Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #seattleworldcon2025, aggregated by home.social.
RE: https://social.seattle.wa.us/@norwescon/116704137411393569
I was part of this panel about the history of #Norwescon at last year's #Worldcon. The panelists gave me permission to record it, so (while it took a while), now it's part of the official Norwescon archives!
Personal laptop sticker update. “You Are Beautiful“ I got from a friend at Norwescon; “Trekkies Against Fascism” I ordered along with a matching t-shirt from here: https://willburrowsart.com / https://bsky.app/profile/reforest-kelley.bsky.social
#Norwescon #NWC48 #StarTrek #TrekkiesAgainstFascism #SeattleWorldcon2025 #SeaGoth #GothicPrideSeattle #Apple
The Hugo Voting Statistics report has been updated to version three, adding the second through sixth place run-off tallies for all awards. Find the updated report on our 2025 Hugo Award Winners page: https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/winners-and-stats/
#SeattleWorldcon2025 Lost & Found Update
All remaining Lost & Found items from Ops have been turned over to the Seattle Convention Center Security office.
If you’re still missing something, you can submit a claim using their online form: https://wbsmxk4zzcu.typeform.com/to/dE2xVm4Z?typeform-source=seattleconventioncenter.com#partnerid=c012ae04-9941-47f6-aeac-132c9d95381d
Seattle Worldcon Panels Available for Replay—More on the Way: About 120 of the 193 Seattle Worldcon panels and events that were recorded have already been posted; look for replays of the remaining events to be posted over the coming weeks as volunteer hours allow. (#SeattleWorldcon2025 #Virtual)
Full post: https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/23/seattle-worldcon-panels-available-for-replay-more-on-the-way/
About 120 of the 193 Seattle Worldcon panels and events that were recorded with the intention of making them available for replay to virtual attending and attending members of the Seattle Worldcon have already been posted, including including Interview and Q&A With Martha Wells, What’s New at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and our Thursday night musical event The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE! Look for replays of the remaining events, including the Seattle Worldcon Masquerade, to be posted over the coming weeks as volunteer hours allow. Note: the recordings of some sessions may be impaired by technical difficulties which we will attempt to note; we are erring on the side of making as much replay material available as we can.
The best way to access replays is through the Guidebook website or mobile app. Click “Replayable” on the main menu to filter the schedule to sessions that have, or will have, replay links available. A list of available replays is also available through the Discord in the # available-replays channel. You must be logged in to the Convention Portal to access replay videos in order to authenticate your convention membership.
Seattle Worldcon 2025https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/23/seattle-worldcon-panels-available-for-replay-more-on-the-way/
My WorldCon Wrap-Up is up on my website with lots of photos and thoughts, including this collage I made showing the Fatigue Evolution of a 5-Day WorldCon. LOL
You can read more about the fun I had as a panelist, vendor, and art show participant, the beautiful yet horribly not ADA friendly Summit Building, a special guest appearance by Clara, and more over at: https://www.ravenoak.net/worldcon-wrap-up-2/
Weekly(-ish) Notes: August 11–August 19, 2025: Worldcon Edition: A week (and a bit) in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week or so. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/08/20/weekly-ish-notes-august-11-august-19-2025-worldcon-edition
#HugoAward #Norwescon #PhilipKDickAward #Seacon1961 #SeattleWorldcon2025 #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #TheHeadThatWouldntDie #WeeklyNotes #Worldcon #Conventions #Personal #Photos
Post-Con COVID Self-Reporting Reminder
We’re still receiving self-reports of COVID cases through our email/form and the #disease-self-reporting channel on Discord. Reports submitted via email or the form are also being posted into the Discord channel.
We’ll continue to update that channel through this coming Sunday and appreciate folks continuing to self-report until then. Thank you for helping us keep our community informed!
