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Confiction U.S Third Class ConFiction U.S. Postage PAID c/o Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc. Permit # 228 P. O. Box 46, MIT Branch P. O. Framingham, Mass. Cambridge, MA 02139 United States of America AT 1008 - PR2 George Flynn Po Box 1069, Kendall Sq Stn CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 VERENIGDE STATEN VAN AMERIKA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED FORWARDING AND RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Nominated for a Hugo! Nominated for a Hugo Award after its first full year of The Best of Hugo Award Nominee publication, Aboriginal Science Fiction is the successful new, full-color, full-slick magazine that’s changing the way SF is done. ABO's first twelve issues are already collectors’s o Aboriginal r* items, selling for a premium. ABO-featured authors and ar­ tists include Harlan Ellison, Orson Scott Card, Frederik Science Fiction Pohl, Connie Willis, Brian W. Aldiss, Ben Bova, Charles L. Tales of the Human Kind J 1988 Annual Anthology/$4.50 Grant, Ian Watson, Carl Lundgren, Bob Eggleton and many talented newcomers. Because we have nearly run out of back issues, we have Stories by: published a special full-color anthology. The 80-page anthol­ ogy includes 12 stories and 19 pages of full-color art from our Orson Scott Card first seven issues and regularly retails for $4.50. But if you subscribe for 12 or 18 issues we’ll give you a FREE copy of the anthology along with your subscription. How good is Aboriginal SF? 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BOX 2449, WOBURN, MA 01888-0849 2 ConFiction The 48th World Science Fiction Convention August 23 - August 27, 1990 Progress Report 2 Autumn 1988 48th World Science Fiction Convention the Netherlands Congress Center The Hague, Holland August 23rd - August 27th, 1990 0 Guests of Honour Joe Haldeman Wolfgang Jeschke Harry Harrison Fan Guest of Honour Andrew Porter Toastmistress Chelsea Quinn Yarbro KLM Dutch Airlines has been appointed official carrier for the 48th Worldcon in The Hague. WORLDCON 1990 - RO. BOX 95370 - 2509 CJ THE HAGUE - HOLLAND 4 Progress Report 2 ConFiction Welcome to the new members, and hello again to the old crew! We welcome you back to ConFiction, with this Progress Report # 2. We have hoisted our main sail, for the wind is picking up, as is ConFiction activity. In this issue we present you with the latest update concerning Membership, Advertising, Travel arrangements, news about Programming, Art Show and Dealers informa­ tion and whatnot. As usual, the captain and crew of The Roaring Mouse have sailed many a sea to convert the last of the heath­ ens. It brought them to the shores of Budapest in Hungary (regretfully we have to announce that the Blue Da­ nube is no longer blue), Liverpool (did you know that the main lounge of the Adelphi is an exact replica of the main lounge of the Titanic? ), and even as far as the exotic coastline of New Orleans (the French quarter made us feel quite at home). Besides meeting old and new friends we spread the word, laced with strong Dutch flavours (like jenever), and this helped the flow of new registrations. For new and ’old’ members alike, here are the latest entries of the Captain’s Log! Johan-Martijn Flaton Contents Advertisers Welcome back! 5 The WSFS and ConFiction 20 Aboriginal Science Fiction 2 Change of Address 5 Programme Information 22 Phoenix in ‘93 7 The Committee 6 ConFiction Video Contest 16 ConFrancisco 11 Agent’s Comer 25 Weapons and Drugs 16 Fandom Directoiy 12 Membership Information Fan Comforts 17 Magicon 15 Rates 8 Kid Con 17 Locus 18-19 Methods of Payment 9 1990 Site Selection Intercon 21 Exchange Rates 9 Vote results 16 NASFiC ConDiego ‘90 23 Children’s Admission 9 The Netherlands Congress 29 Chicon IV 24 Advertising Rates 10 Centre D.C. in ‘92 26-27 Dutch Fandom: An Overview 13 Memberships: Geographical Zagreb in ‘93 28 Financial Report 14 breakdown per country 31 Nor eascon Three 30 General Information: New Memberships: 31 NCSF 23 Captain’s Log 6 The Flying Dutchman 33 Contrivance 34 Travel & Hotel Business 16 Wilhelm Heyne Verlag 36 Art Show & Dealers Room 17 Art credits: Alexis Gilliland, SFC 8 Mouse Name Contest 17 Len de Vries and Teddy Harvia T-Shirt Department 25 Cover & Mouse: Len de Vries -------------------Change of Address-------------------- Who hasn’t heard of the gruesome fate of captain & crew of The Flying Dutchman? Worse, this could also happen to you! We’d like to avoid this. Therefore we ask you kindly - but firmly - to inform us immediately of any change of address during the next two years. If you are planning to move (or if you have already moved), please notify us as soon as possible. In doing so, you guarantee receiving all up­ coming issues of our Progress Reports and other important information about ConFiction. Just write us a short letter, mentioningyour membership number (if possible), and both your former and new address to: Membership Administration ConFiction P.O. Box 95370 2509 U The Hague Holland. Only then can we guarantee you won’t be lost in eternity. It is our firm intention to get any passenger safely to our joint destination, and we’ll do our utmost to achieve this. But we need your help too. 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Thanks Angelique van der Werff to this group, American fans received their first is­ Secretary sue of our Progress Report quickly. We hope to be Robert in’t Veld able to continue this service, as it benefits all Chief Treasurer groups in fandom. Since then, a lot has happened. Our organization departments has got more body and we’ve gained a lot of knowledge. The overall structure for the conven­ Annemarie van Ewijck tion has taken shape in the meantime. We learned a Fan Activities lot at Conspiracy in Brighton. We learned even Karin Bontebal more at Nolacon II in New Orleans. It was good to Deputy be present in force at Nolacon II. Here we found, that co-operation with other fans is the best possi­ Johan-Martijn Flaton ble way to make a World Science Fiction Conven­ Public Relations tion work. Behind our table were not only people John van Duin from Holland, but also from the United States and Agent’s liaison Canada (thank you, agents!). 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