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Bid Committee Attending Balticon and OASIS
The Orlando in 2015 Bid Committee is sending representatives to both Balticon (http://www.balticon.org) and OASIS (http://oasfis.org/oasis/index.php) during the Memorial Day weekend. The committee is looking forward to meeting and greeting fans in both Baltimore and Orlando (the future home of Worldcon 2015!) Be sure to find our tables, flyers, and committee members.
The Orlando Manifesto
THE ORLANDO MANIFESTO Science Fiction is Bigger Than You Think! GOALS The primary purpose of the Orlando in 2015 Bid Committee is to create a model for successfully integrating Worldcon with the new fandoms of the 21st century while remaining true to our fannish traditions. In order to accomplish that primary purpose, we believe Worldcon [...]
Bid Committee Attending Marcon and Eastercon
The Orlando in 2015 Bid Committee is sending representatives to both Marcon (http://www.marcon.org) and Eastercon (http://www.olympus2012.org/) during the Easter weekend. The committee is looking forward to meeting and greeting fans in both Ohio and the United Kingdom. Be sure to find our tables, flyers, and committee members.
Orlando in 2015 Bid Committee Attending Lunacon 55
Members of the Orlando in 2015 bid committee will be manning a bid table at Lunacon in Rye NY the weekend of March 16-18 at the Rye Brook Hilton hotel. Please stop on by for your free copy of our bid art flyer and to learn more about our absolutely perfect location (Coronado Springs Resort, [...]
File 770 Features Our Bid Art
File 770, Mike Glyer’s Award winning newszine (serving the fannish community since Lucien penned the first fantasy) ran a piece about the Orlando in 2015 bid that featured Frank Wu’s ‘Hugo Gernsback, Public Enemy poster’. The artwork has received lots of positive commentary since it was first unveiled. Check it our on File 770
Orlando in 2015 Visits Arisia 2012
Mary Dumas, Pam Larson and Steve Davidson, along with Mary Dumas’ daughter Kate and friends Renee and Jamie, manned a fan table at Arisia 2012 this past weekend at the Boston Westin Waterfront hotel. Judging by the huge number of badge ribbons and party attendance (Orlando in 2015 hosted two open parties on Friday [...]
Orlando Science Center Presents: Otronicon
For the seventh consecutive year, multiple industry partners join the Orlando Science Center to celebrate the role interactive technology plays in the way we live, learn, work and play during Otronicon on January 13-16, 2012. This year, partners including EA SPORTS, Lockheed Martin, University of Central Florida, Florida Hospital, and first-time Otronicon partner, Walt [...]
New Orlando in 2015 Artwork
Frank Wu, our esteemed, Hugo Award Winning, artiste (note the extra ‘e’) has turned in the latest bid artwork. Since Frank needs no introduction, forthwith and post haste: Well, not quite so fast. We’ve got to add a little filler text here so that a reasonably-sized version of our new promotional poster doesn’t run off [...]
SMOFcon Video
It has become traditional for Worldcon Bid Committees to present themselves before the august body of SMOFcon attendees in order to participate in a Fannish Inquisition. SMOFcon is largely attended by fans who have (nearly) made a career of convention production. The Fannish Inquisition at SMOFcon provides an opportunity for a large number of [...]
Free Wi-Fi Internet Now Throughout Worldcon Hotel
Walt Disney World has officially concluded its test of its new wi-fi internet network, and is pleased to announce that Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort is one of the select Walt Disney World resorts to have free wireless internet throughout the resort. Wireless internet can now be logged into both in convention meeting space rooms and [...]
