The Tower Issue 3 WorldCon76.org Edition: Friday AM Aug. 17th, 2018 Program Updates Silverberg. John The following people have been Hertz presented the removed from programming and Posthumous Hall of will not be attending: Fame award to Len and June Moffat which Wil McCarthy, Richard Kadrey was accepted by Bob Fingerloop Braiding has been Konigsberg, their son. added, Saturday and Sunday at The Sam Moskowitz 10:00 AM in Flex Space (Exhibit Archive Award was Hall), with the following description: then awarded to Hal Hall. Sue Francis wife Learn an ancient technique for making of Steve Francis then colorful multi-strand braids, requiring Opening Ceremonies bestowed the Big Heart Award to only string and your hands. Useful for Worldcon 76 kicked off Thursday File770 fanzine creator Mike Glyer. drawstrings, bracelets and necklaces, or It was then announced that from anything that can use a strong cord. evening with a thrilling performance by a Tongan Ma’ulu’ulu. The this day forward, the award would Four Art Show Tours (Exhibit Hall) convention chair, Kevin Roche, then be designated the David A. Kyle Big have been added, on Friday and stepped on stage in a spacesuit, Heart Award. Saturday, at the following times: which was peeled off to reveal his Following the First Fandom • Friday, Noon, with Richard Hescox. ceremony attire. awards, the designers for this year’s • Saturday, 11:00 AM, with John Hertz. Following an address by Hugo Award base came onto stage, • Saturday, 1:00 PM, with Sarah Santa Clara accompanied Clemens. Supervisor Ken by a truly • Saturday, 2:00 PM, with Ctein and Yeager, Kevin rocking themed Theresa Nielsen-Hayden. was interrupted video. David Bowles has been added to by the sounds Joe Siclari Latinx? Mexicanx? Hispanic? Do of Thus Spake made good on the Words Make a Difference and Zarathustra, his threat to Why? which signaled open a time the arrival of the capsule from the SFWA Autograph Sessions Guests of Honor, 1992 Worldcon Don’t forget the SFWA Autograph beginning with Magicon, the Sessions today in the autograph John Picacio. contents of area (Exhibit Hall). The Artist Guest which can be • 11:00 AM to 11:25 AM Lawrence M. of Honor brought the #Mexicanx seen today in the Exhibit Hall (we Schoen, Jonathan Brazee Initiative recipients onto the stage promised one Hugo!). • Noon to 12:25 PM Curtis C. Chen, and spoke about his initiative. He A last-minute surprise came in the James Patrick Kelly was followed by his fellow GoHs, form of a representative from the • 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM Rebecca Gomez including the cosplaying Pettingers, Guiness Book of World Records, who Farrell, Daniel Potter Frank Hayes, Spider Robinson in a awarded Worldcon with a second • 2:00 PM to 2:25 PM James Van Pelt, Callahan’s apron, and the spirits of consecutive award for the longest Nathaniel Williams Pangborn and Wilkins. running science fiction award (the • 3:00 PM to 3:25 PM Erica Satifka Opening Ceremonies Director Hugo), which was first delivered at • 4:00 PM to 4:25 PM Robert J. Sawyer Randy Smith then turned things over Worldcon 75 in Helsinki. • 5:00 PM to 5:25 PM N.J. Schrock to MC Steve Francis to announce Our Chair concluded with a and award the First Fandom awards heartfelt message to all of our for 2018. members, and declared Worldcon Submission Deadline (Issue 4): Erle Melvin Korshak presented 76 to be underway, with a bang of 3:00 PM the First Fandom Award to Robert his gavel! Facebook: facebook.com/worldcon76 • Twitter: @worldcon2018 •Instagram: @worldcon76 • www.worldcon76.org 2 The Tower Issue 3 WorldCon76.org Edition: Friday AM Aug. 17th, 2018 Get Your Sekrit Decoder Ring 1943 Retrospective Hugo Friday Parties SFWA is selling secret decoder Award Winners The Utah for NASFiC 2019 bid committee rings at booth R1 next to the will have an open bid gathering Friday at Best Fan Writer • Forrest J Ackerman autographing area. Come and buy 9:30 PM in Room 498 of the Fairmont. Best Fanzine • Le Zombie, edited by Arthur yours so you can figure out what we The DC in 2021 Worldcon Bid Party will Wilson “Bob” Tucker mean when we say: be Friday, 9:00 PM, Fairmont South Tower 1 4-11-12-15-15-30 8-23-14-12-16-19 23-1-18-14 1-9-24-8-22 23-24-1-22-24- Best Professional Artist • Virgil Finlay Room 579. 12-18-10 1 9-12-22-8 12-18 11-12-23 Best Editor - Short Form • John W. Campbell The New Zealand 2020 bid committee is 4-1-18-19-8 20-22-19-26-12-18-10 hosting a “Kuddly Kiwis Forest Party” (a 20-19-25 4-1-18-24 11-1-26-8 30-19- Best Dramatic Presentation •Short Form 25-22 14-1-30-1-14 1-18-6 11-8-1-24 Bambi, written by Perce Pearce, Larry unique take on “kwiz” night, via the Kiwis 12-24 24-19-19 Morey, et al., directed by David D. Hand et Beak) Friday at 9:00 PM in Suite 576. ChildCare at WorldCon 76 al. (Walt Disney Productions) Take to the Stars! The Chicago in 2022 Best Short Story Worldcon Bid committee is hosting a party (Marriott, 4th floor) Kiddie Corp will “The Twonky,” by Lewis Padgett (C.L. Moore Friday at 9:00 PM in room 479. be providing fun activities to young and Henry Kuttner) (Astounding Science- As a reminder, all convention parties are fans from 0–15 years old. Fiction, September 1942) taking place in the Fairmont’s South Tower. This is directly behind the McCormick & There is a charge of $15 an hour Best Novelette Schmick’s restaurant, across a walkway with a 2 hour minimum. “Foundation,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding from the main Fairmont building. The hours are as follows: Science-Fiction, May 1942) The Fairmont prefers to not call these Thursday 1:00 PM to 8:30 PM Best Novella “parties,” so we’ll refer to them on the Friday 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM “Waldo,” by Anson MacDonald (Robert signage in the lobbies as “socials.” Sat/Sun 9:30 AM to Midnight A. 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