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petrea_mitchell) wrote2018-10-02 04:45 pm
petrea_mitchell) wrote2018-10-02 04:45 pm
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Worldcon 76 in swag
It is often observed that stuff expands over the course of a trip, so that your perfectly packed suitcases somehow become unable to accomodate everything on the way back. I hardly even bought anything on my Worldcon trip and still experienced this. On reflection, though, I did still accumulate a fair amount of extra stuff...
Lots of people had a staff badge and a regular badge, but how many got two different spellings of their name, huh?
The one time I needed the early entry card, I didn't have it yet and got past the convention center person guarding the stairs with my staff badge and a hopeful look.
Ribbon notes in order of acquisition:
Everyone on the Site Selection staff got some of these concession vouchers (or "groats", if you want the technical term) for each day we worked. I believe the EK refers to the chair's nickname of Evil Kevin. (I presumekevin_standlee is Good Kevin.)
As an Amazing Stories blog contributor, I was handed a copy of the new magazine and a copy of the David Gerrold/Trey Boyle comic A Doctor for the Enterprise, both of which seem to have gotten lost in the unpacking shuffle. Also this pin.
The Santa Clara County library system had a fan table, where they gave out assorted rewards for three-word book reviews. This was for Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin-- "Her funniest book."
There was a pile of these, free for the taking, in the fanzine lounge.
Speaking of zines, I've finally checked "Contribute to an APA" off my bucket list. The World Order of Faneditors is compiled at Worldcon every year. This year's editor was Guy H. Lillian III. I contributed a page about the life, death, and resurrection of a hotel much beloved by Portland fandom.
Someone sent a series of boxes full of random books to the staff lounge with orders to help ourselves.
Next year's Worldcon, Dublin 2019, had a program item where people could suggest program items for their con. I implored them to remember that morning people exist in fandom, and mentioned a few morning events that I've enjoyed, including Orycon's "Cereal and Cartoons", which got a surprisingly enthusiastic reaction from the audience. At the end, they gave out swag bags to people whose suggestions had gotten the most applause.
Contents included a notebook and gel pen...
...power brick and cord with a carrying pouch...
...bookmarks, keychain, badge ribbon, mini-buttons, and stickers.
The last thing I went to before closing ceremonies was a beading workshop where we all got a nearly-complete beading kit. (The missing thing is a piece of felt or somesuch to lay unattached beads out on; the workshop had those but they were reclaimed at the end.) I clearly need lots more practice, but I feel like I've gained an actual skill!
Lots of people had a staff badge and a regular badge, but how many got two different spellings of their name, huh?
The one time I needed the early entry card, I didn't have it yet and got past the convention center person guarding the stairs with my staff badge and a hopeful look.
Ribbon notes in order of acquisition:
- Site Selection falls under the WSFS Division.
- From the Amazing Stories table in the dealers' room.
- Given out at the WSFS Business Meeting.
- From the fanzine lounge.
- From the Chengdu fan table.
- I saw several of these before encountering a person at Strolling With the Stars whose badge simply read, "Trouble". I asked if she was the one giving out those ribbons. The answer was one of those ribbons.
- From a guy who had a box full of all sorts of ribbons and really really wanted to give out one to everyone.
Everyone on the Site Selection staff got some of these concession vouchers (or "groats", if you want the technical term) for each day we worked. I believe the EK refers to the chair's nickname of Evil Kevin. (I presume
kevin_standlee is Good Kevin.)
As an Amazing Stories blog contributor, I was handed a copy of the new magazine and a copy of the David Gerrold/Trey Boyle comic A Doctor for the Enterprise, both of which seem to have gotten lost in the unpacking shuffle. Also this pin.
The Santa Clara County library system had a fan table, where they gave out assorted rewards for three-word book reviews. This was for Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin-- "Her funniest book."
There was a pile of these, free for the taking, in the fanzine lounge.
Speaking of zines, I've finally checked "Contribute to an APA" off my bucket list. The World Order of Faneditors is compiled at Worldcon every year. This year's editor was Guy H. Lillian III. I contributed a page about the life, death, and resurrection of a hotel much beloved by Portland fandom.
Someone sent a series of boxes full of random books to the staff lounge with orders to help ourselves.
Next year's Worldcon, Dublin 2019, had a program item where people could suggest program items for their con. I implored them to remember that morning people exist in fandom, and mentioned a few morning events that I've enjoyed, including Orycon's "Cereal and Cartoons", which got a surprisingly enthusiastic reaction from the audience. At the end, they gave out swag bags to people whose suggestions had gotten the most applause.
Contents included a notebook and gel pen...
...power brick and cord with a carrying pouch...
...bookmarks, keychain, badge ribbon, mini-buttons, and stickers.
The last thing I went to before closing ceremonies was a beading workshop where we all got a nearly-complete beading kit. (The missing thing is a piece of felt or somesuch to lay unattached beads out on; the workshop had those but they were reclaimed at the end.) I clearly need lots more practice, but I feel like I've gained an actual skill!
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Thank you again for your work in the WSFS division! I didn't get the opportunity to thank every individual volunteer working in the division I managed, but I appreciate how much work it took.
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