the 63 World Science Fiction Convention Glasgow, United...

Interactionthe 63rd World Science Fiction Convention

Glasgow, United Kingdom - 4-8 August 2005

Progress Report 4

‘World Science Fiction Society’,‘WSFS’, ‘World Science Fiction Con-vention’, ‘Worldcon’, ‘NASFiC’, and‘Hugo Award’ are service marks of theWorld Science Fiction Society, an unin-corporated literary society.

APRIL 2005 Interaction 3

The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention

and 2005 Eurocon

4 - 8 August 2005

Glasgow, United Kingdom

GuestsGreg Pickersgill

Christopher PriestRobert Sheckley

Lars-Olov StrandbergJane Yolen

MEMBERSHIP RATESto 30 June 2005

AttendingAdult £110 / $195 / 165Child £ 32 / $ 50 / 50Infant Free

Supporting£ 30 / $ 45 / 45

Supporting to Attending Conversion£ 80 / $150 / 120

Friend Conversion (*)£ 30 / $ 45 / 45

(*) Friends of the bid are automaticallysupporting members of the convention,but benefit from a reduced rate for con-version from supporting to full adultattending status.

General contact address:[email protected]

Web site:http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk

LiveJournal forum:http://inter_action.livejournal.com

See page 39 for other contact addresses.

Contents PR44 A View From the Helm

5 A Journey In Space and Time

7 Interaction Staff List

10 Steaming Towards Intersection

15 Worldcon 101: How To Get theMost Out of Worldcon

18 Eggs UK Needs U!

18 Volunteer!

19 Programme Update

20 Young Adults Fun Activities

21 Childcare At Interaction

- Interthingy

23 The Masquerade

26 The Video Programme

28 Invitation For Eurocon

29 Meet the Crew

31 The Voluntary Feeling

32 The Concourse – What’s That?

34 Art Show and Print Shop

35 Filk At Interaction

36 The Magnificent Seven

37 Top 10 Tips For Travelling Abroad

38 Broadband Internet Access

38 The Souvenir Book

39 Contact Information

40 Membership List Update

Acknowledgmentscover illustration - Jim Burns

convention logo - Gizmo, lettering by A³(from an idea by Teddy Harvia)

clipart - Charles Rennie Mackintosh

via "ArtWorks"

photo p.5 - furnished by the GreaterGlasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist Board

photos p.10, 12(top), 13(top), 15- Jan van’t Ent

photos p.11, 13(bottom), 24

- Peter Tyers

photo p.12 (bottom)- © Pgcc hiddenglasgow.com

illustration p.18 - Jaeson Finn

photo p.20 - furnished by James Bacon

illustrations p.21, 22, 24 - Sue Mason

illustrations p.23, 38 - Delphyne Woods

illustrations p.26, 32, 34, 35 - Alan White

illustration p.36 - ATom

illustration p.39 - Sheryl Birkhead

demographic map - Tony Lewis

HUGO PINYour Hugo Personal Identifica-

tion Number (PIN) is an impor-

tant piece of information, as you

will need it, as well as your name

and membership number, to vote

online. You will find your PIN at

the bottom right of the label on

this Progress Report.

The online voting forms for

the Hugo Awards can be accessed

via the main Hugo section of ourweb site at www.interaction.world

con.org.uk/hugo.htm

4 Interaction Progress Report 4

Welcome to the fourth and last of ourfull Progress Reports, which brings usto within four months of the conven-tion and, I hope, captures the sense ofexcitement which is now buildingwithin the team. I also feel a sense of along journey approaching its conclu-sion, from the earliest idea for a bid,not long after Intersection, through thevote at ConJosé and some two and ahalf years (so far!) of preparation. Asusual, we’d particularly like to thankJim Burns for capturing this feelingwith another fine piece of cover art, asthis journey up the Clyde and throughtime brings us at last towards theSECC and August 2005.

Our latest news – confirmed justas this PR was going to print – is thatAlan Lee will be attending the conven-tion as a Special Guest. Alan is bestknown for his Tolkien imagery, includ-ing his contribution to Peter Jackson’smovie trilogy, although he has alsotackled many other subjects frommyth, legend, and fantasy. We willinclude a longer article on Alan in ourfinal pre-con Newsletter which will bemailed out in July. We also hope toannounce more Special Guests in thecoming weeks – keep watching ourweb site for announcements.

Enclosed with this PR you willfind the final Hugo ballot, giving youthe opportunity to vote for the best SFof 2004. As before, you can vote bypost, using the paper ballot form, or

online via our web site. To vote onlineyou will again need your membershipnumber and your Hugo PIN (personalidentification number), both of whichcan be found on the address label ofthis Progress Report.

Our staffing has undergone somefurther changes since PR3, and nowhas its final shape, although manyareas are still seeking volunteers forspecific vacancies. Pat McMurray hashad to step down from the role ofExhibits Division Head for personalreasons, and we thank him for theexcellent work he has done in buildingthe team there. In his place we wel-come not one but two new DivisionHeads: Tim Illingworth to take on theDealers’ Room and Art Show, whichwill be located together in SECC Hall3, and Ewan Chrystal, who moves upfrom Area Head to look after the Con-course activities in Hall 2. We alsowelcome Deb Geisler to the Chair’sstaff, where she will be particularlyhelping us with communications andrecruitment.

Other highlights for us since PR3include:• Another 600 members, taking the

total up to 3,620 as of 8 February2005.

• Many more accommodation book-ings, with over 2,000 people nowbooked into our accommodationblocks by Infotel.

• Our fourth Staff Weekend, whichwas held in Glasgow on 5-6 Febru-ary 2005 and attracted over 50 staff.

• The publication of initial lists ofconfirmed participants in the Deal-ers’ Room and Art Show.

• Judging of the Hugo Base designentries – although of course we can-not reveal the winner until the HugoCeremony itself.

Another particular highlight, which iscovered in more detail in this PR, is theannouncement of our initial list of overseventy confirmed programme partici-pants. We are truly delighted that somany of the major figures of the fieldhave committed to attend and partici-pate in the convention. We are alsopleased to see such a diverse group,with strong representation from theUK and Europe as well of course asfrom the US, and from all aspects ofthe genre from hard SF to fantasy, aswell as from the worlds of comics,gaming, and media.

As always, please get in touch if youhave any questions, suggestions, oroffers to participate in the running ofthe con and/or the programme. You canvisit our web site at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk, email us at [email protected], write to ourmain offices or your local agent, and ofcourse talk to us in person at cons andmeetings.

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The label on your Progress Report con-tains a lot of useful information aboutyour membership status and it is agood idea to check that we have yourdetails correct!

Firstly, at the top right, you willfind your membership type and num-ber. The type is usually S for Support-ing or A for Attending. We have alsoadded an additional piece of informa-tion starting with the PR3 mailing. Ifyour number has a "*" after it, then you

have provided a badge name for us touse in our membership listings and onyour convention badge.

Whether you have asked for abadge name or not, we would like tomake sure that your badge details areexactly as you would like them, aschanging your badge at the conventionwill take time and may also costmoney.

If you did not ask for a badgename, your badge will have your name

on it exactly as it appears on theProgress Report label. If you did askfor a badge name, you can usually seewhat it is by searching our online list-ing at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/members.htm (enter your membershipnumber to look yourself up).

If you cannot find your details, orif you would like to change them,please contact us at memberships@

interaction.worldcon.org.uk.

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With less than five months to go, ourplans for the convention are welladvanced. In this article we’ll take youon a quick journey through space andtime, to help you make your plans forthe weekend. Details are provisional atthis stage, of course, but we are hope-ful that there should not be too manymajor changes from now on.

The SiteThe main site is very compact, as canbe seen from the aerial photographbelow. The heart of the area is theSECC complex, consisting of theSECC itself, the Clyde Auditorium –often known as the ‘Armadillo’(ARM), and the Moat House Hotel(MH).

The three parts of the complexare linked by internal corridors sothere’s no need to go outside whenmoving around the site.

A footbridge across the Clydetakes you to the Glasgow ScienceCentre (GSC), which includes a Sci-ence Mall, an IMAX cinema, and anobservation tower.

The SECC complexitself consists of twosets of Halls, run-ning down eitherside of a central cor-ridor known as the‘SECC Concourse’(not to be confusedwith our own ‘Inter-action Concourse’, which you willread about elsewhere in this PR).

On the right-hand side of theSECC Concourse, as you look downfrom the entrance at the Armadillo endof the site, the first Hall you will see isHall 5, which will be our largest regu-lar programme room, holding over1,000 people, and will also host the

Opening Ceremony on Thursday after-noon and the Closing Ceremony onMonday afternoon. At the far end isHall 3, which will hold our Dealers’Room and Art Show. (Hall 4, the verylarge hall that we used for our Fan Fairin 1995, is not being used this time).

On the other side of the SECCConcourse is the Loch Suite: a confer-ence suite with a dozen or so pro-gramme rooms. Next to that is Hall 1,which will be the main registrationarea and your first port of call on arriv-ing at the convention. Finally, Hall 2will be our own Concourse area, hold-ing exhibits, catering, fan tables andvarious information functions.

The Armadillo holds over 3,000people and will be the venue for theMasquerade on Saturday evening andthe Hugo Award Ceremony on Sundayevening.

Escalators and corridors link theSECC to the Moat House Hotel, whichwill have more programme rooms,three video rooms (two streams ofgeneral video and one stream ofanime), two gaming rooms, and a fanlounge. We have to be out of the SECCby midnight each day, so in general thefocal point of the on-site conventionactivities will migrate towards theMoat House during the evening. Late-night filk will also be run in the MoatHouse.


Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

Main Programme 12 noon - 7 pm 10 am - 7 pm 10 am - 7 pm 10 am - 7 pm 10 am - 3.30 pm

Video Programme 12 noon - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 3.30 pm

Games Room 12 noon - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 2 am 10 am - 3.30 pm

ConCourse 12 noon - 10 pm 10 am - 10 pm 10 am - 10 pm 10 am - 10 pm 10 am - 3.30 pm

Dealers’ Room 2 pm - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 3.30 pm

Art Show 2 pm - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm10 am - 1 pm

(Auction 3 pm)Art collections only

Childcare 12 noon - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 4 pm

YAFA 12 noon - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 6 pm 10 am - 3.30 pm

EventsOpening Ceremony

(mid-afternoon)Chesley Awards

Friday PlayMasquerade

(8 pm)Hugo Awards

(8 pm)Closing Ceremony

(4 pm)

Planning Your WeekendThe grid below shows the planned opening times for themain convention activities and the provisional timings forsome of the main events. Generally, peak hours for mostactivities are between 10am and 6pm each day, although theConcourse will remain open until 10pm, and of course theVideo and Games Rooms will continue into the small hours.

We expect the bulk of the main programme to finishat 7pm each day (everyone has to eat some time!), althoughthere will be some evening programme including readingsand some lighter items in the Moat House, as well as thelate-night filk.

Thursday and Monday will have shorter hours due tothe need to set up and tear down the convention. On Thurs-day, most activities will really only get going between 12noon and 2pm; we will try to open the Concourse earlier.Thursday morning is therefore a great time for orientationand sightseeing, for instance, taking one of the city bustours, some of which have pick-ups at the SECC. TheTourist Board will have staff on site from Wednesday toprovide information and assistance. You may also want tospend some time in the Science Centre, which is only aminute’s walk away, across the footbridge to the other sideof the river, and is highly recommended.

On Monday, we expect to hold the closing ceremonyat 4pm; all activities will wind down in the hour or twobefore that to give people time to start packing up.

Finally, for those planning to arrive early, we plan toopen pre-registration as early as we can during the run up tothe convention. We certainly expect to have a full registra-tion service available throughout the day on Wednesday, andif possible, we will also have at least a core pre-registrationservice available through part of Tuesday as well. If you’recoming early, please come to Hall 1 and we’ll try to help.

SITE & FACILITIES: Ben YalowDeputy Division Head: TR Smith

Facilities Management: SECC & Moat House: Mark MeenanHilton: Mark Herrup

Accommodation: TR SmithAccommodation Partner: InfotelInfotel Liaison: Colin Harris

Site & Facilities Staff: Sharon Sbarsky, Elspeth Kovar, Martin Hoare, Bobbi Armbruster, Dave Gallaher

PROGRAMME: Ian StockdaleDeputy Division Head: Jim Mann

Programme Team:Literary Programme: Farah Mendlesohn

Team: Simon Bradshaw, Claire Brialey, Simon Gilmartin, Dave Hicks, Geneva Melzack, Mark Plummer, Yvonne Rowse, Graham Sleight, Niall Williamson

Academic Programme: Farah Mendlesohn, Claire BrialeyArt Programme: Claire Weaver

Team: Paul Barnett, Dave Hardy, Alison McBain, Julie Rigby, Jannie Shea, Frank Wu

Media Programme: Jim MannTeam: Martin Easterbrook, Flick, Alex McLintock,

Craig Miller, Lucy ZinkiewiczScience Programme: Simon Bradshaw

Team: Dave Clements, Martin Easterbrook, Julian Headlong, Bill Higgins, Alex McLintock, Gerald Nordley, Karen Traviss

Politics: Henry Balen & Renee SieberFan Programme & Lounge: Plokta CabalSpecialist Programming:

Anime: David ‘Dragon’ CotterillCostume: Giulia de CesareFilk: Bill Sutton, Miki DennisGBLT: Jack Frost (Gaylaxian Liaison)Video Rooms: Dave Lally

Brainstorming Team: James Bacon, Sue Edwards, Grant Kruger, Carolina Gomez Lagerlof, Cheryl Morgan, Priscilla Olson, Britt-Louise Viklund

Programme Division Web Development: Henry Balen, Laurie Mann, Alex von Thorn

Programme Operations: Janice GelbStaff: Eve Ackerman, Adina Adler, James Briggs,

Tammy Coxen, David Evans, Melanie HerzGreen Room: Sue Edwards

Staff: Lissa Allcock, Philip Allcock, Dave Axler, Mike Fisher, Sue Francis, N. Cenk Göcke, Kari, Marci Malinowycz, Phil Nanson, Lois Powers, Pat Sims, Roger Sims, Lor Sweetman, Julie Wall, Mike Westhead, Kathy Westhead, Karen Westhead, Peter Westhead, Linda Wyatt

Autographing: Alison McBainExternal Liaisons:

GoH Liaison: Yvonne RowsePublisher & Professional Liaison: John JarroldTolkien 50 Liaison: Rowena Sayer

Programme Staff: Ruth Leibig, Mary Ann Anthony, Elaine Brennan, Terry Fong, Mary Kay Kare, Priscilla Olson

EVENTS AND WSFS: Kevin StandleeAssistant: Cheryl Morgan

Masquerade: Giulia de CesarePre-Con Deputy: Cheryl MorganHostess: Sue Mason

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DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Paul Treadaway

CHAIRMAN’S STAFF: Deb Geisler

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN:Corporate: Alice Lawson, Pam ClarkeInformation Triage: Mike Rennie, Lucy Zinkiewicz

Death of Emails: TR SmithStaff Directory: Elspeth KovarLiveJournal Forum: Raaven O’Quinn, James Steiner

Eurocon Coordination: Dave LallySpecial Events:

Noreascon Hugo Losers’ Party: Henry Balen & Renee SieberNoreascon Closing Ceremony: Mike Rennie4UK Party: Peter WestonPast Worldcon Chairs’ Party: Deb Geisler

UK2005 LTD DIRECTORS:Alice Lawson (Company Secretary), Vincent Docherty, Colin Harris, Paul Treadaway, Ewan Chrystal, David Cooper, Steve Cooper, Tim Illingworth, Pat McMurray, Mike Rennie, Kevin Standlee, Ian Stockdale, Ben Yalow

DIVISIONS:



Judge’s Clerk: Susan de GuardiolaNinja Team Managers: John and Chris O’HalloranOfficial Photographer: Paul HolroydAdvisors: Sandy & Pierre Pettinger, Teddy

Hugo Awards: Hugo Administration: Paul Dormer

Hugo Sub-Committee: Vincent Docherty, Paul Dormer,Colin Harris

Hugo Base Design Project: Claire WeaverGlasgow School of Art Liaison: Kathryn Howell

Hugo Ballot Counting Software: Jeffrey CopelandHugo Ceremony: Mike & Debby Moir

Staff: Chris Logan Edwards, Craig Miller, Anne MurphyHugo Programme Book: Pete Young

Friday Theatricals: Reductio Ad Absurdum

Opening / Closing Ceremonies: Kent Bloom

WSFS & ESFS Business:2008 Site Selection: Kevin StandleeWSFS Business Meeting: Tim Illingworth

Deputy Presiding Officer: Donald Eastlake IIIMPC Nominee: Cheryl MorganESFS Liaison: Dave Lally

Events Technical Services: Tim BroadribbHead of Technical Liaison: Alistair CameronTechnical Advisor: Bill ParkerVideo: John MaizelsTechnical Staff: Ian Cameron, Meg Glover,

Gordon Mitchell, Kevin Sands

Photography Advisor: Charles Mohapel

Extravaganzas Staff: Gigi Gridley, Alison Hopkins

PUBLICATIONS: Steve Cooper

Commissioning & Editorial:Progress Reports & Newsletters: Kathy Taylor,

Paul Treadaway, Jan van’t EntSailing the Clyde (Electronic Newsletter): Cheryl MorganHotel Brochure: InfotelSouvenir Book: John & Eve Harvey

Production:Copy Editing: Janice Gelb, Zara BaxterLayout Team: Jan van’t Ent, Paul TreadawayPrinter Liaison (US): Steve & Sue FrancisPrinter Liaison (UK): Steve Cooper

Artists & Creative:Artists: Gizmo, Teddy Harvia, Jim Burns, Sue Mason,

Sheryl Birkhead, Delphyne Woods, Alan WhiteDesign: Dave Ross

Advertising:NA Advertising: Michelle Boyce

Merchandise:Con Merchandise: OffWorld DesignsBid Merchandise: Colin & Katherine Lilley

Publications Office: John Wilson

PROMOTIONS: David Stewart

At-Con Press Office: Staff: Chris M. Barkley, Laurie Mann

UK Promotions: Glasgow Fan Liaison: CuddlesNorthern Ireland Agent: Al Darragh


UK Promotions Staff: Amy Cartwright, Martin Hoare, Kirsty Jardine, Neil Williamson, Andrew Wilson

North America Promotions: Grant KrugerStaff (US): Chris M Barkley, Naomi Cowan-Barkley,

