Five basics, just so everyone is on the same page. All are up for discussion, changes, adjustments, or just throwing them out and starting over works, too. ("Yes/No" votes by number 1-5 are also very valuable...)

1. Boarding school focus, on "le petit ecolier". This includes chocolate-coated, plain, and cream-filled. With nuts and nut-free. :D

2. Slash-centric, Genderfuck-friendly. This means that if there's het, it has to be very, very kinky het. Kinks in general are also highly encouraged.

3. Below the radar. This means hard to search, word-of-mouth advertising only. This is a con for us. Another option is to have a tiered registration fee -- much higher for people who don't have the special fan "code" in their registration form.

4. Relaxacon. No doubt we'll have programming of some sort, but the focus is on community space, inclusiveness, fun, and squee. I'm tempted by the idea of an unconference, and interested in what you all think of it.

5. Financial transparency. This means (unless someone gives me a really good reason not to) posting the budget on Google Spreadsheets for anyone to view. If people want to suggest ways we can cut costs or spend limited resources in better ways, I'm all for it. I know I was surprised to find where the money goes for a fan-run con, and I think more info is better. And if everyone decides that money is better spent on A than B, let's discuss.

I've had discussions with several folks on the what-why-where of all this, and now am planning to post a few general thoughts for discussion. This really has to be a con of the fen, by the fen, and for the fen, and so let's hear from the fen! Because fen *love* cookies!