Seattle Worldcon 2025 Wednesday Night Dance: The opening night's dance at Seattle Worldcon 2025, recorded live at the Sheraton Grand hotel in downtown Seattle. Enjoy four hours of the Seattle Worldcon nightlife! https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/08/18/seattle-worldcon-2025-wednesday-night-dance
Post-Con glow is real—and the reviews are just landing! Dive into “The Comet: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Worldcon” by Marissa Gaston for an entertaining recap from #SeattleWorldcon2025:
🔗 https://marissagaston.substack.com/p/the-comet-hitchhikers-guide-to-worldcon
Let’s relive the highlights together—what did you love most?
Ain’t no dance party like a John Scalzi dance party… because a John Scalzi dance party is mandatory! (Just kidding. But seriously, you should come.)
Friday Night Dance Party with John Scalzi
Sheraton: Metropolitan Ballroom
Friday, 8 p.m.–2 a.m.
Get ready to dance your feet off as John Scalzi spins stone-cold hits from across the decades—everything from “Staying Alive” to “Soda Pop.” No slow dances. All energy. All fun.
✨ Tonight at #SeattleWorldcon2025: The Masquerade! ✨
Costuming has been part of Worldcon since the very first one, and tonight we celebrate that tradition in style. Watch fans bring their creations to life on stage with lights, sound, and plenty of spectacle!
Entrants from novice to master will showcase their designs and performances, competing for awards in both presentation and craftsmanship.
Ballroom 1
Friday, 8–11:30 p.m.
Don’t miss one of the most iconic events of Worldcon!
✨ Participating in the Masquerade? ✨
Don’t miss the mandatory info meeting for all entrants!
Ballroom 3
Friday, 10–11 a.m.
This is your chance to get all the details, ask questions, and prepare to shine on stage!
Join us tonight for the Timey-Wimey Masked Ball – 8–11 p.m. in Sheraton Ballroom A&B!
From Bilbo’s birthday bash to the Umbrella Academy’s dance floor, we’re hopping across space & time for an evening of music, dancing, and pure fannish fun. Creative costumes & masks encouraged (but not required). Come as you are and dance the night away—no partner, no experience needed!
All structured dances taught on the spot by the amazing Susan de Guardiola. See you there!
It’s alive! It sings! It won’t die!
Catch The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE!—an original musical by Theater Artists Olympia—taking the stage at #SeattleWorldcon2025 on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Ballroom 2!
A large number of international attendees have dropped out of attending the World Science Fiction Convention being held in Seattle this weekend.
Kind of bummed that I'm not at #SeattleWorldCon #SeattleWorldCon2025 right now, but all things considered, it was really the only choice. Hope everyone has a ton of fun. Looking forward to seeing pics and stories. If anyone attending #WorldCon2025 sees this, let me know so I can follow you and experience #WorldCon vicariously through you.
At least I'll be at #LAConV next year. So looking forward to that. #WorldCon2026
The wait is over—#SeattleWorldcon2025 starts TODAY! Happy geekdom, everyone! 🛸✨
Panels, exhibits, films, games, signings—the fun kicks off all day long and keeps going.
Wrap up your first day with Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m. in Ballroom 1 featuring Guest of Honor Martha Wells. 🚀
We got 99 artists but a glitch ain't fun! 😁
The Art Show Reception is actually Thursday, 4–6 p.m. (not 6–8 p.m. as in the newsletter).
Come meet the artists, enjoy their work, and maybe take home your new favorite piece.
Newsletter August 2025: Have a Great Convention!: It’s our last newsletter before con! Join the passport scavenger hunt; see our list of evening parties; meet our guests of honor; download our program book, pocket program, and restaurant guide; come to the art show reception; pay attention to your health; see our dance lineup; pre-con registration demographics; learn about the daily ’zine; badge replacemen (#SeattleWorldcon2025)
Full post: https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/11/newsletter-august-2025-have-a-great-convention/
Fun at Worldcon—Passport Scavenger Hunt!
We have a fun way for you to find all kinds of neat things to do at the Seattle Worldcon, and you can earn prizes too! Throughout the Summit Building, we have hidden 40 small Space Needles, each with a unique stamper attached.
