Virtual Conference Of Wargamers

The very first VCOW took place over the weekend of 10-12 July and was - according to the 20 or so attendees I have so far heard from - a great success.  Certainly that's my feeling as an organiser of said event.  At the moment we at Wargame Developments are amassing feedback from attendees (if you've had the survey by email please complete it!) before deciding on our next move.

Meanwhile, here is a brief overview of my VCOW weekend.   Sessions I attended are in bold with presenters names in brackets.  Where I have a record of the numbers in a session these are in red.

Friday

1400-1500    Mad frenzy to get work stuff finished and clear desk
1500-1600    Virtual Battlefield Tour  - Landsdowne 1643 (John Curry)

1600-1920    take time away from screen, finish off some work stuff, base some figures, eat

1920-1930    Welcome and opening remarks (me!) 52

1930-1955    Plenary Lecture 1 - Wargames: What and Why?  (Peter Perla) 52

2000-2020    Plenary Lecture 2 - Professional & Hobby Wargaming (Mark Herman) 52

2030-2230    Day of the Jackal (Russell King) 

Saturday

early breakfast followed by....

0900-1030    Give me back my Legions! (John Bassett) 24

1030-1100    break for tea

1100-1230    ECW Virtual TEWT (John Curry) 22

1230-1630    break from screen - sat in gardens, lunch, varnished a few figures

1630-1710    Wargaming & History (Gary Sheffield) 44

1720-1800    Defence & Wargaming (Graham Longley-Brown)

1800-1930    break for meal

1930-2130    Unfortunate Differences (Ed McGrady, Peter Perla, John Curry) 28

2140-2230    VCOW2020 Singalong (Jim Roche) (I dropped out early as I was so tired!)

Sunday

0915-0930    appear on screen still eating breakfast and chat to other early arrivals

0930-1010    WD40 - Oiling the wheels of wargaming since 1980 (Bob Cordery) 32

1020-1120    Storming a Medieval castle (John Curry) 24

1130-1230    walk 3 miles with dog

1240-1320    Wargame Developments AGM (chaired by me) 37

1330               collapse in tired (but rather elated) heap