Letter from the Chair
Wow – it’s been quite a year. With the passing of the gavel at Westercon 68, we’ve kicked into high gear to create the best Westercon ever! If you were at Rustycon, Radcon, Norwescon, Baycon, Westercon 68, Sasquan, OryCon or Loscon, chances are that you saw us at a fan table or a party. You might even have seen me, hawking chocolate as fast as I could go. 🙂 It’s been a busy year!
And with all the busy, comes the fen. We’re up to 449 members already, and we’ve already filled almost half of our room block at the Doubletree Portland. If you haven’t made your hotel reservation, sooner is better than later! Also, Westercon memberships make lovely holiday presents, and the current prereg price of $50 is good through January 15th.
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve added a few more guests of honor. It’s going to be a very good con!
Author: John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War and winner of the 2013 Hugo for Best Novel, Redshirts.
Artist: Theresa Mather, painter extraordinaire of dragons, cats and dirigibles.
Science: Bobak Ferdowsi, also known as Mohawk Guy from the Mars Rover Curiosity landing.
Filk: Alexander James Adams, Celtic Bard for the ages.
Fan: David D. Levine, Hugo award winner and long-time volunteer in the Portland con-running community.
And, Special Guest, thanks to a grant from Renovation, the Reno Worldcon: Charles Stross, winner of seven Hugos for Best Novel.
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Hope to see you in July!
Job Opening: Ad Swaps
Are you detail-oriented and email-obsessed? Would you like to help? We have a job opening for an Ad Swap person, effective immediately.
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SEE YOUR NAME IN A BOOK!
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Site Map, Programming Available
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Tempe Only Bid for 2017 Westercon
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PR 2 and PR 3 Available for Download
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Volunteers Needed
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Hotel Block Released
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Match Game SF Needs You
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