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WoVO/FaffCamp Coupon

March 27, 2013 By CourVO Leave a Comment

coupon-2 In just a little over a month, FaffCon‘s latest offshot: FaffCamp will take place in Charlotte, NC. (see details here). More like a typical conference (rather than FaffCon’s “un-conference format), FaffCamp will nonetheless have a very faffy feel, and you’ll see a lot of your friends there.

Among the vendors being represented at the Table Top Expo at FaffCamp is voice-acting’s newest Industry Trade Organization: World-Voices.org (WoVO for short). Please try to stop by and chat if you’re gonna be there.

The organizers of FaffCon/Faffcamp are embracing the goals of WoVO, and are offering a pretty good deal that is a win-win-win.

WoVO gets greater exposure
FaffCamp gets more attendees
Attendees get a total of $50 break on costs at FaffCamp and WoVO.

Below is the coupon offer. It’s getting down to the wire for FaffCamp planners, which is why the deadline is short. But, honestly, there’s still plenty of time to make your plans, and get in your registration…and now there’s even more incentive.

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Can’t make it to FaffCamp, but still want to support World-Voices? Peachy! Just go to http://worldvo.org to sign-up online. We’ve recently revamped our application procedure, combining the $25 one-time-only application fee, with the $49 annual membership fee for a total of $74 dollars initially… then $49 each year thereafter.

WoVO organizers have been meeting feverishly lately, and hammering out a lot of details that will make this an organization you’ll want to be part of, support, and help build. Every profession that comes of age eventually launches an offshoot business trade group that helps represent the concerns of its members. Go to http://worldvo.org for more explainers, and become part of our new free online social media site: http://worldvo.com. “”Our mission is to strengthen, improve and promote the artistic, professional and economic success of freelance professional voice actors world wide.”

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Get Campy

March 8, 2013 By CourVO 1 Comment

In the interest of absolute fairness, It behooves me to underscore the opportunities available at the OTHER major Voice Over Conference taking place during the first weekend of May (I’ve already blogged about Voice World Toronto, organized by the fine folks at Voices.com).

What’s cool is that the universe of possible voice over people who would benefit from EITHER event is big enough that they will both be a success.

So, today, let’s talk about FAFFCAMP!!

As we all know, FaffCon is the bestest, most uniquest of all voice over UNconferences. With five blockbuster events under their belt, the staff at FaffCon (led by the indefatigable Amy Snively), thought it might be a worthy idea to (1) open up the field of potential attendees, and (2) give FaffCamp a more organized structure, like you might find at most traditional conferences.

[FaffCon is limited to 100 attendees who are proven voice over pros, and the event has a delightful free-form attendee-centric design to it.]

Scheduled main stage speakers at FaffCamp are Bob Souer, Dan Friedman, Doug Turkel, and Rowell Gormon; all are FaffCon alumni stalwarts, and experts in their speaking role. Of course, there are many other elements to the event, including the Table Top Expo, and breakout sessions. Charlotte is a great place to visit, and FaffCamp is modestly priced.

FaffCamp returns to the scene of FaffCon5 at the Omni in Charlotte, NC, and is more of a weekend experience…so come early and stay late! It’s probably best to head on over to the FaffCamp website, and get your registration done ASAP, as an early head-count helps in the organization of the event.

As luck would have it, I was able to spend some time on a Skype call yesterday with FaffCon founder Amy Snively, and her right-hand: Lauren McCullough. The interview is below, and includes some info you have not yet heard concerning this May event, so take a listen! Thanks Amy and Lauren!

FaffCamp Interview from Dave Courvoisier on Vimeo.

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Camp Faff for 2013

December 9, 2012 By CourVO 4 Comments

When something’s that good, word gets around. Faffcon is that good.

Having attended 3 of the 5 FaffCon Unconferences, and having sponsored all of them, I think I know of what I speak.

FaffCon was not only a novel idea for a conference, but a game-changer for voice acting in general. Kudos to Amy Snively for conceiving and masterfully enabling FaffCon. People get it. They want to be there.

But its very design keeps FaffCon from being an all-out affair. 100 attendees allowed, and you must show your mettle as a voice actor to be there.

Voice actors aren’t elitists, though, and neither is Amy. She’s been looking for a way to be egalitarian and enabling of more Faffers, and the results of all that cogitation are now being announced.

The first Faff Camp will be held in Charlotte…the same site of the last FaffCon. The hotel liked us, and vice-versa. It’s coming up in May of 2013, and the barriers to entry are….none. Well, you will have to find your way there, and there is an registration fee… but that’s about it.

This is good news for all of us in voice acting. As FaffCon’s Peter O’Connell writes: “…Faff Camp is a peer-to-peer professional development conference for working voiceover pros (not just voice talents, voice actors, and narrators, but ALL PROS who do work related to voice overs). It’s participant driven and highly interactive, just like its sister event FaffCon. But unlike FaffCon, most of the Faff Camp agenda is set in advance, which makes it possible for Faff Camp to welcome a larger group…”

O’Connell’s got the early word on Faff Camp, and I suggest you click on the link below to his site, and read more of what this event holds for you. Although I plan to be in San Antonio in October of 2013, I must admit, Charlotte in May is likely a travel weekend for me!

Peter O’Connell’s VoxMarketising Blog on Faff Camp.

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