Chicon 2000 Infobot News - 22-Aug-2000 Chicon 2000, P. O. Box 642057, Chicago IL 60664 Fax: 312-946-3779. Message: 312-409-4440 The Chicon 2000 Infobot News is a service of the Chicon 2000 Web Site, http://www.chicon.org/ . If you know someone who'd like to subscribe, tell 'em to go to our web site at http://www.chicon.org/ and enter their e-mail address. If your e-mail address changes, or if you wish to be removed from the Chicon 2000 Infobot News mailing list, or if you don't have web access and want to be added to the list, please write to listmaster@chicon.org. In this edition: Art Show Has Space P.R.7 is in the mail Kaffeeklatsches Readings Meet the Fan Fund Winners The Fan Concourse Chesley Awards Other Worldly Awards: Golden Duck Awards Sidewise Awards Webs of Wonder Awards Prometheus Awards Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest Massage Room Party Notes Hyatt Services Info "Nothing But Garbage" Cancelled Remaining Deadlines Service Mark Notice Art Show Has Space * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * artshow@chicon.org; Bill Roper, exhibits@chicon.org Art Show has space, will be taking mail-in reservations through Monday, August 28th, and may have limited space available at the con. See http://www.chicon.org/artshow/ for full details. P.R. 7 is in the mail * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Progress Report 7 was mailed 11-Aug-2000. Kaffeeklatsches * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What is a Kaffeeklatsch? It's a small roundtable session with an author, artist, editor, or fan where traditionally coffee and tea are served. Here is your opportunity to spend an hour or so with your favorite author in an intimate group discussion. The groups will be small, so sign up early at the Con. Check the on-site website, daily newszine and the Information Desks for the authors who have volunteered to host Kaffeeklatsches, and for the rules for signing up. This is a great way to really meet that author whose work you've always loved. Readings * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This year we offer a variety of readings for your listening pleasure. Some of the Big Name Authors we have slated to read from their latest stuff are Robert Jordan, Terry Pratchett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Connie Willis, Jack Williamson, Larry Niven, George R.R. Martin, Frederick Pohl, Hal Clement, and Joe Haldeman. In addition to this standard sort of reading, however, we will also be giving a selection of authors, artists, editors, and fans the opportunity to read from the works of their favorite authors and discuss that author's work. There will also be a series of new author readings, in which three new authors will be grouped together to share a 75-minute reading period. Readings will take place at the Hyatt Regency in the Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco rooms. Check your program grid and daily newsletter for precise times and locations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tentative list of participants Thursday Forrest J. Ackerman; Tippi N. Blevins; Cheryl Ann Dawson; Raymund Eich; David Feintuch; Michael F. Flynn; Stephen Goldin; Nancy Kress; Mark L. Van Name; Nick Pollotta; Mark W. Tiedemann Friday Eleanor Arnason; Carol Berg; Alfred Bester; Suzanne Alles Blom; Orson Scott Card; Jack L. Chalker; Cory Doctorow; Lord Dunsany; James Alan Gardner; Elizabeth Hand; Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg; David M. Honigsberg; Lee Killough; R.A. Lafferty; Henrik van Loon; Mary Marshall; Michael Mayhew; Pat Murphy; Terry Pratchett; Kate Elliott/Alis Rasmussen; Darrell Schweitzer; Charles Sheffield; Allen Steele; S.M. Stirling Saturday Roger MacBride Allen; Kevin J. Anderson; Steven Barnes; Hilari Bell; David Brin; John De Chancie; Guy Consolmagno; Keith DeCandido; P.C. Hodgell; Geoffrey A. Landis; Jean Lorrah; Rebecca Moesta; Paul Pence; Fred Pohl; SJ Mark Shepherd; Susan Sizemore; Michael Swanwick; Leslie What; Connie Willis Sunday Lois McMaster Bujold; Hal Clement; Greg Costikyan; Karen Cupp; Phyllis Eisenstein; Simon R. Green; Joe W. Haldeman; James Killus; George R.R. Martin; David Marusek; David Marusek; Terry McGarry; Mike Resnick; Darrell Schweitzer; Darrell Schweitzer; Kristine C. Smith; Harry Turtledove; Joan D. Vinge; Walter Jon Williams Monday Ben Bova; Tananarive Due; James C. Glass; Howard V. Hendrix; Mindy L. Klasky; Sharon Lee; Melisa Michaels; Steve Miller; James Van Pelt; Darrell Schweitzer; Joseph Sherman; Josepha Sherman Meet the Fan Fund Winners * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dick & Leah Zeldes Smith, concourse@chicon.org The Down Under Fan Fund and Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund are fan-supported fellowships that promote international