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Looking back at Norwescon 1

By maydela | October 13, 2010

The origins of Norwescon are easy to find thanks to the NW Convention History wiki set up by Don Glover, but I thought it would be fun to do a series of posts looking into where the people who started Norwescon and our former guests are now.

Norwescon was originally organized by around 16 people. For comparison, NWC 32 had a convention committee over 100 people. For the first two years, it was chaired by Gregory Bennett, who founded the Artemis Project in 1994, a private project working to set up a colony on the moon by 2002.

For the first four years, Norwescon had three Guests of Honor. The Guest of Honor for Norwescon 1 was Theodore Sturgeon, who died in 1985 in Eugene, Oregon. He is best known for the novel More Than Human; Sturgeon’s Law, “Nothing is always absolutely so,” and Sturgeon’s Revelation (included in the previous link), “Ninety percent of everything is crud.” His last published work was Godbody, which was published after his death.

The Fan Guest of Honor was John D. Berry, who is currently working as an editor and typographer in Seattle. He designed the program for the Seattle World Fantasy Con and is currently the president of AtypI.

The Toastmaster was Alan E. Nourse, who died in 1992. He was a physician and author, whose science fiction writing helped him pay for medical school. He practiced medicine in North Bend, Washington. His sci-fi works were mainly about medicine and psionics, and included a novel called The Bladerunner, which inspired the title of the movie but not, of course, the plot. His book Star Surgeon and a number of his short stories are available in free audio book format on Librivox*.

*Librivox is a free audio book program that is no way affiliated with Norwescon. Available stories are all in the public domain. Stories are usually read by multiple volunteer readers, with varying audio qualities. Enjoy!

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October ConCom Meeting

By admin | October 2, 2010

This month’s Norwescon Pre-convention Planning meeting will be held at our
hotel, the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport on Saturday, October 9th.

DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport
18740 International Blvd
SeaTac, Washington
Tel: 206-901-5963

We should be meeting in Maxi’s Lounge at the top of the tower, but when you
get to the hotel check the on site event calendar for any possible changes.

The general ConCom meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and runs until
approximately 4:30 p.m. when we will adjourn to the post-meeting no-host
social, location to be announced at the meeting.

Meeting Schedules
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Executive Team Meeting
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Introductions and Announcements
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Break-out Sessions (ConCom Departmental Meetings)
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. ConCom Meeting
Post-meeting Social

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September ConCom Meeting Location Change

By admin | August 27, 2010

The September 11th ConCom meeting will be held at the Federal Way Library instead of the Doubletree Hotel.

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2
Library: Federal Way Library
34200 1st Way S,
Federal Way, WA
(253) 838-3668
http://www.kcls.org/federalway/

Driving directions:
From the North on I-5, exit on 142B, S 348th ST.
Travel west approximately 1.5 miles and turn right on 1st Ave S.
1st Ave S will change names to 1st Way S.
The Federal Way Regional Library is approximately .4 miles on the right.
The parking lot is located behind the Library away from 1st Way S.

From the South on I-5, exit on 142B, S 348th St.
Travel west approximately 1.6 miles and turn right on 1st Ave S.
Follow the remaining instructions as listed above.

P.S.  Due  to limited space if you would like to attend the Exec meeting, please RSVP to chair@norwescon.org and we will send you the location.

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Hotel Reservations Going Fast!

By admin | August 20, 2010

Hotel room reservations for Norwescon 34 have passed the 50% mark! If you’re planning on staying at the hotel for Norwescon 34, we highly recommend reserving your room soon!

Also: For those that filled out the hotel forms for reservations while checking out at Norwescon 33, it is always a good idea to call the hotel to …verify that the reservation went through. Make sure you have your confirmation number when you call.

Book your room here

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Volunteer Appreciation Picnic

By admin | July 3, 2010

The Norwescon 33 Volunteer Department is hosting the volunteer
appreciation picnic.  This picnic is for everyone who volunteered
their time at this year’s Norwescon.

NOTE: This year’s picnic is at a NEW location.

When: July 11th 2010, Noon to 4pm
Where: Rhododendron Park
6910 NE 170th Street
Kenmore, WA. 98028

Google Map

Directions:
From I-5 Southbound –
Merge onto I-405 S, via exit 182 toward Bellevue/Renton
Go 6.7 miles to Exit 23B, then merge onto Woodenville Dr./Hwy 522 West
Go 1.5 miles and take a slight left onto Bothell Way NE/Hwy 522
Continue 2.6 miles and turn left onto 68th Ave. NE
In .5 miles take a left onto NE 170th Street
Go .1 mile and to the left you will see the park.

From I-5 Northbound –
Take Exit 175 toward HWY 523/NE 145th Street
In .2 miles take a slight left onto 5th Ave. NE
In .1 mile, turn right onto 145th Street/HWY 523
After 1.4 miles, turn left onto Bothell Way NE/HWY 522
In 3 miles, turn left onto 68th Ave. NE
Go .5 miles and take a left onto NE 170th Street
In .1 mile, you will see the park on your left.

Food and drinks will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring a
favored or special dish of your own, if you would like.

You can view details of the park by going to the following website:
http://cityofkenmore.com/dept/parks/Parks/Rhody.html
or:
http://www.ci.kenmore.wa.us/Page.aspx?cid=509

For those of you wishing to serve as Convention Committee/Staff for
Norwescon 34, this is your chance to meet with the Executive Team and
any Department Heads that have already been chosen, to let them know
of your interest.

We look forward to seeing you there!

—
Brian Pickett – Norwescon 33 Volunteer Services Lead
Shawn Marier – Norwescon 33 Personnel Director
And the entire Norwescon 33 Executive Team

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Welcome!

By admin | May 25, 2010

Welcome to the Norwescon 34 website!

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