Seattle in 2011

Reposted for Bobbie

It is with grave regret and a deep disappointment that I must announce that the Seattle bid has to pull out of the race to host the Worldcon in 2011. This is due to an unforeseen event and our inability to reach a formal first option agreement with our preferred facilities. We had initial options on facilities, but when it came time to reduce them to formal writing, we found that our preferred facilities had groups willing to make the financial commitment ahead of us. Seattle is such a popular destination for conventions that all of the reasonable dates (early August through early September) already have groups that have firmer commitments than we do. 

After examining the options and alternatives, consulting with our respected advisors and exploring any number of other possibilities we have determined that there are just no viable alternatives, which make sense for the fannish community available to us. We do not want to host the Worldcon in a venue and situation that would prove to be less than World class. In this economy, it is refreshing to know that Seattle remains a popular destination for conventions and tourists even if it is one of the saddest things I can think of at the moment.

I want to personally thank all of the fannish community, our supporters, my advisors, friends and family for giving so completely of yourselves over the last several years. I can personally not think of anyone I would not have wanted to produce this event with other than you – You all gave so much and went so far to make this happen. Thank you for everything!

We will be reviewing future opportunities with our potential facilities with an eye toward bidding for a subsequent year. 

Bobbie DuFault

Seattle 2011 Bid Chairman

http://www.seattlein2011.org/withdrawl

I had no idea you guys were going to represent at Arisia.  The web site only listed Boskone.  I was so in the dark that I even missed the bid party <insert boo-boo face>, but it was really good to see a Seattle presence.  Not expecting anything official I had already printed off some bid support sheets and put them in the con flyer section of Filthy Pierre’s bins.  They all disappeared.  I hope to generous World Con attendees, but maybe they got yanked as counterfeit.  *shrug*  Time will tell.

kevin_standlee has uploaded video of the Fannish Inquisition at the recent Smofcon (a yearly convention for conrunners). In chronological order:

• Patty Wells presenting for Reno (10:30)
  
• Bobbie DuFault presenting for Seattle (10:50)
  
• Q&A for both bids (22:30)
  

Thursday I will be in Philadelphia on my way to PHILCON 2008,  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill NJ.

 

I was last in Philadelphia for Millenium PhilCon, the 2001 World Science Fiction Convention. Greg Bear was GoH. He wanted strong using SF in the classroom programming. I headed Developing the Young Reader and Educator’s Saturday. The staff included.

 

Developing the Young Reader was possible because local fen plus people from Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Texas and other places worked. together.

 

Seattle-in-2011 Worldcon bid will have a table and a party. I hope to see old friends.

 

  

 

AmaZed and CorfluZed (PDF) is the first progress report of Corflu Zed, which will be held in Seattle next March. Corflu is a fanzine con, and so this progress report includes an article reprinted from the Seattle fanzine Cry of the Nameless, whose staff were also involved in putting on the 1961 Worldcon in Seattle.

Hey folks,  I printed some of your b&w flyers and dropped them on the info table at Gaylaxicon this weekend and talked up your bid parties to anyone who hadn't attended Denvention... but FYI: Reno was actually there and ran a party in the con suite Sunday night.

I saw on the Seattle 2011 website that there is going to be a table and a party at the con, and I was wondering who was coming up. I'll be at the hotel from Thursday to Sunday.

Where will you be in the future?

In my neck of the woods we have Loscon on Thanksgiving weekend coming up.

The Endeavour Award is for "a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year." This year's nominees have been announced:

• The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari
  
• Bright of the Sky: Book One of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon
  
• Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest
  
• Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
• The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper
  

The winners will be announced at Orycon 30 in November.

And now a plug: I got to read all five of these, plus many other fine books, for free as an Endeavour Award volunteer! And you could be one for next year's award!

In order to pick the nominees from all the books submitted for the award, each book has to be read and scored by 7 different people. With more and more books submitted each year, there is a need for more and more people to help read them. If you are a Portland-area resident with a taste for a wide range of sf, why not contact the Endeavour committee and volunteer to read a few books?

Here are my WorldCon pictures, mostly from the Saturday Seattle in 2011 bid party.
 