Pick up a passport at the Info Desk on the Second Floor, and see how many Space Needles you can find! Bring your completed passports back to the Info Desk. 20 stamps gets you one of our enameled character pins, and 40 stamps gets a special pin only available for this challenge. Good luck!
Are You Throwing a Room Party Open to Worldcon Members? Would You Like to Attend One?
Seattle Worldcon has posted resources to help groups who are hosting open parties for Worldcon members at our headquarters hotel (the Sheraton Grand) to get the word out, and to help Worldcon members find those parties. While there will be a traditional white board at the Summit during the day (moving to the Sheraton after 6 p.m.), we have supplemented this by creating an online list of open parties which will be populated as groups check in, are assigned suites, and contact [email protected] to ask to be listed or to change their listing.
The elevators at the Sheraton Grand will be unlocked between 8–10 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday to accommodate party-goers, including those who are not staying at the hotel. After that time an escort will be required to reach suite floors. Consider volunteering as an elevator operator to ease access for your fellow members. Please note that quiet hours at the Sheraton are after 10 p.m., after which gatherings may quietly continue, although repeated noise complaints after a first warning may cause a party to be shut down. Noisy behavior in hallways must also cease after 10 p.m. for the sake of courtesy for other guests.
Finally, for groups throwing parties, a list of rules, including occupancy limitations and special occasion permit requirements, as well as resources for obtaining party supplies, has been posted on the Room Party Page.
Get Ready to Meet Our Guests of Honor
Our fabulous guests of honor will be featured in programming at the Worldcon in less than 48 hours. Catch them at their first sessions! On Wednesday, Bridget Landry gives a firsthand account of 20-years of six-wheeled Mars exploration in “Roving Mars” at noon in the Terrace Suite (4F). In the same room, Martha Wells has an interview and Q&A at 4:30 p.m. Nisi Shawl is reading at 5 p.m. in Room 447-448 before appearing with co-host K. Tempest Bradford at Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m.; they will be in conversation with each other in the Terrace Suite on Thursday at 4 p.m. Brandon O’Brien‘s one-person poetry show, “Knock on Wood,” is in the Terrace Suite at 6 p.m., although you will have to choose between this and Alexander James Adams‘ concert one level above in the Signature Room (5F). Donato Giancola has a talk about linking personal projects and commercial commissions, which will include slides of his work, Friday at 1:30 in Room 431-432. And there is so much more! Please give our GoHs a warm welcome to Seattle, and they will pay you back with their awesomeness.
Electronic Versions of Print Publications Available Online
Anxious for a sneak peek at Seattle Worldcon’s print publications? The souvenir book, pocket program, and restaurant guide have all been posted online. Attending members can pick up their copies of the souvenir book by Registration, and the other books by the 2nd Floor Info Table along with convention maps and program grids while supplies last. (The most up-to-date information about the program schedule can always be found online.) Virtual attending and WSFS-only members who wish to be mailed a souvenir program book should check their email for a webform which must be returned before the start of the convention with an updated address. We hope you enjoy these materials—It was a pleasure to produce them.
Art Show Reception Open to All Convention Members
You are going to be amazed by the 99 artists showing in the art show, and there’s no better time to meet some of them surrounded by their work than the art show reception, which will be held on Thursday at 4–6 p.m. in the art show. Add it to your calendars, and start planning your art purchases; a chance meeting with a work at Seattle Worldcon may lead to more than a smoldering passion, but a lifelong love affair.
A Matter of Health
Seattle Worldcon is working to help people stay healthy during the convention. Masks for individual use will be available for pick up at the Info Table, Exhibit Hall desk, Events Office, and Program Ops (Room 326). Should you develop symptoms of COVID/flu, tests will be available at ConOps (Summit Room 440 / evenings at Sheraton: Everett), or you can request contactless delivery of tests to your hotel room. We are also providing tracking of “hot spots” for exposure, so if you test positive for either Influenza A/B or COVID, please either email us at [email protected], complete our Google Form, or self-report in our Discord channel #disease-self-reporting. Click this link to see our full Health Policy and Information.
