This week, we are introducing Steve Cooper, the bid’s financial lead, treasurer and, in his own words, ‘accidental smof’. Steve tracks his con career to becoming a Smof, or ‘Secret Master of Fandom’, a person responsible for planning fannish conventions. Once he became a Smof, and found his fannish home, there was no turning back …
Hello and welcome all! I hope you have had a wonderful Pride month so far – and I hope that our offering will help you end it with a bang. For 2022, the Glasgow 2024 blog team has asked around and got friends of the bid – from authors to bloggers to members of the …
This week we have a delightful introduction to Bobbi Armbruster, the Queen of Time herself. My official position, I believe, is Manager of the Timeline. Yes, I am the Queen of Time! Not that I can do anything with that; it doesn’t benefit me in any way, darn it. But I am also casually on …
It is traditionally considered bad form for a bid to announce its initial convention rates prior to being selected, as this may influence the selection process. After all, we want people to choose the bid that will run the best, rather than the cheapest, Worldcon. However, as Glasgow 2024 is running as an uncontested bid, …
Worldcon How-To – The Best Way to Become a Convention Member Read More »
The Glasgow in 2024 Craft Team is going to bring an in-person community craft project to Reclamation, this year’s Eastercon. We’re very excited and hope you’ll be able to join us, but even if you can’t, this blog post is going to tell you all about the project and how you can contribute from afar. …
Hello again everyone! Here’s another post about how we are moving forwards the Bid for a Worldcon in Glasgow, 2024. This post is about the process that we need to complete in order to officially stand as a Worldcon Bid, and what that entails. In this post I’m going to go over what that means …
Notes from the Chair: Bid Filing – What is it and Why is it Needed? Read More »
Hi Everyone, It’s a time of year that might seem quiet for Worldcon organisers, but this is when the Glasgow 2024 bid team are starting to make major decisions about what happens if we become a seated convention. This includes an in-person committee meeting in March, and much discussion about what sort of convention we …
Today I’m sharing a pattern for a crochet wheelchair spoke cover I recently made! I took a basic pattern for a doily, altered the dimensions slightly and included a sun at the centre. I didn’t want the middle of my crochet piece to be rubbing against the centre of the wheel, so I took rings …
January’s entry into our running series on Scottish castles in sci-fi and fantasy will focus on two castles dramatically sited amid bodies of water. Eilean Donan Castle may be one of the most famous Scottish castles, known for its dramatic island siting and picturesque modern stone bridge. Meanwhile, Castle Stalker, sited on a tidal inlet, …
Scottish Castles in Sci-Fi and Fantasy: Eilean Donan and Castle Stalker Read More »
We’re starting the New Year with an introduction to one more committee member. Terry Neill lives in Connecticut on the East Coast of the United States. As Deputy Head for Registration she puts together reports of who our supporters are and backs up Clare Boothby as Registration Head. Terry started attending Science Fiction Conventions at …
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