The Norwescon 36 post-convention meeting will be held soon!

DATE

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

TIME

• 12:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• Volunteer Picnic: 7/20/2013

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!

March’s Norwescon 36 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, March 9th, 2013

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

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.

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, March 21, or bring them to the hotel yourself by noon on March 24.

If you wish to mail materials in, please send them to:

Eric Pawtowski
Norwescon Transportation
19705 Scriber Lake Road
Suite 103, #151
Lynnwood, WA 98036

(NOTE: Due to changes at the post office, this is a new address as of March 1st, 2013. If you started planning to send us material before March 1st, please double-check the mailing address to be sure we get your goodies!)

Please remember that materials mailed in must ARRIVE by March 21. If the shipment is very large (more than 200lbs) then 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, once it is shipped.

If you wish to hand-deliver materials before the stuffing party, please contact the NWC Transportation Dept. at transportation@norwescon.org and make arrangements. The Transportation Dept. 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 SF fen, including those under 18. Norwescon does not sort the packets by age of recipient or any other demographic criteria. Non-SF&F related commercial or political materials may not be accepted. If you are at all concerned about your material, please submit a sample to the Con Chair for review in advance. Any materials not reviewed in advance will be reviewed by the Con Chair 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. Not nearly as much fun as being in the conga line of stuffers. We plan to stuff ~3500 packets, so plan accordingly. Excess materials will be placed on the flier rack at the start of the con.

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!

February’s Norwescon 36 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, February 9th, 2013

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

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!

January’s Norwescon 36 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• February ConCom: 2/9/2013
• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

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!

December’s Norwescon 36 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• January ConCom: 1/12/2013
• February ConCom: 2/9/2013
• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

POST MEETING SOCIAL

Happy Holidays to one and all! Don’t forget that our holiday celebration will be right after the December ConCom meeting, in one of the suites. We will have ham and sides and if you wish to bring anything else, feel free to do so, desserts are preferred.

This year, Santa will be making an appearance and you are welcome to take photos with him. Donations will be gratefully accepted for our charities.

We will also be having a gift exchange! If you wish to participate, please bring a wrapped gift, we have a $15.00 spending limit. Please, if the gift is appropriate for those 21 and up, mark it somehow so our younger guests will know. The rules will be similar to last year, open or steal when it is your turn, limit one steal per round and a total of three steals per item.

Please join us for a great time. Exact details will be announced at the 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, November 10th, 2012

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• December ConCom: 12/8/2012
• January ConCom: 1/12/2013
• February ConCom: 2/9/2013
• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

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!

October’s Norwescon 35 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

FUTURE EVENTS

• November ConCom: 11/10/2012
• December ConCom: 12/8/2012
• January ConCom: 1/12/2013
• February ConCom: 2/9/2013
• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

The Norwescon 35 family invites you to join the Norwescon 36 family!

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!

September’s Norwescon 35 planning meeting will be held:

DATE

Saturday, September 15th, 2012

TIME

• 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
• 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 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.

Post-Meeting Social

The post-meeting social for September will be at the NWSFS Second Annual Sci-Fi Cocktail Party. Details will be available at the meeting.

FUTURE EVENTS

• October ConCom: 10/20/2012
• November ConCom: 11/10/2012
• December ConCom: 12/8/2012
• January ConCom: 1/12/2013
• February ConCom: 2/9/2013
• March ConCom: 3/9/2013
• Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
• Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
• Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013

Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Noon until 5pm
North SeaTac Park (S 128th and 20th Avenue South, SeaTac, WA)
Download a flyer here (390KB .pdf)!

Setup will begin around 11am, and the picnic proper will get underway about noon (or whenever the coals are ready). We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken patties, and veggie patties, plus all the fixin’s. We’ll have water, soft drinks, chips, and other munches. You are welcome to bring desserts and sides.

Don’t forget to bring toys and games as well! And, of course, friends and family are welcome!