Dance the Night Away!
And your Saturday afternoon too! On the Dance/Movement track, amongst Tai Chi and lightsaber training, you will find several opportunities to get your dance on, whether your preference is a Regency waltz or a boogie. Dances start nightly at 8 p.m. at the Sheraton, featuring deejays DJ Wüdi on Wednesday and Dan Murphy on Saturday and Worldcon favorite John Scalzi on Friday. On Thursday, you can attend the Timey-Wimey Masked Ball produced by professional dance caller Susan de Guardiola, who will be back Saturday afternoon for the Bridgerton Timey-Wimey Ball, as well as teaching four dance classes to solidify your preparation. Also on Thursday, join us for a Late Night Dance with DJ #CSharp. Don’t miss the chance to get moving!
Seattle Worldcon Publishes Member Numbers and Demographic Information
Data nerds alert! We have published Seattle Worldcon’s membership numbers and demographic information (as of August 9) on our website, excluding day memberships. What insights can you draw out? We’ve been too busy to do much analysis ourselves. We do know that we are preparing to see a lot of you on Wednesday—and from 59 different countries. A Worldcon record!
Get Ready for the Daily ‘Zine
The Daily ‘Zine (and Nightly ‘Zine) is your twice-a-day convention newssheet—packed with updates, fun finds, and your contributions.
Have a hilarious overheard moment? Met a guest in an unforgettable way? Attended a party worth crowing about? Got a comic or cool photo? We want it all!
Send submissions to [email protected].
Find the ’Zine each morning & afternoon online, in Guidebook, at the Info Desk, Safer Spaces lounges, and the Worldcon Cantina.
Hold On to Your Badge!
In just a few days we will unveil our badge designs to our attending members, featuring art by Guest of Honor Donato Giancola. But what if you find yourself inside the Summit Building and your badge is missing? Your best bets are to check the Info Desk (2nd Floor Concourse), then ConOps (Room 440), and finally Registration (1st Floor Lobby). Hopefully it will be recovered! Replacement badges are $50 for adults and $25 for teens.
Signups Open Now for Limited Participation Events on Wednesday
As a reminder from last issue, to vary your Worldcon experience you can sign up for limited participation sessions through the convention portal (having trouble? read the instructions). For most days, sign-ups will open the previous day, from 8 a.m–6 p.m., with participants randomly chosen and notified by email from all those who signed up during the sign-up window. Wednesday’s sessions, however, are open now through Tuesday at 6 p.m. Feeling unlucky? Don’t worry, there are hundreds of opportunities to choose from. Branch out and find the unexpected! May the odds be ever in your favor.
Guidebook Is Fully Up to Date!
As of this writing, Seattle Worldcon’s mobile app Guidebook, and its desktop version, are fully up-to-date, with new features added like a catalog of special exhibits (over 20), a track menu to filter the program schedule, and location information for all the 99 art show participants, 135 dealers, and 42 fan tables waiting to be seen on the 2nd Floor Flex Hall. According to the app there are 951 panelists and performers appearing in the program schedule, consisting of 1,159 sessions. 261 of those sessions are available virtually, some streaming from the Summit, and some originating natively in the Zoom Events platform. Are you wondering how to watch a virtual session? The link will be posted on Guidebook before it starts.
Spotlight: The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE!
A can’t-miss event on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in Ballroom 2 is the Seattle premiere of this hilarious and poignant musical. It’s the spring of 1964, and Jan learns the hard way her fiancėe has been closeting secrets. Inspired by the classically bad movie The Brain That Wouldn’t Die!, the folks of the TAO Collective and writer/director pug Bujeaud strip the original to its bones and re-dress the story of Jan in the Pan and friends in unexpected ways, with 14 original songs embracing the kitschy and profane, all while examining and rejecting the privilege intrinsic to the original. HEAD!!! has morphed into a musical tribute not only to B movies, but to the weird and wonderful inherent in us all.
Have a Great Convention!