( More pictures behind the cut... )

Cheryl has some interesting thoughts on Denvention. Others have posted information that is good for us to be aware of... please take a look at http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=1588

I found Cheryl's evaluation to be concise and informative and I think you will too!
I found some of the comments VERY interesting:

When I last asked the committee, I was told D3’s warm body count was about 3700, including day/kids, but we’ll get the final figures in due course.

I was asked about Denvention’s low numbers by a few people. I found it useful to start with Mark Olson’s rule of thumb about where Worldcon members come from:
- the regulars who attend most Worldcons, regardless of location (and who usually participate in the Hugos and site selection)
- travelling fans within a day’s drive
- local fans

That model predicts that Worldcons in cities with small catchment areas and few population centres within a day’s drive (or equivalent in Europe) will tend to have a lower membership total, and vice versa. I suspect there is some truth in that model, and comparing the city and metropolitan populations of Denver with Chicago/Boston/LA seem to show some correlation. Of course there will be other factors such as how well the committee engage with local fan groups, students etc.

The 2008 Hugo Awards were given out at Denvention onSaturday, August 9, 2008. The Master of Ceremony was Wil McCarthy.

 

 

Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon(HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)

 

Novella: "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis(Asimov's Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press)

 

Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist'sGate" by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007)

 

Short Story: "Tideline" by Elizabeth Bear(Asimov's June 2007)

 

Non-fiction Book: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionaryof Science Fiction by Jeff Prucher (Oxford University Press)

 

Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Stardust Written byJane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman Illustratedby Charles Vess Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)

 

Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Doctor Who"Blink" Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)

 

Professional Editor, Long Form: David Hartwell

 

Professional Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder(F&SF)

 

Professional Artist: Stephan Martiniere

 

Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, KirstenGong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi

 

Fanzine: File 770

 

Fan Writer: John Scalzi

 

Fan Artist: Brad Foster

 

Campbell Award: Mary Robinette Kowal

 

 

 

Photo of Statue:  <ahref="http://www.denvention3.org/images/08hugophoto.small.jpg">http://www.denvention3.org/images/08hugophoto.small.jpg</a>

 

Full Voting Breakdown: http://www.denvention3.org/hugos/Final-Report.pdf

 

 

 

 

Laurie Mann

Denvention Hugo Award Ceremony Co-Head and Webmaster

The Seattle in 2011 bid would like to invite you to join us at Denvention, the 66th Worldcon. We will have parties each of the 4 nights of the convention and of course a table in the Colorado Convention Center. During the day we will most likely be out and about volunteering or prepping for the nightly festivities but feel free to knock on the Suite door (on the 22rd floor of the Sheraton hotel) if you would like to chat.

Yesterday’s tomorrow: A Steampunk Adventure
Wednesday Aug 6 through Friday Aug 8 from 9pm to 1am

You, our intrepid explorer, boldly adventuring into the unknown, seeking golden cities, mysterious artifacts, fame and glory find a wonderful place to relax, unwind and share a bite with other explorers. Your explorations continue, as sample tasty treats from the Pacific Northwest and share stories with other explorers. While you are here, share a taste of our no-bake apple pie, or a “Van Gogh’s Breakfast” made with Absinthe. Be present at midnight and your wishes for glory, gold or at least a gift may come true if your number is drawn for a door prize.


After the Hugo’s Decadent Desserts
Saturday Aug 9 from 10pm to 1am

The Imperial Ministry of Insanity wishes to invite you to join us in celebration as we prepare to embark on our latest extraordinary adventure. We prepare our hearts for our yearlong journey to the far off realm of Anticipation. Festivities will begin at 10 pm on Saturday, August 9, on the 22rd floor of the Sheraton hotel. Desserts and libations will be served. Be present at midnight and your wishes for glory, gold or at least a gift may come true if your number is drawn for a door prize.

OMG a Steam Clock


Incorporating a steam engine and electric motors, the clock displays the time on four faces and announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime that plays the Westminster Quarters.

This is one of the coolest artistic endevours I have seen: The Brass Goggles write up is here: http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=913

The French group Les Machines de l'Ile is found at: http://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/english/index.html

This group creates working machines straight from the mind of Jules Verne or Leonardo di Vinci -- spectacular mechanical devices on a HUGE scale

The Green Meeting, a web site focused on environmental issues for the conference and meeting industry, has an article about the Seattle Worldcon bid coming to Seattle's conference center in 2011.

