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Westercon 48 is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc., a tax-exempt non-profit corporation.
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Hi. Do you know me? Most of the time I'm just a quiet fan in Portland, Oregon. But every few years, I find myself chairing a Westercon and everyone needs to talk to me. Westercon-don't leave home without it!Yes, I'm back, chairing another Westercon. And, once again, we're using the Jantzen Beach & Columbia River Red Lions, two adjacent hotels nestled next to the Columbia River, close to downtown Portland. We had a great time hosting the Westercon there in 1990, and we expect that this will be even better. (After all, we've had several more OryCons to practice!)
Those of you who have attended an OryCon or Westercon here have a good idea what to expect. For those of you who will be making your first trip to one of our conventions, I think you'll have a good time. There will be panel discussions, art show, dealer room, gaming, dances, silly opening ceremonies and a hospitality suite serving good food and fine beer. (After all, what else could we serve in Oregon?) And you'll get to see why our watchword here at Westercon is "It's in the other hotel!"
While you're in Portland, you'll want to spend some time visiting the area. Portland has been named as one of the most liveable cities in the country. From rose gardens to carousels to fountains to microbreweries to Powell's (the largest bookstore in North America), we have a little of everything. And Portland is an hour from the Oregon Coast, Mount Hood (where you can ski until mid-summer!) and the lovely Columbia River Gorge (wind-surfing capital of the US). And we're also surrounded by numerous award-winning wineries. So stop a while and enjoy the area.
We have eighteen months to plan ways to entertain you. If you'd like to help, drop us a note or come to one of our meetings. And if you have anything that you'd like to see happen at the convention, or things you'd like to see while you're in town, be sure to let us know. Our addresses (both electronic and "real") are listed in this progress report, as well as our phone number. And if you'd just like to be put on the mailing list for our committee newsletter, let us know that also.
If you need to transfer your membership, please let us know in advance so that we can have the correct badge ready at the convention. A signed note from the original member is all we need.
$35 until July 15, 1994Supporting memberships are $20 (at all times). Children who will be 6-12 at the time of the convention are half price. Children 5 and under at the time of the convention are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult with a membership.
$40 until December 31, 1994
More later
Vicki Glover
Benjamin Schreiber
Keith Johnson
But working on the convention is not limited to people in the Portland area. In 1990, we had several committee members from throughout the country, and we expect this not to change. There are a lot of jobs for which we need people that are performed at-con. So-if you're interested (or just want to be on the mailing list for the committee newsletter), please let us know.
Activities will be in both hotels. The Columbia River hotel will hold the Art Show, the Club House and numerous programming items. This hotel will be our non-party hotel, and will probably be where child care takes place. The Jantzen Beach hotel will hold the Dealer's Room, Hospitality and more programming. This will be our party hotel, and will also hold the night-time activities such as the Masquerade and the Dances.
Red Lion runs a complementary shuttle from the airport. We are also only about five miles from downtown Portland, and just across the river from the great state of Washington. (And only about 50 miles from Mt. St. Helens.)
The Convention committee defines as weapons any object designed to cause bodily harm, or any replica of such an object and any other object the Committee determines to be dangerous. However the committee reserves the right to amend this definition of a weapon, and the right to impound weapons for the duration of the convention.
Any weapons purchased in the Dealer's Room must be securely wrapped.
The committee realizes that most people who would like to carry and wear weapons are sensible and careful individuals. However, because of the present liability laws, the risk of weapons causing accident or distress, and to preserve relationships with convention hotels, we have had to adopt this policy. The safety of convention members has to be our overriding consideration.
Mail At-Con Total
Portland 20 138 158
Chico/Cheeko/Velveeta 0 8 8
I-5 in 95 0 3 3
Other Write-ins* 0 6 6
None of the Above 1 4 5
No Preference 3 12 15
Total Ballots 24 171 195
Total Expressing a Preference 180
Needed to Elect 91
(Majority of ballots expressing a preference)
(*Other write-ins were one vote each for: "Both," "California", "Gnome of the Above," "Hawaii," "Prudhoe Bay," and "Yellowknife.")Results certified:
Kevin Standlee
Site-Selection Administrator, Westercon 46
He has been interested in the question of how extremely intelligent systems interact with the universe, and the consequences of exponentially growing knowledge. His early books, including Witling and Tatja Grimm's World, dealt with exceptional individuals.
Later books, such as The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime, deal with the combination of extreme intelligence and exploding knowledge. This theme was carried forward and extended to include the intra-galactic net and a wonderful group mind culture in the 1993 Hugo-Award-winning novel A Fire Upon the Deep.
Elayne has been working on Worldcons for so long even Ben Yalow can't remember. She was the Secretary for LAcon in 1972, and has kept very busy right up to the present day: she ran the Art Show for ConFrancisco (1993), is currently running the Art Show for Conadian (1994), and will be in charge of the Administration Division for LAcon 3 (1996).
