Anticipation T h e 6 7 t h W o r l d S c i e n c e Fiction Convention L e 6 7 e c o n g r è s mondial de science - f i c t i o n 2 paratoire é s R e p o r t pr P r o g rRapport e s J u l y J u i l l e t 2 0 0 8 Seattle in 2011 Come to Seattle where the past and future will join together for a vibrant present. Seattle is bidding to host its second There are huge varieties of culinary World Science Fiction Convention on offerings, famous coffee houses, and the 50th anniversary of its first, pubs all within a few blocks. Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon The International District, Belltown, Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, and Uptown are all right outside the front door. For your extended travel plans, there are mountain The Vote for the 2011 Worldcon ranges, will be held during Anticipation, volcanoes, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal. rain forests, the Show your support for Seattle ocean, and in 2011 by purchasing a hundreds of supporting membership, voting islands close by. in Site Selection at Anticipation and Joining the Bid Team. Bid Membership Rates Pre-Support $25 We would love to include you in Pre-Oppose $50 our list of volunteers, please contact Friend of the Bid $100 us at [email protected] to Enemy of the Bid $150 join us. Patron of the Bid $300 Nemesis of the Bid $500 Our location in downtown Seattle is a short distance from the Science Fic- tion Museum, the Experience Music Project, Pike Place Market, the Monorail, Space Needle, and the Pacific Science Center. Seattle in 2011, P.O. Box 1066, Seattle, WA 98111 [email protected] http://www.SeattleIn2011.org Seattle in 2011 Come to Seattle where the past and future will join together for a vibrant present. Anticipation t h Seattle is bidding to host its second There are huge varieties of culinary T h e 6 7 W o r l d S c i e n c e Fiction Convention e World Science Fiction Convention on offerings, famous coffee houses, and L e 6 7 c o n g r è s mondial de science - f i c t i o n the 50th anniversary of its first, pubs all within a few blocks. Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon The International District, Belltown, Pioneer Square, Committee list .....................................................5 .......................................... Le comité organisateur Capitol Hill, and Uptown 2 Membership Rates ...............................................7 ..................................................Taux d’inscription are all right outside the front door. Guest of Honour: Élisabeth Vonarburg ...................8 ................... Invitée d’honneur : Élisabeth Vonarburg Master of Ceremonies: Julie Czerneda .................10 .................... Maître de cérémonies : Julie Czerneda For your extended Guest of Honour Biographies .............................12 ...........................Biographies des Invités d’honneur travel plans, there are mountain Membership Map .............................................19 ...............................................Carte des membres The Vote for the 2011 Worldcon ranges, Hugo Awards Base Design .................................20 ............................................. Design du Prix Hugo will be held during Anticipation, volcanoes, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal. rain forests, the Programming ....................................................24 .....................................................Programmation Show your support for Seattle ocean, and Montréal Fandom: Draconis ...............................25 ............................Le fandom montréalais : Draconis in 2011 by purchasing a hundreds of Montréal Fandom: MonSFFA ..............................26 .........................Le fandom montréalais : l’AMonSFF supporting membership, voting islands close by. in Site Selection at Anticipation Montréal Fandom: Con*Cept .............................28 ......................... Le fandom montréalais : Con*Cept and Joining the Bid Team. Bid Membership Rates paratoire Pre-Support $25 é We would love to include you in Pre-Oppose $50 s R e p o rA t word from the chairs Un mot des présidents our list of volunteers, please contact Friend of the Bid $100 Chances are you will be reading this at Denvention, Il y a de bonnes chances que vous lisiez ceci à Denvention, us at [email protected] to Enemy of the Bid $150 the 2008 Worldcon, and you will soon be looking la Worldcon de 2008, et bientôt vous vous tournerez join us. Patron of the Bid $300 pr forward to a Worldcon in Montréal. To help you do avec anticipation (osons le dire) vers la Worldcon de Nemesis of the Bid $500 Our location in downtown Seattle is a so, in addition to some articles on our Guests, we 2009. Pour vous y aider, en plus d’information sur nos short distance from the Science