Laura Domitz, Steve & Sue Francis, Glenn Glazer, Cheryl Morgan, Mark L Olson, Bill Parker, Michael Pins, Joyce K Scrivner, Kevin Standlee, Joseph Stockman

Staff (Canada): David Rivers (Canadian Agent), Henry Balen, Jeff Beeler, Christine Mak, Renee Sieber

DEALERS AND ARTISTS: Tim Illingworth

Advisory Team: Brian Ameringen, Claire Brialey, Nigel Furlong, Sally Kobee, Laurie Mann, Caroline Mullan, Mark Plummer, Larry Smith

Art Show: Julie Faith RigbyArt Show Deputy: Barbara JaneArt Show Construction: Dave Tompkins, NojayArt Show Administration: John Harold & Robbie BourgetArt Show US Liaison: Frank Wu, Alison McBain

Dealers’ Room: Marcia IllingworthDealers’ Room Deputy: Scott & Jane DennisDealers’ Room Advisor: Steve Francis

CONCOURSE: Ewan ChrystalDeputy Division Head: Mike Rennie

Concourse: Ewan ChrystalFixed Exhibits Deputy: Glenn GlazerFan Tables: Marah Searle-KovacevicWorldcon Exhibit: Joyce ScrivnerSpecial Projects: Mike Rennie, Simon McGrory,

Peter YoungLogistics:

UK Logistics: Mike RennieTransport Captain: Al JohnstonStaff: Peter Sneddon

International Logistics: Glenn GlazerStaff: Paul Kruzycki

SERVICES: Alice LawsonDeputy Division Heads: David Cooper,

John Harold, Robbie Bourget

Membership Administration:UK Office: Steve LawsonUS Office: Steve & Sue FrancisRotW Agent Network: Larry van der Putte, David Cooper

RotW Agent Administration: Sidsel HorveiAustralia: Edwin Scribner & Zara BaxterBelgium: Frank BeckersCroatia: Vlatko Juric-KokicCzech and Slovak Republics: Peter PavelkoDenmark: Olav M.J. ChristiansenFinland: Ben RoimolaFrance: Alain le BussyGermany: Thomas RecktenwaldRepublic of Ireland: David StewartItaly: Silvio SosioJapan: Hirohide (Jack R) Hirai, Yukie YasuiNetherlands: Larry van der PutteNorway: Herman EllingsenPoland: Piotr W. Cholewa

Romania: Antuza GenescuSouth Africa: Gail & Ian JamiesonSpain: Oscar Cuevas VeraSweden: Britt-Louise ViklundSwitzerland: Chantal Delessert

At-Con Registration: Larry van der Putte, Janet FiggMember Services:

Housing Queries: Mike FiggDisabled / Electrical Eggs: CuddlesChildcare: Helena Bowles & Richard Standage

Childcare Provider: HappitotsYoung Adult Programme: James Bacon

Staff: Stefan LancasterElectronic Information Desk: Jane Cooper

Staff Services: Lucy ZinkiewiczVolunteer Coordination: Alasdair Hepburn & Allison EwingGlasgow Services Liaison: Helen Cross

At-Con Services:Operations: John Harold & Robbie Bourget

Staff: Bill Anderson, Jacky Boykin, Ewan Chrystal, Noel Collyer, Jacob Fortin, Nigel & Sabine Furlong, John & Linda Mansfield, M C Markman, Mike ‘Mr Shirt’ McConnell, Dea O’Connor, Neil Simpson, Dave Tompkins

IT Support: Bjørn Tore Sund, Nico VeenkampStaff: Henry Balen, Glenn Glazer, Alex McLintock,

Tero YkspetäjäFinance & Treasury: David Cooper

Dealers’ Room and Art Show Treasurer: Bridget Bradshaw

UK2005 Subscribing Board:

Interaction would not be around today without the commit-ment and efforts of the Subscribers who founded the UK in2005 Bid, developed the vision for the Convention, and over-saw the activities of the Bid and Convention Committees.Whilst the Directors of UK2005 Ltd have now taken on theformal oversight of the Convention Committee in line with UKlegal requirements, the Board’s contribution will continue tobe recognised and honoured through to the Convention andbeyond.

KIM Campbell (Convenor [1956-2003])Vincent Docherty (Treasurer)Colin Harris (Secretary)Andrew A. AdamsStuart CapewellJonathan JonesPat McMurrayJenny QuinMike RennieJoyce ScrivnerNeil SimpsonBjørn Tore SundBen Yalow


Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage waspartly responsible for the 1995 Worldconbeing held in Scotland for the first time.The former George V docks on the Clydejust west of the city centre were filled inand work begun on a new national exhi-bition and conference centre, the SECC,which was opened in 1985. The mid1980s were also the peak period of thefirst generation of Glasgow conventions,which were based in regular hotels intown, including the gently decaying butgloriously gothic Central Hotel. A few ofus who worked on those cons kept oureyes on the developments at the SECC tosee whether we could make use of them,although at the time therewasn’t an attached hoteland the conference facili-ties were much too largefor our needs. MarkMeenan and I arranged togo visit the SECC justbefore Conspiracy, the1987 Worldcon inBrighton. We wereimpressed both by whatwas available and by howkeen the managementwere about the idea ofhosting a Worldcon. Wealso heard that an onsite hotel, the Glas-gow Forum Hotel (later renamed theMoat House), would be opening in 1989.

Many of us worked at Conspiracyand you can read more about it in thearticle by Paul Oldroyd in Interaction’sPR2. It was my first Worldcon (havingbeen too young to attend the 1979Brighton Worldcon, which Peter Westonwrote about in PR1) and despite themuch publicised problems, I reallyenjoyed myself and was impressed bythe scale and range of the participants,programming and other events and facil-ities. I don’t remember doing so, but thatimpression must have been expressedpublicly because the first issue of the UKmagazine Critical Wave in October 1987led with the headline “Scots WorldconBid”, revealing Glasgow might bid forthe Worldcon “in the early 1990s”. Atwo-man working party, Vince Dochertyand Mark Meenan, planned to visit the

SECC (identified as the likely site)before compiling a feasibility study. Twopotential dates were mentioned, 1993(“which will be voted on at the 1990Worldcon in Holland”) and 1995.

In fact, there wasn’t a great deal ofactivity for a while as I had moved toLondon to work for Shell just after Con-spiracy. But the idea still lurked and I cir-culated a flier and questionnaire andpressed as much flesh as I could at con-ventions and meetings in London andGlasgow during 1988 to gauge supportfor a Worldcon bid, building on the les-sons from Conspiracy. Many reflectedhow successful Conspiracy had been in

terms of Programming and ‘punter’ sat-isfaction, and how unsuccessful it was interms of the amount of negative ‘politi-cal’ activity that took place prior to, dur-ing, and after the con. After all that I stillonly had a very small group of interestedpeople. The key to it, in part, was thesuccess of the Eastercon that year (andthe following), but mostly it was a con-vention called Conscription – the first‘Conrunners’ con in Britain. It wasremarkable how quickly the apathy andfugue of Conspiracy disappeared whenwe realised the number of people whowere genuinely interested in runningconventions. And when the BirminghamICC gave a presentation, it generated ahuge amount of discussion and specula-tion regarding possible Worldcons.

After Conscription, a small groupof us met in my house in London andformed a proto-Worldcon bid committee,including Martin Easterbrook, Tim

Illingworth, Hugh Mascetti, HenryBalen, John Stewart, Kathy Westhead,John Fairey, and others. This was againreported in Critical Wave – the ninthissue, in February 1989, led with“UK Worldcon Bid Launched” andannounced the creation of a governingboard to oversee staff recruitment, siteselection, and the choice of target years.We had a number of options both for siteand year. Brighton was out of the ques-tion because of the raw wounds from1987, but facilities in Jersey (the DeFrance and Fort Regent), Glasgow (theSECC and Forum) and Birmingham (theICC) all looked possible and we

arranged a series of sitevisits to check them outfor financial and logisticalsuitability.

The ICC is the per-fect Worldcon site in theUK as it has the right bal-ance of small and largerooms; it is located in thecity centre with excellentnational and internationaltravel links; there arenumerous hotels nearby.The killer problem is thecost – to hire the ICC for a

Worldcon would cost the best part of amillion pounds and no amount of negoti-ation or comparison with the alternativeswould budge the price because the ICCis always in demand.

Jersey, on the other hand, costalmost nothing by comparison and wasvery keen to have us. The problem wasthat the convention would be split in twowith the De France Hotel and FortRegent centre several kilometers apartwith the city centre in between.

Glasgow worked best for us onboth counts, as the cost was reasonable,helped by a grant from the city council.(In the US, hotel groups generally ownthe conference centres, so the ‘all-in’package of programme space with hotelbeds is relatively cheap. In the UK, thesesites are expensive, hence our need todefray the costs.) Most of the conventioncould be held at a single site, with onlythe evening parties held in the city.

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The site in 1995


The choice of date was morecomplex. In simple terms, the date wasdetermined by the likely Americanopposition. In 1995, we were possiblyfacing Atlanta, who had run a successfulWorldcon in 1986, and a Texas bid waslikely for 1997. At the 1989 WorldconNoreascon 3 in Boston, Henry talked tothe fans most knowledgeable aboutbidding and determined that 1995 wouldbe the year where our support would bestrongest. He also recruited a NorthAmerican coordinator for the bid,Theresa Renner (TR).

Based on all the research to date, ata final site meeting in Glasgow early in1990 we agreed to bid on the basis ofGlasgow in 1995. This allowed us topromote the bid very strongly at the 1990Worldcon in The Hague (only the secondContinental European Worldcon) calledConFiction. We knew that the DutchWorldcon would have to be a success ifwe were to have any chance of winning,so many of the bid committee alsoworked on ConFiction. Despite somereduction in trans-Atlantic attendancescaused by the upcoming Gulf War,ConFiction was a great success, with themost diverse membership by nationalityof any Worldcon, and was energising forthe then newly accessible fandoms of theformer Warsaw pact. The Glasgow bidgathered enormous support from acrossEurope, which helped us greatly with ourpromotions.

In years when the Worldcon isheld outside North America, there canbe a NASFiC, or ‘North AmericanScience Fiction Convention’. In 1990,this was held a week after ConFiction inSan Diego and a number of us wentacross to promote the bid. ConDiegoproved to be less than completelysuccessful – it was famously nicknamed‘ConDigeo’ due to the number of typosin the souvenir book – but we promotedthe bid as much as possible and tried tohave fun. The main con hotel, the Omni,went out of business shortly after andone of the boxes of bid materials sent byTR didn’t get back to her; we assumed itlost in the basement of the hotel. Itarrived unexpectedly at TR’s place twoyears later, presumably sent by somekind soul in the new management of thehotel.

At this stage, our bidding was infull flow. In the US, TR had set up astrong organisation based near her in theBaltimore-Washington area and had a‘production-line’ process for promotionat cons. We has also formalised the struc-ture of the bid committee with TimIllingworth and I co-chairing and, with areasonably large group of us basedaround London, we were able to haveregular meetings. This was particularlyimportant as we knew, based on the fall-out from the problems in 1987, that wewere missing a lot of hands-on experi-ence from previous UK Worldcons andwe had to ensure we had enough peopleto make running the con viable.

Bidding dominated all our lives,especially as the Atlanta bid were prov-ing to be very strong, although in gener-al, we had extremely good relations withthem, especially their bid chair, DonCook. We made sure we were represent-ed at the key regional cons in the USattended by many voters. Tim, in partic-ular, visited the US many times, promot-ing the bid tirelessly at conventions andestablishing a good network of contacts.We also marketed ourselves stronglyusing themes from Scotland and Glas-gow as much as possible. At our bidtables and parties we played the Scottishcard as far as we could, with tartan dec-orations and badge stickers and whisky-tastings and our merchandising included

branded t-shirts, mugs and water bottles,as well as material from the GlasgowTourist Board, who strongly supportedus. Our parties became famous in the USfor their energy and atmosphere. At the1991 Worldcon in Chicago, our bid partyincluded parading a haggis, with TRwielding the knife (in an entirely non-threatening way of course) and me recit-ing the famous Burns poem.

The final year of bidding dawnedin 1992 and we had a lot to prepare, bothfor the Worldcon at which the biddingwould take place – Magicon in Orlando,Florida – as well as all the decisions andmaterials needed on the assumption wewon the bid. This included choosing aname for the con and selecting ourGuests of Honour. The con’s name wassuggested by Mike Westhead and incor-porated the name of our convention cen-tre, hence ‘InterSECtion’, although weused the regular format ‘Intersection’ inpractice.

One of the most memorable eventsof the bid happened early in 1992 whenTim and I flew into Atlanta for the Deep-SouthCon. We arrived just as the RodneyKing riots were happening in several UScities, including Atlanta. Fortunately thecon was held outside the city and wedidn’t experience any problems, exceptfor a visibly increased police presence,which did reduce a lot of the late nightsocial activities. We decided to havesome fun at the DSC bidding session asBirmingham, Alabama, was bidding, sowe presented a spoof bid for Birming-ham, South England. Luckily, we didn’twin, but there were some votes for us!

The 1992 Worldcon, Magicon, wasour biggest challenge and we startedearly by meeting in Washington DC atTR’s house where our bidding materialhad been assembled. We took this in twolarge trucks down the main East Coasthighway, I-95, which was also used asthe name of a spoof bid that year. I dis-tinctly recall our arrival in Orlando, as aserendipitously arranged rocket launchfrom Cape Canaveral took place and wasclearly visible to us from the highway.

Magicon was a bit of a blur, as weran a party each night before the biddingclosed on Saturday, with vast amounts ofwhisky and other things Scottish, muchof it supplied by our friends at the Tourist

The SECC Concourse is full of fans


Board, who were also present atthe con. A miniature golf coursewas set up in the exhibits areawhere the fan tables were locatedand our empty whisky bottlesproved useful as we made theminto decoration and obstacles forour hole on the course. We alsoarranged a pipe band to comealong for a performance in theconvention centre, which simul-taneously delighted many fansand annoyed many dealers whenthey marched through the dealersroom. TR had arranged for anumber of hired kilts to be available forthe bid committee. This proved to be abit problematic for those who hadn’tbrought their own, as the sporrans (thedecorative bag which hangs at the front)were made of wood and had a tendencyto swing painfully.

The bidding closed at 6pm on theSaturday, and we had arranged to do theballot counting immediately after. Weknew that there had been a record sizednumber of votes – about 2,600 – as thebidding had been very competitive, andwe were concerned how long the countwould take, since the previous year ithad infamously taken all night. To ourgreat fortune, it only took a couple ofhours and the result was that we had wonby a clear, if narrow majority with Glas-gow 1,310, Atlanta 1,147, and others107. Analysis showed that we took about300 non-North American votes whichensured we won. At that time it was tra-ditional not to say who had won till thebusiness meeting the next day, so ourcommittee met in my hotel room to planfor the next day when we would beannounced as winners and thentake memberships for the con.Despite the surprise of somethat we actually won such ahard-contested race, this workedout well and we left Magiconwith suitcases literally full ofmembership forms, both for thebid and for the convention, andit took us months to processthem all.

Under the old three-yearbidding cycle, not much usuallyhappened in the first year of aWorldcon apart from processingmemberships and sending out a

Progress Report, so we hoped we wouldbe able to focus on recovering from thehuge bidding effort. As it turned out, Iwas sent to work in Oman shortly afterwinning, which meant we had to reor-ganize the committee. Martin Easter-brook took over from me as co-chairwith Tim for much of 1993, until Timresigned for personal reasons and I cameback on board as co-chair, workingmostly by email and via my deputy Mar-garet Austin, who acted on my behalf inthe UK. Email was becoming muchmore common then and we found it wasan essential tool for communicatingamong a dispersed committee, althoughwe had to be careful not to exclude thosewho weren’t yet online. The web wasalso in its infancy and we had a rudimen-tary website, based on work done by the1993 and 1994 Worldcons. We also ran aseries of weekend meetings for staff invarious places in the UK. These ‘StaffWeekends’ made an enormous differenceto the planning of the con as a lot morecould be achieved in person than overemail.

The years 1993 and 1994were dominated by our planningactivities and promoting the conto fans in the UK, North Ameri-ca and especially the rest of theworld via our extensive networkof agents and with some reducedmembership rates to encouragefans from Eastern Europeancountries. We also applied to beand became the 1995 Eurocon.Building on the large numbers ofvotes, we found ourselves withmembership numbers on thesame scale as regular US World-

cons. We promoted ourselves strongly atregular UK cons and at the two World-cons preceding us. The 1993 Worldcon,ConFrancisco, was held in the centre ofSan Francisco and was one of the largestto date. We continued with our strongScottish theme and again had a pipe band(which did double duty at the OpeningCeremony), ran a party and sold manymemberships. The 1994 Worldcon,ConAdian, was held in Winnipeg andwas most enjoyable. We had some offi-cial duties including running the post-Hugo party, which we named the‘Hugo-Nots’ and at the closing ceremo-ny, at which we surprised the memberswith a slow Scottish song followed by apipe band that had been hiding in thewings.

When 1995 arrived, we heardsome bad news in that a flood in Glas-gow had resulted in the closure of thelow level railway connecting the SECCwith the city centre for most of the year.This meant we had to supplement thelocal travel facilities by arranging for ashuttle bus service. Apart from that, our

plans continued with a massiverecruitment effort, especially inthe UK, where there was a mix-ture of enthusiasm and sometrepidation at the scale of thework ahead, and the lingeringdoubts from the problems of1987.

August 1995 arrived andwe found there was a heatwavein the UK. When I arrived fromOman, I found a Glasgow bask-ing in tropical heat, and theSECC, with its glass concourse,feeling literally like a green-house. We moved into the SECC

Floodmarks at Glasgow Central low level railway station

Nessie at the Masquerade


the Monday before the con andstarted building up as best wecould. This proved very useful asit meant that any bugs in our reg-istration process could be workedout early and when the rush cameon Thursday, there were fewproblems.

By the Wednesday we hada lot of people onsite and theshape of the con began to be vis-ible, such that by late that day,we were confident everythingwas as ready as it could be. Therewas a minor hiccup overnight asthe fire alarm in the Moat House hotelwas activated, and fans and authors min-gled in the cool night air – the hot weath-er having broken by then fortunately.The alarm was then triggered again bysomeone who returned to their room andshowered with the door open, though bythat time most people were so tired theyignored the alarm.