It’s been fun bringing you Dispatches From Yesterday’s Tomorrow for the last time before we assemble both in Seattle and in virtual space. Have a blast building yesterday’s future! We’ll sit back and wait to read your dispatches from there. Editor: Cheryl Dyson; Publications DH: Kevin Black; Web Team: Michael Hanscom, Cee Chen.
Seattle Worldcon 2025https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/11/newsletter-august-2025-have-a-great-convention/
Your health matters at #SeattleWorldcon2025
We’re working to help everyone stay healthy during the convention. Read our full Health Policy here: https://seattlein2025.org/about/health/
✅ Masks – Strongly encouraged & available at multiple locations: Info Table, Exhibit Hall Desk, Events Office, and Program Ops.
✅ Tests – Available at Convention Ops (Summit Room 440 / Sheraton Everett Room) or via contactless hotel delivery.
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The Daily ’Zine is coming to #SeattleWorldcon2025!
It’s our twice-a-day convention news sheet—packed with updates, fun finds, and your contributions.
Have a hilarious overheard moment? Met a guest in an unforgettable way? Attended a party worth crowing about? Got a comic or cool photo? We want it all!
Send submissions to [email protected]
Find the ’Zine each morning & afternoon online, in Guidebook, at the Info Desk, Safer Spaces lounges, and the Worldcon Cantina.
On Wednesday, I will be screening two of my short films as part of #seattleworldcon It will be a virtual program, so if attending here is a chance to watch and have a Q&A with me 😊
https://seattlein2025.org/program-and-events/schedule/#VIR051
and on Thursday I will be reading from my novella, The Future God of Love. That's it for my WorldCon Program (I might show up in a panel here or there, I think)
The wait is over!
Electronic versions of the Program Book, Pocket Program, and Restaurant Guide are now available for #SeattleWorldcon2025!
Browse, plan, and get hungry—then grab your physical copies at the con!
🔗 https://seattlein2025.org/program-and-events/program-book-and-pocket-program/
So Long, and Thanks for All the Reading!: [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]It has been a pleasure to bring you Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, the official blog of Seattle Worldcon 2025. Since the blog relaunched under this name on August 20, 2024, our all-volunteer staff of writers, editors, graphic artists, and web designers has brought you a steady stream of content, striving to enlighten minds, (#SeattleWorldcon2025)
Full post: https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/05/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-reading/
It has been a pleasure to bring you Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, the official blog of Seattle Worldcon 2025. Since the blog relaunched under this name on August 20, 2024, our all-volunteer staff of writers, editors, graphic artists, and web designers has brought you a steady stream of content, striving to enlighten minds, stimulate thoughts (and sometimes tastebuds!), kindle excitement to attend the Seattle Worldcon, and hopefully provide some smiles. It has been a lot of columns—for most of this calendar year, we published three columns per week!
On alternating Wednesdays, you enjoyed a total of 25 installments of our Local Flavor column, which addressed local food traditions and food history of the Pacific Northwest, and 24 installments of Around Seattle, in which Fifi Ding and Jason Sacks introduced you to a curated selection of tourist attractions in the Greater Seattle area (plus that week when the editor-in-chief took you on a visit to Tacoma!). Through their articles, you’ve visited parks, toy shops, museums, a troll, and other delightful places, all with the purpose of helping you learn more about Seattle before you get here, as well as hopefully providing you with some ideas for things to do and explore when you need to decompress.
Every Friday, we brought you a Fantastic Fiction column, 49 in all from 15 great fan writers discussing SFF narratives and notable figures centered around the 1961–1962 classic science fiction era, inspiring conversation about how we can live up to our Seattle Worldcon 2025 theme: “Building Yesterday’s Future—For Everyone.” Through their articles, we’ve taken a look at authors from the era who set trends in SFF, who were published originally in languages other than English, who became literary legends, and more.
On Mondays, starting in January this year, the Seattle Worldcon poet laureate, Brandon O’Brien, shared a total of 18 installments of the Con-Verse column, which not only educated you about speculative poetry but also taught you new ways to appreciate it. We hope Brandon inspired you to put your own pen to this form of SFF, as well as make your selection for the 2025 Special Hugo Award for Best Poem!
