Growing up in Scotland I was aware of Burns Night, but my only experience of organising a Burns supper was as part of the bidding for the 1995 Glasgow Worldcon, when we ‘piped in the haggis’ during one of the bid parties at the 1992 Worldcon Magicon in Orlando! It was fun introducing various elements […]
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TaxisGlasgow Taxis (https://www.glasgowtaxis.co.uk/) are the distinctive black cabs you see around the city—you can book them, but you can also hail them if you see one passing in the street. (If available, the yellow taxi sign will be lit.) There are a number of taxi ranks around the city where you can pick one up—notably,
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Some people learned languages in lockdown; I watched all the series of the Great Pottery Throw Down. And in 2021, I went to my first pottery class since school. One of the things I learned was printing on clay. See here a printed armadillo tile in honour of Glasgow 2024! After learning to make pinch
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We’re heading into the last eight months of planning, working, and creating to give you Glasgow 2024: A Worldcon for Our Futures. You’ve probably seen these messages before; I get all excited about what we’re doing, talk about proud I am of my team, and then digress into how good the food scene is in
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Member and Staff Services (MSS) is the division that considers our members and staff first and foremost, from ordering the convention’s ribbons for badges to organising bursaries to provide financial support for attending. This far out from the convention, our largest and most visible areas are the Accessibility and Volunteers teams. Accessibility is the team
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Dublin 2019 was my first Worldcon. In fact, it was my first con of any kind, and it kinda blew my mind. I tend to be a solitary person, but here were people like me: writers, nerds, artists, geeks, and fans by the thousand. The vibe, the buzz, the whole experience was just incredible. I
In the run-up to Glasgow 2024: A Worldcon for our Futures, the convention will conduct a consultative online vote on a proposed change to the Hugo Award rules, enabling all members to express their view on the proposal. What is the proposed change? A resolution passed at the 2023 WSFS Business Meeting in Chengdu would
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Hotel Details Glasgow 2024 is pleased to announce that in working with Glasgow Convention Bureau we have secured allocation at thirty-four hotels, twenty-two of which have modified rooms for access needs. Regardless of location and amenities, all hotel rooms in our room blocks are managed by the Glasgow Convention Bureau (GCB). The vast majority of
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As I only live with one other person, finding board games that work with only two people is a priority. Not because I don’t enjoy playing games with other people, but mostly because it’s easier to pin down someone in the same house to play games. I also find that many games that claim they
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Here’s a lovely, quick pattern for making a dice pouch, created by Zoe Deterding especially for Glasgow 2024. It’s shown off here in the beautiful Alba Aether yarn, specially dyed for Glasgow by Lola Johnson of Third Vault Yarns. You can buy Alba Aether and Skein Dubh, Lola’s other colourway for Glasgow, at Third Vault
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