1 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Morning Edition Summerfaire on Barrayar The Blue Bear Necessities A Convention with Altitude The Imperial Summerfaire Re‐ ception promises to be the social Even as you read these words, Visitors also may want to take it event of the season. There will be you are 5,280 feet above mean‐sea‐ easy for their first day, not push music, dancing, and other fun level or as we like to say, “a mile themselves physically and moderate things to see and do. closer to the stars.” their alcohol and caffeine intake until Mingle with the galactic elite in While this is not high enough to their body adjusts. your best Betan sarong, Komarran cause altitude sickness in most Being a mile closer to the stars trousers, or your own version of people, some may experience includes our sun, so wear sunscreen interplanetary chic. Donʹt forget temporary shortness of breath; if so, with a sun protective factor (SPF) of how much Barrayarans appreciate just rest for a minute. Dehydration at least 15, good quality sunglasses, uniforms! Well‐behaved off‐world is a more serious problem—experts and a hat. Use a lip balm. mercenary and military members recommend visitors drink at least Those who are not in good are welcome; please have your legal two glasses more water (eight total) cardiovascular health, older representative research the laws than they do normally. Beverages Americans, or experiencing other against dueling. Imp Sec will be with caffeine, sugar, and alcohol do health problems including diabetes, watching as there have been ru‐ not prevent dehydration and may experience altitude sickness mors of spies. caffeine (and alcohol) will have a including persistent headache, flu‐ Summerfaire will feature Impe‐ stronger effect at this altitude. like symptoms, nausea, loss of rial Author Lois McMaster Bujold Avoid salty food too. Symptoms of appetite, lightheadedness and and other guests in CCC Korbel dehydration include feeling dizzy, occasional disorientation, insomnia, 2BC/3BC right after Opening Cere‐ faint, or nauseous. Denver tap and shortness of breath. This may monies (approximately 6:15pm). water is perfectly safe and require oxygen therapy. Your hotel Don’t miss it! delicious. should have people on staff who know what to do or who to contact. PROGRAM CHANGES! Asimov’s/Analog Signings We’re sure this will be a surprise, but changes were made to the program after the pocket program went to print. A detailed change sheet is available at Reg‐ Writers from Asimov’s and Analog istration and at all newsletter sites. Additional changes will be printed in fu‐ magazines will be conducting their ture editions of Necessity. own signings at the Asimov’s/Analog booth in the Exhibits area in Hall D. Submit to Necessity Today: Noon‐1pm Stephen Baxter Denvention 3’s daily newsletter, Submission boxes can be found at 1‐2 pm Connie Willis Necessity, will be published twice per the same locations. Sheila Williams day (except Sunday, which will only Submissions are welcome! If you have one edition) with issues arriving would like to email a submission, at 9am and 5pm (or as close to that as please do so—our email is WSFS Business we can get!). Issues can be found in [email protected] and we The deadline for submitting new the CCC by registration and outside will check it regularly. You can also business to this yearʹs WSFS Business of Hall D, as well as in the Sheraton visit us in the Silver Room on the Meeting is 7pm today. If you have on the ground floor of the Tower mezzanine level of the Sheraton not made prior arrangements with Building and in Consuite. and drop something off in person. the Secretary of the Business Meeting, to submit new business First Time at a Worldcon? Read This! bring 200 copies including and original signed by at least two New in town? Can’t tell your the entire rest of the week more members of Denvention 3 to the filk from your film? No clue if you understandable. WSFS Mark Protection Committee support FIAWOL or FIJAGH? Help (And for those of you who can’t meeting (7pm today, Sheraton is at hand. make the panel — Filk is science Aspen), deliver them personally to At 11:30am in CC room 502, fiction folk music. FIAWOL means the WSFS Secretary (Pat McMurray) Gay Haldeman and Rusty Hevelin Fandom is a Way of Life and or Chairman (Donald Eastlake III), or will give advice on “How to Enjoy FIJAGH means Fandom is Just a drop them at the Convention Office Your First Convention.” This is the Goddarned Hobby. and tell them to