Volunteering is an act of love for this community, and none of this would have been possible without much work behind the scenes, notably from website and social media editor Michael Hanscom; editor emeritus David Hogg; and copyeditors Emily Teng, C. N. Wolf, and Ella Kliger; as well as the invaluable assistance of Janice L. Newman wrangling writers from the outstanding team at Galactic Journey, without whom our Fantastic Fiction column would have been far less stellar.
We cannot thank enough all of our YT&T writers, editors, and other staff for their volunteerism!
It’s time to move from our blog space into the Worldcon arena, where in just one week we hope to continue the conversations started here. On behalf of all our blog contributors, we wish you a great con experience!
Sincerely,
BE Allatt
Editor-in-Chief,
Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
Kevin Black
Executive Editor,
Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow
https://seattlein2025.org/2025/08/05/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-reading/
Crossing the U.S. border to attend #Worldcon2025 in Seattle?
We’ve put together a handy International Travel Resource Guide to help you prepare—what to expect, what to bring, and how to make your arrival smooth.
https://seattlein2025.org/location/getting-here/international-travel-resource-guide/
Freebies, leveled up!
Seattle is taking Worldcon’s beloved tradition of free books to the next level! Explore a treasure trove from top genre publishers, indie voices, comics, and used gems—no book drop required.
Swing by the Freebies Lounge in the Cantina, where you can relax, recharge (your phone and your TBR list), and maybe even catch an author signing in our autograph corner!
🎞️ Short Films (2/2):
Superior Subject → https://tinyurl.com/4723t9f5
The Last Fairy Tea Party → https://tinyurl.com/2snj27nj
Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers!
For those who might want an offline version of the @SeattleWorldcon2025 schedule: we're now posting both ePub and PDF versions to the schedule page on our website. The website and Guidebook app will continue to be the most current versions of the schedule; these offline versions won't be updated as frequently, and your version will only be as current as the last version you downloaded. But the ePub should work with any ebook reader (including Kindles and Apple's Books app), the PDF can be printed (though it is about 140 pages...), and both should be compatible with screen readers and other assistive technology. We hope these help!
https://seattlein2025.org/program-and-events/schedule/
(Behind-the-scenes geekery: I'm our web admin, and I keep a master file of the schedule as a Markdown/HTML file. By adding a YAML block at the top, I can generate the ePub with a single pandoc command. The PDF takes more work; though pandoc can convert to PDFs, none of the PDF generation engines I'm aware of create well-tagged, accessible PDFs. So instead, I convert the Markdown/HTML to Word, make some formatting tweaks, and generate the PDF from Word. Takes some extra work, but makes sure we're posting accessible documents.)
Hugo Awards voting closes TOMORROW!
Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!
Worldcon Schedule Update: I'll be presenting on digital accessibility, a panelist on the history of Norwescon, and DJing the Wednesday Night Dance. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/07/11/worldcon-schedule-update
#DJWüdi #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Worldcon #Conventions #DJWüdi #Personal
The #SeattleWorldcon2025 schedule is now live! Hundreds of hours of multi-track panels and events over five days with 800+ panelists, now ready for you to go over and start planning how many clones you'll need to do everything you want to over #Worldcon weekend. Plus, use the Guidebook mobile app to build your own schedule, get reminder notifications when something is about to start, and much more!
You've got just over a month to plan — get started today! https://seattlein2025.org/program-and-events/schedule/
An Alt Text Experiment: Experimenting with requesting alt text along with image uploads for fan convention art show, dealer, and fan table applications. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/07/01/an-alt-text-experiment
#A11y #Accessibility #AltText #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Worldcon #Conventions #Tech
My (Draft) Worldcon Schedule: I have my (draft) paneling schedule for Worldcon! https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/06/26/my-draft-worldcon-schedule
#A11y #Accessibility #HigherEducation #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Worldcon #Conventions #Personal
Weekly Notes: May 5–11, 2025: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/05/11/weekly-notes-may-5-11-2025
#IPSEDay #IPSEDay2025 #KMFDM #Norwescon #SeattleWorldcon2025 #VNVNation #WeeklyNotes #Music #Personal
Hugo Awards Voting is NOW OPEN!