It's a short article, but good publicity for fandom is always welcome. :)

The Seattle in 2011 Worldcon bid has their new site up check it out: http://www.seattlein2011.org/

It has a lot more information, the theme is in place and it is beautiful!!

This is a wonderful review: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/travel/escapes/18urban-seattle.html?fta=y

I loved what it had to say about about Seattle and book sales:

"Next up is the nearby (and locally cherished) Elliott Bay Book Company — 25,000 square feet of creaky wood floors. Some combination of relentless rain and Elliott Bay books may explain why Seattle has one of the country’s highest per capita rates of book purchasing."

From their website:

Located in the heart of the historic Pioneer Square District, Seattle's original business neighborhood, The Elliott Bay Book Company is home to over 150,000 titles, set on cedar shelves in a series of inviting, exposed-brick walled rooms.

http://www.elliottbaybook.com/about/index.jsp

Date: July 11 (Friday)

Time: 11am

Location: St. John Vianney Church

12600 84th Ave NE

Kirkland, WA 98034

Roberta Carlson, "Bert", as she was known to many, a personal friend and a much loved Pacific Northwest con-runner, died on her way from Seattle, Washington to Westercon in Las Vegas. An investigation by the Highway Patrol determined that the accident was "no fault".

Accompanying Bert in the car were 4 other Pacific Northwest fans. All 4 are suffering from the traumatic experience. One of the fans is still in the hospital with serious damage to both of his hands. Arrangements are being made and a location set up to collect funds to help these fans return to Seattle. More information is available on the following Web page: http://community.livejournal.com/seattle_2011/ William Boyde, one of the four, will pay for the group's air flights home and the fund will be used to reimburse these travel costs. Any funds beyond the travel costs will be donated to Roberta's family.

You can send any donations to William via paypal to wboyde@eskimo.com

Thank you again for all your warmth, concern and sentiments.

Bobbie

Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed and one of her passengers seriously injured in a rollover accident on the way to Westercon. Here's the original announcement from the Orycon mailing list, and an update.

Today on the trip down to Westercon there has been a deadly accident. We
don't have all the details yet but Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed in a
rollover accident. The family has been told and will keep me informed and I
will keep you informed. They thank us all for there support, but please ask
if you have and sympathy emails you want to send please send them to me at
genecon at hotmail.com and I will get them to the family.

Also in the car was William Boyde, Nez, and Howitzer. They are doing ok and
have been released for the hospital. Nick Navota was also in the car and is
being flown to a hospital with a crushed hand and there going to see if they
can save the hand. Bobbie and Jerry are on the seine with them.

If you have any questions you can email me at genecon at hotmail.com or you can
call me at 206-304-4531.

Gene Armstrong

(Sad in my heart for the loss or a great friend)

The update:

Nick is out of surgery and is pretty much ok.

He has lost 3 fingers on his right hand and they have reconnected his right
finger and thumb on his left hand and they will see if the body doesn't
reject them.

Like I said before the others are ok and only have bumps and bruises. They
are very shaken but they have all (with Bobbie and Jerry) got to Vegas.

More later... Please post this to list or LJ

Gene

There is talk of organizing a fund to help the injured people with transportation home. If any of you at Westercon can get details, please post them here.

We are getting everything all packed and the finishing touches on props...

The condo is confirmed, our table is confirmed, the party suite is confirmed, the party planning is done.

I have to work for a little while in the morning and Jerry has to go pick up the boxes of "stuff" from the Convention Center.
We had the convention center pull enough for us to last through Denvention so at least we won't have to go back again right away.

Our first Robot is finished, she has yet to be named - perhaps someone will suggest a good one.


We just heard from another person who will ride up in our Carpool - should be great I don't think that at least 3 of the 5 people riding with Bert have ever been to Vegas.
They are going to have soooo much fun.