put them in the ideal first stop that can help make Business Meetingʹs mailbox. Issue Number One Wednesday, August 6 Morning Edition The Blue Bear Necessities Simple Rules for Surviving, and Thriving, at Denvention Going to a sf Worldcon is like be‐ lots of fluids. The bathing should be ously don’t overflow into the hallways ing at Las Vegas, a magical world self‐explanatory, just imagine hun‐ with alcoholic drinks. Don’t take more where time seems to have no meaning. dreds of the great unwashed in a small than you can eat (and leave some for Many fans forget some of the basic room in the summer heat. others). If a person’s eyes are looking needs in their quest to have the most Another good rule to follow is to around the room in panic, it is time to fun possible. So here are some simple experiment. Go to a reading or Kaf‐ find a new conversation partner. And rules that will improve everyone’s feeklatsche by a writer you don’t please remember, no still means no time at the convention. know; you might make a new favorite. even at a convention. 5:2:1. That’s a simple rule to fol‐ Spend some time seeing the city; fans Also, please remember that the low. At least five hours sleep, two do not live by SF alone. convention is run by volunteers. If meals (the con suite doesn’t count), Use the convention to make there is a problem, instead of com‐ and one bath/shower per day. If you friends. If you see someone sitting by plaining, ask how you can help. The don’t get enough sleep, you may find him/herself strike up a conversation. old cliché about catching more flies yourself nodding off at panels Instead of going to lunch by yourself with honey than vinegar certainly ap‐ (especially embarrassing if you snore). ask if anyone else is interested in com‐ plies. Volunteer to help yourself. And Food is important so you don’t go into ing. This applies to rides back to the tip the maids each day; don’t wait un‐ insulin shock or have your stomach airport; you can save money by shar‐ til the day you leave. rumblings be louder than the speakers. ing a ride. And you should remember to drink Party etiquette is also key. Obvi‐ Catch a Kaffeeklatsche — Visit Your Favorites in a Small Group Primo Prometheus A Kaffeeklatsche is a chance to each Kaffeeklatsche is limited to Days before the Hugos, there is visit some of your favorite program eight, so sign up early. If youʹre the Prometheus Best Novel Award participants in a small group, ideal more than five minutes late to a given by the Libertarian Futurists for getting to know him or her in a Kaffeeklatsche, your seat may be Society to provide encouragement to whole new way. It is also great for forfeited. If you find that the signup science fiction writers whose books meeting pros who may be new to sheet has been removed from the examine the meaning of freedom. you now, but who may become fa‐ information desk, and you have not This year’s winners are: The vorites once you have had a chance signed up for a particular Kaffee‐ Gladiator by Harry Turtledove, the to talk. klatsche, you may check at the Kaf‐ fifth novel in his Crosstime Traffic Signup sheets for the Kaffee‐ feeklatsche room in the CCC, and series, set in a world where the Soviet klatches will be found at the main see if any seats are still available. Union won the cold war, and information desk near main registra‐ Kaffeeklatsches will be held in HaʹPenny by Jo Walton, the sequel to tion in the CCC. Each dayʹs registra‐ Korbel 4E in the CCC. They begin Farthing, set in a world where the tion will begin at 9am and end at at 10am on Thursday. You do not Nazis won WWII. Both authors will 5pm. Each hourʹs signup sheet will have to drink coffee (or even kaffee) be present to accept their award. The be removed 30 minutes before that to attend. event is scheduled for Wednesday Kaffeeklatsche begins. Remember 2:30pm in Korbel 1D. I Remember the Home PARTIES! Members of The People, and Parties are an essential part Outsiders who fondly remember the of Worldcon. Parties will be stories published in Pilgrimage, The on the 22nd floor of the People: No Different Flesh, and the Sheraton and also in the Vail more recent Ingathering: The Complete Room of the Sheraton (by People Stories by Zenna Henderson Consuite). Please see party will form a Group in CC 503 at flyer boards in Consuite and 2:30pm to discuss Timeless Stars: by Registration in the CCC Zenna Henderson. for detailed party listings. Party reviews are welcomed by Necessity! 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