Fic- continue our series on Montréal Fandom in order to invités, nous continuons notre série d’articles sur le fandom tion Museum, the Experience Music give you a better feel for the welcome you can expect at montréalais afin de vous donner une meilleure idée de Project, Pike Place Market, the Anticipation. l’accueil qui vous attend l’année prochaine. Monorail, Space Needle, and the Pacific Science Center. PR3, due to be released this winter, will provide you Le Rapport préparatoire 3, émit cet hiver, incluera de with information on hotel reservations, articles about our l’information sur les réservations d’hôtel, des articles sur Seattle in 2011, P.O. Box 1066, Seattle, WA 98111 Guests, reports on what our various departments have nos invités, et sur les activités de nos départements, ainsi [email protected] been up to as well as Nomination Ballots for the Hugo que les bulletins de mise en candidature pour les Prix P r o g rRapport e s Awards. Hugo. J u l y J u i l l e t — Robbie Bourget and René Walling — Robbie Bourget et René Walling http://www.SeattleIn2011.org 2 0 0 8 Chairs/Présidents: Robbie Bourget, René Walling Finance and Facilities/Finance et installations: Bruce Farr Chair’s Assistants/Assistants au présidents: Sherri Benoun, Budget: Bruce Farr John Zmrotchek Treasury/Trésorerie Chair’s Advisor/Conseillère aux présidents: Peggy Rae Sapienza Pre-con Treasury/Trésorerie pré-convention: Joey Pride Reality Check/Descente sur terre: Evelyn Walling At Con Treasury/Trésorerie à la convention: Nicholas Shectman Facilities/Installations: Bruce Farr, Eugene Heller WSFS Registration, Pre-con/Registraire (pré-convention): Rebecca Downey Business Meeting/Réunion annuelle de la WSFS: Kevin Standlee Mailbox/Casier postal: Joey Pride Hugo Administration Committee/ Staff/Personnel: Marie-Astrid Walling Comité d’administration des Prix Hugo: Jeff Orth, Diane Lacey, Registration, At-con/Registraire (à la convention): Lea Farr Ruth Lichtwardt, René Walling Programming and Events/Programmation et événements: Advisor to the Hugo Administration Committee/ Terry Fong Conseiller au comité d’administration des Prix Hugo: Mark Olson Programming Director/ Site Selection for the 69th Worldcon/ Directrice de la programmation: Farah Mendlesohn Sélection du site pour la 69e Worldcon: Glenn Glazer Deputy Programming Director/ Assistant: Peter Jarvis Directrice adjointe de la programmation: Tamu Townsend Post-Hugo Party (at Denvention 3)/ Literature in English/Littérature en anglais: Graham Sleight Réception post-Hugo (à Denvention 3): Nancy Kathleen Bruce, Literature in French/Littérature en français: Christian Sauvé, Catherine Crockett Jean-Louis Trudel Academic/Académique: Graham Murphy, Chrissie Mains Information Office/Bureau des communications Children’s Programme/Programmation pour jeunes: Lisa Hertel Official Photography/Photographie officielle: Charles Mohapel Costuming and Craft/Costumes et artisanat: Dawn McKechnie, Staff/Personnel: Kerry Gilley, Ken Grimes, Deb King, Danny Low, Martin Christine Mak, Lenny Provenzano, Rod Smith Constantineau organisateur Public Relations/Relations publiques: Louise Alain Fan: Murray Moore Advertising/Publicité: Kimm Antell Filk: FilKONtario Press/Presse: Val Grimm, Jules-Pierre Malartre Fun Things/Le ludique: Andy Duncan, Sydney Duncan Sponsorships/Commanditaires: Jean-Louis Trudel Gaming/Jeux: Eugene Fong Dere é Web Site/Site web: Howard Picaizen Human Culture/Culture humaine: Jo Walton Backend/Interface dorsale: Stirling Westrup, Nicholas Shectman, Kaffeeklatsches: Elise Matthesen Lin Daniel, Rebecca Downey, Media/Médias: Howard Picaizen John Zmrotchek, Howard Picaizen Science and Technology/Science et technologie: Dave Clements Content Management/Gestion du contenu: Howard Picaizen, Visual Arts/Arts visuels: James A. Owen Mike McMillan Writing Workshops/Ateliers d’écriture: Gregory Frost, Translation/Traduction: Emilie D’Aoust, Saskia Latendresse, Oz Whiston Jules-Pierre Malartre, Sylvain St-Pierre, Alison Wall Events Director/Directeur des événements: Lance Sibley Deputy Events Director/ International Agents/Agents internationaux Directeur adjoint des événements: Andrew Gurudata Australian Agent/Agent australien: Craig Macbride Hugo Awards/Prix Hugo: Ian Stockdale, Jim Mann European and UK Agent/ Agent européen et britannique: John Harold Japanese Agent/Agent britannique: Tamie Inoue ConventionL e c o m i t Committee Continued on page 7/Suite à la page 7 Anticipation – Progress Report 2 5 Anticipation T h e 6 7 t h W o r l d S c i e n c e Fiction Convention L e 6 7 e c o n g r è s mondial de science - f i c t i o n Neil Gaiman (Guest of Honour / Invité d’honneur) Élisabeth Vonarburg (Guest of Honour / Invitée d’honneur) Ralph Bakshi (Artist Guest of Honour / Invité d’honneur artiste) Taral Wayne (Fan Guest of Honour / Invité d’honneur