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BCGCRESS REPORT: [email protected] We're thrilled to be hosting the 76th World Convention in San Jose! Thanks to everyone who supported the bid, and thanks, too, to everyone who cared enough about Worldconto invest their time and resources in the Site Selection process.Forthe latestinfo, visit our website at www.worldcon76.org!

We've got somestellar Guests of Honoralready confirmed, and will be adding morein the nearfuture. | hope you'll be astounded by the guests we'veinvited! San Joseis a place that rewards and celebratescreativity. Where people, in their day jobs, advance science and technology, only to go home and create more. Where being smart and nerdy is the mainstream. We have a great partner in Team San Jose and the McEnery Convention Center, home to a numberof our local and regional fannish events.

Please join us over the next two years while our team at SFSFC builds your Worldcon of the Future! There will be many opportunities (and some surprises) along the way for you to join in as we makeit a reality.

Kevin Roche Conference Chair REGISTER FOR WORLDCON 76 We are using RegOnline.comforregistration. Register at www.regonline.com/worldcon76 Theseprices are effective Feb. 1, 2017 through Aug.1, 2017

Membership Standard Conversion from Supporting

Supporting $50 Not Applicable

Adult Attending $190 $140

ActiveCERTne $90 $40

Child Attending (6-14) $60 $10

Kid in Tow (Under6) $0 (no voting rights) $0 (not applicable)

All Worldcon 2018 voters automatically have a supporting membership in Worldcon 76, by virtue of paying the "advance supporting membership"(voting) fee. Pre-supporters and pre-opposers who wish to upgradeonline will be contacted with their discounted conversion options; Friends of Bid and Enemiesof Bid who voted will automatically be converted to Adult Attending, and Venture Capitalists will automatically be converted to Adult Attending.

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PIERRE & SANDY CHELSEA QUINN PETTINGER SPIDER ROBINSON YABBRO BOB WILKINS EDGAB PANGBORN a (GHOST OF HONOR) (GHOST OF HONOR) :

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