The size of the convention is related to human numbers and therefore the most difficult and painful to contemplate manipulating. It would not be at all difficult to send the wrong message and lose the very people who constitute the core of Minicon's spirit. Mnstf must, if we can, make the withdrawal from our Big Minicon position without losing precious human cargo along the way. Many are of the belief that the number of people who would enjoy attending a Minicon resulting from successfully implementing the above steps would drop considerably. This is a good goal to strive for, and should be what Mnstf, the Board of Directors and the rotating exec looks at each year, along with the quality of the convention, to determine whether we are following the path we want to be on.
Many fans feel that a large exec is a waste of manpower resources.
This proposal suggests that more than anything else, an exec exists to help facilitate communication, an integral part of running Minicon. With enough people on the exec, there can be more complete communication of manageable proportions. In order to accomplish what is set forth above, the exec needs to be a large, rotating, continuous entity of at least five to seven people. Two of the three execs from Minicon 33 have offered to repeat their positions for Minicon 34 and rotate out slowly for the following several conventions. At least three other execs should be chosen by the Exec Selection Committee and mentored through the starting process of Minicon 34.