Norwescon 33 |April 1 - 4, 2-10 | SeaTac, WA
Norwescon logo Norwescon 33 is just over 2 months away and the convention committee is hard at work making sure it will be the best Norwescon ever! We've finalized our Guest of Honor lineup and we continue to add new
and exciting events.
Pre-register today!
 
Visit norwescon.org for complete details. See you at the convention!
In This Issue
Programming -
GoH and panelist update!
Norwescon 33 Banquet
Special Events
Exhibitors
Volunteers
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
&
NWC33 Clarion West Scholarship
Philip K. Dick Nominees Announced
MEMBERSHIPS
$55 UNTIL MARCH 31

  For more information, visit Memberships at  norwescon.org.

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or download the pre-registration form


If you pay for your membership with PayPal, please bring proof of payment with you to
the convention.
THANK YOU!


Why pre-register? 
Here are a few good reasons.
ConCom Meeting Dates & Times
Saturdays:
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12
January 9
February 20
March 13

Exec Team Meeting:
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

General ConCom Meeting:
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Post Meeting Social:
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

For more information visit Staff/Volunteers at norwescon.org
Hotel Info
THE NORWESCON ROOM BLOCK AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL IS SOLD OUT!

We have arranged for a Norwescon rate at the DoubleTree's sister hotel:
 
Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center

17620 International Blvd
SeaTac, Washington

Rate:
 $129.00 per night

Group/Convention Code:
NOR

Reservations:
206-244-4800
or
reserve your room online.

For more information visit Hotel at norwescon.org.
Convention Hours
The convention Hours are now posted on the website:

Art Auction
Art Show
Artists Alley
Cloak Room
Con Office
Con Security
Dealers Room
Gaming, Open
Gaming, Scheduled
Hospitality
Registration
Volunteer Lounge

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Norwescon eNewsletter January 2010
PROGRAMMING UPDATE:
Science GoH and Spotlight Publisher Attendees Added + Attending Pros and Panelists Announced
John CramerScience Guest of Honor
John G. Cramer

John Cramer is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Washington in Seattle.  Although he formally retired in January 2010, he will continue teaching part time and continue his usual physics research in ultra-relativistic heavy ion physics, participating in the STAR experiment at the RHIC facility of Brookhaven National Laboratory (Long Island, NY).  He is also currently working on a popular-level book about the transactional interpretation of QM, as well as a third hard SF novel. Read more...

David HartwellSpotlight Publisher
TOR Senior Editor
David G. Hartwell

David G. Hartwell is the author of Age of Wonders and the editor of many anthologies, including The Dark Descent, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, and a number of Christmas anthologies. He has won the Eaton Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Science Fiction Chronicle Poll, has been nominated for the Hugo Award thirty-one times to date, and has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor. Read more...

Jim FrenkelSpotlight Publisher
Tor Editor Jim Frenkel
Jim Frenkel has edited numerous award-winning authors such as Vernor Vinge, Joan D. Vinge, and Frederik Pohl (all winners of the Hugo award), Andre
Norton, Loren D. Estleman, Dan Simmons and Greg Bear. Read more...

You can find more information about our Guests of Honor including Writer Guest of Honor Vernor Vinge, Artist Guest of Honor John Jude Palencar and Special Guest Cory Doctorow by visiting norwescon.org.

Pros and Panelists
The attending pros and panelists list is now available! Visit norwescon.org for updates prior to the con!
NORWESCON 33 BANQUET - You're invited!
What a great way to start your Norwescon weekend!
 
Join us in Grand Ballroom 2 to dine with our Guests of Honor. Our honored guests will speak, we will present several awards and scholarship donations, and you may win a prize!

  The Norwescon 33 Banquet
Thursday, April 1, 2010
5PM - 7PM
$30 per person
Pre-registration form and payment
are due by March 15, 2010


If you have any questions, drop us an email!
SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE
Maxi's Lounge:
Now open ONLY to Norwescon Members
during the convention
Details coming soon!!! Watch norwescon.org for updates!

The Sunday Fannish Flea Market

Sunday, April 4, 2010
10AM - 2PM  Grand 3
A brand new event for Norwescon, the Fannish Flea Market
is a four hour flea market being held Sunday in Grand 3 that features Norwescon attendees selling/trading fannish related items they want to get rid of. If you have unwanted science fiction and fantasy-related items, this event is for you! Applications are due February 28, 2010.
Click for rules and application information.

