[This is an update about the Kiva team started by members of the Renovation Worldcon committee. Kiva provides financial services such as small loans to low-income individuals and those without access to typical banking services, often in the Third World.] … Continue reading
Rachel Bloom sings in Klingon [YouTube] in a video recorded at Renovation. During the same set she performed her Hugo-nominated song — whose title I wouldn’t need to bleep if it, too, was in Klingon… “Nga’ chuq Ray Bradbury!” [Thanks … Continue reading
The Renovation committee has released the membership and attendance figures for the 2011 Worldcon: Total membership: 5499. Attending (warm bodies): 4098 [Thanks to John Lorentz for the story.] Update 09/18/2011: Corrected attendance per more recent information.
Renovation raised the bar for future Worldcons with an online app (created by Viafo) that made the convention schedule accessible to users of several major brands of phones and hand-held devices. Though not immune from criticism — the first I … Continue reading
How many people came to Renovation? John Lorentz is working on the database and will soon have an official number. In the meantime he says, “We can safely say we had (after excluding folks like vendor comps) well over 4000 … Continue reading
More voters than ever before cast ballots in the 2011 Hugo Awards. Renovation’s 2100 votes broke a 31-year-old record (1980, 1788 votes). Members in 33 countries participated, and 46.1% of Renovation’s overall membership. Earlier this year the con broke the record for nominating ballots received, … Continue reading
Las Vegas fandom’s own Bill Mills will be putting on a “Filk Concert” at Renovation. Bill says he and Roxie are hoping to see many old L.A. friends and SF fans in the audience. So if you’re coming to the Worldcon, … Continue reading
Renovation has announced two more notable art exhibits fans can see at the 2011 Worldcon. Fifty works from the collection of Khen Moore will be shown. Moore, a long-time Nashville fan and devoted art-lover, died in 2009. There will be … Continue reading
Membership rates for the 2011 Worldcon in Reno will rise on July 18, 2011. Adult Attending memberships will increase from $195 to $220. Other changes and daily membership rates are listed in the full press release, posted after the jump.
Memberships in Renovation, the 2011 Worldcon, will be available at a discount if bought online on Memorial Day, or in person at Balticon, BayCon, ConQuesT, Marcon and WisCon throughout the whole of Memorial Day weekend. Adult Attending rates will be reduced … Continue reading