I too have many happy memories of NASFiC.   This included the joy of sharing a con with my daughter and her boyfriend (now son-in-law).  Danielle and Kyle were undergrads at the University of Washington, and attended NASFiC only because I was.  Like many who have never attended a con, they had misperceptions prior to attending.  Afterward, both stated they were very pleasantly surprised about the wonderful time they had; how interesting the panels were; how friendly everyone was, and how much they had enjoyed meeting and talking with various people.  NASFiC proved a VERY positive introduction to fandom for two young non-fen.  


Below is one of my fave pics from the week, taken after Saturday night's dinner when Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven were awarded the Heinlein medal.  Another thing that made NASFiC special for me was seeing the joy when old friends re-united.  In this case, CJ Cherryh and Larry Niven:


 

Documents are available on line if you need a quick copy of something like a flyer or the song book.
http://www.seattle2011.org/documents/

mail to info at seattlein2011.org if you don't see what you need.

One of the cool things about the NASFiC were the people who came in to do interesting things there. I felt honored to play a very small role in the Heinlein Society's award to Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle for their many contributions to the genre over the decades. (Can't say as I always appreciate Dr. Pournelle's politics or, at times, personality quirks in discussions, though he is a great storyteller. I'm afraid I may have tortured him a little by scheduling him in such a way that he was constantly on the multi-colored shuttle bus.)

On short notice (at least to me), folks from Robotech came in for things they were doing to promote the 20th anniversary celebration. One of the new voice actors for the new series was Chase Masterson, late of Deep Space Nine fame. Because they'd come in at the last minute, we'd had to do some minor rearranging of the schedule to put her in rooms, so I'd had to work with some of their people a bit. As that was one of the few wrinkles that came to Program Ops, once things were settled I went over to where she was autographing to tell her that I appreciated how cooperative she'd been. I wanted a photo of her as a souvenir, but one can't just ask for that when they are selling photos, so I bought one of hers. She said "Are you into Robotech or Deep Space Nine?" I said I was a fan of her work in Deep Space Nine. She said, "I'll sign the Latinum photo for you." Her autograph was maybe a bit friendlier than I expected (see photo on right). She also let me have a picture taken with her (on left below).


One of the disappointments I'd had helping with programming at Torcon was that the person running media programming decided not to focus on local media. So I felt redeemed when Robert Wertheimer, producer of Charlie Jade, wanted to come to Cascadia Con to do a North American premiere. By coincidence, he worked on Adelaide Street in Toronto, just a dozen blocks east of where I work. We showed the pilot to a packed room in Seattle. Robert was very happy; when he took it to Interaction in Glasgow, hardly anyone showed up, but in Seattle, there was so much demand that we were asked to show it again. (I juggled things and found them a big room near the end of the convention.) Robert and Jeffrey Pierce, the actor, were both gratified at the friendly reception they got in Seattle, not to mention how great the city in general was. They were kind enough for me to stand still to have a photo taken.


I sat down for a bit of a chat with C.J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher. Jane remembered me from Ad Astra. I had shaved since, so Carolyn didn't recognize me right away, though she was more comfortable once I reminded her that we'd thrown a birthday party for her in our hotel room at LACon long ago (during the Reagan years). That's where we met Don and Elsie Wollheim. Carolyn and someone else had guitars. It's true that a bunch of A-list authors didn't make it to Cascadia Con, but quite a lot of my personal favorite authors were there and it was really a joy putting together the program with them. Unfortunately I didn't seem to have a camera around when I was talking to authors. (Back in those days long ago, we didn't all have cameras in our cell phones.)

One of my most meaningful memories of the con was the wake for Jimmy Doohan. Jimmy was living in the Seattle area until his death in the summer of 2005, so we really had to host a remembrance. It's not entirely my story to tell; all I did was schedule Bjo and Jon Trimble, plus marahsk who had met Jimmy a number of times, on the panel. And I may have paid for a certain bottle of Dewar's that we didn't tell the hotel about. I just remember having walked through the whole convention, seeing everyone having a different interesting experience in each room, and coming to the room where the wake was, where tearful people were laughing and hugging as they toasted to absent friends. I leaned against the airwall in the back of the room, where I could hear the theme music from the second showing of the pilot episode of Charlie Jade in the adjacent room, and as I could literally feel the vibe in the walls, in that moment I was glad to have helped make the convention happen.