The con officially started on theThursday and everything went accordingto plan initially. The Opening Ceremonywas well attended and the Lord Mayorgave an excellent and informed welcomespeech, followed by some skits led byour ‘Toast Mr and Mrs’ Peter Morwoodand Diane Duane. A pipe band and alarge Chinese-looking Nessie then ledthe fans to another hall where the Cityhad arranged a civic reception, compris-ing (on our recommendation) a drink foreveryone. It was a great start and theatmosphere stayed positive over theweekend.

On the Friday we heard the newsthat dominated the convention – theunexpected death by natural causes inhis hotel room of John Brunner. Thishappened suddenly and we werefaced with having to communicatethe news to fans, support John’sfamily, and decide how to respondofficially. The fannish support net-work proved strong and RobertSilverberg gave a moving eulogyat the Hugo ceremony followed bya standing ovation for John, whichproved to be the perfect approach.

The convention programmehappened pretty much according toplan, from the largest events suchas the Masquerade and HugoAwards – followed by fireworks

over the Clyde – and Guest of Honourspeeches by Samuel R Delany, GerryAnderson, Les Edwards, and VincentClarke, to regular panels, presentations,videos, kaffeeklatsches, and autographs.

The SECC had a number of verylarge halls (it was often nicknamed ‘thebig red shed’) and we had decided tomake a virtue of necessity by creating aFan Fair containing the dealers’ room,art show, exhibits, fan tables, and a cou-ple of bouncy castles supplied by biddersin a single large hall. We even had a largedisplay from Microsoft, which releasedWindows 95 during the convention. Thisconcept had worked well at a number ofWorldcons, including Magicon, and itworked well for us in general.

The only problem occurred withsome function rooms we had constructedin the Fan Fair and a set of four in anoth-er of the large halls, to supplement thelimited number of rooms suitable forprogramme we had elsewhere. Therooms could not have ceilings due to fireregulations and so there was noisespillage, which caused complaints. TheFan Fair still proved to be the daytime

centre of the convention andoverall we felt it was a success.

In the evenings we hadarranged for two city centrehotels to host parties. The oldGlasgow favourite, the CentralHotel, hosted UK-style fanactivities and parties and thethen-Crest hotel hosted the US-style bid parties. This workedreasonably well though therewas some inconvenience due tothe distance between the sites.We found that the taxis in Glas-gow, the cheapest in the UK

then, as they are now, acted as a greatsupplementary transport service to fans,in addition to the shuttle buses.

We had also attempted to establishgood links with the media, and got someuseful reporting, but we were disappoint-ed by a documentary programme byChannel 4. This was supposed to reportthe con fairly but as its title ‘Beam me upScotty’ proved, it focused more on thecon and fans as caricatures. Similarly, acritical report in one of the local Sundaynewspapers about a woman who had feltcheated when she found we were not aTrek con, proved to be erroneous as thewoman had in fact received her moneyback.

These disappointments aside, thecon itself still proved to be a lively andextremely international event, with about4,200 fans from dozens of countries par-ticipating. At the closing ceremony onthe Monday, we thanked the guests,announced some final awards and thatwe expected to break even. (In fact, weeven managed to pass along some fundsto our successors – the first non-NorthAmerican Worldcon to do so.) We hand-

ed over the WSFS gavel to theChair of L.A.con III, Mike Glyer,who then invited fans to come toLA in 1996, not realizing that alarge Nessie was looming behindhim, though he got his revenge thefollowing year at the L.A.conopening when the carnivorousplant from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ate me as I left the stage! Martinand I left the stage with a brief stopto shout ‘yes!!’ to the fans in thehall, and then Intersection wasofficially over and we promisednever to do it again. Ho ho.

Dalek in the Dealers’ Room

Pipers to open the Scottish Worldcon

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Since the last European Worldcon wasten years ago, we expect that many ofour members will never have been to aWorldcon before. This article is aimedmainly at newcomers, but experiencedWorldcon fans are likely to find some-thing of interest too, especially in thearea of differences between a UK andUS Worldcon.

Lost and LonelyOne of the worst things that can happento you at a Worldcon is to find yourselfin the middle of 5,000 happy, boisterouspeople and not know anyone to talk to. Ifyou are new to conventions, or even justnew to Worldcon, it can seem like every-one knows everyone else except you. Ofcourse that’s not true. There are a hardcore of regulars who might knowbetween 10% and 20% of the member-ship. But most people at Worldcon onlyknow maybe 50 other members. Theyare almost as much at sea as you.

But there is a big differencebetween knowing 50 people and know-ing no one. So the first piece of adviceI’m going to give is Go With a Friend.Preferably several friends. That way youwill always have company. And ofcourse it helps with accommodationcosts and taxi costs. If you really don’tknow any other fans, or can’t persuadeyour friends to go, then try to make somefriends amongst your fellow membersbefore going. Our LiveJournal commu-nity http://inter_action.livejournal.com/is an ideal place to do that.

A good way to make friends at theconvention is to volunteer to help out withrunning the event. This need not be a bigburden on your time. Volunteers can do asmuch or as little work as they like. Andthere is a wide range of jobs on offer. Seeour volunteers page on the convention website for more information: www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/volunteer.htm. Manylong-lasting friendships have been made inthis way. At my first Worldcon (Glasgowin 1995) I met people from San Franciscoand from Perth, Australia, who are stillgood friends today.

Possibly the biggest problem withhaving friends at Worldcon is actuallyfinding them in a sea of 5,000 people.That is why we have something called a‘Voodoo Board’. Why Voodoo? Becausewe print the names of every member onit and you get to stick pins in them (thenames, that is). One of the first thingsyou should do when you arrive at theconvention is find the Voodoo Board andput a tick against your name to confirmthat you are present. A pin stuck in yourname means that there is a message foryou from someone. You can find it in oneof the nearby file card boxes. To send amessage, just write it on a piece of paper,file it in the right alphabetical section ofthe boxes, and stick a pin in your friend’sname. Oh, and don’t forget to take thepin out of your name once you have readyour messages.

At this time, we are not quite surewhere the Voodoo Board will be, but itwill probably be in or near Hall 2. Checkyour Convention Guide (which you willget when you arrive) for an exact location.

Plan Your TimeSo what is this Convention Guide? Well,the very first thing you need to do whenyou arrive (except maybe check into

your hotel) is to go to Registration. Thereyou can pick up your membership badge(essential to get into the con), your Sou-venir Book, and your Convention Guide.And then you can plan, because the Con-vention Guide will tell you where every-thing is, and when everything is.

Why do you need to plan? Becauseat Worldcon there may be between 10and 15 different things going on at once,and you might want to go to three ofthem at the same time. Do you go to theTerry Pratchett book signing, the show-ing of that classic Anime movie you’vebeen hunting for a copy of for ages, orthe panel with the Dr. Who scriptwriteron it? Sometimes the decisions can bereally hard. But if you don’t plan, youmay miss something you would haveloved to go to, or you will get to 5pm anddiscover that you haven’t eaten sincebreakfast, you are starving, and you can’tgo eat because you really, really want togo to one of the 5pm panels.

Memo: carry a few chocolate barsor cereal bars, and a soft drink, aroundwith you.

Another good reason for planningis that some of the ‘fixed’ exhibits arenot open for the whole convention.Every year I tell myself I must go to theArt Show early. And every year I forget,and half of the entries have been sold orremoved for the auction before I getthere. Don’t be like me; get to the ArtShow early.

The NewsletterTalking of planning, as Robbie Burnsmight have said had he attended a World-con, the best-laid plans of programmingdepartments always go awry. Thingshappen. Panelists get sick, or have traveldisasters. Misunderstandings aboutavailabilities occur. Publishers demandurgent meetings. Whatever, not everyprogramme item will happen as planned.

What should happen as planned,however, is that all schedule changeswill be reported in the convention news-letter. This will be available at standsdotted around the convention. Make sure

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you check out each issue. It might justhave something important in it.

And on the subject of the news-letter, they want to hear from you. If youhave something you want publicized, beit a party you are running, or a gatheringof Fireball XL5 fans you are trying toarrange, the newsletter is the best placeto get the word out. They will also belooking for brief reviews of localrestaurants and other interesting localamenities. Drop boxes for newslettercontributions will be located around theconvention. Please write clearly.

Member ServicesWith a potential 5,000 or so people expect-ed to attend, we know that a few of ourmembers will have special needs whilethey are at the convention. The most obvi-ous is childcare. We will be providing aservice, and you will find an article aboutit elsewhere in this Progress Report.

For those of you with mobility,sight, hearing or other issues, or anyonewith a serious medical condition, theElectrical Eggs team will be on hand togive what help they can. Once againthere is an article about their serviceselsewhere in this Progress Report.

Should you have a medical emer-gency while you are at the convention,there is a First Aid Station in the SECC,staffed by a qualified doctor and para-medic staff. We should be able to copewith most emergencies, though perhapsnot all of the things that our more inven-tive author guests might dream up.

Non-medical emergencies alsooccur. For example, at last year’s World-con a good friend of mine lost her purse.If something like this happens, or indeedif you find a lost item, the first thing todo is go to our Operations Room. Thelocation of this will be given in the Con-vention Guide. The Operations Staff arethere to help. In the example I gave, themissing purse was there waiting to bepicked up. She had left it at a Dealers’Room table and they had handed it in.

Not in KansasOne of the more common questions weget from members is whether the con-vention will be somehow ‘different’because it is in Scotland, not in NorthAmerica. The simple answer is “Not

very much.” We speak approximately thesame language. We eat roughly the samefood. And drink more or less the samedrinks. Soda drinkers will find some-thing called Irn-Bru on sale. It is afamous Scottish drink, made in Glasgow.Give it a try. Driving is not permittedinside the convention centre so you don’thave to worry about being on the wrongside of the road. However, there will be afew notable differences.

The most obvious one is that therewill be no Con Suite. We are sorry. Wewould love to have one. But draconianhealth and safety laws, combined withthe higher cost of food in the UK, makethis impossible. There are several differ-ent types of eating areas inside the SECCitself, and of course in the Moat Houseand other nearby hotels. There will alsobe a restaurant listing in the ConventionGuide. Don’t forget to try Glasgow’scurry houses, which are amongst the bestin Britain.

There will be parties. We have acorkage waiver for the Hilton, and thathotel will host traditional Worldcon-styleparties. However, many fans will preferto spend some of their evenings in theMoat House where we will have a barserving some fine real ales and maltwhiskies. Not to mention that this will bethe site of the fabulous evening enter-tainment provided by the Plokta Cabal.OK, you’ll have to pay for your alcohol,but really good things never come free.

Meeting the ProsOne of the biggest attractions of World-con is the large number of authors whoattend. Naturally you will want to meetall of your favorites. Past experiencesuggests that many of them will be foundhanging around the bar in the MoatHouse of an evening. Others will browsethe parties in the Hilton. However, thebest way to get an (almost) one-to-onewith your favorite writer is to sign up fora Kaffeeklatsch or a Literary Beer.

A what? Well, one of the types ofprogramme items we will have on offeris a small and intimate session in whichan author sits down with a handful offans over a coffee or a beer, and chats tothem. Good huh? But the downside isthat we can’t offer this opportunity toeveryone. In order to make these ses-

sions genuinely intimate we have torestrict entry, and that means a sign-upprocedure. So check your ConventionGuide, and if someone you want to meetis doing one of these events make sureyou know how and when you can sign upfor a place.

Signings are another thing it paysto be on time for. The queues for some ofthe better-known writers at the BostonWorldcon last year seemed to stretch halfway to California. Our writer guests willtry to sign as many books as possible,but we have a schedule to keep to andthey only have so much time.

Getting around GlasgowThe Interaction site is a little morespread out than some Worldcons. Not allof the hotels are on the convention cen-tre site, and the majority of restaurantsare in the city centre, not near the con-vention centre. However, getting aroundGlasgow is not too difficult. There isplenty of public transport, and it is verycheap. Taxi fares into the city centrefrom the SECC are in the region of £4,depending on where you want to go.

There was a guide to local trans-port with the Accommodation Guide inPR3. It is still available on our web siteif you have mislaid your copy:www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/downloads/PR3_WEB.pdf.

Don’t ForgetFinally, it is amazing how easy it is toforget things. Eating, for example. I tend

to make sure that I have a big breakfast(something I never do normally) becauseI never know when something will comeup during the day that prevents me fromhaving time for lunch. You can also for-get to sleep. There you are, chattingaway with a bunch of new friends in thebar, and suddenly you realize that it is4am, and you want to be up for a 10ampanel later that day. Not forgetting tomake time for that big breakfast. Goingwithout sleep may seem easy on the firstnight, but after several days the effectsstart to show. So please, don’t forget toeat, don’t forget to sleep, and the occa-sional shower comes in handy too.


We currently have two priorities aheadof the start of Interaction: organisingthe provision of mobility aids for fanswith significant problems, and recruit-ing a team of enthusiastic volunteers tohelp us on the day (more of that later).

So far, we have received 13requests for a wheelchair/scooter andthe deadline for advance bookings is24 June (snail mail) or 1 July (email).Although we anticipate some ‘walkingwounded’ when the convention starts,fans are encouraged to contact us assoon as possible. We plan to have pow-ered and manual mobility aids avail-able, approximately 10 of each, whichwill be allocated according to need.This equipment is being provided foruse in the main site only (SECC, ClydeAuditorium & Moat House) and adaily refundable deposit will becharged, which will be retained if theequipment is damaged or lost.

We would also like to hear fromfans travelling with a Service Animal;fans who would like a ‘talking’ Con-vention Guide (which we may be ableto supply) and/or large print publica-

tions (with an average 15pt font size);and fans who communicate by lipreading and/or sign language (BSL).

We plan to have an Eggs Office toprovide a focal point for all accessservices & enquiries, but that requiresa big team of volunteers. Our AccessGophers will have a range of dutiesincluding:

• Manning our office and dealingwith enquiries.

• Supervising the distribution andstorage of hired equipment.

• Providing individual assistance toService Users.

• Taking Service Animals out for abreak.

• Supervising signage and checkingareas for potential hazards.

We would particularly like to hearfrom fans with sign language (BSL)skills and anyone interested in organis-ing our 10th Birthday Party! To regis-ter as one of our volunteers, pleasecontact [email protected].

For more information about ElectricalEggs UK or how we can help you,please get in touch with us at:

ELECTRICAL EGGS UKFlat ½, 10 Atlas Road, Glasgow G21 4TE

email: [email protected]

www.electrical-eggs.org.uk

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Just think – the Worldcon is one of thelargest volunteer-run events in theworld. It only happens because hun-dreds of people like you, fans of sci-ence fiction and fantasy, give a little oftheir time to make this huge and excit-ing event happen. So why not volun-teer?

Organising an event like Interac-tion takes all kinds of skills, and youdon’t need to have any previous con-running experience to be a volunteer.For most con work, volunteers don’tneed any special skills or knowledge,or we’ll help you get them. Other posi-tions use skills you may have acquiredthrough work, hobbies, or other areasof life outside of fandom. Whateveryour talents and experience, we canuse you!

And there are benefits. Somefans learn hugely valuable skillsthrough volunteering, while othershave ‘just’ (!) had a wonderful timeand made a heap of new friends. Vol-unteers in Registration, Ops, and Secu-rity (and pretty much everywhereelse!) get to meet authors, artists, andeditors, not to mention countless otherfans. Masquerade volunteers have thechance to see those amazing costumesup close, and help their talented cre-ators put them on. Art Show volunteershave the opportunity to see gorgeousartwork, and talk to the artists whobrought them to life. Every volunteergets to share in the buzz of making thisamazing event happen.

We also hope to thank volunteerswith some exclusive perks – meal

vouchers, T-shirts, reserved seating atextravaganzas, staff-only party, etc. Ifyou can’t volunteer but would like tosponsor the Gopher Hole or donatesomething to the Perks Pool, get intouch!

To join us in the fun, completethe volunteer form at www.inter

action.worldcon.org.uk/volunteer.htm,send an email to volunteers@interac

tion.worldcon.org.uk with details ofwhat you’d be interested in helpingwith, or write to us at the Interactionaddress. We can’t guarantee a particu-lar job, but we can guarantee to behappy to hear from you!

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Area Head, Staff Services


Quite a bit has happened in the monthssince PR3, and the Programme divi-sion has made good progress on manyfronts. The various areas within pro-gramme are developing ideas for adiverse and entertaining programme.The literary and art teams are refiningtheir initial ideas, and the fan pro-gramme is similarly brainstormingaway. You’ll read more about the sci-ence programme below, and be suit-ably updated about the fan programmeby the Plokta Cabal’s insert in this PR.We’re also looking forward to interest-ing video and anime programmes. Youcan read a little more about these plansbelow.

We’re especially looking for-ward to working with our Guests ofHonour to develop a programme thatreflects their interests and their contri-butions to SF and fandom. You willalso find an initial list of programmeparticipants in this Progress Report.This is just a sample of what is in storefor you at Interaction. Interaction isalso the 2005 Eurocon, which will bean important focus point for the pro-gramme. As always, the web site willhave the most current information onour plans.

Since you last heard from us, wehave made a structural change to theprogramme schedule. The typicalWorldcon programme is comprisedmostly of either hour-long slots or 90-minute slots. While we’d initiallyopted for the latter, we’ve decided toimplement a hybrid approach. We willrun 75-minute items in 90-minute slotsduring the peak afternoon hours of 2through 5 o’clock. This will both allowus to apply extra focus to high profileitems, and give a little bit of elbowroom to those that don’t quite fit in 50minutes. The shorter but still substan-tial hour-long slots in the morning andlate afternoon will help preserve thebreadth and diversity of the pro-gramme.

We’ve had quite a few personnelchanges, in addition to acquiring a newdivision head and deputy. ClaireWeaver has taken over art programme.

Jim Mann, in addition to coming onboard as deputy division head, is han-dling media programme. He succeedsMargaret Austin, whose contributionswill be sorely missed. We’d also like towelcome Alison McBain, who will berunning our autographing sessions.We’ve built a geographically diverseteam: in addition to the core teambased in Britain and Ireland, we haveparticipation from both coasts of theUS, Upper Canada, and a temporaryresident in the Canadian Maritimes.

As is always the case, the reali-ties of press deadlines mean that muchof this is history by the time you holdthis document in your hands. Be sureto check the Interaction web site for anupdated list of participants and otherlate breaking news.

Science ProgrammeThe Interaction science programmewill be wide-ranging and diverse, butrunning through it will be a centraltheme we’re terming ‘Dreams andReality’. SF is a literature that doesn’tjust say “what if we could do this?” butasks “what are the consequences –intended and unintended – if doing thisbecame possible and common?” Forthe science programme we aim to fea-ture plenty of the former – but also ahealthy dose of the latter.