Norwescon Masquerade Kid's Parade
Saturday night, April 3, 2010
8:00PM
Have a Padawan learner in the family? Or a Crusader knight? A fairy princess who wants to show off her wings? Bring them to the Norwescon Children's Masquerade! The children's masquerade allows children who are too young to compete as Rising Stars (self made costumes by children 13 years and under) to show off their costumes.
Click for more information and registration information.

Scheduled Gaming
We've already got an exciting lineup of Warhammer, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk, Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Tech, Feng Shui, Red Dwarf and D&D 4E games for you to play in. This doesn't mean we don't need more! Email us and we'll schedule you in! Click for more information about Scheduled Gaming.

Lazer Tag
Evergreen Rooms
7:00PM - 11:00PM

New location!  New time! These changes will allow Lazer Tag to rock even more, stop all that constant airport interference, and allow for larger games due to the extra room, while allowing for more consistent play and is better time slot for younger players.

We are desperately in need of set up (6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.) and tear down (11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.) volunteers and volunteer referees. Click here for more information or email us to volunteer for Lazer Tag! 

EXHIBITOR UPDATE
Check out these updates:
VOLUNTEERS
We can't do it without you!
Volunteer! You can help make Norwescon happen, especially when you volunteer time to assist with making sure everything runs smoothly and tasks are completed. This doesn't just happen while the convention is taking place.  It starts the day before the convention and continues until the Monday following the convention.

We really need pre-convention volunteers to help set up on Wednesday, March 31s starting at 10AM. Be
one of those proud participants by signing up early.

By volunteering you can earn cool prizes, share in some of the behind the scenes fun, and compete for great rewards! And don't forget that by volunteering your time, you also get some great food and privileges at the convention, and during the summer at the Volunteer Picnic too! Take on a task or two to help make Norwescon 33 that much better than it already is.

Here are just a few positions that are open now:
  • Scheduled Gaming referees
  • Office staff
  • Day before and day after convention setup staff
  • Masquerade Lighting Director
  • Lazer Tag setup and tear down staff
  • Poker Tournament dealers
Take a look at the organizational structure to find an area that interests you.  Contact us today!
OUTREACH UPDATE
EMP|SFM Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
EMP|SFM in partnership with SIFF will present the fifth annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Seattle Cinerama Theater. The festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts.

DETAILS
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Session 1, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Session 2, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Seattle, WA at Cinerama Theater

FESTIVAL FORMAT
10 short films will screen in the first session 4:00pm - 6:00pm; 10 short films will screen in the second session 7:00pm - 9:00pm. An awards ceremony follows the second session.


TICKETS
Advance tickets are on sale through the SIFF website. Tickets are $9 for a single session, $15 for both sessions. For more information, please call 206.464.5830.

Norwescon 33 is a proud sponsor of SFF SFF and we hope that you choose to attend this annual event!  Norwescon will have an information table at the theater staffed with volunteers, so stop by and say hello!


Norwescon 33 Clarion West Scholarship
Clarion WestNorwescon 33 has donated one fully funded scholarship to
Clarion West for one of their 2010 writing workshop students.  The scholarship will be officially presented at the Norwescon 33 Banquet to be held on Thursday, April 1 at 5PM.  Accepting the donation will be the incoming Clarion West Board Chair Kelley Eskridge and alumna Caren Gussoff.

"Scholarships don't just give money--they give hope to people who might otherwise think they can't afford the workshop experience," Eskridge said when she learned of the donation. "I'm enormously grateful to Norwescon 33 for their support of speculative fiction writers and readers, and for this generous gift of hope to a Clarion West student." Senior Workshop Administrator Leslie Howle added that Norwescon 33's gift "will be deeply appreciated by the entire Clarion West community."

Click here for more information about the Norwewscon 33 Clarion West Scholarship.
Click here for more information about the Norwescon 33 Banquet.
Philip K. Dick Awards Nominees Announced
The judges of the 2009 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:
 
BITTER ANGELS by C. L. Anderson (Ballantine Books/Spectra)
THE PRISONER by Carlos J. Cortes (Ballantine Books/Spectra)
THE REPOSSESSION MAMBO by Eric Garcia (Harper)
THE DEVIL'S ALPHABET by Daryl Gregory (Del Rey)
CYBERABAD DAYS by Ian McDonald (Pyr)
CENTURIES AGO AND VERY FAST by Rebecca Ore (Aqueduct Press)
PROPHETS by S. Andrew Swann (DAW Books)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Norwescon 33.  The awards presentation and dessert reception will begin at 7PM. This event is open to all who would like to attend. Click for more information.