection Timelines

Previous Timelines

Footnotes

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