Nippon 2007, the Worldcon in Japan, revealed publicly for the first time at Chicon 7 last year how much money it had lost. The latest financial report [PDF file] from Nippon 2007 to members of LoneStarCon 3 corrects an error … Continue reading
The 2007 Worldcon in Japan sustained a large loss and still owes over $84,000. Anyone willing to help clear the deficit can make a nondeductible donation to the cause by (1) writing a check payable to Nippon 2007 and (2) … Continue reading
Although it had long been understood that Nippon 2007, the Worldcon in Japan, lost some amount of money, its financial report to the Chicon 7 Business Meeting shared (apparently for the first time) that the figure was huge. The convention … Continue reading
Peggy Rae Sapienza has shared an e-mail from Japanese fan Tamie Inoue announcing there will be a party at Anticipation to promote the Nippon 2017 Worldcon bid: Peggy Rae-san, I inform on joyous news to you. Some number of Nippon2007 … Continue reading
A 2007 NASFiC loomed on the horizon immediately after fans chose Japan to host the Worldcon for that year. NASFiC – the North American Science Fiction Convention – is provided under the same World Science Fiction Society rules that govern … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] New articles on the Chengdu Worldcon website, but only in Chinese There have been several news articles published on the official website since the convention ended on the 22nd, but only in … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Hugo winner RiverFlow’s con report Some of the events in this length con report, with lots of photos, have been briefly covered in a prior Scroll, and comments, but this report is absolutely … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] RiverFlow update He posted to Twitter this morning (UK time), and a couple of people have since told me that he’s doing better now. Best Short Story finalist Lu Ban’s Hugo photos Not … Continue reading
(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] The con website has a page about the online/streaming functionality, with a link to the online site, and a list of which panels and events will be streamed. There are several broken images at … Continue reading
(1) WORLD FANTASY CON UPDATE. The World Fantasy Convention is in Kansas City, MO from October 26-29 at the Sheraton Crown Center. They are getting very close to the event. The deadline for online registration and tickets for the awards banquet … Continue reading