Citations:GoH

Noun: "person invited to attend a convention"

 * I do know a number of sercon types whose main pleasure at SF cons is talking with pros, and will make a decision on what cons to attend based on who's going to be there. And, to a certain extent, people go to see their friends.  That works as far as fan GoHs, too.  A lot of people who don't regularly go to Worldcons went to Magicon to see Walt Willis.
 * You need a popular/famous/realy talented artist/writer/actor/etc who is known for doing furry books/movies/art/etc for your GUEST OF HONOR. Some GOH posibilities for cons have to be asked up to two years before the con and some will only do cons if paid.  They must be transported to the con and given rooms,food and such.  Most cons do not pay bar tabs though.  Two GOHs are a good idea in case one can't make it and cancels.  Having back-ups is good to. It is posible to have a con without any famous GOHs, but it tends to hurt membership a bit.
 * Speaking for myself only, I have never been drawn to a con by the GoH, but I have often been introduced to the work of a writer as a result of their being Honoured by the con committee.
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....
 * I do know a number of sercon types whose main pleasure at SF cons is talking with pros, and will make a decision on what cons to attend based on who's going to be there. And, to a certain extent, people go to see their friends.  That works as far as fan GoHs, too.  A lot of people who don't regularly go to Worldcons went to Magicon to see Walt Willis.
 * You need a popular/famous/realy talented artist/writer/actor/etc who is known for doing furry books/movies/art/etc for your GUEST OF HONOR. Some GOH posibilities for cons have to be asked up to two years before the con and some will only do cons if paid.  They must be transported to the con and given rooms,food and such.  Most cons do not pay bar tabs though.  Two GOHs are a good idea in case one can't make it and cancels.  Having back-ups is good to. It is posible to have a con without any famous GOHs, but it tends to hurt membership a bit.
 * Speaking for myself only, I have never been drawn to a con by the GoH, but I have often been introduced to the work of a writer as a result of their being Honoured by the con committee.
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....
 * Speaking for myself only, I have never been drawn to a con by the GoH, but I have often been introduced to the work of a writer as a result of their being Honoured by the con committee.
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....
 * Explanations below, but if the space were used for the benefit of the leaders or other sub-groups, not to advance the purposes of the organization, it could end the tax-exempt status. Only thinking about it a little, I believe that comping rooms to outside GoHs is fine, as compensation for speeches, talks, &c; comping the con com is probably not; comping gofers ... erm ... it might or might not be arms-reach, but if the gofers are largely members of the people who run the club that runs the con ....