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Conadian Published by WINNIPEG IN 1994 August 15, 1990 CONADIAN "A" INC. A Very Special Tribute As some of you may know, Elizabeth Pearse died this spring of a heart attack. Canada has lost not only one of its best known fans but also a world class artshow organizer and a wonderful woman. Having worked with Elizabeth before, I know that I am not the only one who will greatly miss her, as she has been a fixture of artshows ranging in size from the small to the Worldcon. Elizabeth was working at a convention when the attack happened, and passed away shortly after they got her to hospital. A very quick exit for such a feisty person. It caught us all by surprise. We shall all miss Elizabeth. My Condolences and best wishes to her family and to the rest of "The Team Eh!” left to carry on her good work. CONVENTIONING IN WINNIPEG... A fun place to visit Inside this progress report is a book called "Welcome to Winnipeg, Your World Next Door". We have included it for your perusal because it gives a nice overview of our city as a vacation spot. Besides listing a large number of the interesting sites of Winnipeg, there are also a number of colour, and black and white photographs of some of the highlights of our fair city. Please do read this book, so that you may see the many unique features of Winnipeg. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY... It will have been 21 years (by 1994) since Canada has held a Worldcon. Hosted by a ConCom of only 7, Torcon 2 was held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. That was widely considered to be the last of the Fannish Conventions. In 1986, our WorldCon Bid Committee was put together. It now involves fans from across the width and breadth of Canada and the United States. This bid committee includes some of the best convention organizers in Canada. The vast majority are currently, or have been, con-chairs of various Canadian conventions, including Canada’s largest conventions as well as its longest running convention. You may recognize such names as: Ad Astra, Cangames, Conversions and Toronto Trek. There are of course many others. Committee members have also hosted Canada's National SF Con, Canvention, in various cities. Our bid has been "beating the drum" for a Winnipeg Worldcon for four years. From our begin­ nings, as one of six bids, we have stayed together while all the others in the original group of bidders have dropped out, or in the case of Zagreb, moved to a different year. We have attended a great number of conventions and have listened to suggestions from many interested fans on what they would like to see at WorldCons. It has been a wonderful experi­ ence for all of us. WINNIPEG'S CONVENTION SCENE Some people have been asking us questions about our proposed convention facilities in Winnipeg. We realize that it is often difficult to get an idea of facilities from just diagrams, so we have decided to include a few photographs of the various major rooms. It really is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. Meeting room if 14 Meeting room #2 Meeting room if4 These pictures will help people to see for themselves that yes, Winnipeg does have a lot to offer the Worldcon. Even more important for us was the opportunity to see our convention centre and the adjoining hotel being used to their fullest extent this summer. Winnipeg hosted the World Mennonite Conference, with a membership of almost fifteen thousand people. We were able to wander throughout the conference and observe how well the facilities handled those thousands, and all the ways they made use of Winnipeg’s facilities. We also saw some very good ideas which we hope to implement. Although we have always believed that we had more than sufficient facilities to host the Worldcon, this Conference gave us a visual confirmation of the facilities’ viability. There were people attending from places such as Thailand, India, Jamaica, Holland, Germany, and even South America. It was truly a WORLD conference, just as we hope, 1994 will be a truly WORLD SF CON. 600 seat movie theatre set up for speech Skywalk from Holiday Inn to Covention Centre 2nd Floor corridor between the Convention space and the restaurant & candy store There is a Chinese restaurant, willing to offer a full Chinese buffet from 11:00 a.m. to as late as 11:30 in the evening. We plan on convincing them to do DIM SUM on Sat & Sun. Next is Morden’s Confectionary, renowned for their candies and their particular specialty, CHOCOLATE! CONVENTION-AL THINKING FOR UNCONVENTIONAL FANS The WINNIPEG Convention Centre has just hosted the 15,000 person 1990 WORLD MENNONITE Convention. As members of our committee worked the convention, we were gratified that this very large convention confirmed what we knew all along --- the Winnipeg Convention Centre is more than capable of hosting the World SF Convention. On the first floor, we have over 19 rooms, able to change their sizes and configuration to meet any requirement. These will provide excellent spaces for programming, offices, exhibits and registration. There is also a huge foyer with ample space