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We were able to sleep in a little bit for the first day of Worldcon, as our first commitment of the day was setting up the Winnipeg/Montreal table. But it was still a long day.
( Day 1: Stalled Site Selection )
My next commitment was for the WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting over in the other tower. (I did myself no favors by mistakenly telling the MPC members it was in the East tower when it was actually in the West.) I took may computer and webcam down there and got it set up so that MPC members not at Chicon 8 could attend. As it happens, only one of the non-attending members joined the Zoom call. This was one of the most well-attended MPC meetings I can remember in years.
( Attack of the Hotel Decorations )
After having a small bit of lunch in the hotel room, I went back to the Exhibit Hall. Lisa had been holding fort on the Luna Society table, and unfortunately she had been trapped there because C D Carson had been out running errands much longer than expected.
( Scenes from the Fan Tables )
Eventually, Chris came back and relieved Lisa. She and I checked the room where the Business Meeting will be and learned some bad news about which I'll write tomorrow. We then went to Bockwinkle's and got food for our dinner, then went back to the hotel room. Lisa stayed upstairs while I went to the Opening Ceremony.
( Opening Ceremony )
After the Opening Ceremony, I went back stage and Helen Montgomery gave me the Gavel of WSFS in trust for the Business Meeting. I also chatted briefly with Toastmasters Analee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders before making my way back upstairs to the lobby, where a long queue for the elevators discouraged me from going back to the hotel room for a while.
I ran in to Jared Dashoff, who told me to hold on to the Gavel of WSFS until tomorrow and to bring it to the meeting along with the other supplies I'm carrying as Assistant Videographer.
Eventually the queue cleared and I went back to the room, where I prepared some dinner from among our supplies. Alas, it's back to getting up early so Lisa and I can be in Crystal Ballroom B well before the first Business Meeting. It's going to be a lot more difficult to record and upload the Business Meeting than we hoped, and it's as very annoying story about which I will probably write tomorrow.
( Day 1: Stalled Site Selection )
My next commitment was for the WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting over in the other tower. (I did myself no favors by mistakenly telling the MPC members it was in the East tower when it was actually in the West.) I took may computer and webcam down there and got it set up so that MPC members not at Chicon 8 could attend. As it happens, only one of the non-attending members joined the Zoom call. This was one of the most well-attended MPC meetings I can remember in years.
( Attack of the Hotel Decorations )
After having a small bit of lunch in the hotel room, I went back to the Exhibit Hall. Lisa had been holding fort on the Luna Society table, and unfortunately she had been trapped there because C D Carson had been out running errands much longer than expected.
( Scenes from the Fan Tables )
Eventually, Chris came back and relieved Lisa. She and I checked the room where the Business Meeting will be and learned some bad news about which I'll write tomorrow. We then went to Bockwinkle's and got food for our dinner, then went back to the hotel room. Lisa stayed upstairs while I went to the Opening Ceremony.
( Opening Ceremony )
After the Opening Ceremony, I went back stage and Helen Montgomery gave me the Gavel of WSFS in trust for the Business Meeting. I also chatted briefly with Toastmasters Analee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders before making my way back upstairs to the lobby, where a long queue for the elevators discouraged me from going back to the hotel room for a while.
I ran in to Jared Dashoff, who told me to hold on to the Gavel of WSFS until tomorrow and to bring it to the meeting along with the other supplies I'm carrying as Assistant Videographer.
Eventually the queue cleared and I went back to the room, where I prepared some dinner from among our supplies. Alas, it's back to getting up early so Lisa and I can be in Crystal Ballroom B well before the first Business Meeting. It's going to be a lot more difficult to record and upload the Business Meeting than we hoped, and it's as very annoying story about which I will probably write tomorrow.