The Science Fiction Museum is one of those sites that every science fiction fan needs to get to once in their lifetime. I had a piece of salmon at a Japanese restaurant on 2nd Street that nothing before or since has compared to. I remember a Russian bakery at Pike Place that had wonderful treats, one of hundreds of discoveries one might make in that neighborhood. There were always things happening at Seattle Center, if we'd had time. When we came in for the Nebula Awards in 2004, I was impressed at how walkable the city was; all the interesting places were east to get to. There were tons of interesting restaurants and other places along the waterfront. I never made it to the Aquarium that everyone talked about, but Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe was humorous in a way fans would appreciate, and I just enjoy sitting by the ocean in a good seafood restaurant like Elliott's. Like most fans, one of the criteria I consider in voting on a convention is the tourist attractions of the place, and Seattle is consistently voted one of America's great places to live and visit. But what impressed me most at the NASFiC were the people, both the fans running the convention and the authors who participated in the program.

Because Seattle is one of the best places to live, and because there are strong and diverse technical industries in the area, Seattle has one of the biggest and most interesting communities of authors within a few hour's drive. It was great having people like Vonda McIntyre and Robin Hobb around (the latter actually helped out in hospitality at the Nebulas the year before), and C. J. Cherryh drove in from eastern Washington. Though it was the huge crowd of up-and-coming writers that brought fizz to the program. Running around the con, I kind of saw a few minutes of most program items, and I saw passionate but polite conversations in room after room after room. By Saturday afternoon, not only did we not have complaints, but we actually had a line of people at Program Ops a few times of people, authors and fans, who just wanted to tell us how much they were enjoying the program. At the convention executive meeting the next morning, I made a deadpan joke, "I don't know where the complaints are going, because people are only bringing compliments to Program Ops." (Someone fell for it and said "where are the complaints going?" and I had to explain the joke.) Apparently there's a huge art community in the Northwest too; we had a very active art program and the artist's alley area always seemed busy.

Anywhere you go, fandom is a network of groups, but I was kind of amazed how well the Seattle fans worked together. When we were short-staffed here or there, people just pitched in to help. I've been in program ops rooms that have been grim centers of crisis management, but we didn't have that. I only heard about things that might otherwise have been problems in the context of people (often Chris Nilsson, in my area) solving things before anyone had reason to complain. Because it was a NASFiC (half a Worldcon on a fifth of the budget), we were short on money, so I had had to schedule audiovisual equipment kind of aggressively, and I really wasn't sure how we'd find the people to do it all, but a pair of people who I only knew as "Thing One" and "Thing Two" added this to their many other duties and all the equipment got around. Cheryl Ferguson did an amazing job in Ops, again because of her connections. I was in Ops many times a day, but they always seemed very calm compared to most conventions I've seen; their biggest problem seemed to be making sure they had radio batteries charged so no one would be out of communication. The filk rooms were in a location I had to pass to get to anything else; there was always something magical happening there (not just singing, but lots of dancing and drumming; it was a lot more participatory than the usual concerts and circles I see at other cons). Exhibits just seemed to magically whisk in and out; the only complaint I heard from the Patowskis was a bemused comment about how heavy the Hugo awards were.

I kind of suck at politics in some places because I saw what I think and I trust people. That gets me in trouble in some places, but not in Seattle. I recall one SWOC meeting where there was a disagreement about the interpretation of by-laws. The people who held opposing views went to the bar afterwards, together, to continue the discussion; I've seen other committees where that exact conflict leads to multi-year feuds. A lot of the locals knew what they were doing and knew that their positions on their own conventions was secure regardless, so they saw the NASFiC as an opportunity to work together and do new things. Bobbie also had a great knack for finding newer people and putting them into roles where they could contribute. Overall I was struck with how little collective ego this committee had.

