January ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? Norwescon is always looking for volunteers, and our monthly Convention Committee planning meetings are a great way to get involved! Come pull back the curtain, meet the masterminds behind the event, and find out where your particular talents can be put to use!
November’s Norwescon 35 planning meeting will be held:
DATE
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
TIME
10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch break
1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Convention Committee (ConCom) Meeting
PLACE
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
18740 Pacific Highway South
SeaTac, WA 98188
206-246-8600
For directions and a map, please see the hotel’s website.
NOTE: There is a discounted charge of $8.00 for parking.
Please consult the hotel readerboard when you arrive for the location of the meeting room.
PLEASE NOTE: Staff who wish to receive a t-shirt, or who wish to have their name and position title printed in the acknowledgement pages of the large glossy souvenir book: The close of the January Concom meeting is the deadline for Enrollment forms. Forms must be completed, signed, paid for and received by the Secretary’s assistant by the end of the January meeting.
(Enrollment forms will be accepted at the February meeting, but t-shirts and printing will be based on the available data from January.)
Also: remember to WAIT for your photocopied receipt when submitting your form at the Enrollment desk.
FUTURE EVENTS
- February meeting: 2/18/2012
- March meeting: 3/17/2012
- Norwescon 35: 4/5-8/2012
- Post Con Meeting: 5/12/2012
Maxi’s at Norwescon 35
Norwescon 35, in conjunction with the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, is pleased to announce that Maxi’s Lounge will be open Friday and Saturday nights for the exclusive use of Norwescon 35 attendees. Maxi’s will provide a new and exciting space for all attendees over 21 (with ID and Norwescon badge) to drink, eat, dance and hang out. It will be open both Friday and Saturday night starting at 9 p.m. As with any bar, you must be recognizable as the person you your ID — no masks or feature-obscuring makeup.
We have two nights of exciting activities and entertainment lined up for you. Get on the first elevator you can, take it all the way to the top, and join us at Maxi’s Lounge for an evening you will never forget!
If you want to do more than just come to Maxi’s Lounge and have fun, we have openings for assistant coordinators to help set up and run the fun events being held in Maxi’s Lounge. We are also looking for DJs to light up the dance floor. If you are interested in these positions or you just have some great ideas, please contact us at vicechair@norwescon.org.
More Alternate Hotels
The Norwescon room block has been sold out since early November — but if you missed out on staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, this doesn’t mean you won’t be able to stay close to the convention! In addition to the already announced Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center, Norwescon has made arrangements with three other nearby hotels. Here’s the full lineup of alternate lodging possibilities for Norwescon 35:
- The Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center, just up the road from the DoubleTree, has set up a room block for $120 a night for one to four people (the same rate as the DoubleTree’s room block), plus the following perks:
- The guest rooms will be double KING rooms, providing larger beds and more comfort. This is the Hilton’s premium room type and generally their most expensive room!
- All guests staying at the Hilton will be offered a complimentary continental breakfast each day in a private Norwescon Hospitality/Lounge room.
- Complimentary shuttle service between the Hilton and the Doubletree will be available each day for guests to get to and from the convention.
- The Hilton will honor the same parking rates as the Doubletree: one complimentary car per room, each additional car will be $8.00 per night.
Norwescon and the Hilton are happy to be able to offer these perks to those guests who didn’t get space at the DoubleTree. Use the group code “NRW” when booking your room to be sure you get the Norwescon rate.
- La Quinta, 2824 S 188th St, 206-241-5211 (distance: 348 ft.). Rate: $119. Mention Norwescon when making your reservation.
- Coast Gateway Hotel, 18414 International Blvd, 206-248-8200 (distance: 0.1 miles). Rate: $89. Ask for Tonya De La Cruz or Michelle Fischer and mention Norwescon when making the reservation.
- Holiday Inn Seatac, 17338 International Blvd., 877-573-2822 (distance: 0.9 miles). Rate: $89. Use code “INC”. Includes breakfast buffet for 2.
Norwescon 35 Flyer!
Norwescon 35 Flyer 2 (1.5MB .pdf)
Norwescon wouldn’t be what it is today without all of you wonderful fans helping to spread the word — and trust us, that’s very appreciated! To that end, then…here’s this year’s flyer! Produced in two glorious colors — black and white — to ensure easy and inexpensive duplication, this stylish 8.5″x11″ flier features headshots of our Guests of Honor (Stephen Baxter, John Picacio, Bridget Landry, and DAW Books) against a backdrop of artwork by our Artist Guest of Honor, John Picacio.
Download the high-resolution flyer (1.5MB .pdf), print it out, hand it to your friends, post it to your cubicle wall, mail it to random strangers, fold it into a paper airplane and send it flying…you’re creative types, figure it out! Or, download the medium-resolution JPEG file (192KB .jpg) to post to your blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook profiles, or anywhere else it might go in this electronic world we live in.
T-Shirt Artwork Chosen
The 13th Reality by John Picacio
This year, the piece chosen is Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio‘s “The 13th Reality“, the alternate cover illustration for The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner.
Be sure to pick up your shirt at the t-shirt booth in the hotel lobby this April during Norwescon 35!