The last few years have seen dra-matic advances of the sort that makeeven jaded hard-SF geeks pinch them-selves and realise that the future hasarrived. Cloned kittens, postcards fromTitan, private spaceflight, and near-ubiquitous mobile net access are just afew examples, and we are puttingtogether a strong track of talks andpanels exploring these and other excit-ing developments. However, over thesame period we have seen real-worldreality colliding with such aspirations:mass-lawsuits against file-sharers, anet drowning under malware andspam, and a meaningful human pres-ence in space seemingly further awaythan ever. In recognition of this, wewill feature a complementary track ofitems taking a critical look at the Brave

New World promised by some of ourmost cherished hard-SF concepts, andasking the hard questions about howsuch a world is turning out, or will turnout, in practice.

Programme ParticipantsHere is the list of confirmed pro-gramme participants as of press time.Please check our web site for the mostcurrent information – www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/proglist.htm.

Our Guests of Honour:

Greg PickersgillChristopher PriestRobert SheckleyLars-Olov StrandbergJane Yolen

Also Appearing:

Dan Abnett, Brian Aldiss, Kevin J.Anderson, Sarah Ash, Ellen Asher,James Barclay, Paul Barnett, StephenBaxter, Chaz Brenchley, Keith Brooke,Terry Brooks, Charles N. Brown, MarkChadbourn, Susanna Clarke, JonathanClements, John Clute, Paul Cornell,Ellen Datlow, Cecilia Dart-Thornton,Cory Doctorow, Scott Edelman, JoFletcher, Esther Friesner, Marc Gas-coigne, Greer Gilman, Gavin Grant,Simon R Green, Colin Greenland, JonCourtenay Grimwood, David Gerrold,Karen Haber, Joe Haldeman, PeterHamilton, Elizabeth Hand, David A.Hardy, Harry Harrison, Robin Hobb,John-Henri Holmberg, John Jarrold, BenJeapes, William King, Geoffrey Landis,James Lovegrove, Ian R. Macleod, KenMacLeod, George R.R. Martin, IanMcDonald, Bridget McKenna, JulietMcKenna, Janet McNaughton, ChinaMiéville, Deborah J Miller, RebeccaMoesta, Darren Nash, Stan Nicholls,Larry Niven, Sharyn November, JodyLynn Nye, Terry Pratchett, RobertRankin, Mike Resnick, Kim StanleyRobinson, Justina Robson, Frank Roger,Stanley Schmidt, Robert Silverberg,Martin Sketchley, Simon Spanton,Charles Stross, Tricia Sullivan, StephSwainston, Karen Traviss, Gordon VanGelder, Peter Weston, Liz Williams,

Frank Wu.

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By the time you get this, we will haverigger gloves and protective eye gog-gles sorted, but there are so manythings that you can bring along to theconvention that will make it easier toparticipate. YAFA is all about partici-pation, and we would like as many ofyou to get involved as possible.

We will also need to be responsi-ble, and will use the initiation to regis-ter younger members, in case of anaccident or some disaster. YAFA is nota child minding service; we are a placewhere people aged between 10 and 19can come, find refuge, and getinvolved with (un)conventional events.

The three parts of gettinginvolved start now. Find out what’sgoing on, so that you know. Get thestuff to do the things that are going on.Check out the web site for updates.

Shopping List(some stuff you may need)

• A light blue shirt, beige combats,black waistcoat, boots.

• Protective gear, skate board-ing helmets, pads etc

• Old old baggy dark clothesthat we can destroy, a coupleof times.

• Clothes to run around in,shorts, combats, T-shirts –think water and dirt.

• Large water pistols – manyof them – and nerf toys ifyou have ’em, foam baseballbats and any other foamthings to hit people withoutmortally wounding.

• Roller skates, roller blades,skate boards, or BMX.

• Inflatable things that will beused as weapons.

• A picture of your teacher ormost hated bully for the voodoo ses-sion.

• Dungarees for those of you volun-teering for the extreme nail gun art.

• A bad attitude.

We will visit charity shops and what-not, so if you can’t bring everything

there isn’t a worry, but having this stuffalong will help. Most of the seriousstuff like rockets and armoured vehi-cles we will be getting. Everyone onceinitiated will get a special YAFA pack-age of stuff that may be useful: pres-sure bandages, batons, hair clips, aband aid, Irn-Bru – that sort of thing,the essentials.

An Appeal for LEGOWe have a mad plan involving electricLego trains of the future that will bedoing battle. To this end, we areappealing to all members to bringalong any old Lego they don’t wantreturned – as it burns nastily – so thatwe can make good use of it. Alsomembers can bring along stuff theythink we might find useful – all dona-tions welcome.

In the words of Billy Corgan:“We only come out at Night.” We willhave some sort of mad entry into themasquerade. Details are sketchy rightnow (like permission etc.) but to assist

those of you, like Stef and me, who feellike muppets when we are on stage,there’ll be a big gang of us entering. Itwill be loud. You will need old clothes.I need to get permission, but it will befine, honest.

There will also be many partieson each night, and although there will

not be an official YAFA party, therewill be other places where we will bewelcome. Well, we hope we’ll be wel-come. Party info will be available atthe convention, no doubt.

Your OpinionWe have way too many ideas and toolittle space, but that doesn’t mean ourideas are the best. If any of youbetween 10 and 19 have any sugges-tions, something you would REALLY

REALLY like to do, and it can be sortof wish fulfillment here, what youwould love to see happen, well, sug-gest it, because we have some space,we have a few quid, and we will try tomake it happen.

Contact us at [email protected], even just to sayhello.

We also hope to have a pageonline for YAFA on the Interactionweb site. Here you will see what sortof stuff we will be running, with whomand when. You will also be able to fill

out a form that we will beusing at the initiation. Therewill be readings, workshops,and talks, so feel free to bringbooks and comics of authors toget signed.

ColoursBlack. Black and Red. Pink.Red. Camo.

We mostly like black, buthave plans to do somethingwith these colours. If you likewearing clothes of thesecolours, then bring ’em along.Especially to party in.

ArrivalThings get rolling from 12 o’clock onThursday. If you want to take part inYAFA, no matter when, our pro-gramme will be on the web site. You’llknow what you want to do and whatyou don’t want to, but please comealong at this stage anyhow, so we cangive you your survival pack and free

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stuff, a Guide, get you registered, andwe can mess with your hair, well a bitat least, blonde maybe? Priority asalways with free stuff will be to 10-19year olds, but all are welcome.

Progress(warning: boring bit)

Well, it’s going OK. So far no one hashad a freak-out about most of the thingswe want to do, although we will bemeeting with some Health and Safetyofficers, and we need to follow newlaws in regard to air soft (BB) guns. Wedon’t have the budget for the armouredvehicle we initially wanted, but havefound a suitable replacement. Plans forthe HarrisFuge are coming on well,with an axle offering a solution to theproblem of finding a workable bearing.

We have been liaising with otherbits of the convention, and meetingshave occurred with the likes of FarahMendlesohn, and meetings will be tak-ing place with other area heads, tyingin with some of their themes. There aremeetings planned with the GlasgowScience Centre, and we hope to have astrong link with the anime programme.

SpaceWe have been allocated some space inHall 3. Surprisingly, we have exactlythe type of space we need, an area torelax in comfy furniture, chill out, lis-ten to CDs, mess around with games,and play buckaroo, and escape fromsome of the clamour, which can turninto a room for talks and workshopswhen required. And a large area next to

this where we can have more activestuff going on, and where we can storeitems, like protective mats and halfpipes. This is situated next to access tothe car park. We have a large spaceallocated and cordoned off for our soleuse when we want to build castles andwreck cars.

We hope to see you there. YAFAis inclusive which means we will lookafter you even when we are attachingyou to something that appears to meancertain death.

We just want to have a goodtime, and for everyone to have a goodtime.

Get your kit organised and we’llsee you there.

The childcare at Interaction isdesigned for all children aged between6 weeks and 10 years. There will bethree separate groups for children ofdifferent ages. These will be run in dif-ferent rooms with separate activitiesand carers.

Group one under 2½ years old;Group two 2½ to 5½ year olds;Group three over 5½ years old.

Children under 11 years old are alsowelcome in the YAFA programme, ifaccompanied by an adult. Of course,discretion will need to be applied as towhich activities younger children cansensibly take part in, and safety con-siderations will always be paramount.

As stated on the web site and in ourprevious PR, because the laws and leg-islation in Scotland state that childcaremust be provided by registered profes-sionals, Interaction childcare will beprovided by Happitots. They are a pro-fessional childcare company recom-mended by the Care Commission.They also provide after school activi-ties for older children in some of theirareas. The article below shows the typeof activity they will provide. We will

also be liaising with Happitots on otherideas to entertain the children.

Welcome to the worldof Happitots

Happitots Day Nurseries Ltd will be

providing crèche facilities at Interac-

tion 2005. We have eleven day nurs-

eries spread around central Scotland,

and the expertise to guarantee a happy

and safe time for your child while in

our care.

We have an exciting schedule of

fun and games planned for children

aged 6 weeks to 10 years, and our

qualified and experienced staff will

offer sensory experiences, heuristic

play, music and movement, fabulous

arts and crafts, story sessions, games

consoles, and much, much more.

Why not let your child join us for

a session of creative crafts where they

can experience painting, marbling,

model making, batik, and lots of excit-

ing opportunities limited only by the

bounds of their imagination?

For the older children other

experiences on offer are the Happitots

air hockey tournament, snooker ses-

sions, and table football.

Musical minds will be stimulated

when using traditional instruments

from around the world, singing along

at song time, and moving to music.

Budding pop stars will enjoy our dance

mat and Karaoke sing along.

We will provide opportunities for

individual and group play, areas for

quiet time, and an overall fun experi-

ence for all.

We are also liaising with Inter-

action for the development of a

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programme of activities including

involving guests from the convention,

e.g., visiting authors who will read to

the children ... and of course we will

have a visit from the Happitots Bear!

To guarantee a place for your

child in our fun-filled facility we rec-

ommend pre-booking their place.

Guidelines for late orabandoned childrenIn the event that a child is late being

collected from the childcare facility we

will follow these guidelines:

1. Two staff will remain with the child.

2. Staff will attempt to contact the

child’s parents using the numbers

available on the registration form.

3. If the parents are unavailable we

will try the emergency contact num-

bers if relevant.

4. If unable to contact parents or

emergency contacts by telephone, a

public address system announce-

ment will be made.

5. A parent/carer arriving late to col-

lect a child will be politely remind-

ed of the collection times and asked

to ensure late collection does not

occur again.

6. In the event of a second late collec-

tion an additional charge will be

made.

7. In the event of a third occurrence we

would ask the parent not to use the

crèche facility.

In the very unlikely event

that we are absolutely

unable to con-

tact a child’s

parents or

carers and

have waited for

more than one

hour after closure

time we would treat this as

an abandoned child situation.

If a child has been abandoned at the

crèche facility we would liaise with the

convention organisers, and may in

extreme cases have to contact local

social services. The social services

number will be available at the recep-

tion area.

LanguageAlthough children, especially smallchildren, do not usually have difficultyin communicating with each other, weare aware that there may be difficultyin communication between staff andchildren if your child does not speakEnglish. We recommend that prior tothe convention you use picture cardswith your child showing some com-mon requests, such as toilet, hungry,thirsty, sad. Your child can show theseto the carer as needed. It is also recom-mended that you write down a fewbasic words and phrases to give to thecarer to use.

SecurityHappitots have a very comprehensivesecurity policy. The first time a child istaken to childcare, a digital photographof the parents or guardians will betaken. These are for security purposesto ensure the safety of the children, andwill be deleted at the end of the con-vention. Your child will not be allowedto be out of the childcare area withanyone who Happitots do not have aphotograph of. A copy of emergencyprocedures will also be issued to allparents and guardians.

Each time you take your child tothe childcare area you will be requiredto complete a signing in form, and signagain when you pick your child up.You will also be expected to give con-tact details, in case of any problems.

Opening HoursThursday 12pm to 6pmFriday 10am to 6pmSaturday 10am to 6pmSunday 10am to 6pmMonday 10am to 4pm

CostsThe cost for childcare service is £3.00per hour per child ($5.65 / 4.40). Inorder to give Happitots an idea of thenumber of staff they will need to pro-vide, we strongly encourage advanceregistration. The number of availableplaces for childcare will also be limit-ed by space, and we allocate on a first-come, first-served basis. You will beable to register by completing the formon our web site. This can be found atwww.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/childcare.htm. Pre-registration before 21June 2005 will entitle you to 4 hoursfree childcare. Pre-registration alsoallows you to specify and reserveblocks of childcare hours before theconvention. It will help ensure the bestpossible care for your children. Wecannot guarantee space if you are notpre-registered.

Evening BabysittingHappitots staff have agreed to providesome evening babysitting at the cost of£6 per hour ($11.16 / 8.74). This rateis per hour, for the babysitter’s time,and is for a maximum of 3 children.This will be a private arrangementbetween yourself and Happitots. Youcan make contact with the availablebabysitters directly, using the contactdetails provided on the web site.

In the meantime, should you have anyenquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

Interthingy i Issue 4

Interthingy“The Bit in the Middle”

This is the last progress report before the con, and we have a special message for everyone who is working onInteraction:

It’s 166 days to Worldcon. We’ve got a full suite of function space, half a fan programme, it’s dark, and we’reusing PowerBooks. Hit it.

Gosh, the summer of 2005. Doesn'tit seem a long way off? That's theweird thing about dates thesedays. They always feel a long wayin the future, even when they'reactually in the past.

As we write, we're just puttingtogether the finishing touches tothe programme. We'll be runningfrom Thursday afternoon toMonday lunchtime or so. The aimis to have physical activities firstthing in the morning, to shake offthe cobwebs and distract youfrom the fact the bar isn't open

yet. These will include bellydancing, juggling, and thoseweird video games that areoperated with your feet. We'llmove more into our seriouspanels, quizzes and examinationsof the finer points of the fannishpsyche later in the day. Anyresemblance to the sort ofprogramming more commonlyfound on Radio 4 is unlikely to beaccidental. Later in the evening,and on into the night, we willdegenerate into riotousdebauchery. Oddly, that may also

include a variety of physicalactivities, including such fineparty games as knurdling, astralpole, and Peculiar FannishCouplings. More intellectualpursuits may include Sprodzoom,Mafia, Fizzbuzz, Amnesia andThing.

Our programme participants willmostly be your fellow fans. Imean, some of them might havewritten books and stuff, but thatwon't be why they're on theprogramme, oh no. We willcertainly find ways to showcase

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the finer fannish sensibilities ofour guests of honour, and hope tobring together people fromaround the world who have neverpreviously appeared on the samestage. We will aim to explore theexperience of fandom, both tohelp out those who are new to it(ooh, welcome, good to see you,don't worry, we always make newfans wear white and go barefoot,and this knife isn't really sharp)and to help restore the fadingmemories of the long in the tooth(I remember when I ripped thebeating heart out of my firstneofan with my bare hands. Sorry,don't worry, that's only PatMcMurray). We will keep a closeeye on the zeitgeist as it whistlespast us, and we will tackle thethings that are exercising fans inthe summer of 2005.

Thanks to the terrifyingpublishing schedule for thisprogress report, we’re actuallywriting this in February, and thereare still six months to go until thecon. So although we have a prettygood idea of what we're going todo, we're not yet clear about whenor who is going to do it. No doubtwe'll have sorted all that stuff outby the time you receive thisprogress report -- which on pasttrack record is likely to be inOctober. That means that if you'rea fannish giant, sitting snippilywondering why we haven't askedyou to be on the programme, youjust have to wait a little whilelonger. Or you could always writeto us and tell us about that thingyou do that has them all institches.

This also means that thanks to theequally terrifying schedule for thepocket programme, we may haveto have some gaps in theprogramme where we're going toput in the stuff that's actuallytimely. Who knows? You'll justhave to come along, so you don'tmiss the key fannish momentsyou'll need to claim you were at in25 years time.

Here's the one thing you need toprepare for now. Our theme nightwill be on Friday night, to avoidclashing with the Hugos and

Masquerade. In a change to ourpreviously announced plans, thetheme will be Space Pirates,allowing everyone who was at<plokta.con> Release 3.0 torecycle their costumes providedthey add a blaster or something.Don't worry if you had alreadystarted on a Mars costume; justadd an eyepatch and a parrot andyou'll be fine.

You mustn't worry, however, thatyou'll be pummelled into activity.We promise that people who justwant to sit and quietly catch upover a beer with that fan they lastmet in 1988 will have plenty ofchance to do that too, and space todo it in. We have a great loungeand bar space. If you've not beento a UK con before, you probablyhaven't seen anything quite like

this. It's not a con suite (we can'tserve free food or drink in theMoat House), and it's not like anAmerican hotel bar. It's just aplace to drink, and chat, and hangout with fans from around theworld.

Since the last PR, we've made avisit north to marvel at thewonder that is the SECC site.Much improved since 1995, thereare now at least two restaurantswithin walking distance. And acasino. The programme rooms allhave ceilings, at least until JamesBacon's Young Adult programmegets underway. A crop of weirdfuturistic buildings have sprungup on the other side of the Clyde,which turn out to be the GlasgowScience Centre. The fan room isclose enough to all the other

We've noticed that for many of you, your very first convention was Conspiracy,the 1987 UK Worldcon in Brighton. And that means that at Interaction, you'll allhave been fans for 18 years! Wow. You've come of age. OK, that means there arecertain privileges. Turns out that you're allowed to sit in the bar and tellanecdotes about how it isn't the same as it was in your day. You can vote inTAFF! Though I wouldn't bother; it's rigged by a secret cabal. You can producefanzines unaccompanied, and are no longer limited to those of less than fourpages and with a no-shagging disclaimer. When Vince Docherty asks you towork on a Worldcon you can tell him to go xxxx himself [Ed: I think we'd betterput some black bars on that bit] You are granted a provisional feuding license (notvalid in Sweden). Oh, yes, and you can drink in real ale bars.

We've even produced an identity card. Produce it whenever Ted Whitequestions your credentials. Oh, yes, and we want to know who you are. Showus the card and you might find yourself on a 'Fandom: the Previous Generation'panel.

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programme, SECC events and soon, to be easy to get to and from,but, we hope, far enough awaythat visiting us will be a positivechoice for people. To encouragethat positive choice, we arehijacking the convention's entirestock of real ale, and will release itonly to people who say the secretpassword, encoded somewhere inthis issue of Interthingy.

