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Notices Gaming schedule out soon! Stop by Swissotel (3rd Floor) for a complete schedule! The Abrahams Czech-Slovak fan table. Only Saturday! Please come see us! Jannie Shea All members of the Millennium Philcon are invited to stop by the table near Site Selection to pick up their copies of Progress Report 3, fresh from the printer. The table will be open from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. Todd Dashoff Keep a close eye on your belongings. Pilfered items include a purse, a crown, a laptop and the contents of someone’s pocket. Anonymous Tip
Author and "Don’t Quit Your Day Job Players" member Keith R. A. DeCandido will be signing at the Prydonians of Princeton fan club table in the Columbus Room on Saturday, from Noon to 1p.m. Author Josepha Sherman will be signing at the Prydonians of Prynceton fan club table in the Columbus Room/ Fan Lounge on Saturday from 2:00-3:00p.m. Author Roberta Rogow will be signing at the Prydonians of Princeton fan club table in the Columbus Room on Sunday, from 1p.m. to 2p.m. Gary Blog Bridge Publications is pleased to announce that Roger Christian will be signing at Booth #107 on Saturday 1pm to 2 pm and Sunday 2pm to 3 pm. Anonymous In the Pocket Program, the Guests of Honor Speeches are incorrectly listed as taking place on both Friday and Saturday evening at 8:00 in the Regency ballrooms. In fact, they took place on Friday at 8:00 and will not be taking place on Saturday at 8:00, which is when the Hugo Awards will be given out in the Fairmont Hotel. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused. Steven Silver Corrected panel description: The moderator of the Human Gene Modification, Boon or Bane states that since it is a panel on human gene modification that genetically modified food will not be discussed. Anonymous Môëbíüs Theatre would like to point out that everyone in our organization knows how to spell the word "chronicles," and that the troupe is not responsible for the misspelling on the easel poster promoting the live stage production of Ray Bradbury’s drama version of his classic story collection, "The Martian Chronicles," in Regency Ballroom D, Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. This announcement has not been made solely to promote the show shamelessly, but also to shift the blame to persons unknown. Note: Any misspellings here are surely the result of skullduggery by the newsletter staff. So there. Michael Blake There is a typo in the dining guide for "Nine" restaurant - the phone number is (312) 575-9900. Meridel Newton Win, Lose or Draw – Sat, 5:30 – 6:45 Buckingham. A fannish game show where audience members try to guess what scifi clue the artist is attempting to draw. It is not "Artists discuss the business aspects of being and (sic) artist." It’s fun and fast paced. The audience is encouraged to bring along their imaginations and esper powers. Artists be warned; The Box is cruel. Hosted by DAGOBAH (the Davenport Area Gathering of Books and Humanoids) Suzan Leabhart SFWA Emergency Fund Auction is not Saturday from 4-5:15; it is part of the Fan Fund Auction on Sunday from 2-4. "The Writers Explain It All" is on Saturday from 4:00-5:15 in Grand Ballroom A. Anonymous Chicago Moon-Times #5 was edited by Colleen Crosby. Chaz was sound asleep upstairs. Ed. The Ice Pup wishes it be known that he is not "The Ice Dog." (We got it right in one issue, but not in the other.) Hazel the Ice [cream] Bear "I’m
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The Golden Crown of the Eukartotes from Eric Schulman’s 11:30am talk in Regency A is missing. If found, please give to Lost and Found in ConOps (Hyatt 272) or bring to Eric’s autograph session in the fan concourse from 1:00-2:15pm on Saturday. Eric Schulman Planet Chicago Come to Columbus Hall and see Chicago Fan History. You can receive your free copy of "6 in 60" the Incomplete History of Chicago Fandom by showing up. Marcy Lyn-Waitsman D3 Press founder Susan Price will be reading the winning entry in the Ultimate Scifi Story Concept contest at the Other Worldly Awards on Saturday night. The Other Worldly Awards are being held in the Fairmont’s Crystal Room from 6-7 pm. It’s scheduled to end a full hour before the Hugo Awards, in the same building, so please come and enjoy. Susan N. C. Price Alexandria Digital Literature is proud to be making the Hugo short fiction nominees available online. To purchase a gift certificate which will allow you to download these stories, stop by the Alexandria booth. We are located in Grand E-F in the Hyatt Regency just next to the escalators to the dealers room and art show. The Hugo selection sells for $17.00 and is available on the Alexandria web site for a limited time only. Rhias K. Hall The Down Under Fan Fund and Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund are fan-supported fellowships that promote international exchange between fans in America, Australasia and Europe. Funded entirely by donations, the funds bring fans from overseas to Worldcons and in alternate years send North American fans to national conventions in Australia and Great Britain. Any fan may participate. This year’s delegates are Cathy Cupitt from Australia and Sue Mason from England. We hope you’ll join us in welcoming them at a reception in their honor at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Fan Lounge in Columbus Hall. Dick & Leah Zeldes Smith Saturday morning, 8:30 am services have been moved to the Fairmont, in the Embassy Room. Anonymous "My mom dressed me funny, but then I realized it was just the 70's."
Saturday Schedule 11:30 am Kathryne Alfred The Ringmaster would like to apologize to all of the performers who gamely played to empty chairs and to all of the convention members who didn’t know that cool stuff was going on in Wacker Hall for the non-communication that has occurred. Remember to sign up for the Live Stage One Shots on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Contact one of the Decibel Wranglers at the Live Stage. Anonymous Lowest charge for using an ATM so far is $1. The soon-to-be-very-popular machine is the one at the bottom of the escalator going down from the far side of the ornamental pool, near Knuckles Bar. Harold Stein
Attendance at the Friday morning gripe session (Wright Room, Hyatt West Tower, 3rd Floor, 10:00 am) consisted of one Chicon chairman, two Chicon staff, one representative of the Toronto in 2003 bid (listening in to find out what problems bother WorldCon attendees) and one griper! What has become of the spirit of I am Fandom, hear me growl? Certainly more is wrong with this convention than Friday’s anemic turnout would suggest. Additional gripe sessions will be held at 10:00 am in the Wright Room on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Come over, and voice your complaints. Tom Veal Japanese Comic Artist Yukinobu Hoshino’s 21 days of Cess Ivory has been made into a video comic. It will be shown Sat, Sept 2 at 1:00 and 2:00 pm in room 3227 in Hyatt West Tower. Anonymous Kaffeeklatsch sign up will occur at the Information booth in front of the Regency ballroom of the Hyatt West Tower. Chicon members may sign up for kaffeeklatsches on the day before the kaffeeklatsch is scheduled. Sign up for Sunday and Monday kaffeeklatsches will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday. All kaffeeklatsches will be filled on a first come, first seated basis. On Friday, Saturday and Monday, kaffeeklatsches will be held in Truffles in the West Hyatt Concourse. On Sunday, kaffeeklatsches will be held in the Swissôtel. Steven H Silver [issue #1 has been reprinted. -ed] Acapulco Room 12:05, Mark Bernstein Jan DiMasi How to get to the Hugos Saturday Night Sign-carrying gofers wil be waiting to help you starting in the Hyatt Lobby. Leann Runyanwood
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This is the web version of the daily newsletter of the Chicago World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon). Editor : Chaz Boston Baden Other Editors: Colleen Crosby, Shawn Crosby, Steve Davies Editor-in-training Michael Nelson