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Stuffing Party Announced
By admin | February 24, 2011
You’re Invited to a Party!
The Norwescon stuffing party will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport. The room will be on the daily meeting boards at the hotel entrances. Stuffing should be over by 4 p.m. at the latest.
Please join us for fun and games as we take pieces of paper, paperback books, buttons, and coupons and marry them together to form the packets that everybody receives at registration. The more people we have, the faster it will go. Be the first in your neighborhood to see what sort of goodies everyone will receive. Cop a button or two advertising the next big movie. We might even have the latest programming grids on the wall for your perusal.
Working at the stuffing party counts towards hours worked at the con. Norwescon volunteers receive perks like early seating at the Masquerade and are entered into drawings for many items donated by Norwescon dealers. The drawings take place early Sunday afternoon of the con.
Please note: People attending the stuffing party will have to pay for their own parking. Parking should be $8.
To Have Your Promotional Items Included:
If you or your organization has fliers or other material that you wish to include in the packets, you may either arrange to get them to the Norwescon Transportation department by Thursday, April 14, or bring them to the hotel yourself by noon on April 17. We plan to stuff about 3,500 packets, so plan accordingly. Excess materials will be placed on the flier rack at the start of the con.
To mail materials in, please send them to:
Eric Pawtowski
Norwescon Transportation
#151
19709 Scriber Lake Rd, Suite J
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Please remember that materials mailed in must ARRIVE by April 14. If the shipment is very large (more than 200lbs), the Transportation department must be informed ahead of time of what it is, who is sending it, the estimated arrival date, the shipping company, and the shipping company tracking number.
If you wish to hand-deliver materials before the stuffing party, please contact NWC Transportation to make arrangements. The Transportation department would appreciate advanced notification of any materials that are brought to the stuffing party or mailed in advance, but that is not a requirement.
NOTE: Norwescon reserves the right to reject any material deemed unsuitable or inappropriate. (This has very rarely been an issue in the past.) Any materials placed in the registration packets must be appropriate and suitable for a mixed audience of science fiction fans, including those under 18. Norwescon does not sort the packets by age of recipient or any other demographic criteria. Non-science fiction & fantasy related commercial or political materials may not be accepted. If you are at all concerned about your material, please submit a sample to the convention Chairman for review in advance. Materials not reviewed in advance will be reviewed by the convention Chairman at the stuffing party and may be rejected at that time.
Organizations that wish to include fliers or coupons are asked to help with the stuffing if feasible, but that is not a requirement.
If you are bringing materials to the stuffing party yourself, please be on time. In the past, those that have brought material in late usually ended up in a corner of the room adding their materials to the packets that have already been stuffed. This is not nearly as much fun as being in the conga line of stuffers.
Topics: Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
April 13th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Hi there!
I just wanted to see if i could bring about a hundred or so of my band’s CD?We’re getting bigger in the local steampunk community,and this would be an excellent way to reach out to other people with our music.
Thank you!
Thomas F Atwell IV
http://www.blackbirdorchestra.com
April 16th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Hi Thomas,
I’ve passed your question on, you should get a direct response soon. Thanks very much!