[We’re hoping to capture somethingof the atmosphere of a <plokta.con> inthe Interaction fan room and fanprogramme. But most of our readerswon’t ever have attended a<plokta.con>, so to give you the idea,here’s a reprint of the con report onthe first one by our Guest of Honour,Ken MacLeod. This article firstappeared in Plokta #21 in August2000.]

<plokta.con>

CAROL and I arrived about 6.30and had just enough time to go toour rooms before I was on the firstpanel, on ‘Superfluous technology— the dark side’. I’d thought itwas frivolous but Julian Headlonghad some serious points aboutsurveillance tech etc, and betweenhim and Caroline Mullan (fromthe audience) I didn’t have muchto say, which was probably just aswell. Julian wound me upsomething wicked by talkingabout ‘cognitive engineering’ as ifhe’d just read about it in NewScientist, instead of in A Deepness inthe Sky.

At the opening ceremony we wereall urged to drink the real ale,which the cabal had underwritten.We made a start. Dave Hickswandered around with IanSorensen’s name badge, whichmust have been very confusing tonobody. After a drink or twoCarol and I went out to getdinner, and after a short tour of

Leicester arrived at the nearestrestaurant to the con, theAlhambra, which served MiddleEastern/North African food andwas great. By the time wereturned it was quite late and afteranother drink or two we went tobed.

The following morning we got upbright and early around ten andhad breakfast about eleven.Breakfasts at the Holiday Inn werevery good indeed and got lots ofappreciative comment. I managedto miss their most appreciatedfeature — enormous waffles withmaple syrup.

Just before the con, one of Carol’sfriends had wangled her a freeticket for a live televised show byher favourite band, so she left forLondon early in the afternoon. Iwent to the rescheduledpresentation of Thog’s Masterclass— a fine performance, which hadall eyes and ears glued to DaveLangford.

Amanda Baker and friendsimpressed everyone with theirtactical shopping in Leicester,returning in gorgeous salwarkameez.

After a quick scoot aroundLeicester town centre to stock upon cigarettes I had another pint ortwo of real ale and did my GoHspeech. ‘The Secret Histories’ wasjust an account of some of the realevents I’d distorted andexaggerated for my novels, andwas structured around a trip Imade in the 70s to Prague and mymuch later discovery that the CIAhad (probably) been running theshow. As I said when I finished(putting down an empty glass ofreal ale) ‘The drink was on you,folks, but the joke was on me.’

The highlight of that evening wasa panel featuring what onlyseemed like a large fraction of thewomen present, called ‘How to bea complete bitch’. Lilian Edwards,Alison Freebairn, Sue Mason,Alison Scott, Naomi Saunders,Kari, Sue Dawson and ChristinaLake staked their claims to bequite nice, really.

At the UFF auction Guy Dawsonpaid £45 for the privilege of givinghis name to a political or religiousfaction in one of my novels. TheDawson Heresy, an effigy ofwhose gruesomely-martyredfounder and prophet is stillceremonially burned every winteron a certain imaginary planet,may well have been born rightthere.

After that it was more drinkinguntil after 2, when Carol returned.Alison Freebairn told me abouther Direct Aid trip to Bosnia,which was much scarier than mytrip to Prague.

I saved a G&T for Carol, and afterthat we went to bed, passing upthe offer of the Swedish room-party, for which Alison Freebairnwas recruited as hostess.

Tobes with an implausible inflatableobject and a Hugo award

The following morning theSwedish room-party was exposedin gory detail, a sort of instantNews of the World scoop, as AlisonScott passed around a digitalcamera with pictures of Tobes inAlison Freebairn’s dress, a littlered frock covered with black lace,which had looked a lot better onher than it did on Tobes. Earnestdiscussion followed on to how tohelp Tobes with Sunday night’stheme, cleavage.

‘You need some sticky tape and atriple-A cup,’ Alison Scottexplained. The possibility was

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mooted of auctioning for a fanfund the privilege of subsequentlyripping the sticky tape off.Fortunately nothing came of the‘Tits for Tobes’ project.

By Sunday lunchtime the fourbarrels of real ale and the forty-eight bottles of Scrumpy Jack werefinished. As the cabal hadguaranteed to buy any that wasleft this was a good thing, but it’sstill funny to see that even fans canunderestimate the fannishcapacity for beer.

After another cigarette expeditionand a little more drinking I did areading of the first few pages ofCosmonaut Keep, and answered afew questions.

The cabal took me out to dinner inthe same Chinese restaurant I’dbeen in the previous night, theAlhambra (their first choice) beingshut. Thus, courtesy of the Ploktacabal, I had possibly the second-biggest dinner I’ve ever had.(They took me to the biggestalready, at Novacon.)

At 10 there was a fan-artists’competition between Sue Mason,Dave Hicks and Steve Jeffrey. Theaudience was divided into fourgroups, the first to supply a name,the second a verb phrase, the thirdand adjective phrase and thefourth some kind of additionalmodifier. Well, something likethat. We all wrote our phrases onbits of paper and handed them in,whereupon they were shuffledand recombined.

Sue demonstrates the amazingpower of her cleavage

I wrote ‘dripping fetid,blasphemous ichor from everypore’ which must have caughtsomeone’s fancy, because DaveHicks had to produce a lightningsketch of: Ken Livingstone havinga sauna in a corset dripping fetid,blasphemous ichor from everypore.

“Ken Livingstone having a sauna in acorset dripping fetid blasphemous

ichor from every pore”, as renderedby Dave Hicks

All good clean fun. Sue won, witha tour de force so dazzling that Ican’t remember the details:hiccups, diving-boards, and JackieChan’s stunt team all featured,and all made sense.

The next item was the CleavagePanel, which had been much builtup beforehand and which camewell up to expectations. SueMason explained how shediscovered corsetry throughEnglish Civil War re-enactments.(‘As a loose woman, it’s my dutyto give the pox to as many Papistsas possible.’ A number of listenersimmediately proclaimed theirallegiance to the Bishop of Rome.)Yvonne Rowse described amethod for reviving a chilledduckling.

After the Cleavage Panel drew toa close so did the con bar, thoughfortunately the hotel bar remainedopen. Less fortunately, in theabsence of real ale I drank lesswholesome beverages.

I went to bed at 2.30. Gallons ofreal ale had left me fresh as aslightly trodden daisy onSaturday and Sunday mornings,

but on Monday I woke to theworst hangover I’ve had since theGeneral Election of 1997. Istruggled through a bowl of fruitand a bucket of coffee forbreakfast.

A panel at 11, a closing ceremonyat one, a totally unexpected andmuch appreciated gift of a Galileothermometer, lots of goodbyes, ataxi to the station with TanyaBrown and then a train journeyhome, delayed at Newcastle bylightning hitting a signal.

I’ve left out lots of interestingconversations, but I enjoyed themall.

—Ken MacLeod

One More Wafer-Thin Loc

Darcy Conaty: I’m lookingforward to seeing you folks atInteraction, albeit from a safedistance.

The Last Word fromInterthingy

There may be some of you who,despite all you've read here – oreven because of all you’ve readhere – aren't at all sure about thefan room. This is the bit where wesay come along anyway, comeand say hello, don't worry if welook busy, it's probably not a realcrisis. NB: not if something isactually on fire, you understand.We can find you people to talk to,we can give you things to read,we can connect you to the threadof history that runs throughoutscience fiction fandom, or you canjoin in helping to build its future.We've had fun doing Interthingy,we're having fun designing thefan room, and we're planning tohave fun coming to the con andmeeting all of you. See you there.

Insert Colophon Here:

Interthingy is the fourth and last of fourshort fanzines about the Interaction FanRoom and Fan Programme. Don’t forgetthat having reached four issues it’s noweligible to win the Hugo award for BestFanzine at next year’s Worldcon. Email usat [email protected].


Well, I’ve just spent the weekend inGlasgow, and have come away withmixed feelings about our masqueradevenue. On the positive side, it’s a mod-ern, purpose-built auditorium, hasmore audience capacity than we willprobably use, has great acoustics andstate of the art lighting, and just looksfabulous.

On the negative side, the back-stage area is not very big. What wethought was a nice big loading bay isactually outside, under a very highroof, and completely open to the ele-ments. There’s not a lot of space back-stage, and most of the access involvesnarrow corridors and stairs. There arelots of dressing rooms, many with theirown bathrooms and televisions, butthey are mostly small, and not on thesame level as the stage. There are somethat are down a ramp, the rest are up ordown stairs and through the afore-mentioned narrow corridors.

There is, however, a reasonableamount of space in the wings on eitherside of the stage. Big props can bestored there, and any really hard-to-move entries can use that area. But ifyou think you’ll need to do this, let usknow ASAP. We will allocate space tothose who ask, and when it’s gone, it’sgone. Anyone using the wings willneed to be very quiet, as they are rightnext to the stage.

We hope to have fine-detail mapsavailable soon on the web site, soplease watch the space at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/mq_info.htm.

Fan PhotographyIf you’ve just read the preceding, thenyou can probably guess what I’mgoing to say next. We are currentlyevaluating a number of options, andhope to decide on one soon, so keepwatching the web site for announce-ments.

In summary, we have the follow-ing choices:• Try to squeeze fan photography in

backstage, which will limit severelythe numbers of photographers we’llbe able to allow;

• Do it before or after the masquer-ade, which will increase the risk ofoverrunning, which our budget can-not afford;

• Do it somewhere else, but all avail-able spaces are varying distancesaway, many of them up stairs;

• Do it next day, which means manyentries won’t participate due to thedifficulty of getting back into theirmakeup and costumes.

I am confident that we will find anacceptable solution, but please beaware that every possibility has itsadvantages and disadvantages.

Costume programmeand chaos costumeWe have a nice room allocated in theArmadillo for chaos costuming. Ifarranged auditorium-style, it wouldseat about 60 people. It has powerpoints and will have chairs and tables.It is an internal room, but the spaceoutside it is a glassed-in atrium, sothere is natural light nearby. It will beavailable Friday and Saturday.

A similar-sized room is next doorto it, and I have asked to have a coupleof slots a day reserved for costume-related programme. Now all we need isa costume programme! If you havesomething you’d be interested in

presenting, please go to the web site,read the information available, and fillin the questionnaire at www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/progpart.htm. Alter-natively, email [email protected].

One programme item that isfixed is a Sunday mid-day show-and-tell for masquerade participants toshow off parts or all of their entries indetail and tell us how they did it! Aswe anticipate that this will be quitewell-attended, it’s going to be in a dif-ferent location from the room nearchaos costume, probably in a muchlarger programme room on the floorbelow.

Costume displayWe hope to set up a display of cos-tumes in the Concourse, Hall 2. If youhave something you’d be prepared tobring, please contact [email protected].

Also, I’m hoping we can setaside some space here to have some ofthe masquerade entries added to thedisplay after show-and-tell, see above.

Hall CostumeIt’d be great to see as many people aspossible in hall costume, they alwaysmake a convention look more interest-ing than just the usual loads of fans injeans and T-shirts. For those participat-ing in the masquerade, either enteringor working on it, hall costume has tocome second to the masquerade – untilit’s over! So I’m designating Sunday asHall Costume Day, and am hoping towear something myself that day.

We will have roving judgeshanding out Hall Costume Apprecia-tions to those they think particularlyexcellent or inventive. But whetheryou are spotted by one of them or not,it’s still fun to dress up now and then –after all, how many chances do we getin our usual lives to indulge ourselvesthis way?

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This section contains the masqueradeentry form, along with additionalinformation on how to complete it, andon the rules that will apply on the day.You can also complete the form onlinevia our web site at www.interaction.org.uk/mq_enter.htm. For any queries,we can be contacted at [email protected].

Where several options are given,please circle your preference – this isclearer than ticking or crossing out.

Tech RehearsalWe must see a walk-through of yourentry, and you deserve a chance torehearse in the place where you willperform. You don’t have to stay all day,but come at the time announced, andwe will allocate you a rehearsal time tocome back.

This is your chance to see whattech is available, and our chance to dis-cuss any special requirements.

Note: if you don’t attend thisrehearsal, you won’t be in the mas-querade!

We will also have a moredetailed tech form available from theweb site and at the con. It’s aimed atletting you supply information thatwill let the tech team show your entryoff to best advantage, and to help thepeople filming the masquerade so thatthey know where they’ll need to bepointing the camera at the high pointsof your presentation.

Name of EntryDo you want the MC to read thisbefore or after you present?

Name of Maker/WearerIt will distract the audience if these areannounced before the presentation.They can be announced after, or not atall if you prefer.

Re-creation / OriginalA re-creation is a copy of a movie orTV costume, for example, or based onan illustration. An original is some-thing you created yourself, includingsomething based on a written passage.

Bear in mind that the judgesmight never have seen the movie/what-ever your re-creation is based on, sobring some pictures to help them seewhat you worked from. This is also agood idea if you are creating an originalcostume: the judges will be interestedin seeing what inspired you, especiallyif it is a passage from a book.

Please provide these at masquer-ade registration or at tech rehearsal.

SoundtrackAll entries must have a soundtrack.They are an excellent way to set themood.

Please bring it to rehearsal, as aCD or a recorded tape cued to the rightplace.

If you don’t have music, comeprepared to tell tech what sort of musicyou want, and be prepared to accept an

approximation. We insist on a

soundtrack because alarge hall is neversilent. If there is nosound, the audiencewill be distracted byother noises. Do youreally want people toturn around listeningto the bloke behindcoughing just as youmake your grandentrance?

Voice OverPlease provide on one sheet of paperanything you want the MC to say atyour presentation and when you wantit said. Choose a legible font, e.g.,Times New Roman like this, in at least

16 points size. We reserve the right to edit your

script. Printing facilities will be avail-able in the Fan Lounge.

Duration of PresentationsSingle-person entries: 30 seconds rec-ommended, up to a minute for an intri-cate performance, e.g., dancing orfighting, not just walking around onstage.

Multiple-person entries up to 3-4minutes, depending on complexity ofperformance.

GophersIf you bring your own, we will need tosupply them with backstage access.But we do have staff on hand to helpyou with your costume and getting onand off stage.

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Best of Show at Intersection: ‘Return of the Hunt’, Mike and Maggie Persival

A self-portrait of one of our presenters


All entrants must attend tech rehearsal on Saturday in the Armadillo. Time tba.

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Name of Entry announce? Before After (Circle one)

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Name(s) of Makers(s) announce? After Don’t announce (Circle one)

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Division? Junior Novice Journeyman Master (Circle one)

Announce Division? Before After Don’t announce (Circle one)

Is your entry a Re-creation? Original? (Circle one)

Is this a chaos costume? Yes No (Circle one)

Please describe any technical or other requirements, e.g., special lighting or effects. We don’t guarantee we can meet them,but we will do our best. (Note that we intend to put a more detailed tech form on the web site later, so you might leave thisone for now.)

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Will you have any special needs due to size, (lack of) mobility, or fragility of your costume? Please describe in as muchdetail as possible.

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Please give a quick description of your costume and presentation, mentioning main colours and content, and type, e.g., SF,fantasy, horror, humour. This is so we don’t put similar items together, and minimise their impact.

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Will you be bringing your own gophers / helpers? Yes No

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The venue for the Video Programme(comprising SF, fantasy, etc., on TV

and on film) will be in three adjacentrooms of the Moat House hotel, theone next to the SECC. One room willbe used for Anime programming, andthe other two for non-Anime program-ming. Of these, one will be featuringUK SF, and the other rest-of-the-worldSF, including some non English lan-guage items from Europe. However,where possible, English sub-titled ver-sions will be used.

At least once each day, probablybetween 5-6pm, in one of the two non-Anime rooms, there will be a generalget-together of media SF fans (a get-ting-to-know-you session calledMEDIATALK). This will allow you tomeet other media SF fans to exploreinteresting aspects of media SF in thepast year, to discuss items of forthcom-ing interest, and of course to plug yourown favourite films or TV pro-grammes.

Light programming will be avail-able on the first and last days, frommid-afternoon on Thursday to approx-imately 2am Friday, and from approxi-mately 10:30am up to mid-afternoonon Monday. Full programming will beavailable on the three ‘core’ days (Fri-day, Saturday, Sunday), when pro-gramming will be from approximately10:30am to 2am the following day.There will be some programme breaks(e.g., during the Hugo Awards, theGoH speeches, etc., and for the MEDI-ATALK gatherings).

COPYRIGHT CLEARANCEWe can only show Works (items, pro-grammes, films, TV shows, etc.) whichhave been copyright cleared in bothvision and soundtrack before use.Should you wish to bring/send a Workfor showing, and it is entirely your own

in both vision and sound, please usethe attached Copyright ClearanceForm, and mail it to us at the addressgiven. An email copy is acceptable foradvance notice, but we will require acopy with your original signature uponit before we show anything. Mention

also if you would like to briefly talkabout your Work (before the firstshowing) and answer any questionsafterwards, remembering to give youremail address.

If a Work is mostly your own butcontains within it copyrighted materialthat is not yours (e.g., a commercialfilm clip or someone else’s music), youmust obtain that copyright owner’swritten permission to use it within yourWork (explaining to them its use atInteraction). If they agree, then pro-ceed as above, attaching copies of theirpermissions with the Copyright Clear-ance Form – you retaining their origi-nals.

If you are not the copyrightowner at all but wish to have it shownat Interaction (and you are bringing/sending it to the convention), have the

owner complete the copyright sectionof the form and then attach your detailson a separate sheet.

These copyright releases relate only tothe non-Anime programme. TheAnime programme is being organiseddirectly with the Japanese producers,and we will not be allowing any addi-tional Anime entries, of any form,including music videos.

Postage /Mail AspectsDo not send your originalwork – we only want acopy. We will not returnany work sent to us unlessotherwise specified withthe form, and we willneed to be reimbursedfor any return costsbefore releasing it back.Any work may be per-sonally collected at theend of the convention – ifso requested on the form,naming the person whowill be collecting it (wewill require appropriateID before release).

All video, DVD, or similar itemsshould be sent by Registered Mail inadvance, in padded packaging(remembering the return address onthe back side of the packaging), withcustoms forms where appropriate(mark it as a “gift”), and should beposted to arrive not later than Saturday23 July 2005. One can bring items tothe convention at the last minute, butall the copyright aspects must be inorder. We may also not be able toschedule items received at such shortnotice. The Video Programme ofcourse reserves the right to refuse toshow anything that might contraveneUK laws.

For all queries and contacts in relationto the non-anime video programmestreams, please contact us at [email protected] con.org.uk.

P.S. By the way, if you know anyonewho wishes to have any commercialSF media item(s) promoted (e.g., anew SF TV programme, film, etc.), getthem to contact us as soon as possible.In return for permission to show it atInteraction (provided it’s not a turkey),we will happily promote it.

