Letter of Intent Submitted for Westercon 71
The Denver bid filing mets all of the requirements for a valid filing and will appear on the ballot at Westercon 69. Since Denver filed before January 1st, the rest of the North zone is excluded from bidding. More information about the Denver bid can be found on the bid website. More information about the bidding process can be found on the Westercon site.
Letter of Intent Submitted for Westercon 71
The Denver bid filing mets all of the requirements for a valid filing and will appear on the ballot at Westercon 69. Since Denver filed before January 1st, the rest of the North zone is excluded from bidding. More information about the Denver bid can be found on the bid website. More information about the bidding process can be found on the Westercon site.
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.
To keep up with our goings-on, follow us!
Facebook Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/Westercon69/
Facebook Group Discussion Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Westercon69/
Twitter: @westercon69
Hope to see you in July!
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.
To keep up with our goings-on, follow us!
Facebook Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/Westercon69/
Facebook Group Discussion Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Westercon69/
Twitter: @westercon69
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.
You would need to contact designated conventions, negotiate the swap and ad size, get their ad specs and send them o…
Westercon Business Updated
The minutes of the 2015 Westercon Business Meeting and the 2015-2016 version of the Westercon Bylaws are now available on the Westercon Bylaws & Business…
SEE YOUR NAME IN A BOOK!
Ask me Another, Westercon style, quiz show will be Saturday at 1 pm in the Towne room. Our VIP (Very Important Puzzler) Steven Brust has provided the prize for our overall winner. Steven will Tuckerize the winner, putting them (in name at least) into future piece of his writing. THose interested in being players should […]
Site Map, Programming Available
We have published a map of the parts of the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center that Westercon 68 / Conjecture 13 / Conchord 27 will be using. This map is located under “Location,” and linked here. We also have our programing available in two formats: Long Format Grid Format Mobile Friendly KonOpas Version […]
Tempe Only Bid for 2017 Westercon
There is one bid on the ballot for the 2017 West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, Tempe in 2017. The committee, led by Chairman Gary Swatty…
PR 2 and PR 3 Available for Download
After a bit of delay due to technical issues, PR 2 and PR 3 both may be downloaded from our website. They, along with a number of other downloads, are available on our available publications page. Direct links: PR 2 PR 3 (includes Site Selection Ballot)