Pemmi-Con, Day 2
Jul. 21st, 2023 10:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
goobergunchI started off today by wandering around Winnipeg for a couple hours and checking out used book and comic shops in the area. I didn't find anything too exciting, but I did grab a back issue that was on my priority list and, of all things, an Aquaman collection from Red River Book Store, a shop in the Exchange District. This all took a bit longer than I expected and I had to dash a bit to get my loot back to my hotel, then head to the convention in time for the first panel I wanted to see today, at 1:00pm. This was "Dinosaurs! We want more Dinosaurs!" which was basically Julie Czerneda (and the audience) asking Dr. Philip John Currie, a paleontologist, questions about avians' Mezozoic predecessors. Dinosaurs are always fun to hear about.
After that panel I hung out in the exhibit hall a bit, checking out the exhibits, the Art Show, and being amused by a fanzine discussing the Memphis 2023 Worldcon bid. I then headed downstairs to Nisi Shawl's Guest of Honor interview, and after that I attended the memorial for John Mansfield, the Fan Guest of Honor. Following that it was after 6pm and NASFiC site selection had closed. As one of the WSFS staff members for this convention, I went to help count the ballots, which went reasonably expeditiously and resulted in ... well, you'll all get to find out tomorrow morning at 10am CDT.
Once the site selection result had been obtained, the WSFS staff (all five of us) had an enjoyable dinner at the Elephant & Castle attached to the Delta. Towards the end of our meal, thunder started booming and rain began pouring down. Fortunately, we were shielded by the building overhand and a table umbrella, but it was still a bit exciting. We paid up and headed back inside, dispersing. Linda Deneroff and I swung by the parties (there were three tonight: Seattle in 2025, Glasgow Worldcon 2024, and Minneapolis in '73; unfortunately the parties were operating under fairly strict capacity restrictions by hotel mandate) before heading back to our respective hotels. The rain had, fortunately, blown over by this point.
Tomorrow morning: the first ever NASFiC Business Meeting.
After that panel I hung out in the exhibit hall a bit, checking out the exhibits, the Art Show, and being amused by a fanzine discussing the Memphis 2023 Worldcon bid. I then headed downstairs to Nisi Shawl's Guest of Honor interview, and after that I attended the memorial for John Mansfield, the Fan Guest of Honor. Following that it was after 6pm and NASFiC site selection had closed. As one of the WSFS staff members for this convention, I went to help count the ballots, which went reasonably expeditiously and resulted in ... well, you'll all get to find out tomorrow morning at 10am CDT.
Once the site selection result had been obtained, the WSFS staff (all five of us) had an enjoyable dinner at the Elephant & Castle attached to the Delta. Towards the end of our meal, thunder started booming and rain began pouring down. Fortunately, we were shielded by the building overhand and a table umbrella, but it was still a bit exciting. We paid up and headed back inside, dispersing. Linda Deneroff and I swung by the parties (there were three tonight: Seattle in 2025, Glasgow Worldcon 2024, and Minneapolis in '73; unfortunately the parties were operating under fairly strict capacity restrictions by hotel mandate) before heading back to our respective hotels. The rain had, fortunately, blown over by this point.
Tomorrow morning: the first ever NASFiC Business Meeting.