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The Eurocon story starts in 1972 inTrieste, Italy, where the first of whatwas then a biennial convention was runas a stand-alone convention, very sim-ilar to, but very much smaller than, itsbig brother the Worldcon. Thischanged in the early ’80s, and theEurocon is now an annual event, usual-ly combined with the national conven-tion of the host country, and alternatingbetween eastern and western Europe –defined geographically – with a Euro-con having been selected as far northas Finland (2003), as far west as Ire-land (1997), as far south as San Mari-no (1989), and as far east as Ukraine(2006, www.eurocon.kiev.ua)

As with the Worldcon, eachEurocon is run by a group of local fansunder the auspices of a permanentorganisation. In this case that is ESFS(European Science Fiction Society),which has its own rules and statutes.For those of you interested in thesethings, go to www.esfs.info, where youwill find lots more information aboutESFS and its rules.

As with WSFS and the World-con, ESFS also has its own BusinessMeeting at each Eurocon, and pursuantto the ESFS statutes (see our web siteabove), notice is hereby given that vot-ing for the 2007 Eurocon and the vari-ous SF awards presented by ESFS willtake place at the ESFS General (Busi-ness) Meetings held at Interaction.

Please note the rules of the vari-ous awards, especially those regardingnominations for the ‘Hall of Fame’award and the ‘Encouragement’awards. Nominations and bid notifica-tion should be made via either theESFS web site or by emailing to [email protected] include details of any relevantweb sites or email addresses.

The race for the 2007 Eurocon isnow open, and at the time of writingthere are just two likely bids:

Octocon (www.octocon.com) isthe Irish national convention, whichhas been held in or near Dublin inOctober since 1990. It first hosted a

Eurocon in 1997, after winning the bidat the 1995 Eurocon Intersection.

Fantastikon (www.fantastikon.dk)is the Danish national convention,which was resurrected in 2004 whenSF in Denmark found a new burst oflife.

Voting for the Eurocon is limitedto the delegates of the European coun-tries represented at Interaction,although all fans are encouraged toattend and speak at the meeting. How-ever, I find myself in a slight dilemma:I’m Irish (and I act for Octocon over-seas regularly), but I’m also the FanGuest of Honour at Fantastikon 2005.It’s just lucky that as an ESFS officer Imust remain strictly neutral regardingthe 2007 bid.

The ESFS business meetings atInteraction will be held on Friday, Sat-urday, and Sunday afternoon, witheach session lasting between one andtwo hours. In addition, following theESFS Awards session, there will be apanel to discuss the future of SF fromboth national and European-wide per-spectives. The panel will consist of onemember from each European countrywith members attending the conven-tion. The panelists are selected collec-tively by the attending members fromeach country. The only proviso is thatthe selected panelist should be some-one with a long involvement in SF intheir country, but they need not neces-sarily be either of the two people dele-gated to represent that country at theESFS business meetings.

Interaction is also looking toexplore the variations in SF acrossEurope, and is looking for suggestionsfor panels on aspects of the genre spe-cific to a region or country. Examplesof this could be the influence ofBeowulf on Scandinavian SF, Celticinfluences on Irish SF, or a short histo-ry and examination of Czech anima-tion. Suggestions should be sent [email protected]

along with ideas about who should beon the panel and who might moder-ate/chair the panel.

We would also like to displayinformation on each country’s fandom,from local to national, with informa-tion about groups & clubs, SF maga-zines, and conventions. Space will belimited, but we think we will haveenough for one to two large boards percountry. We are happy to receive mate-rial from more than one source, andwill choose a representative selectionfor display. However, please bringcopies of any photos and other materi-als, and not one-off originals. Wewould also welcome items from pastEurocons, including programmebooks, photos, and video, for a displayon the history of the Eurocon. Materialfrom prior to 1983 would be especiallywelcome, as would items from 1985-1992, 1996, and 1998-2001. If you cansupply this material, please contact usin advance.

Finally, if you can speak reason-able English along with another lan-guage, and you are happy to put yourmultilingual talents to use at the con-vention, please let Registration knowupon your arrival. You may be able togive much needed help to fans fromoutside of the United Kingdom who donot speak English as well, and you willbe given a small national flag for yourID badge to identify which languagesyou speak in addition to English.

I look forward to seeing my fel-low European fans (and indeed fansfrom much further away) in Glasgow,as not only am I handling Euroconmatters for Interaction, but also I’marranging the non-anime video pro-gramme. So don’t forget to look in onme and this programme in the MoatHouse.

As they say in a very well knowncult TV show – with strong SF over-tones – from 1967 (The Prisoner):“BCNU”.

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ESFS Liaison


This is the last in a series of four articlesthat will introduce you to some of theInteraction crew. This is being done as aseries partly so as not to swamp a singleissue, and partly because we’re gettingmore people aboard now that we’re get-ting closer to our launch date. Each ofour contributors has written their ownentry, so the results should convey some-thing of their personalities as well astheir fannish history.

Lucy ZinkiewiczI hate writing about myself; it makesme feel like I’ve joined some sort of(un?)conventional dating agency.Heaven knows who they’d match meup with, though. I mean, if I said I’dbeen in science fiction fandom since Iwas 12, that’d frighten any sane personright away. But I have to admit thatfandom’s made me the person I am – asocial (and sociable) psychologist witha resilient liver, a brain full of strangeideas about the nature of humanity, andhalf my possessions in Australia andhalf in the UK. I’m currently living in(old) York, and working in the samedepartment as Mike ‘Sparks’ Rennie,so it was somewhat inevitable I’d besucked into the Interaction whirlpool,though I didn’t expect to be so suckedin… Still, Staff Services is a prettygood place to end up – after all, I get togo around looking after those workingon the con, and making sure they get achance to enjoy Interaction as much asthe more sensible fans. Chocolate,anyone?

BILL SUTTONBill Sutton got sucked into fandom in1980 by attending a UniCon in Wash-ington DC. He got sucked into Filk in1983 by passing a room with rathermarvellous music going on at InCon-Junction in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hegot sucked into convention running in1985 by Irv Koch, who sprung the idea

of a convention in Atlanta, Georgia, tobe called PhoenixCon (it’s a long story– buy him a bheer and he’ll explain it).He got sucked into Worldcon staffingin 1986 by running the Filk programfor ConFederation, the Atlanta World-con. He got sucked into an incrediblelove for British Ale in 1991 whileappearing as a (slightly drunken) guestat Treble, the third UK Filk Conven-tion. So you see, nothing that has hap-pened since is entirely his fault.

Bill’s wife Brenda was suckedinto marrying him at some point afterthe 1986 Worldcon, and is oftensucked into helping him with many ofhis activities. She, however, can sel-dom blame it on the bheer.

Bill and Brenda play musicaround the Atlanta area both as a duoand as part of Brenda’s band ThreeWeird Sisters. Bill owns and operatesBedlam House, an independent folkmusic record label with CDs fromartists from across the US and Europe.In his spare time, he supports telecom-munication platforms for customersaround the world (whom he often getssucked into visiting, which would bebad if it wasn’t for the chance to sam-ple the bheer).

TR SmithThis is not the TR you are lookingfor… that was the badge I had made upat Intersection in 1995, when I wasVice-Chair and Person Responsible forNorth America. Unfortunately, no onebelieved the badge.

I discovered science fiction con-ventions when my mother heard aradio ad for some sort of meeting inWashington, DC over Labor Dayweekend in 1974. The rest, as they say,is mystery. I mean, history. I foundmyself on the convention committeethe next August, running gophers forthe August Party. Since then, I’ve donepretty much every job possible exceptrun a dealers’ room and programming.I’ve been on staff for every Worldcon Icould get to and, of course, I’m work-

ing on Interaction in a rather minorway. Hah. If I’d known then whatVince had gotten me into… It’s a goodthing for him I joined the US ForeignService and was promptly posted toSiberia for two years, followed by twoyears in Oman, one and a half in Wash-ington, and now two in Kosovo. Oh,and by the way, support the GenevaConvention!

JIM MANNJim Mann has worked on many con-ventions over the years. He was the co-division head of Program at the 2004Worldcon in Philadelphia. He also ranor co-ran divisions at several otherworldcons including Noreascons 3 and4. In addition to working on cons, healso edits books for NESFA Press,including ones by Cordwainer Smith,William Tenn, and John W. Campbell.

SIMON BRADSHAWI got involved in fandom as a student,through the Imperial College ScienceFiction Society, attended my firstmajor convention in 1989 (Con-trivance, the first Jersey Eastercon)and have been a regular con-goer andprogramme participant ever since.Eventually I graduated – or should thatbe descended to? – con-running, andI’ve co-chaired Seccon and SecconD,two small general-interest science fic-tion conventions, and ConteXXt, the2002 Unicon. I’m not new to Worldconscience programmes, having helpedrun the one at Intersection in 1995. Aglutton for punishment, I’m also cur-rently Chair of the Science FictionFoundation and deputy chair of Con-cussion, the 2006 Eastercon. In RealLife, I’m an electronics engineer withan MSc in Satellite Communications,but am now branching out a bit bystudying law part-time. I actually man-age to squeeze in reading a book ortwo now and again.

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There’s a feel about a Worldcon that Idon’t think anyone mentions. I don’tknow whether this is becauseI/we/they just accept it or becausementioning it might break the spell.The closest I can come to it is clan, ortribe, although family is closer in feel.The description “Don’t think of it as4,000 strangers but as friends you haveyet to meet” is truth, not hyperbole. Tofully appreciate a Worldcon, you haveto experience it. A first-time Worldconattendee at ConJosé commented to me,“I thought beforehand that this would

be disappointing. I mean, come on,NOTHING can live up to my expecta-

tions. I was wrong. I was never that

wrong before.”

A Worldcon is also about volun-

teers. In a way, that is the essence of it.

The organising committee has spent

upwards of three years preparing (for

some, the dream has taken a decade).

Then, they spend long days (and some

longer nights) making it possible. They

are supported by a worldwide network

of staff with the same dream who vol-

unteer to help out either generally or in

a specific area. Some have expertise

that they can offer; others supply the

legs and backs needed for the myriad

behind-the-scenes activities necessary

to make the con a success. Without

these people, the unsung volunteers, a

con cannot function.The corollary to this is that with-

out people showing a willingness to

help out, the experience is diminished

for us all. I’m not saying everyoneshould formally volunteer, but it wouldmake light of the most difficult of

tasks! If ever there is something that

needs doing and you can help, why notvolunteer? There are degrees of helpthat can be given, from answering

questions like “Where’s the nearestrestroom?” on up.

A ConJose Samaritan’s Tale

On the Wednesday afternoon of theconvention, I went to the ConventionCentre to collect the convention bookand program guides. I ended up justpottering and talking to people, lend-ing a hand to move tables and getting afeel of the layout. At around six, a manapparently in his late sixties, towing alarge suitcase, asked me whether Icould direct him to the Hyatt. I startedto explain, then stopped and said I’dtake him there. (I just realised the time

and the Hyatt was my hotel!)

When I lifted his suitcase to

carry it down the stairs to the entrance,

I could see why it was on casters! At

the bottom I attempted to tow the thing

but it persisted in savaging my ankles.

So, reluctantly, because I could see he

was tired, I returned control of The

Luggage to its master!

At the Hyatt “Mr K” ran into

problems. They had no record of him

nor of the friend who had actually

booked the room, Mr K no longer had

his confirmation as he’d lost it on the

flight from Germany. The reception

desk people were kind and helpful and

rang round the other main convention

hotels, but none of them had heard of

him or his friend.

After I temporarily checked his

bag with Hyatt reception, we toddledover to the Fairmont and performed adouble check at their reception, still no

joy. Thence upstairs to Con Ops. where

I laid out the whole problem to RobbieBourget. She set about eliciting thesame information I had, sent someone

else down to Reception to perform a

separate check, and checked via aradio link with the guy with the conname/location spreadsheet. A short

prayer later, the information cameback: it was the Ramada Limited, one

of the late additions to the con list. I volunteered to deliver Mr K to

the Ramada ASAP after first using thepublic phones to check whether they

were still expecting him. (Whichreminds me – I still owe Robbie the$0.50 for the phone call. When I said Iwasn’t sure whether I had the correctchange that US phones required, shehanded me two quarters from herpocket and said “Here, these are guar-anteed”.) I then settled him into a cab,back to the Hyatt to collect The Lug-gage which I, well tossed isn’t accuratefor something that heavy, into the boot(US: trunk) of the cab, then on to theRamada where I went with him toreception. (I carried The Luggage, as I

wasn’t giving it another chance at my

ankles!)

I returned in the cab to the Hyatt.

While I paid the driver, I made some

light remark about it being my Samar-

itan act for the day. He looked blank,

and said “Samaritan? I know the

Samaritans Hospital, is it the same?”

Rather than attempt an explanation, I

just told him it was similar, and left it

at that. By this time it was well past

nine and by now I was very hungry and

tired (jetlag was catching up with me!),

so I ate and retired to bed.

The following morning, I

dropped in at Con Ops to let them

know that Mr K had reached his hotel

safely. Business was already picking

up, with lots of people moving around,

so I got out of their way to let them get

on with it, daft, I know. They werebusy, and it looked like getting busierso I didn’t offer to help. I suppose

that’s the unanswered question here.

Why didn’t I volunteer and put someformal time in as a gopher? They cer-tainly were busy enough.

In truth, I’m not really sure. Oh

my aching head! I suppose it could besuggested that I’ve overcompensatedfor this when I, almost on the spur of

the moment, decided to go to the firstConStruction weekend and wound up

on the staff... (I’m still not sure howthat happened; I mean the sequence ofevents is simple to follow, but why I

agreed?)

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‘The Concourse’ is the name for theFixed Exhibits area at Interaction. Itwill be located in Hall 2 of the SECC,adjacent to Registration in Hall 1. Hall2 is at the eastern end of the SECC,near to the Moat House and convenientfor Glasgow city centre, the Clyde, andthe underground station.

The Concourse is the heart of theconvention and you’ll probably visit itseveral times a day. It’s the place tomeet friends, stop to talk, or have a cupof coffee and something to eat betweenconvention items. It’s also whereyou’ll collapse when you retreatfrom the Dealers’ Room to saveyour wallet or purse. You’ll be ableto visit our Sales to Members area,the Internet lounge, and lots ofinformation desks, including theNewsletter office. You can alsobrowse the fan tables and sign upfor future Worldcons. It’s whereyou will find the Gopher Hole if youwant to volunteer to help. It embodiesthe theme of the convention. Of course,you will also find exhibits there.

Planning the ConcourseWith all these exhibits and activities,even though there will be some quietseating areas, the Concourse itself willnot be a quiet place! It requires somecareful planning to ensure that every-thing fits into Hall 2.

This planning process is nowgoing on in detail. The answers tomany questions are being worked on.What should be in the Concourse?What will be the best layout of theactivity areas? Which exhibits/activi-ties need electricity? What type ofseating would fans like? Which eventswill attract queues (and where canthose queues run without blockingother events)? What should be the ratioof seating in the catering area to otherseating types? How will the Hall bedecorated? How are we going to geteverything there? What will it all cost?There is a lot to be done before August,and additional volunteers to help withthe pre-convention organisation wouldbe greatly appreciated.

The actual character of the Con-course depends on how fans use thespace. True, there will already be atheme and pre-planned activities, but itwill take fans to give life to the area.As usual, they’ll rearrange the furni-ture to their own liking. It is only thenthat we will know if we have guessedcorrectly what the fans wanted.

Fans in the ConcourseDuring the day, there will be a cateringarea supplying both food and drink.You will have a chance to find a seatand read that book you have justbought. You can also use the Con-course as a meeting point. In theevening, activities in the SECC willwind down and the emphasis will shiftfrom the Concourse towards the centreof Glasgow to the local restaurants andthe party hotel.

Perhaps this will be the first timethat you’ve attended a Worldcon. Visit-ing the Concourse is a good way tostart your Worldcon experience. Youcan find out about the history of theWorldcon and what a Hugo Award is.If you need information about Interac-tion and/or Glasgow, it’s also the placeto come. You’ll find information desksfor hotel accommodation, Glasgow,and member services in the Concourse.For a newcomer, volunteering to help

at the convention is a good way tomeet new people, make friends, and tofind out what it takes to make a con-vention run. You can sign up at the vol-unteers’ desk.

For the more seasoned fan, whohas survived the Worldcon campaignfrom previous years, you already knowthat the Concourse is the place toretreat to between attacks on the Deal-ers’ Room and various programmeitems. However, this year the seasonedfan will notice a difference to previous

Worldcons! There will be no siteselection ballot because the leadtime has changed from three totwo years. If you want to vote fora future Worldcon, your earliestchance will be in Los Angeles in2006.

Many events and activitieshave the same titles in the Con-

course area at most Worldcons.However, the fans helping to

organise the Worldcon give a localinterpretation of those exhibits andactivities. For example, the Hugoexhibit in Glasgow will not be thesame as those of Boston, Toronto, SanJosé, Philadelphia, and Chicago beforeit, or at Los Angeles and Yokohama,which will follow Glasgow. The differ-ent histories, experiences, and avail-able resources of local fans ensure thatthe exhibits and activities sharing acommon name will be different. So,even if you’ve seen or done somethingbefore, try it again. Come and see whatthe locals have done to it; be a touristand “feel the culture”. The locals arefriendly and hope that all visitingaliens will enjoy their experience ofthe local culture.

Come and visit!Well, that’s what the Concourse isabout. It’s a place to meet and shareexperiences. It’s the base from whichto explore Glasgow and find out whichlocal pubs and restaurants to visit. It isthe base from which to explore Interac-tion. So please come and visit the Con-course and help to make it live.

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As you all know this is the first World-con to be held in the UK for ten years.I don’t remember much about Intersec-tion myself because I spent most of itworking, but the bits I did see weresensational. The most fun I have to saywas the bouncy castle, the Masqueradeand the parties. This is the fourthWorldcon that I will have been to, eachcompletely different and all of themgood. I am looking forward to Interac-tion even if I have managed to findmyself running another event. Plan-ning the Art Show can’t really give mea picture of what it will look like in the

end. I know it will be something to

look forward to and not to miss. I look

forward to seeing you all there.

ACCESSThe Art Show will be located on the

ground floor in Hall 3, which has easy

access for everyone. We will be next to

the Dealers’ Room so anyone can

come from the Art Show and browse

the Dealers’ Room all in one go. The

Art Auction and the Chesley Awards

Reception will be held in a separate

area next to the Art Show. With every-

thing on one level access will be great

for everyone – from baby buggies to

people in wheelchairs as well as those

who find it hard to walk up and down

stairs.

