Committee

I joined science fiction fandom when I was still at school, and met some great people and had some fantastic times as a result. My parents mightily disapproved as they thought I'd joined a cult, but I think I turned out okay in the end. I have excellent cat-herding skills due to being a fosterer of stray and unwanted kittens, and will show you All The Photos if you don't run away fast enough. I am apparently in charge of this convention and expected to solve any problems, but you will all be so well behaved that there won't be any, and I can spend my time sitting in the bar... right?

I am Irish, and currently live in London working on the Railway. I went to Lazlar Lyricon 2 and the Incon conventions and they had an irrevocable imapct on my life. Since then I have been involved with various conventions, and most recently was involved with the World Science Fiction convention. I read too many comics and too few books, like pens and letter writing, do fanzines, and enjoy facilitating everyone having a great time. 

Emma will be working on the FunCon Programme.

Dave is the probably the only one of us who does any real work. The rest of us sit around drinking beer and talking about doing con stuff. But who actually gets off their behind and actually does stuff? Dave, that's who.

This is Denise. She likes axes.

Rarely spotted at conventions, normally found scuttering around behind the scenes, or whispering ideas into the ears of the unfortunate.

Emma is a long-time Hitchhikers' fan, having joined ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha when she was 15 years old (which she says is now far too long ago!). She has attended, and occasionally blown stuff up at, various convention over the years, and was on the committee for Lazlar Lyricon 3.  She recently took up aerial fitness and likes to spend as much of her free time upside down in the air as possible, and encouraging others to join her. 

Jim's past jobs may include goat herding in Nepal, giving swimming lessons to a Monacan princess, and testing elastic in a bra factory. Or we may have made this up. 

Jayme does event running as a job, and has also been involved as a volunteer at various festivals and LARP events around the country over the years. She signed up for FunCon for a fun weekend without having to do any work, but was offered the opportunity to be on committee and has a bad habit of never saying no to a new experience. 

Jayme will also be teaching AcroYoga at FunCon.  

James has been involved in fandom and conventions since the early 1990s. He has helped organise many conventions in Ireland and abroad, including Octocon, Eurocon, Eastercons and Worldcons. He has been involved in fanzines, fan clubs and fan funds, and is a massive space nerd with a particular fascination about zero gravity toilets. A huge fan of LEGO, James will attempt to include it in convention programmes at every opportunity.

At the 2022 Eastercon James was presented with an award, apparently for being good at stuff.

Tobes may be descended from Jesus. Or possibly the French royal family. Maybe both.

Rumour has it he's been coming to conventions since some time in the sixteenth century. He does not appear to age.