From: Steve Davies Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: VoM Issue 1 (Worldcon Newsletter) Date: Sat, 02 Sep 95 10:34:27 GMT Organization: The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth Lines: 202 Reply-To: steve@vraidex.demon.co.uk VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS The INTERJECTION Newszine Thursday 24th August Afternoon Issue 1 The Late Hugo Gernsback You thought the Hugo ceremony was going to be at Seven o'clock. You thought you were going to be able to sneak out to the parties early. The Hugo ceremony will be at Eight o'clock, not Seven as it says in the programme. This is not a slippage, says Mike Moir in injured tones. This was a typo. Honest. First Naff Scotty Joke Sighted Martin Easterbrook asks you all to refrain from leaning on the Octonorm walls, as "They canna take it Cap'n." But seriously folks, you break the SECC, you pay for it... Vids and Games in Death Struggle Shock The Video and Games programme streams vied desperately to be the first one up and running on Wednesday night. Cheated of victory by a late plane, Video vows to be the last one still running on Monday night. "Wanna bet?" chortles our resident dice junkie. Things That Confuse Americans #1: The composition and very existence of Blu-Tac has been queried by some American members of the convention. "Utilitarian Playdoh." S. Davies. "Coloured White-Tac?" M. Scott. "It's Blue. It's Tacky. What more do you need to know?" J. van 't Ent. Oh, and it sticks things up on the wall without damaging the surface (much). Competition Winner The winner of our "Spot the wrong date on the last issue" competition was dynamic newletter chief Steve Davies. Only a day late, but it's the thought that counts... The Daily Gripe The daily feedback praise/gripe session is in Hall 4 Performance Area 15:00 every day. See page 17 of the Pocket Programme/Read Me. Where to get the Newsletter Please do not come to the newsroom to get copies of the newsletter (unless, as below, you are partially sighted). There are distribution boxes around the convention. These are fluorescent pink with "News" on them in large friendly letters and they are located on the Information Desk, at Registration and on the Info Desk in Hall 4. More may appear during the weekend. We will try to distribute the late night issue directly to the hotels at around 10pm. Pratchett in Signing Shock Terry Pratchett will be signing books at the Argyle Street branch of Dillons on Saturday. Tours at the Speed of Sound? Anyone booked for a tour is courteously reminded that the balance of their fees is now owing. Talk to the nice people on the Concorde Tours desk in the concourse. Poor Wand'ring Ones The Moat House banqueting doors will close at 3 AM each morning. After this you'll have to use the front door like real people. We Get Around The bus service desk is open at registration in Hall 1, and will remain so all day, and all day tomorrow. Timetables are also available. Invasion News An infinite number of Croatians descended on Glasgow last night causing temporary accommodation problems at the YMCA. Bridget Wilkinson finally managed to accommodate them all but there was a temporary disaster this morning when the lifts in the 30 storey building died under the load. Half of VoM's editorial staff was on the 27th floor which explains why we were late in this morning (honest, it wasn't anything to do with the late night trip to Mr Singh's India...). Large Print Newsletter If you are having problems reading the newsletter (notice we increased the size of our typeface!) come to the newsroom and we will do you a large print edition. Please only do this if you are partially-sighted since we only have a limited amount of resources. Site Selection Voting for the site of the 1998 Worldcon will take place in Hall 4. Hours are: Thursday 14:00-18:00 Friday 10:00-20:00 Saturday 10:00-18:00 Information If you lose anything, or find anything, go to Info Desk except Lost Con Badges_Registration Lost Children_Kidcon If you want to leave a message for your friends, use the Voodoo Board. It's in the Concourse and it has instructions. If you want to get messages from your friends, check the Voodoo Board regularly. Glasgow traffic An extensive fannish survey suggests that Glasgow traffic is well on the way to rivalling Boston in general appalling behaviour. With the roadworks making the already cryptic signs even more confusing, we found ourselves careering from side to side of the Expressway last night as VoM co-editor Mike Scott tried desperately to work out which side of the 5-lane road was the exit to the YMCA flats. Programme Participants Programme participants are reminded that they should report to the Green Room (up above the main Concourse, follow the signs up the staircase) at least 15 minutes before their item. If you don't want your free drink, just slide it round the corner to the newsroom where we will be only too glad to take it off your hands. Warning from Time Police The Intersection Programme is/has been/will be designated as a TSSSI (Temporal Sequence of Special Scientific Interest). To help preserve this fragile chronanomaly, please experience the programme in the exact sequence shown in the Pocket Programme Book, with Thursday and "subsequent" evening segments following on from Monday's daytime events. Time Ushers will assist you with the transitions_these wear transparent ribbons crumpled into strange, eldritch geometries incomprehensible to the human mind. Parties If you're thinking of throwing a party of your own in either the Central or the Forte Crest Hotels, don't forget to contact TR Smith via the Con OPS office who is sure to be able to come up with some nice additional information you probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise... Parties for Thursday 21:00-02:00 Atlanta in 98, Baltimore in 98, Boston in 98 Forte Crest - Bothwell Suite (Ballroom) 23:00-? Niagara Falls in 98 Forte Crest, rm 1017 22:00 Kansas City in 2000 Central Hotel, rm 105 ? Zagreb in 99 Central Hotel, rm 108 Friday Philadelphia in 2001 bid party at the Forte Crest in the Gallery Suite (21:00). Programme Into The Unknown is now at 10:00 Friday in the Dan Dare Room (Hall 3); moved from 17:00 Thursday. The Gripe session is wrongly positioned in the programme grid. It is actually in the hour following the Closing Ceremony. Industrial Action The newsletter would like to apologise to Robert Sacks for the unwarranted slur on him in the last issue. (RS) Electricity If you have anything electrical to be plugged into an SECC electrical socket, you must have it tested (under Health and Safety regulations). The testing station is in the middle of the Dealers' Room. Please don't ask them questions about the Dealers. Small Plug Crack Cocaine and the Mythopoeic Tradition_contrary to rumour, no cocaine will actually be available at this item (writes our disappointed reporter with his nose on the mirror). Instead, a panel of reprobates will be discussing the position of fantasy and whether or not it should get a life. A "do not miss" item with Iain Banks, Samuel Delany, Geoff Ryman and Michael Swanwick locked in mortal combat... BSFA A Very British Genre is a Short History of British Fantasy and Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid. This 64 page booklet is published by the British Science Fiction Association. Copies are free for members of the BSFA, and there's a special discount rate of just 4 for other convention members. Visit the BSFA table in the dealer's room for your copy. Restaurant Review The Indus Tandoori Restaurant at 437 Sauchiehall Street (on the SECC side) offers a free drink in their lounge bar to customers coming from the convention; just say that Sam & Dave sent you. They also have nice buffets for 6.50... Smoking Policy General members may only smoke in the concourse and the clearly marked parts of fan lounge and fan bar in Hall 4. Please put cigarettes out before leaving a smoking area. We politely request people not to smoke in front of the hall entrances. - Thanks - Security Credits This issue dedicated to Terpsichore, the muse of convention discos. Bopped into existence by Alex Stewart, with dazzling footwork from Steve Davies and Jan van 't Ent, handbag circling by Pam Wells, body-popping by Chris O'Shea. Screams of agony from Mike Scott and others too painful to recall. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen M.W. 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