All WSFS members can now cast their votes and access the Hugo Packet — packed with finalist works across all categories!
Voting closes July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, so don’t wait too long!
Learn more here: https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/general-voting-information/
#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025 #SciFiFans #HugoVoting #WSFS
Weekly Notes: March 31–April 6, 2025: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/04/06/weekly-notes-march-31-april-6-2025
#Bizarro #DisabilityRights #HugoAward #macOS #Myst #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Sexuality #ValKilmer #WeeklyNotes #Apple #Links #Personal #Tech
I can honestly say I never expected "Hugo Nominated Fan Artist" on my list! I am beyond honored. +1 for cross stitch and fiber arts! #fiberarts #crossstitch #hugos #worldcon #seattleworldcon2025 #seattlein2025
"...the last several years of discourse about the World Science Fiction Convention's host bidding processes have revealed what I would argue is a dangerous series of assumptions about the conditions under which many people would value any given convention location. Safety is obviously one of those conditions, but among those assumptions—the one presently being shaken by present political events—is the notion that North America is a uniquely safe place to travel to, unrisky in a manner with which many developing nations allegedly cannot compete.
"Nothing could be further from the truth. I do not say this disparagingly; after all, I love coming to the US for conventions and I hope to continue doing so. I just consider this a neutral fact: even arguably safer places in the world are not somehow safe in some essentialist sense, and even the safest among them can be tragically too challenging for some."
https://brandonobrien.xyz/us-convention-travel-safety-and-what-we-can-do-together/
Dear Worldcon Community,
I am writing this statement in order to share the status of Seattle Worldcon’s current journey through living up to our theme of Building Yesterday’s Future—For Everyone. We have received a number of concerns asking how the convention will respond to orders and actions of the U.S. government, which we condemn, that create hostile conditions and travel barriers for LGBTQ+ members and international members.
We appreciate everyone’s concerns as we navigate the current political landscape together. As I stated when we won the bid, our theme is an acknowledgment that we have not successfully built the future we have aspired to, but we are also inspired by optimism for a better future—including the movements that have existed throughout history pushing us to build communities and pushing us to recognize our shared humanity. The personal is political, and our fandom lives cannot and should not be separated from that reality.
We are not going to get everything right, and I am explicitly asking for your grace as we move forward, do our best, listen to feedback, and correct our course as necessary.
We do not have a list of all the steps we are going to take in light of the political landscape right now, as it continues to shift rapidly. We know this is not a particularly satisfying answer in light of the many concerns that we have heard from you about our members who need to enter the United States and what they might encounter trying to cross the border. We are not minimizing those concerns. The situation is frightening, and we encourage our members to make the best decisions for themselves even if that means that we will miss you at our convention. At the same time we are committed to not cancelling the in-person Worldcon as some have suggested because it is even more important than ever to gather with those who are able to do so to discuss our theme and celebrate the power of SFF to imagine different societies.
We are investigating what concrete actions we can take and offer to our members. Our Code of Conduct, Diversity Commitment, and Anti-Racism Statement provide the guidelines we are using in making these determinations. We would also like to remind people about what we are already doing.
First, we have in place a Virtual Membership for people who determine that they are no longer safe traveling to the U.S. or cannot attend for other reasons. As part of our program, we are partnering with groups from around the world to bring virtual panels to the shoulder hours (before and after in-person programming) every day of the convention to broaden our streaming offerings and include members from other parts of the world. We are actively working on this part of our virtual event and more announcements will be forthcoming. You also can participate in the Hugo Awards online–voting on the final ballot, and discussing Finalists with each other on our social media or in your own book clubs. There is also the on-line Business Meeting as has been previously announced.
