Loscon 24 Daily Newsletter

Loscon XXIV - November 28-30, 1997 - Burbank, CA

Loscon's Daily Newsletter

Rev. 07-Jul-1998

The Pan-Galactic Inquirer morning edition will be on the stands in the morning before daytime programming begins, and the evening edition will be on the stands before evening programming begins. There may be one or two "extra" issues as well.

When we say "on the stands" we refer to five or so freestanding "newszine boards" which are positioned throughout the convention. There will be one near or in front of the con suite, the art show, the dealers room, Information, Registration, and so on.

On each rack is a space for each issue of the newszine, so if you miss issue #2 you can go back and get it. If you see an empty space on one board, check the contents of one of the others or try back later - we'll be reprinting back issues if they run out. So you should be able to collect a complete set. If you miss any issues, send a self-addressed envelope with two stamps to Pan-Galactic Inquirer c/o Chaz Boston Baden, PO Box 17522, Anaheim CA 92817-7522. We intend to print a "wrap-up" issue, either Sunday night or after the convention. If you would like one of these mailed to you, just get us your name and address.

This year the "Pan-Galactic Publishing" crew is running their most ambitious newsletter operation yet. We hope you enjoy the results. You can spot the Newszine crew by their distinctive green-and-white "Alien Camouflage" sashes and hair ties, and also many of them will be wearing Pan-Galactic Inquirer badges. You should usually be able to stop any of us to give us news items, if you've already written them down. (See also Ambassadors, below.)

Newszine Outpost

K.V. Moffet, Lynn V. Boston, and Nola Frame-Gray will be running the "Newszine Outpost," which consists of a table in the Fan Tables area outside the Dealers Room, with a computer and printer. If you'd like to contribute some news or other material to the newsletter, you can stop by just about any time and dictate it, get help putting it into legible form, or just sit down and tappity-tap on the keyboard yourself. When you're finished, we'll save it to a file and print it out. (If you come back later with another article, it's a good idea to make sure it gets a new filename to make sure it doesn't get lost in the shuffle.)

Newszine Ambassadors

Tristan Anderson, Kandis Holliday, and Selina Phanara will be our roving liaisons to the rest of the convention. The Newszine Ambassadors will have specially-marked Pan-Galactic Inquirer badges with a red stripe on the bottom. They are the newszine's representatives, and will be happy to take down news items if you come across them in the halls. Also, some departments tend to be understaffed and their respective department heads can't necessarily make it out to the nearest newszine board, let alone stop and write things down, so instead we'll come to them.

Distribution

Stephanie Mortimer and Harry Meyer will be handing the "Paper Route," i.e. they'll be keeping the newsletter boards stocked with newszines. You might catch one of them walking the halls shouting "Newszines! Hot off the presses!" while the other leapfrogs ahead and fills the newsboard. Or maybe they'll just materialize out of thin air and just as mysteriously vanish again. Keep your eyes open to find out.

Day Team

Colleen Crosby will be heading up the "Day Team," which will be producing the evening newsletter editions. Colleen is assisted by Kim Bergdahl, Jennifer Weaver, and Shawnna Fox.

Night Shift

Chaz Boston Baden, leader of this whole department, will head up the "Night Shift," working into the wee hours of the night getting the morning edition ready. The team includes Pat Lawrence, and the various other night owls who tend to drift in (including the rest of the team after they've finished party-hopping).

Special Features

Kat Hedges will be editing the Extra "Special Feature" editions of the newszine, which may come out between the morning and evening editions, or possibly the other way around. Patricia Flood is assisting. These issues will focus on convention coverage, and will be printing panel reports and similar in-depth (or at least medium-depth) material.

Et Cetera

Shawn Crosby is our resident artist, doing sketches and toons and drawings and so forth on demand. Andrew Rich is our Tech Support person, working in a support position when needed by any of the teams listed above. Gofer, coffee-getter, music-cd-changer, print-cartridge-changer, general computer guru, etc. Hare Hobbs ("The Hare of Grahillia") is one of our loyal field reporters. He'll be spending most of his time on the floor, looking for stories.