solarbird | the shit i get into

So, apparently, I'm the Emergency Backup ~~Hologrammatic~~ Filk Track Lead for Norwescon this year. ELF NEEDS CLUES BADLY. I have no idea what I'm doing. Srsly liek woah etc.

I'm expecting a big data dump tomorrow, which will be helpful. I'm going to be talking to a few people tomorrow. IF I HAVE SOME IDEA THAT YOU ARE A FILKER I WILL BE HITTING YOU UP FOR DATA. Maybe more than once when I forget I already asked you. Please deal with it. I've been asked to step in and get this fixed up, and I want to do it as correctly as I can.

Things I need to know include but are not limited to:

Wait, what?
No, seriously, what?
What do you expect to happen in filk programming?
Who do you expect to see get concerts and how do you determine this sort of thing anyway?
What has Norwescon done right and should do it again?
What has Norwescon done wrong and should not do again?
What do you not see in music/filk programming at conventions but want to?
What other questions should I be asking?
What things do I need to look out for in general?
What do filkers need?
Who are good filk panelists who might come?

Things I already know:

Oh Hopping Christ On A Pogo Stick, Not Next To The Drum Circle/Dance/Fannish Fetish Fashion Show Again
Don't schedule big concerts against the masquerade
Don't schedule big concerts Thursday or 16:00 on Friday. (I'll do what I can. See below.)
No tiny-squishy Cascade rooms for open filk (ibid)
Jam panels are always good
So are "mechanics of harmony" panels
We sure did like that Joss Whedon Sing-Along Panel Last Year

I'm coming in late and a bunch of decisions I already know I'm not real thrilled about have already been made without anybody representing this track in programming, so I'm working from behind here and need to get up to speed now. So if you are interested in any of this, please provide data. Lots and lots of data. Thanks!