for information booths, bid booths, club tables etc. The wide corridors around the function space, will handle both the high traffic crowd and the leisurely browsers. On the second floor, there is not only convenient function space, but also a 600 seat, 35mm movie theatre for our use. The theatre has a stage, so major programming can be handled in comfort. A large portion of the second floor will be suitable for either exhibits or the art show, since it has excellent lighting and reasonably high ceilings. It is also fully carpeted. Right next to this space are some commercial shops which are a fan's dream. A Chinese restaurant and Morden's Confectionary are two of the shops. There is also a News shop which carries chips, pop, and other things that fans crave. Plus something every Worldcon needs; a quick-print shop right there on site! There is also a cafeteria on this level, and space for extra tables and chairs to handle all the hungry fans who can't wait for a short walk to anywhere else. The third floor will provide an ideal space for dealers, secure and well lit. We will provide over 200 booths (1 booth holds 2 tables) to which dealers will be able to drive their vehicles. After a full day for dealers to set up, carpeting will then be laid, providing a comfortable environment for fans and dealers alike. Full electrical, mechanical, telephone, sound and drainage facilities are available throughout the floor. Garbage will be removed at least twice a day. A special COOKIE squad will make sure that every dealer gets an ongoing supply of chocolate, coffee and drinks. All the floors of the Convention Centre are connected by high speed, reversible escalators, 4 elevators and a truly awesome freight elevator. If needed you can even drive to any floor. Whether able-bodied or a person requiring special access, one will not experience any problem moving from one floor to the other, quickly and conveniently. We believe that these facilities are just the right size to be ENJOYED. They are not so big that one has to experience a Death March to get from your room to the dealers room or that we end up sharing it with another Con. The 15,000 member World Mennonite Convention also proves WorldCon attendees won’t feel cramped. The drawing shown here will provide you with the Convention Layout. Realize that there is lots that we will be doing to make it come alive with FUN and EXCITEMENT! All we need is YOU. 1ST FLOOR OBIS »l BLUJ] FLOOR THE HOTELS NEXT DOOR Winnipeg’s major hotels surround its Convention Centre. The Holiday Inn is located across the street from the Convention Centre (see map) . It is connected by an enclosed walkway that is wheelchair accessible. Its convention space includes 16 more function rooms. These are located on two floors and are but a stairway / elevator apart. The major Ballroom can be split into three 400 person programme rooms or combined to put on a special event. Thirteen other rooms (20-350 persons) will provide more programming, event or office space as required. Other space is available to support the many party suites which will surround both the indoor & outdoor pools. The diagram shows the rooms available. Across the street is also the Carlton Inn, a Best Western Hotel. It has 3 rooms that can be set aside for specialized programming or office needs. Other space in all hotels within 3 blocks may be used for such things as gaming and video presentations. Winnipeg Downtown 1 I r 1 1 I ! 1 i J . 7 | t f £ £ • L r K, r~ |-«|>| | ^ | L 1* I 1 I I i P i " ! and and I (Imperial) (Metric) Height Height I I D im e n s io n s Sections (Imperial) Dim ensions (Metric) Height Height Boardroom (Imperial) (Metric) Door Door Location Reception Banquet Dinner/Dance W idth Theatre Classroom Room c W idth Commonwealth Ballroom 3 11O'x66' 33 x 20m 20' 61m 8x6' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 1000 1100 500 - 640 560 Commonwealth North 1 36' x 66' 11 x 20m 20' 6.1m 8'x 6' 2.4 x 1,8m 2 300 300 175 70 216 152 Commonwealth Centre 1 36' x 66' 11 x 20m 20' 6.1m 8x6' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 300 300 175 70 216 144 Commonwealth South 1 38' x 66' 12 x 20m 20' 6.1m 8x6' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 300 300 175 70 216 152 Campaign 2 50' x 40' 15 x 12m 9' 2.4m 8'x6' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 300 350 250 80 250 200 30' x 37 +9 x 11m Campaign South 1 50' x 40' 15 x 12m 9' 2.7m 8x6' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 200 265 200 45 184 Campaign North 1 30' x 37 9 x 11m 9' 2.7m 8x3' 2.4 x 0.9m 2 100 85 60 35 72 Colbourne 1 48'x 21' 15 x 6m 9' 2.7m 6'6" x 3' 2.0 x0.9m 3 80 85 50 45 72 48 Kildonan 1 40' x 27 12 x 8m 9' 2.7m 8x5' 2.4 x 1.8m 2 80 70 60 40 72 48 Westminster 1 21x24' 6 x 7m 9' 2.7m 8' x 2'6" 2.4 x 0.8m 2 40 35 30 26 32 Strathcona 1 21'x24' 6 x 7m 9' 2.7m 8' x 2'6’ 2.4 x 0.8m 2 40 35 30 26 32 Talbot 1 21'x24‘ 6 x 7m 9' 2.7m 8' x 2-6- 2.4 x 0.8m 2 40 35 30 26 32 Cabinet 1 20' x 24' 6 x 7m 9' 2.7m 8' x Z6‘ 2.4 x 0.8m 2 14 EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS Winnipeg is Canada’s best kept secret.
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