Elayne hails from Los Angeles, where she has been very active in local fandom. She is the President of S.C.I.F.I. (which stands for Southern California Institute for Fannish Interests, I think) and was on the board of LASFS for many years. Last year she was Speaker to the Chairman for Loscon-the Chairman was her stuffed møøse.
Thanks to Ben Yalow for providing information used in this bio.
Chair (& Committee Newsletter) John Lorentz
Artifacts Nancy Smith
Art Show Ruth Sachter
Assistant Jane Hawkins
Business Meeting Chair Kevin Standlee
Club House Roz Malin
Dick Pilz
Dealers' Room David Schaber
Filking Cecilia Eng
Hospitality Debbie Cross
Assistants Ariel Shattan
William Sadorus
Hotel Liaison Patty Wells
Assistants Melanie Schaber
Helen Umberger
Ben Yalow
Information John Bartley III
Mail Room Kate Yule
Professional Symposium Marc Wells
Publications Head & PR's David Levine
Programming Head Andrew Nisbet
Assistant Dave Hicks
Children's Programming Roz Malin
Registration Barbara Oldham
Linda Pilcher
Assistants John Andrews
Page Fuller
Special Events Alan Smith
Tech Crew Head Robert Verde
Assistants Kurt Daily
Dean Koenig
Treasurer Paul Wrigley
(The names in bold are the members of the Westercon 48 Executive Committee.)
Because the Suite we will be using is not as large as some of the suites at recent Westercons, the Hospitality Suite itself will be totally nonsmoking. However, the hotel has a lovely deck overlooking the Columbia River, and Portland weather is generally quite pleasant in July, so smokers should have no problems convincing their nonsmoking friends to step outside with them.
Unlike many large conventions these days, Westercon 48 does indeed plan to serve beer and wine in the Hospitality Suite. However, to avoid any possibility of impropriety surrounding the consumption of alcohol, we will employ a professional bartender to do the serving. To help offset the cost of the bartender, and also to keep the budget as big as possible for the rest of the Hospitality provisions, we will be charging a nominal fee for alcoholic drinks.
If you have some suggestions as to menu items you'd like to see, of if you or a group of you and your friends are interested in spending some time hosting at the Westercon Hospitality Suite, please contact us through the P.O. Box. It's never too early to think about food!
Since at least one of us is involved with Children's Programming, we are planning an early social gathering of the half-price crowd with their parents. This way the kids get to know one another early on.
Volunteers have new and interesting experiences!
We will not be serving beer or wine as refreshments. We will, however, have scheduled tastings of ale and mead. The mead is aging as we write.
Volunteers have good karma!
We will have food that is clearly vegetarian, in addition to low-fat items. For those who wish to indulge, we have declared the Club House a Guilt Free Zone.
Volunteers get recipes!
We will still have a lot of the good stuff, like baklava, Scottish shortbread, crepes, ribs, piroshki, smoked salmon, brie, chocolate, and real coffee. You still don't have to feel guilty...
Volunteers become SMOFFs! (Secret Masters of Food Fandom)
Those fans who help during the convention will get a new cookbook and find out our secrets. Yes, we're the ones who did the food for Westercon `84 and the Club House in 1990.
Volunteers have the Con come to them!
We will be open during the day and early evening only. We are in the same hotel as the main programming. It will be easy for members to both visit and relax in between activities and to help.
If you'd like to help, please write to us at the P.O. Box, or send e-mail to R.PILZ1 on GEnie (that's R.PILZ1@genie.geis.com on the Internet).
There will be children's programming at Westercon 48. The programming is not intended to be child care, although I hope arrangements can be made that children in child care can attend the programming. Some of the programming will appeal to both children and adults (such as Screamers, impromptu costuming, and origami). Everything will appeal to me. I expect I'll have a shoestring budget; and therefore I would like the kids to bring some extra shoestrings and we'll show them what to do with them.
Right now what I am interested in is finding out how many parents will be bringing their kids (knowing there will be something to amuse them) and the ages of their kids at the time of the convention. Please write me:
RozOr send a note to the P.O. Box marked "ATTN: ROZ."
2214 SE 53rd
Portland, OR 97215
The Art Show will be located in the Columbia River Red Lion's Riverview Room, which has 5,500 square feet of well-lit space with drive up loading.
Our next progress report will have basic rate and reservation information. A complete reservation and information mailing scheduled for this June will go to everyone who has requested information, and all those on our OryCon Art Show mailing list. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please send a card to the Westercon address or e-mail us your name and address. Art Show information will also be available at this year's Westercon in Los Angeles.
Each booth is 10' by 10' and includes one 8' table. The first booth costs $100; a second booth is $125 (limit 2 booths per dealer). Additional 8' tables are available for $10. Prices for dealers' booths do not include membership in the convention. Additional information will be going out soon to everyone who has requested information or paid a deposit for a booth.
If you don't think you can use a whole booth, write to us; we will try to match you up with another dealer with whom you can share a booth.
Full Page-$60 Half Page-$40Each page will be "half size"-5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches. Ad rates for the Program Book and the rest of the Progress Reports will be decided later.
(20% discount for non-profit groups)
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