L. A. Con IV

Deleted member 42 · Jul 4, 2006

Who else is going to the World Con?

Dawno, I know you are, and MacAllister. Anyone else? I'm trying to get all the Hugo nominees read in time to vote.

There's a good thread on Making Light about World Con Going.

As Dawno said in the now-lost-thread, if there are enough of us, we should try to get together for an AW something-or-other.

MacAllister · Jul 4, 2006

I've been bouncing up and down in my chair since I booked my room.

SQUUuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

badducky · Jul 4, 2006

I'd go, but where would I plug in my coffee IV?

I only have a hundred-foot extension cord, and people'd be stepping on it and kicking it around...

Deleted member 42 · Jul 4, 2006

Dude, it's an SF convention. It's fueled by people who imbibe caffeine and books.

badducky · Jul 4, 2006

So, you're saying people would probably be trying to tap into my line?

No, thanks. I'm staying in Canada where it's eighty degrees, and full of caffiene and books.

ChaosTitan · Jul 4, 2006

One day I will be able to make it to a World Con. Maybe sometime in the 2010's.....

Ah well, for now I will content myself with my annual trips to Shore Leave, in Baltimore, MD. If anyone is going to be there this weekend, let me know! I'd love to meet you. :Jump:

Sharon Mock · Jul 5, 2006

I'll be there. And thanks for finding the Making Light post on Worldcon survival... I'd wanted to find it before I left.

Sharon Mock · Aug 15, 2006

Shamelessly bumping this, since it's coming up in a little over a week...

Deleted member 42 · Aug 15, 2006

The program schedule is up now:

http://www.laconiv.org/2006/sched/day1.htm

We should try to meet for breakfast or something.

Ghost RYter · Aug 15, 2006

K. call me a complete idiot if you must (its okay , really) but would someone mind telling me what World Con is .......
Yes , I am hopelessly out of loop .

Dawno · Aug 15, 2006

Ghost - the very best way to understand what a World Con is (at least the SF World Con) is to go to the site and read about it.

It's very difficult to explain succinctly, and nobody could do it justice on this thread, which, anyway, was opened up by Medievalist to see if anyone else is going and would like to meet up.

I'm reading the schedule and wondering if there's time to clone myself...

Ghost RYter · Aug 15, 2006

Thanx , I will follow that link eventually I have like 4 windows open on my P.C. and its going Chug......Chug......Chug (or something to that effect) so I just thought I would ask ....
(hence the Idiot comment as a link was right there and I was just blindly going about my buisness AND asking dumb questions)

Deleted member 42 · Aug 15, 2006

The World Con is a Sacred Annual Event for SF and Fantasy fans; among other things, the Hugo Awards are voted on by members, and announced at the Con.

This is the 64th World Con. Read this

http://www.laconiv.org/2006/main/whatisit.htm

Ghost RYter · Aug 15, 2006

Cool , thanx .
The hugo awards , really ? That is quite awsome that you guys get to be part of all that . I will definatly check the site out right now (although I wont be in attendance , sad to say .)
You truely do learn something new every day (I had been under the false assumption that the hugos were an award from the industry , not the fans)
Thanx again

Alan Yee · Aug 15, 2006

I'm looking forward to the day that I can attend my first WorldCon or other major SF/F convention. There's several authors I want to meet/get book signatures from, some from AW, others from elsewhere.

Deleted member 42 · Aug 15, 2006

The Hugos are voted on by members of a given year's World Con; the Nebula awards are voted on by members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.

http://www.sfwa.org/awards/about_neb.htm

Deleted member 42 · Aug 15, 2006

Alan Yee said:
I'm looking forward to the day that I can attend my first WorldCon or other major SF/F convention. There's several authors I want to meet/get book signatures from, some from AW, others from elsewhere.

Alan, don't do what I did, and got to a World Con first; go to a regional con or three.

I was in my teens, by myself, and while it was mostly fun, I'd do it differently now.

For one thing, I'd follow the Accumulated Wisdom here.

ChunkyC · Aug 16, 2006

I wish I could go too. But at least Dawno is being kind enough to take one of my books along to be signed by a pal of mine who's going to be there to launch his new novel.

*shameless plug for friend alert, please feel free to ignore if you wish*

Hydrogen Steel, by K.A. Bedford

sassandgroove · Aug 16, 2006

I wanna go.

TheIT · Aug 17, 2006

Unfortunately, I won't be able to go, but if anyone attends next year's Baycon in San Jose, CA, let me know. That's the only con I go to each year.

* begin shameless plug for friends *

Some friends of mine will be attending World Con as vendors in the dealers' room. Jim and Melody Rondeau will be selling used books and other odds-and-ends, so be sure to check out their booth.

* end shameless plug - thank you for your attention *

MacAllister · Aug 20, 2006

Okay--worldcon breakfast? I think it's a cool idea.

How's Thursday or Friday for peeps?

Anonymisty · Aug 20, 2006

Oh, how I wish I could be there. My agent, my editor and my very favorite author are all going to be in attendance....and here I sit, lonely and writing on the East Coast.

Have fun, y'all!

Sharon Mock · Aug 20, 2006

How about Friday morning, since there's some talk of a Thursday lunch for Viable Paradise folks (and I know I'm not the only person here who'll want to attend both)?

Deleted member 42 · Aug 20, 2006

Before 10 AM on Friday works for me; I really need to hear a panel that's at 10 AM.

MacAllister · Aug 20, 2006

How about 8-ish, Friday morning?

L. A. Con IV

Deleted member 42

MacAllister

Tired and worried.

badducky

No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.

Deleted member 42

badducky

No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.

ChaosTitan

Around

Sharon Mock

Wing nut

Sharon Mock

Wing nut

Deleted member 42

Ghost RYter

Dawno

Shiny!

Ghost RYter

Deleted member 42

Ghost RYter

Alan Yee

Still Here!

Deleted member 42

Deleted member 42

ChunkyC

It's hard being green

sassandgroove

Sassy haircut

TheIT

Infuriatingly Theoretical

MacAllister

Tired and worried.

Anonymisty

Sharon Mock

Wing nut

Deleted member 42

MacAllister

Tired and worried.