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Convoy cancelled
Hm. I perceive life is going to be interesting...
A large proportion of the members of an Eastercon join at the previous Eastercon. So, Orbital won't get those members in that way. Being a con chair is 'interesting' in the Chinese sense.
However, the somewhat better news is that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
orbital_2008 is already at 324 full atttending members (and 383 if you count toys, beeblebears, children, pre-supports, etc), so I suspect many of the people we would have got at Convoy have in fact joined already. We'd normally only expect half that many members this far ahead of the convention.
Those of you who haven't joined, why not sign up now and book your hotel room at the same time? (228 people are booked into the hotel already)
http://www.orbital2008.org/
Meanwhile, if you're wondering how you can meet up with your friends next year, there's Redemption 23-35 Feb at the Hinckley Island. It's more TV based than an Eastercon, but with a five track programme, we try to cater to all tastes. If you want to come and you'd really like to see a panel on deconstruction in modern SF literature, just volunteer to run it.
If your tastes run to the Clangers and Bob the Builder, volunteer to run a panel.
If you think Torchwood/Battlestar Galactica/Dr Who/'insert programme name here' is the best thing since sliced bread, you know what to do - all together now - volunteer to run a panel!
http://www.conventions.org.uk/redemption/
(volunteers, in any department, just leave a note here and I'll pass it onto the relevant committee member.)
A large proportion of the members of an Eastercon join at the previous Eastercon. So, Orbital won't get those members in that way. Being a con chair is 'interesting' in the Chinese sense.
However, the somewhat better news is that
orbital_2008 is already at 324 full atttending members (and 383 if you count toys, beeblebears, children, pre-supports, etc), so I suspect many of the people we would have got at Convoy have in fact joined already. We'd normally only expect half that many members this far ahead of the convention.Those of you who haven't joined, why not sign up now and book your hotel room at the same time? (228 people are booked into the hotel already)
http://www.orbital2008.org/
Meanwhile, if you're wondering how you can meet up with your friends next year, there's Redemption 23-35 Feb at the Hinckley Island. It's more TV based than an Eastercon, but with a five track programme, we try to cater to all tastes. If you want to come and you'd really like to see a panel on deconstruction in modern SF literature, just volunteer to run it.
If your tastes run to the Clangers and Bob the Builder, volunteer to run a panel.
If you think Torchwood/Battlestar Galactica/Dr Who/'insert programme name here' is the best thing since sliced bread, you know what to do - all together now - volunteer to run a panel!
http://www.conventions.org.uk/redemption/
(volunteers, in any department, just leave a note here and I'll pass it onto the relevant committee member.)