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It was my first LFCC and I enjoyed it for the most part. I posted earlier regarding problems with the Gillian Anderson talk. There was another X-Files related disappointment. An X-Files prop display had been mentioned in publicity beforehand so I was interested to see it. When I got to the hall and checked the layout plan (posted all around the hall) there it was prominently marked. Set off in search of it and could not see anything. Asked various (sorry no names) team members at desks and standing none of whom knew anything about it! It's on the layout!!! Eventually while looking at other stalls I came across, what I assume, was the "display". A rather scruffy looking glass case, no signs, with a suit hanging there forlornly and a copy of The Lone Gunman newsletter. I assume the suit was Mulder's but there was no identifying label. This is hardly what I would call a display and is certainly nothing worth identifying on a layout plan. It looked like somebody might have begun a display then lost interest, found they had no props or run out of time! In that case it would be better to have removed it entirely from the hall and plan. Very disappointing.

I came to LFCC to attend the Gillian Anderson talk on Saturday. I really enjoyed seeing and - sort of - hearing her! Many parts of the talk seem to have been badly organised or not organised at all. The person from LFCC who spoke at the beginning could scarcely be heard, probaly due to the external noise. She seemed to be at the side of the stage on the floor and was basically invisible to the audience. This meant she didn't attract their attention, so the requests about flash photos at the beginning of the talk then no flash wasn't heard or was ignored. Flashes went off throughout the talk. Nothing was done about it (another reason for a moderator who could have gently reminded people about this - more about moderators further down) Worst of all, Area A was affected by a lot of external noise from the hall making it difficult to hear questions and answers. This may partly have been the cause of the repetitive questions - a great waste of time in such a short talk. I believe there should have been some sort of moderator on stage with Gillian. At the start it would have been good to have her annnounced, not that we didn't all know who she was! It just seems more professional and polite. Questioners and questions could have been controlled better and the request for a hug shut down quickly. Gillian handled it well but that was time wasting and of no interest to anyone else there. This sort of talk works better with someone to control it. He or she could direct those with the microphones more quickly around the hall as they would have had a better view standing on the stage (to one side so as not to distract from whoever is doing the talk/Q&A). On a separate but related note, the layout plans posted around the hall had a specific X-Files display shown. We couldn't find it so asked a few staff in various sections. None of them knew anything about it, despite being seated right next to the plans. We eventually found the display - a single case with a suit that had no label but we assumed must have been Fox Mulder's and a copy of the Lone Gunman newspaper. Not what I would call a display, certainly nothing worth being labelled separately on the plan. I hope this is constructive criticism. I enjoyed the event but it could have been so much better.

Thanks for the reply - helps with timings! The segment is still only 45 minutes though so will the time be taken from Gillian's talk?

I'm one of those who asked yesterday whether the auction (1.15 on Saturday) is the X-Files auction. The mods were trying to find out. I can't see a reply, I may have missed it - there are a lot of queries and answers! Does anybody have the information? Thanks.

Does anyone know if the X-Files auction is the one taking place at 1.15 on Saturday?