Virtual Conference Of Wargamers
What is it?
When is it?
Where is
it?
What will
it cost me?
The
Conference
of Wargamers is an extraordinary event. There can be very, very few, if
any, conferences which charge a fee for entrance and then expect delegates to
provide the entire program and write up the proceedings. Yet each year
COW is a triumph of good
will and collective endeavour over standard consumer practice. Each year, as
the call goes out for sessions and the members of
WD provide, and we all have a
jolly good time at Knuston. Then your Editor eagerly awaits, and eventually
receives, enough reports for 9 issues of
The Nugget
For obvious reasons this year is not the same. We must
assume that we will not be meeting at Knuston this year and plan accordingly.
We can however take this as an opportunity to develop our wargames and the way
we engage with conflict simulation. Following a discussion with a handful of
members, we have taken the decision to offer an alternative to
COW –
Virtual Conference of Wargamers(
VCOW).
VCOW will take place over same
weekend as physical
COW,
that is the weekend of the 10th to the 12th July. It will begin on Friday
evening with two Plenary lectures, and there will be blocks of sessions over
the Saturday and Sunday. These sessions will be a mixture of lectures,
discussions and games, and attendees will be able to sign up to a range of
different activities over the course of the
VCOW. Sadly, you’ll have to
provide your own food, but other than that, we hope to recreate the
COW experience as far as
possible for all attendees. We also hope that
VCOW will provide us with some
innovative new types of games and allow us all to explore the benefits and
limitations of the virtual medium.
Details of sessions available are on the
VCOW
blog and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Attendance at VCOW is open to the following:
Current members of WD
Anyone who has been a
member of WD in the past two years
Guests invited by WD
members
The cost to attend is a mere £5 – the Paypal link can be
found on the
VCOW blog.
Numbers will be limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
If you'd like to discuss VCOW please contact Tim Gow.
