Norwescon 
Our full program schedule is live, Programming and Special Event highlights, this year’s dancers, streaming options, mask and vax reminder, volunteers welcome, and the 24-hour cloak room returns. We’re less than a week away!
The time has come — the Norwescon 45 schedule of panels and events is now live on the website!
March’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Mar. 11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
Announcing Science GOH Greg Dubos, an update on our COVID policy for young children, youth programming, masquerade and game registration, dance schedule and song requests, the Speculative Film Festival, Guidebook, hotel reservation deadlines, charity fundraising proceeds going to SFWA, volunteer opportunities, and looking for books for the Little Free Library.
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2023 award year are Nicky Drayden, Gordon Eklund, Christopher Rowe, Kali Wallace, and Lisa Yaszek.
The Norwescon hotel liaison wants to let you know that we still have all types of suites available to book for Norwescon 45.
Greg Dubos is a French-American systems engineer with expertise in robotic planetary exploration. He contributed to missions for the European Space Agency and Ball Aerospace before working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the past decade.
February’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
Announcing Artist GOH Grace P. Fong, our NWC45 COVID policy, this year’s Philip K. Dick Award nominees and our book club’s selection from that list, youth programming plans, charity item sales, a call for Game Masters, and some of our open volunteer positions.
We are excited to announce that Grace P. Fong will be the Norwescon 45 Artist Guest of Honor.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Eric Wilkerson will be unable to attend Norwescon 45 as the Artist Guest of Honor. We wish Eric well and hope to see him at a future Norwescon!
January’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
All members, staff, guests, and performers will be required to present proof of full vaccination at registration and wear a mask at all times while in convention space, except when eating and drinking in designated areas.
Happy New Year! Masquerade registration is now open, the Single Pattern Contest pattern has been posted, our book club is discussing Neal Stephenson’s _Snow Crash_, and ways you can volunteer!
The judges of the 2023 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award.
December’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 45!
Norwescon 45 memberships are $85 through the end of the year, but will go up to $100 on January 1, 2023.
We’d like your input as we plan our COVID protocols for NWC45, our book club’s selections for December and January, open volunteer positions, and room and suite reservation information from our hotel liaison.
We have several open opportunities to volunteer with the Norwescon Convention Committee as we plan for Norwescon 45. Here are a few, and keep an eye on our Open Volunteer Positions page or come to one of our ConCom planning meetings to find more!
November’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 45!
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