I give most of this credit to the whole committee, though every group is shaped by its chair. Bobbie is one of the best convention chairs at the 180-odd conventions that I've been to. She finds ways to relate to a wide range of people, to bring out their best and help them with their weak points. I've seen even reasonably competent chairs be more comfortable with one kind of fan than another, but that was never a problem for her; she always seemed to find some point of commonality to work with anybody. Even people who came into things expecting to dislike her (for whatever external reason) found it difficult to not get along with her. Some chairs demand individual or group loyalty; all Bobbie asked was that people not tear others down and to bring personality or performance issues to her. A good chair can find the right people to get things done, and she always did. But overall, Seattle has one of the most best group of people you could find anywhere. I'm only sorry I have this 2000-mile commute to get out there, but I do fly out as often as I can afford to.

Saturday was the Locus Awards banquet and the Science Fiction Museum’s hall of Fame induction ceremony so we had the opportunity to go to dinner in downtown. I have always loved the Pikes Place Market area and all the quaint little markets and restaurants. To wander the streets, narrow alleys and back hallways of the old buildings discovering this thing or that is fascinating to me. The smells from the different ethnic markets and food spots led us from place to place seeking that perfect place to have dinner. Up this way and down that until we found ourselves looking down on a courtyard in-between some buildings. The smells wafting up the hillside from the open door of the restaurant were wonderful and the people at the outside tables looked to be enjoying their food so we made our way around and down to Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar.

They welcomed us as if we were regular customers, old friends, at the front door and told us that of course we could eat on the patio. It was early only 6:30 so the place was not crowded. The wait staff looked a little like sailors, rough around the edges, one of them surely could have been Emmett himself. The menus were on brown paper bags, it was a cute touch. Many of the appetizers were listed in the entrée section as well, which made selecting things to share between us very easy. We ordered a bowl of chowder, an order of steamers in garlic sauce, a side of fries and a smoked salmon with bread and cheese appetizer to share.

The food came promptly, nearly no wait at all, the presentation was good, and everything looked marvelous, but looks were not what why we were here. I started with the clams and my partner with the soup. Oh, yes! The clams were wonderful, not overcooked, obviously not sitting in water all day waiting for some bottom feeder to come along. I asked about the chowder, my partner, mouth full mumbled something positive and encouraged me to taste, which of course I did. OH MY! Don’t bother with a cup of this soup; you want a bowl for sure. I have had Clam Chowder all over but this is really some of the best. It was not a traditional New England Clam Chowder but it was just delightful with a cheddar cheese and bacon taste, and lots of Clams. It was just wonderful. The rest of our meal was good, the potatoes were real, the bread was sourdough with real butter and the Salmon was good, not great, but still very good. When I go back, I think it will be for Clam Chowder and Clams, maybe I will even try one of their other Seafood meals.

It Doesn't Rain That Much
-Mark Osier


It goes like clockwork every fall the geese in chevron fly
Heading south for warmer climes we’re not sure how or why
The lemmings tend to gather and in mighty hordes march on
And every year in August Fannish folk all head to Worldcon

It’s been 50 years since we did one and Seacon was its name
Our hangover is finally gone and it’s time to go again
We’re sure that we could give you your own little slice of heaven
If you’ll come to the great Northwest in 2011

Though other cities want to host we know we’ll do it better
But Despite all we can offer people grumble about our weather
But I know you’re too smart to believe such idle prattle
So everybody come out to the Worldcon in Seattle

It doesn’t rain that much I tell you it’s no lie
Besides it’s Worldcon just when did you plan to go outside?
The Mountains are all beautiful the sound is blue and clear
So in 2011 let’s all have the Worldcon here

We’ve got Wild Orca’s in the sound, gourmet coffee all around and a Needle that points right to outer space.
So many sites you’ve got to see em, we’ve got a Sci-Fi museum, I can’t imagine a more perfect place.
So return to the Emerald City, yes that really is our name, for if you miss it you will only have yourself to blame.
Seattle Twenty-eleven -- Time to bring this con back here
‘Cause we may not do another bid for another 50 years

It doesn’t rain that much I tell you it’s no lie
Besides it’s Worldcon just when did you plan to go outside
The Mountains are all beautiful the sound is blue and clear
So in 2011 let’s all have the Worldcon here
Yes, in 2011 let’s all have the Worldcon here.


"World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "World Science Fiction Convention", "Worldcon", "NASFiC" and "Hugo Award" are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.

This is the Seattle in 2011 Worldcon Live Journal site. I would love to see some talk about why Seattle is a great place for a Worldcon.