ARTISTSThe Art Show will feature artists and

artwork from around the globe. It willbe particularly interesting to see many

artists from all over Europe and theUK whom you would not normally see

if you go to a US Worldcon. I will alsohave some new people who have never

been to a science fiction conventionbefore and who are travelling specially

to exhibit their work with us. I am alsohoping to get children’s illustratorsinvolved, which will be interesting.

CHANGESNow I can see you all thinking what

am I going to do that will make thingsso different. Don’t worry because theyare all good changes that make life eas-ier for everyone. We are going to becombining many different aspects ofrunning the Art Show, combining thebest elements from US Worldcons andUK conventions. The main change thatwill affect European fans is the biddingsystem. We currently expect to have athree-bid system. This means once apiece of artwork reaches three bids itwill go into auction.

Any artwork that has one or two

bids will go the last person who bid on

that artwork. It won’t go to auction soyou will need to collect it from the ArtShow. If you want to bid for artwork

you will have to register at the Art

Show. If you don’t register with the ArtShow you will not be able to bid in theArt Auction or on artwork in the Art

Show.

We will be collecting paymentfor artwork on Monday 8 Augustbetween 10am and 2pm. If you are

leaving the convention on Sundayevening or Monday morning you can

collect the artwork you have bought onSunday 7 August between 5pm and6pm. However, you will need to con-

tact me before the Art Auction so I canmake lists of people leaving early and

have your artwork ready first.

The other difference will be thePrint Shop. You will be able to buyprints from the Print Shop in the ArtShow throughout the convention. Theydon’t need to be bid on. Copies ofthese prints will be hung behind andalong the walls near the Print Shop.

CHESLEY AWARDSI am especially pleased that the World-con will be hosting the ChesleyAwards, which are given annually bythe Association of Science Fiction andFantasy Artists (ASFA). The Awards

cover over a dozen categories,

including Best Cover Illustration, Best

Interior Illustration, and Best Three-

Dimensional Art. You can read more

about them on the ASFA web site atwww.asfa-art.org/chesley.html.

This will be the first time that the

Chesleys have ever been presented

outside of North America. Having the

Chesleys at Interaction is not only an

honour for the convention but will

encourage more US artists to attend

and participate in the Art Show. The

presentation ceremony itself is current-

ly planned for Friday evening – I hope

to see you there!

ART SHOW AND PRINTSHOP OPENING HOURSThursday 2pm to 6pm

(Art Show opens to public)

Friday-Saturday 10am to 6pm

Sunday 10am to 1pm (Art Show’s last morning)

Art Auction 3pm till 5pm

Sunday 5pm till 6pm - Pickup and pay

only for people leaving Sunday

evening and Monday.

Monday 10am till 2pm - Pickup andpay only.

Opening times for Electrical Eggsaccess will be confirmed closer to the

convention and posted on the web site.

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Art Show Area Head


ART SHOW VOLUNTEERSAND STAFFI am still looking for a large number ofstaff to help run the Art Show.

At the senior level I am lookingfor 2 deputy area heads and 2 seniorstaff for Print Shop, 3 senior staff forArt Show control centre and checkin/out and 3 senior staff for the ArtAuction and sales.

I am also still looking for gener-al shift staff to help with Print Shop,artist check in/out, the Art Show con-trol centre and the Art Auction. We willalso need general runners to move art-work to and from the Art Show, and to

help with Art Show setup and take

down, as well as bag check in/out.

Finally, I am looking for some experi-

enced people who have done Docent

Tours for conventions to introduce

people to the wonderful world of sci-

ence fiction and fantasy art.

If you would like to volunteer for

any of these roles, you can send an

email to me directly at artshow@inter

action.worldcon.org.uk. You can also

apply to the Volunteers department

directly at volunteers@interaction.

worldcon.org.uk.

Information forArtistsWe have decided to take mail-in art. Ifyou would like to mail in your art, youcan contact me at the Art Show emailaddress. Instructions on how to submitmail-in art are now available on theweb site. You can book space straightaway by using the link just below.

Complete Artist packs are nowavailable with full information andentry forms for the Art Show. The packcan be downloaded from www.interac

tion.worldcon.org.uk/artshow.htm. Ifyou would like a pack posted oremailed to you, then you can send a

request to Interaction Art Show, 379

Myrtle Road, Sheffield, South York-

shire, S2 3HQ, United Kingdom. Or

you can email artshow@interaction

.worldcon.org.uk.

If you have any questions, please

do drop me a line. We will be sending

out acknowledgement of payment by

email or postcard two weeks after pay-

ment. The deadline for booking space

is 5 June 2005.

ART SHOWPARTICIPANTSHere is the list of confirmed Art Showparticipants as of press time. Pleasecheck our web site for the most currentinformation – www.interaction.world

con.org.uk/artlist.htm.

Russell Aitken, Jackie E. Burns, JimBurns, Judith Clute, James StanleyDaugherty, Chantal Delessert, LesEdwards, Fangorn, Dalmazio Frau, Jen-nifer Frazer, Dominic Harman, RobertHole Jr, Paul Holroyd, StephanieItchkawich, Sue Jones, Franz Miklis,Edward Miller, Paul Neads, ChristyNicholas, Martina Pilcerova, DanielleRay, Brandy Stark, Anne Sudworth, AbiSutherland, Daniel Willis.

Yes, there will be a Filk programme atInteraction! We expect it to be some-what smaller and more compact than

most Worldcon Filk programming, but

we hope this will help you enjoy Filkintegrated into the myriad activitiesalready tempting your attendance.

Night-time filking will be in

three rooms of the Moat House hotel.The good news is that the Moat Houseconnects to the SECC and puts us close

to many other late-night activities,such as the Fan Lounge (and the Real

Ale bar). The bad news is that the lim-ited residential room space in the hotelis already depleted. We plan to have a

Filk Office and Check Room, where

you can check your instrument so thatyou won’t need to carry it back and

forth to the remote hotels. Volunteersare lovingly requested to help staff the

office during open hours.Daytime programming will con-

sist of a few selected panels and work-shops as well as three hours worth of

concerts daily. We’re still working outthe details, but we hope to repeat the

success of Torcon’s ‘Chapter andVerse’ panel involving authors and thefilkers who filk them. There will also

be a Three Weird Sisters ‘familyreunion’ that you won’t want to miss.

If you would like a concert slot

or are interested in participating in pro-gramming about or on behalf of filk,please fill out a programme participant

form at www.interaction.worldcon.org

.uk/progpart.htm and mention Filk pro-gramme or Filk concert.

Last (but not least!), we are

planning a commemorative songbookfor the convention. If you have materialyou would like to submit, please

contact Alison Richards via mike@

z9m9z.demon.co.uk or snail mail:

20 Glynbridge Gardens,Cheltenham, Glos.GL51 0BZ

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& Miki Dennis


London (1957, 1965) ... Heidelberg(1970) ... Brighton (1979, 1987) ... TheHague (1990) ... Glasgow (1995).Seven previous European conventionsout of 62 Worldcons prior to Interac-tion. Not much more than 10%, per-haps, but a very important part ofWorldcon history – and of Europeanfannish history too. The six BritishWorldcons in particular are charac-terised by patterns that almost seemfated – one for each decade from the1950s; two in each location, with acontinental Worldcon in between.Together, they pace out the evolutionof modern British and European sci-ence fiction, and science fiction fan-dom.

We have long intended to honourthis history in a number of ways. Theseinclude the retrospectives we havepublished on the 1979, 1987, and 1995events in Progress Reports 1, 2 and 4,and the UK Worldcon history web sitethat we have established at www.worldcon.org.uk. We will also be high-

lighting the European Worldcons aspart of the Worldcon history exhibitthat will form part of our Concoursearea.

And it is through gathering mate-rial for these activities that we haveuncovered some wonderful records ofthe earliest European Worldcons.

Firstly, we have been reminded of Nor-man Shorrock’s collection of profes-sional photographs from Loncon I, the1957 Worldcon. The best part of 100images in total, these are of far betterquality than the usual fan photographstaken at conventions of the time. Manyof the images can be found on BillBurns’ efanzines.com web site – thespecific link is http://efanzines.com/1957WorldCon. We hope to display aselection of the original photographs atInteraction itself, as part of the historyexhibit.

We have also been delighted touncover something even more unex-pected – a complete audio record of the

programme from Loncon II, the 1965Worldcon. This is a significant piece oforal history – enough to fill 11 CDs!This truly unique archive was made byGerman fan Waldemar Kumming forthe Science Fiction Club Deutschland(SFCD) and has been essentiallyunknown to the wider world for 40years. We are currently making

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1. Make sure you have a signed, validpassport and visas, if required. Ingeneral, your passport must be validfor at least 6 months beyond yourintended stay, in accordance withinternational treaties.

If you don’t have a passport,apply for one now. Summer is peaktravel period and passport officesaround the world are inundated withrequests for new passports. No mat-ter which country you are a citizenof, you should allow at least twomonths for processing. Some coun-tries require longer, some requireless, but rather than risk not gettingit in time, start the process now.Whatever you do, don’t wait untilafter the beginning of June to dothis.

Also, before you go, fill in theemergency information page ofyour passport!

2. Read the Consular InformationSheets (and Public Announcementsor Travel Warnings, if applicable)for the countries you plan to visit. Ifyour country does not provide thisinformation, the US Department ofState has its own versions availableon the web at www.travel.state.gov.

3. Familiarize yourself with local lawsand customs of the countries towhich you are travelling. Remem-

ber, your country’s laws do not fol-low you! While in a foreign country,you are subject to its laws.

4. Make 2 copies of your passportidentification page (the one withyour picture and biographical dataon it). This will facilitate replace-ment if your passport is lost orstolen. Leave one copy at homewith friends or relatives. Carry theother with you in a separate placefrom your passport. Do NOT carry itwith your passport.

5. Leave a copy of your itinerary withfamily or friends at home so thatyou can be contacted in case of anemergency.

6. Do not leave your luggage unat-tended in public areas. Do notaccept packages from strangers.

7. If you are a US citizen, prior to yourdeparture, you should register withthe nearest US embassy or con-sulate through the State Depart-ment’s travel registration web sitehttps://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs.Registration will make your pres-ence and whereabouts known incase it is necessary to contact you inan emergency. In accordance withthe Privacy Act, information onyour welfare and whereabouts maynot be released without your

express authorization. Remember toleave a detailed itinerary and thenumbers or copies of your passportor other citizenship documents witha friend or relative in the UnitedStates.

8. To avoid being a target of crime, trynot to wear conspicuous clothingand expensive jewelry and do notcarry excessive amounts of moneyor unnecessary credit cards. Photo-copy the fronts and backs of anycards you do carry; leave one copyat home with your itinerary andkeep the other copy with you, sepa-rate from your cards. Should yourcards be stolen, you will have all thenumbers you need at hand to makesure you are protected from unau-thorized charges.

9. In order to avoid violating locallaws, deal only with authorizedagents when you exchange moneyor purchase art or antiques.

10. If you get into trouble, contact thenearest embassy for your country. Ifyou are a citizen of the EU and yourcountry does not have an embassy,contact the nearest EU memberembassy and request guidance fromthem. Many of them will providesome level of assistance in an emer-gency.

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arrangements to have the materialcopied and distributed to variousarchives around the world, but we alsohope to have it available for MP3download from the UK Worldcon his-tory site in the future.

We are continually on the look-out for more material on all the UKWorldcons to add to the history site, soif you have photographs, con reports orother material and memories to share,please get in touch with us at [email protected] and wewould be pleased to publish it.

The most important element of anyWorldcon history, though, is of course

the fans, and the final part of our planis focussed on the people who’ve madethose Worldcons what they were.

As some of you will know, FrankSmith has in the past hosted a party forthose people who have attended all theprevious UK Worldcons. Unfortunate-ly Frank’s health means that he won’tbe with us in Glasgow this year, andthe number of eligible members is alsomuch smaller than it used to be – notsurprising as we’re rapidly approach-ing the 50th anniversary of Loncon I.

We’ve therefore decided to rein-vent this party as an official conven-tion event, to be held on Thursdayevening in the Hilton hotel. Because

we are very much a European event,rather than just a UK one, we’d like toopen it also to anyone who has been toat least four of the previous sevenEuropean Worldcons.

We’re also pleased to announcethat Peter Weston, chair of the 1979Brighton Worldcon, will be the partyhost. If you’re in the group of peoplewho qualify to attend, please look outfor details in the Convention Guidewhen you arrive at the convention. Wehope to see many of you there – to buyyou a drink, and to share memories ofthose magnificent seven!


We are continuing to explore theoptions for member Internet access atInteraction. This article is intended togive you an idea of what is available inGlasgow and at the convention, alongwith details of specific packages avail-able in the larger hotels.

For both technical and cost rea-sons, we do not expect to be able toprovide a general public service wire-less within the SECC. Members want-ing access will therefore need to takeadvantage of the packages that areavailable through many of the facili-ties. The specifics of these vary fromhotel to hotel, although in general,some level of service is available inmost of the major locations and the sit-uation is evolving all the time.

We hope, subject to the sameconstraints, to be able to offer someform of Internet lounge. However, wewill not know about this until muchcloser to the convention. In addition,the SECC plans to have a WiFi net-work set up in that facility beforeAugust, although there are no technicaldetails available yet. They do notexpect it to be free.

As more information becomesavailable, we will post it on our website. Infotel is also putting informationabout Internet access in the hotels onthe web pages describing the hotels,and they will update those as moreinformation becomes available. TheInfotel URL is www.infotel.co.uk/worldcon/index.aspx.

For those used to US servicesnote that UK provision is more frag-mented and more expensive. Thismeans, for instance, that hotels mayhave both wired and wireless access –but these are often from separateproviders and hence not interchange-able. Wireless services are also oftenrestricted to specific areas such as pub-lic spaces, rather than being availablein the bedrooms. There may be onlywireless services at some sites. Costsfor broadband vary but typically fall inthe range of £15-£18 per day whereavailable. Passes purchased for a longerperiod may offer significant discounts.

There are also WiFi sites in otherplaces throughout the city, althoughnone near the SECC. Paid access isavailable at Starbucks, Tinderbox, etc.,and at least one site, Morton’s onByres Rd, has free access.

The Moat House has WiFi accessthroughout the meeting space and thebedrooms, provided by Eurospot. Theyalso have connections in the room thatturn the WiFi into wired access. Pricesfor a day (24 hours from first sign-on)are £17; there are lower prices forshorter times. If you’re staying formore than 3 days, then their £46/weekplan is a better buy. It is unclear if thesame purchase can be used for bothWiFi and wired access.

The City Inn has WiFi in the bed-rooms and in the meeting space, whereit’s complimentary. There is no wiredaccess.

The Campanile has no broad-band access.

The Hilton has WiFi throughout,provided by BT. There is also wiredaccess in the bedrooms for £15/day(noon-noon).

The Marriott has no broadband inthe bedrooms. There is WiFi in thelobby at £15/day.

The Radisson SAS has WiFithroughout the hotel, although it isexpensive, since there’s only a short-term rate (£3/half hour). There is wiredbroadband in all the bedrooms for £15/day (24 hours from first sign-on).

A more general listing of GlasgowWiFi hotspots can be found atwww.totalhotspots.com. Just enterGlasgow as the town and press GO.You can then refine your search later.

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S3648 Abbott, JosephA3148 Abbott, MichaelS3220 Abrahamsson, PeterS3529 Adams, John JosephA3348 Agarwal, DevA3570 Ahern, BobA3363 Aldiss, BrianA3461 Alex, ManfredA3293 Alexander, IanA3620 AlisonA3364 Alty, PaulA2625 Amos, SimonA3157 Andersson, MartinA3563 Andrews, AgnesA3562 Andrews, GrahamS3346 AnnaS3487 AnnaA1329 Anthony, Mary AnnA466 AreopaganS3613 Artell, AinoS3202 Ascher, UlrikeA2682 Ash, SarahS3258 Aspler, JosephA3256 Atkinson, TimS2789 Avery, B ShirleyA3223 Baernstein, JanetA3366 BaggeS3341 Bailey, Deborah LeaI3109 Baize, DamienA3106 Baize, SaraA3107 Baize, SethA3558 Baker, AllisonA3590 Baker, SamA3053 Baldry, CherithA3502 Barasso,

Michele-LeeA3567 Barkai, LevanaA3566 Barkai, UriA3138 Barnes, CliffI3351 Barranco, AlejandroC3352 Barranco, AntonioA3353 Barranco, AurelioA3354 Barranco, CarolineA3654 Barrett, ChristopherA3653 Barrett, ElizabethA3405 Baumgartl, HubertA361 Benford, GregoryA3383 Benzler, MeikeS3142 Berger, YvonneA2677 Bertelson, Mary L.A3054 Bierwerth, StefanieA3284 BillA3123 Bilodeau, CrissA3122 Bilodeau, ShawnA3633 Bleasdale, SebastianA3507 Bleathman, GrahamA3506 Bleathman, KatieA3391 Blue Rose

of the NorthA1660 Bobby GA3219 BobiA3414 Borchardt, MarthaS3604 Borski, RobertA3240 Bough, SteveA3297 Boynton, CharlotteA3169 Bradley, VirginiaA990 Braviak, SusanA3642 BrendanA3171 Brooke, KeithA3146 Brown, PatA3147 Brown, VernonC3302 Bruce, IreneI3303 Bruce, JulietA3318 Bryant, JamesA3050 BuddahS3619 Buettner, RobertA3580 Buhr, Bob

S3225 Burger, Tyla AnnA3100 Burnham, KarenA3636 Butler, DaveA3419 Butler, PadraigA3578 Calder, MikeA3332 Campbell, NeilA3374 Carabine, ElizabethA3312 Cargill, JimA3306 Caselberg, JayA1174 Casey, CoreenA3097 Cash, JanetA3324 Cates, ArmelA3457 Cevasco, ChristopherA3466 Chadbourn, MarkA3295 Chaisson, JonA285 Charlton, AshA3385 Chiffon, Blind

LemmingA3437 Christiansen, JensA3593 ClaireA3141 Coats, YvonneS3213 Cohen, MalcolmA2532 Collins, Lisa PearceA3196 Collins, Michael JA2533 Collins, MikeA3545 Colorio, MartinaA2796 Consolmagno, GuyA3418 Cools Berg, Sindre J.A3430 Corbett, WulfA3540 Corcoran, MylesA3216 Cottier, DidierA3459 CoyeautiA3473 Craig, NeilA3267 Crowell, Mary