Second, building on the work of other Worldcons and conventions, we will be having Safer Spaces Lounges available for members of marginalized communities who attend the convention in person. These spaces will be marked on convention maps.
Third, we will be drafting a resource guide to collate many of the wonderful resources that local organizations have already put together. In the interim, the ACLU of Washington has several Know Your Rights publications available, as does Northwest Immigrants Rights Project for individuals concerned about their rights while traveling.
Fourth, we will be fundraising for the following nonprofit organizations at the convention: Books to Prisoners, The Bureau of Fearless Ideas, and Hugo House. All of these organizations do important work to promote literacy education in the Seattle area and help build community resilience.
Finally, the political landscape is changing daily and impacting all of us in differing, but profound ways. Our staff is not immune. Many of our staff are deeply, personally impacted by the actions of the U.S. president, as his bigoted and hateful orders target our shared humanity. Many of us are federal employees who are now navigating what is happening to the civil service, terminations from our careers, and extreme uncertainty about our livelihoods. Many of us are also still dealing with the impact of the Los Angeles fires, Hurricane Helene, tornadoes, and other recent severe weather events on our families, loved ones, and friends. As citizens in the U.S. and around the world, we have many concerns, which are probably similar to yours. We all care deeply about our community and about Worldcon and are working diligently to navigate all of the waters that surround us, but we are also human with all the fallibility, blind spots, and competing demands on our time that entails.
This is a time to support each other. If you have questions about how we can support you in deciding about your Worldcon attendance, please reach out to [email protected].
In solidarity,
Kathy Bond
(she/her)
Chair Seattle Worldcon 2025
https://seattlein2025.org/2025/03/20/statement-from-worldcon-chair/
Wearing the unofficial #SeattleWorldcon2025 staff shirt at #AHG2024 today, and it’s proving very popular. And providing occasional opportunities for a little cross-con promotion!
Got my @SeattleWorldcon2025 staff shirt today!
Good deal on memberships for next year’s #Worldcon here in Seattle! Text copied from the #SeattleWorldcon2025 Facebook post:
“In honor of #Glasgow2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures, we have a 10% membership discount that is good from today (Thursday) through Monday!
“Go to https://reg.seattlein2025.org/ and click on "Add New Registration". After you fill out the information, go to "Review and Pay". Next to "Total Cost", you will see a button marked "Add Coupon". Click on it and enter "Glasgow" in the text box.
“You'll go back to "Review and Pay" and the total cost will be adjusted.”
Congratulations Seattle Worldcon 2025!: We’d like to extend our hearty and extremely enthusiastic congratulations to everyone at Seattle Worldcon 2025 for winning th… (#2023ChengduWorldcon #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Worldcon)
Full post: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/10/21/congratulations-seattle-worldcon-2025/
We'd like to extend our hearty and extremely enthusiastic congratulations to everyone at #SeattleWorldcon2025 for winning their bid, as announced last night at 2023 Chengdu Worldcon! We're incredibly exited to know that #Worldcon will be here in just a couple years, and we look forward to seeing what the Pacific Northwest conrunning community will do with Seattle Worldcon 2025!
So — the two things I’ve been working on this week that were keeping me so busy?
Thing the first: A presentation for the college’s professional development day today, talking to faculty about the new language about accessibility that was added to the most recent faculty contract. I think it was a good presentation, and it was well received…by the two faculty members who attended. Sigh. But I recorded it, so I’ll be able to send the recording out to the rest of them. Maybe one or two more will watch it? We’ll see.
Thing the second: Building a new website for #SeattleWorldcon2025 so that it was ready to go when we got the official word that we’d won the bid. Which happened tonight, so I went and pushed the backend buttons, had about an hour of paranoia where I was convinced that I’d just managed to nuke everything, and then was quite happy to see that I hadn’t, the new site is live and working, and we’re now officially hosting #Worldcon in 2025!
It was a busy couple of weeks leading up to today, but the pieces fell into place, and now I can start paying attention to other things again. Yay!