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WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? A new tradition, starting at the WorldCon in Glasgow (2005)... our WorldCon party has co-sponsors: BroadUniverse and EPIC. |
WHO WAS THERE?
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This is part of the overall WorldCon report: |
3. Star Trek Welcommittee Reunion |
[Kaíres here, perennial party planner and exotic exhibition executor]
We started out just planning another Sime~Gen party at WorldCon. They are always enjoyable, a chance to visit with friends, old and new. With good food and drinks, door prizes, tattoos, and occasionally a dramatic reading of some Sime~Gen literature, we attract a wide range of party-going fen.
Plans were proceeding apace. Then LACon announced that they would continue an idea started last year, in Glasgow: rent out party suites one night at a time. The rooms were hideously expensive. But what a neat idea!
So the JLs and I started searching for partners, who could share the party (and the expense). After exploring many possibilities, we ended up with the same great friends who shared in our party last year: BroadUniverse and EPIC. Later, advertising on listservs and websites for all three groups, we managed to rent out the two sleeping rooms that came with the party suite. The shares paid by our partners, and the rent paid for the two bedrooms, would pay 2/3 of the room cost...We decided to go for it.
Then things really got interesting.
The most important item to report is that the party this year had a special
theme: a reunion for the Star Trek Welcommittee.
We specifically scheduled a time at the start of the gathering to remember
Shirley Maiewski, who ran the Welcommittee for many years...and made many fast friends.
A separate report gives details of the
Welcommittee Reunion, q.v.
Party - Jaye(?), Ed Wilson & JL |
People at Party - Cool T-Shirt (Cheri?) |
Party - Jean & ??? (blurry) |
Nifty Costume at Party |
the hotel, our room...and videotaped most of the proceedings
Cherri Munoz - who spent HOURS cutting and serving food for the party (fruit, veggies, chips, crackers,
etc.), and also donated many wondrous food items, mostly from her new home in Mexico.
Less obvious, but also significant, I want to thank:
Chris Marble - who hauled load after load of ice into the traditional
party drink cooler
(aka bathtub) in the party suite, and
Bill Taylor - who provided maps and directions to nearby stores, so
Cloud and I could
do all the last-minute shopping for the party
efficiently