QuadriviumA3268 Crowell, WesleyS3335 Crowley, Susan

HannifordA3584 Crowther, NickyA3583 Crowther, PeteA3102 Cuirle, Walter F.A3347 Curtis, Ian GS3606 Czerneda, JulieA3416 Dagajew, MichalS3537 Dainton, KarenA244 Damesick, MikeA3532 DamonC3286 DanielA3134 Daniells, CoryS3585 Danielson, ScottA3505 Danvers, DennisA2001 DaveA3079 DaveA3469 Davis, MegA2570 DawnA3091 Day, LeaA3386 de Liscard, JimA3133 de Pierres, MarianneA1817 Dean, LawrenceA3411 Deckert, RobertA1375 Deighton, JackA3140 DeLong, DanA3340 Denison, RayA3495 Denney, ChristopherA3139 Dickinson, CynthiaA3183 Diesenhoff, SilkeA3519 Diver, LucienneA3305 Dobson, EmmelineA3534 Dolisi, FlorenceA3105 Dollin, Chris electric

hedgehogA3372 Donath, OctaviusA2485 Dr. TonesA3543 Drake, JuneA3646 Duncan, AndyA2463 Duncan, HalA3647 Duncan, Sydney

S3491 Dunlop, WillA3618 Easton, JohnS3603 Edic, Paul IA3060 Egeland,

John-GunnarA3420 Egret, LittleA3192 EightballA3086 Ekman, StefanA3626 Ellis, ChristianaA3078 Eltham, KateS3629 Escalante, CristinaA3628 EskimoA3218 Facey, DerekA3246 Fahey, NualaA3511 FangornA3587 Fazi, MélanieA3076 Fegan, AndyA3446 FelineA3179 Fernandes, MeggyA3376 Ferrario, SueA3564 Fletcher, JaneA3598 Fletcher, LyndonA3597 Fletcher, MelanieA3310 Flint, JonathanA3615 Fong, KandyA3389 Forsberg, JorgenS3273 Foster, JoA3085 Foth, PaulS3609 Frank, DennisA3621 FrankieS3226 FreddieA3120 Friedman, EvanS3535 Frisco, RockyA3515 Frost, GregoryA3329 Fry, DarrenA3330 Fry, SiobhanA3201 Furey, EricA3200 Furey, MaggieS3074 Gallagher, MichaelI3362 Garvie, ChristopherA3360 Garvie, CraigA3361 Garvie, StellaA3173 Gavaghan, ColinC3343 GavinA3063 Gay, AnneA3291 Gerler, OliverA3521 Gerold, SusanneA2473 Gibson, GaryA3396 Gilbert, SheilaA3309 Gill, DouglasA3232 Gillet, Marilyn MA3282 GillianA3162 Glass, IngeA2901 Glasser, DanielA2900 Glasser, MelissaA1056 Gobler, JerryS2752 Goldman, JoyA3125 Gotch, NatalieA3243 Gough, AbiA3242 Gough, TerryA3573 GrantC3338 Grant, TristanA2737 Green, VikkiA3175 Gridley, GigiA3015 Grimwood,

Jon CourtenayA3630 Groell, AnneA3439 Gröndahl, JuhoA2551 Gudmundsen,

Martin BullS2731 Gunby, ChristopherS3344 GwenA3357 Gyger, PatrickA3298 Haddock, DavidA3299 Haddock, SarahA549 Hager Bridges,

Dana

C903 Hager Bridges, Kestrel Amy

I3104 Hager Bridges, Kiara Tao

A3163 Hahne, CatrinA1290 HAL9001S3565 Haley, RobA3116 Hämäläinen, TJC3337 Hand, CallieA3336 Hand, ElizabethA3528 Harbud, DaveA3167 Harman, DominicA3634 Harrison, ChristineA3061 Harvey, ColinA3394 Harvey, NorahA3279 Haynes, SusieS3488 Hayter, JimS3508 Headlee, HaroldS3510 Headlee, JonathanS3509 Headlee, MatthewA1252 Heidemann, MartinA3438 Heikkinen, TeroA3121 Hejna, KristineA3576 Hepden, KeziaA1974 Herrington, David AS3555 Heuer, AlanA3462 HMPFA3189 Hogan, JerA3215 Høie, Tore AudunA3471 Holmes, MartinA3350 Holroyd, CathyA3259 Holroyd, PaulA3103 Hook, AndrewA3645 Hoppler, AndreasS3380 Houghton, LesleyS3379 Houghton, RobinA3065 Hourahine, BenA3231 Hull, Elizabeth AnneA3153 Hunter, TomA3404 Hutschenreuther,

BerndA3611 I, BrianA3233 Jackson, AletaA3572 Jaggard, ChristopherA3089 Jansen, LoriA3023 Janssen, JasperA3113 Jansson, DavidA3390 Janz, KristinA3456 JazzS3224 JennerS3635 Jensen, JeffA3172 Jess, CarolA3369 JinxS3317 Jirkovsky, TomasA3328 JoS3342 JoeA3238 Johnson, PaulA3227 Jones, EricA3228 Jones, JoanneA3571 Jones, KarenA3144 Jones, SueA25 JonjoA3569 Jovic, MelanyA2000 JudyA2442 Kaczmarek, KarolA3073 Kalafut, GeraldA3072 Kalafut, MollyA3308 Kammerdiener,

ShawnS3616 Karpierz, JoeA2227 KatA2484 Kate (Ladymoonray)A3128 KathuluA3263 Kaye, AynjelA3553 Kelly, BenA3178 Kelly, MarkA3314 Kelso, Sylvia

C3283 KethryA3400 KhanC3217 Khan, IlaA3499 King, PaulA3447 Kinnaird-Harris,

TracyS3110 Kirby, DeborahA3096 Kirchheiner, ThiloA3450 Kitchen, GaryA3539 Klages, EllenA3255 Klein, James F.C3277 Knight, KatharineS3275 Knight, KeithC3278 Knight, SamA3452 Konefsky, AlanA3441 Kontro, InkeriA3316 Koppel, PetrA3165 Kruszewski, LynnA3483 Kushner, EllenA3516 Laben, CarrieA3501 Laden, JonathanI3503 Laden, WyldeA3132 Lampen, DaveA3131 Lampen, LindaA3184 Larbalestier, JustineA3412 Larson, Sheryl EA3203 Larsson, LindaA3126 LaTorra, MichaelA3127 LaTorra, SageA3055 Lavery, PeterA3561 Lavin, JocelynA3355 Layburn, SallyA1786 Leder, ErhardA3193 Lee, Ivan BA3547 Lee, SteveA3526 Lee, SueA3546 Lee, TonyA3600 Lehtonen, KimmoA2647 Leikomaa, MariannaA3271 Leisti, OnervaA3270 Leisti, TeemuA3087 Lewis, AllenA3088 Lewis, BrendaS3582 Liddle, Stephen

AboulicA3313 Liss, CoreyA3156 Llewellyn, MikeA3422 LlyneA3599 Lofstrom, KeithA3638 London, Ann-MarieA3307 Looker, AnnA2486 LorA3339 Louvet, ChristopheA3448 Lowachee, KarinA3331 LucindaA3602 Lucy, QuantumA3464 Ludlow, FrankA3359 Lum, Do-MingA3358 Lum, Jill SniderA3474 Lunan, DuncanA3577 Lundh, FredrikA3208 Lundström, JohanS3119 MacDonald, DrewA3637 MacGregor, DuncanA2699 MacGregor, JanetS3479 MacLennan, PatA3556 MacLeod, IanA3480 Mad ElfA3500 MaddzA3254 Mains, ChristineA3460 Majury, ShellA360 Malartre, ElisabethA2627 MalopA3204 Mångs, JennyA3465 Marchand, JoyI3108 MariaS3212 Marjorie

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A3311 MarquesateA3075 Marsden-Fegan, GillA3431 Martin, JohnA3586 Martin, KeithA3432 Martin, LoriA3472 Mary FrancesA3294 MaryAnneA1824 Mason, SueA3610 Matheson, JohnA3199 MatthewA3288 Matthews, LaurenceA1825 MaxA3356 McArthur, MalcolmA3090 McCaffrey, AnneC3531 McCaffrey, CearaA3530 McCaffrey, ToddA3403 McCarty, DaveA3051 McCloud, LillieA3049 McCusker, DavidA3492 McDonald, AlexeiA3632 McIntosh, WilliamA3059 McKenna, Juliet TA3378 McKenzie, DavidA3260 McKenzie, WilliamS3408 McLaughlin, SadieS3407 McLaughlin, SeanC3575 Meeks, AmosA3574 Meeks, W. ScottA3180 MelicaS3245 MelindaA1518 Melzack, GenevaA3334 Menhaim, NoaS3538 MeredithA2874 Meriwether,

ElizabethS3112 Mesaric, IvaA3594 Mieville, ChinaA3477 Miklis, FranzA1727 Miller, Deborah JA3552 Miller, JessicaA3150 Mills, NickA2555 Millsted, Ian

A1445 Minne, JoeA3191 MitchellA924 Moen, RickA3367 Moffat, SamanthaA3135 Monette, SarahA3124 Moore, MatthewA3068 Morgan, HelenI3070 Morgan, HollyA3222 Morgan, KestrelC3069 Morgan, LeahA3137 Morgan, LynA3067 Morgan, MikeA3136 Morgan, RichardA3433 Morrison, CatherineA2467 Morton, CarolA3145 Morton, TonyA3541 Mullaney, SamanthaA3542 Murgatroyd, RachelS3639 Murphy, BrianS3406 Murphy, PatA3417 Myra, KatrineA3388 MyranyaA3455 MystA1267 Nagy, SteveA3210 NaveedS3190 Nedelkovic,

AleksandarA3554 Neeley, JeffA3384 Negishima, YoshikoA2457 Nestvold, RuthA3251 Nguyen, HaA2215 Ní Mhéalóid, EimearA3062 Nicholls, StanA3651 Niezink, Jan WillemA3230 Night’s Watch, TheA3520 November, SharynA3549 Nowell, LisaA3052 Nunn, JuliaA3269 Nygård, JosteinA3605 O’Brien, PamelaA3241 Ogden, PatA3320 Oltvanji, Oto

A3229 OmegaA1272 O’Quinn, RaavenA3300 O’Sullivan, MickA3064 Øvrebø, Roy GA3640 Owens, NancyA3174 Packwood, DaveA3467 Parker, JohnA3253 Parsons, AlyA3252 Parsons, PaulS3478 Patton, EamonnA3476 Paul of LightA2939 Pavelko, PeterA3608 Peak, DavidA3607 Peak, SusanA3182 Peek, BernardC3250 Percival, AndrewC3249 Percival, LawrenceA3248 Percival, MaggieA3247 Percival, MikeA3371 Perkins, GeraldA1276 Person, LawrenceA3262 Peter GS3436 Petersen, GlennS3463 Petersen, Siv TapperA3322 Petrovic, GavriloA3321 Petrovic, PetarA3095 Peyton, RogA3206 PhiloS3458 Piper, Antonet

CeciliaA2489 Pitman, MarionS3205 Plaskon, DawnA3296 Platts, SusanA3114 PolS3443 Polvinen, SariA3158 Polzin, CarstenA3289 Popova, MilenaA3101 Potterveld, CurtisA3393 Poulter, AlanA3266 Powell, GeorgeA3265 Powell, TeresaA3451 Ppulsaar

A3425 Price, AudreyA3426 Price-Whelan,

AdrianA3377 Pringle, DavidA3449 Proctor, NancyA3099 Proks, PeterA3168 Quainton, DebbieA3475 Quigley, Dr. P. J. L.A855 Radford, IreneA3285 RadkaS3345 Raftery, EmilyA3365 Rainey, GillianA3176 Ray, KathyA3092 Redmond, AidenA2213 Reeves-Shull,

ChristinaA3486 Reid, MichelleA3071 Reiko, NodaA3624 Reitz, ThomasC3453 Reuterswärd, PatrikA3413 Rich, MarkA3170 Richards, TonyA3592 RickA3623 Riemenschneider,

BethA2569 RikdomA3652 Ringel, FayeA3557 Roberson, ChrisA3326 Roberts, TinaA3484 Robin, DorisA3550 Robinson, DavidA3548 Robinson,

Kim StanleyA305 Robinson, TerryC3551 Robinson, TimA3617 Rohlfs, IngoA3046 RonanA3195 Roth, AlanA3522 Rottenecker, GerdA3489 Rouiller, FrançoisA3517 Ruaud,

André-François

A3440 Ruotsalainen, TapioA3533 Rydill, JessicaA2474 Ryman, GeoffA3627 Sales, IanA3319 Sands, KevinA3622 Sane RTFM AlexA3152 Sansum, HelenA3166 SarennahS3077 Saric, KresimirA3325 Schirrmann, PatricA3410 Schmidt, JoyceA3409 Schmidt, StanleyA3129 Schneider, MartinA3559 Schwartz, RichardS3287 Schwarz, IvoA3211 Scott, LesleyA3373 Scott, StacyA251 ScottyA3186 SeacrowA3047 SeanA3382 Segal, Stephen H.A3381 Segal, StuA3130 Seyfarth, SabineA3143 Seyfarth, ToniA3649 Shaffer, WendyA3207 Shannon, LizzyA3596 Shapiro, ShellyA49 SharonA3094 ShellyA3579 Shepherd, MadeleineA3164 Sheps, JonathanA3482 Sherman, DeliaI3399 Shields, JackA3098 Shimomura, KenjuA3154 Shorrock, InaA2212 Shull, RobertA3214 Sidaway, KurtS3415 SilverA3524 Simmons, Mary

EllenA3525 Simmons, SteveA2646 Sisättö, Vesa


A3368 Skevington, PaulA3281 Slater, MarciaA3280 Slater, MikeA3402 Smith, AdrianA3181 Smith, MaryA3527 Snowden, MikeA3239 Solley, AnneA3454 Solø, BjørnA3261 SpacecatA3435 Spångberg, YlvaA3429 SpookyGirlA3504 SpyChoA3434 Staflin, LennartA3650 Starr, DanielA3057 Steel, AnnI3058 Steel, EmmaA3056 Steel, JimS3276 Steele, JenniferA3093 StefA3601 Steve The Space

CowboyA3370 StevieA3304 Stockelman, DanA3514 StonefaceA3513 StormwindzA3187 Strong, JamesA3327 Suliteanu, RayA3490 Sullivan, KathrynA3398 Summers, MissA3387 SuperEmmaA3115 SupermouseA3485 Surguy, InigoA3427 Suryan, JudyA3560 Sutton, LindyA3257 Svoboda, CorinneA3194 Swigart, Leslie

KayA2705 Szczygiel,

Monika YaalA3198 Takahashi, TomikoA3236 Tavani, OrnellaC3498 Taylor, Aaron

A3625 Taylor, CathieA3496 Taylor, MartinA3497 Taylor, MelissaS3442 Tenhunen,

Eeva-LiisaA3536 Thorogood, GloA3470 Thorpe, GeoffreyA3080 ThresaA3401 TitaniaA3237 Tizzoni, GianfrancoA3197 Tokarz, John AA3581 Tokheim, IngvildA3209 TomS3272 Toon, JohnA3423 Touchberry, MarleneA3641 TraciyA3612 Tremlett, JohnS2816 Trezza, DickA3349 Trimble, TerriA3395 Troll, GregorA3234 Tucker, MarkA3493 Turner, JamesA3494 Turner, TanyaA3323 Tusevljakovic, DarkoA3468 Tyler, DianaA3264 ufatoA3274 Ulicsak, DavidA3631 Ulman, JulietI3595 Ulvang, Daniel

PulidoA3428 Uncle BobA3614 Upham, StephenA3188 Urban, MichaelA1430 Valois, TobesA3444 van den Doel, KatjaA3177 van der Pal, LindaA3315 Vanek jr, JanA3421 VelvetineA3066 Vernon, SarahA3591 Vick, EddA3589 Vuittonet, FrankA3588 Vuittonet, Patricia

A3235 Vuorio, JuhaniA3290 Wady, PaulS3221 Wagnsgård, FredrikeA3159 Wahren, FriedelI3481 Walker, DanaeA3544 WaltA3155 Warrington, FredaA3161 Wassner, CathyA3160 Wassner, GaryA3117 Webb, AlexA3118 Webb, MiranahA3523 Wein, ElizabethA3643 Wells, MarthaS3445 Wessel, KirstiA3185 Westerfeld, ScottA3512 Weston, AlisonA3151 Whates, IanA3048 Wheeler, MikeA3424 Whelan, MichaelA3081 Willey, JennaA3082 Willey, MarkC3083 Willey, RachelI3084 Willey, RhettA3301 Williams, SheilaA3375 Willoughby, MartinA3149 Wilson, Anne FA3644 Wilson, TroyceA3397 Wollheim, BetsyA3568 Womack, ThomasA3518 Wood, EleanorA3333 Yaniv, NirA3244 York, AndyS3111 Zauner, BranimirA3292 Zenker, TimoA3392 ZolloA2704 Zygadlo, Zbigniew

Zigzag

Country Guest Attend Child Infant Support TOTAL

Australia 0 27 0 1 9 37

Austria 0 2 0 0 0 2

Belgium 0 14 0 0 0 14

Canada 0 87 2 1 13 103

Croatia 0 7 1 0 3 11

Czech Republic 0 5 1 0 4 10

Denmark 0 4 0 0 0 4

Finland 0 35 0 0 7 42

France 0 15 0 0 2 17

The Gambia 0 1 0 0 0 1

Germany 0 85 0 0 3 88

Republic of Ireland 0 41 0 1 2 44

Israel 0 9 0 0 0 9

Italy 0 6 0 0 0 6

Japan 0 23 0 2 6 31

Malaysia 0 3 0 0 0 3

Netherlands 0 47 4 1 2 54

New Zealand 0 0 0 0 1 1

Norway 0 52 0 1 6 59

Poland 0 36 1 0 2 39

Portugal 0 1 0 0 0 1

Romania 0 0 0 0 3 3

Serbia & Montenegro 0 4 0 0 1 5

Slovakia 0 1 0 0 1 2

South Africa 0 4 0 0 0 4

Spain 0 1 0 0 0 1

Sweden 1 50 1 0 5 57

Switzerland 0 6 0 0 1 7

Taiwan 0 1 0 0 0 1

UK 6 911 37 35 54 1043

USA 4 1495 60 17 344 1920

Vatican City State 0 1 0 0 0 1

TOTAL 11 2974 107 59 469 3620

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