exchange between fans in America, Australasia and Europe. Funded entirely by donations, the funds bring fans from overseas to Worldcons and in alternate years send North American fans to national conventions in Australia and Great Britain. Any fan may participate. This year's delegates are Cathy Cupitt from Australia and Sue Mason from England. We hope you'll join us in welcoming them at a reception in their honor at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Fan Lounge in Columbus Hall. The Fan Concourse * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dick & Leah Zeldes Smith, concourse@chicon.org Come to the Concourse! This fabulous area -- housed in the Hyatt's Columbus Hall and Grand Ballrooms E and F, near Registration, en route to the Hucksters' Room and Art Show -- offers a multidimensional look at the world of fandom and science fiction, past and present. To begin with, we offer the Fan Lounge. It's a good place for an introduction to fandom of old, to discover the history of fanzines, to renew old acquaintances and to make new ones. It's where the classics of fanzine fandom are housed. New and old fanzines will be for sale. Fans will be available to answer your questions. Plus, we'll have a few surprises. Elsewhere in the concourse, photo and video displays present glimpses of Worldcon events and personalities and other science fictional activities from the past quarter century, including Alfred Bester, Robert A. Heinlein, Bob Tucker, Bob and Anne Passovoy and many other professional and fannish legends and hoards of SF enthusiasts. One special display is the Fan Gallery of photographs, which tries to give wider recognition to fans who have been prominent in regional fan groups, as well as to those who've already won some measure of national and international fannish fame or notoriety -- chairs of Worldcons, fan guests of honor of Worldcons, fan Hugo winners, and fan-fund winners. The expected reaction is, "Oh, so that's what she, or he looks like!" Meanwhile, the History of Worldcons collection illustrates the many changes the con has gone through in its six decades, through program books and other publications of the Worldcons themselves, plus a representative sampling of souvenirs, operations forms, press releases, and other ephemera issued by and for the Worldcon. Another display commemorates the hard work and creative promotions of those who've tried to win the ultimate science fiction convention for their cities -- both successes and failures. (Bidders for 2004 and beyond would do well to peruse these materials!) But these are not just passive exhibitions. At the FANAC Interactive Museum of Fanhistory, you can click your way through a computerized collection of fan memorabilia, speak to a fan historian and view a variety of artifacts and scan in your own fan photos and other fannish ephemera for posterity. You can sign up for tours of the various exhibits and hear tales told by some of fandom's most distinguished raconteurs and experts (and some other people, too). You can also vote here on the site where the 2003 Worldcon will be held. You can even talk with the future Worldcon bidders and gather information to make your site-selection vote an informed one. (What a concept!) And you can see what your favorite authors look like, and bring your books to be autographed. Besides all that, we present Planet Chicago -- a look at the city of Chicago and the people and places nearby that have left their mark on the history of SF and fantasy -- from L. Frank Baum and Edgar Rice Burroughs to the Chicagoans of the next century. We highlight the appearances the Windy City has made in notable stories, and we peek at the science fictional aspects of the city itself. Last, but not least, we have put together, with help from our friends, a history of the fans who've called Chicagoland home from the early days of fandom to the final Worldcon of the 20th century -- the various conventions, from one-shots to Windycons and Chicons; the numerous SF clubs; and the many area fen, writers, editors and even bookstore owners. Come by and pick up your copy of our oneshot fanzine featuring written histories of local fanac. We have a bit of science, and some razzle-dazzle, too. We know you'll enjoy your visit with us. Fan Concourse Docent Tours Along with our displays, we also offer special tours of the various exhibits. * History of Worldcons Tour: There will four renditions of this tour. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. + Thursday, 4 p.m. Author and fan Mike Resnick leads a tour of the History of Worldcons exhibit. An avowed Worldcon lover, Mike attended his first con nearly 40 years ago and has scarcely missed fandom's annual extravaganza since. You haven't heard the story of the notorious Baycon in 1968 until you've heard this raconteur tell it. + Friday, 2:30 p.m. Roger "Teddy Bear" Sims, co-chairman of Detention, the 17th Worldcon in 1959, leads a tour of the History of Worldcons exhibit. Come and see what fanac looked like in the '50s, marvel at the slimness of the program books and the sparseness of the programs, and explore how Worldcon has evolved with someone who was there to see it. + Saturday, 1 p.m. Bruce Pelz -- co-chairman of L.A.con I, the 30th Worldcon in 1972, one of fandom's premier collectors, and the curator of the History of Worldcons exhibit -- leads a tour of the exhibit. Come and hear the secrets of the smofs and see what happens if you get bitten by the Kolektin Bug. + Sunday, 4 p.m. Author and fan Jack Chalker leads a tour of the History of Worldcons exhibit. A longtime Worldcon goer, and the man who coined the word smof, Jack knows where all the bodies are buried. Come and hear the stories he digs up. * History of Worldcon Bidding Tour Sunday, 1 p.m. The annual contest for which city and group of fans gets to organize fandom's annual extravaganza is sometimes fast and furious, sometimes ho-hum, sometimes friendly and funny, and sometimes, frankly hysterical. Joe Siclari, chairman of MagiCon in in 1992, and curator of the History of Bidding exhibit, leads a tour through Worldcon bidding's memorabilia, with commentary on who lost, who won and why. If you've ever thought it might be fun to bid for a Worldcon, tour this exhibit first. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * The Faces of Science Fiction Tour Sunday, 2:30 p.m. So that's what he looks like! Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America lead a tour, with commentary, of the Pro Portrait Gallery. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge in Columbus Hall. Meet in front of the exhibit in Grand Ballroom F. * The Faces of Fandom Tour Friday, 1 p.m. What's it take to be a Big Name Fan? Bruce Pelz, creator of the exhibit, leads a tour, with commentary, of the Fan Portrait Gallery. Find out who these people are and why their mugs deserve to be up there. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * FANAC Interactive Museum Tour Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Joe Siclari, curator of this exhibit sponsored by the Florida Association for Nucleation And Conventions, leads a tour through its fannish artifacts and into fanhistorical cyberspace. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * Planet Chicago: The Fandom Tour Friday, 4 p.m. In the 1959 Fancyclopedia II, Dick Eney wrote about Chicago: "Despite its conventions, the Windy City has always been fairly quiet as far as fan activity goes. Of old, the Windy City Wampires existed there, but this was an informal group. The ChiCon I was put on by a special con-promoting organization." So is Chicon 2000. Has Chicago ever had a fandom to rival that of other cities'? Barry and Marcy Lyn-Waitsman offer a historical look into the various elements that have led up to Chicon 2000. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * Planet Chicago: The Fiction Tour Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Where did L. Frank Baum write The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What did James Tiptree Jr. do in her day job? Where is Lower North Aufzoo? Where did Richard M. Powers learn to draw? What's wrong with 2323 N. Lake Shore Drive? Bill Higgins and Lindalee Stuckey trace the various people and places, real and fictional, that Chicago has contributed to science fiction. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * Planet Chicago: The Terraformed City Tour Saturday, 1 p.m. Chicago native Neil Rest takes you on a two- and three-dimensional tour to explore why Chicago is one of the world's most science-fictional cities. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. * Slime printing and Other Lost Arts of Fandom Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Fan Lounge, Columbus Hall Dick and Leah Zeldes Smith conduct a demo of the archaic art of the hectograph (or Jell-O printer), the mimeograph and other methods by which fans used to communicate in the days before the Internet. This is a hands-on demonstration -- don't wear white! 15th Annual Chesley Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lynn Perkins, chesleys@chicon.org Hyatt Hotel, Live Stage Area, Riverside Center. Friday, 7:00 pm, 01-Sep-2000. The Chesleys, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, began in 1985 as a means for the Science Fiction and Fantasy art community to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. This year's awards are for works and achievements in the period from 01-Jan-1999 to 31-Dec-1999. All convention members are invited to attend. Slide projectors will provide good views of all the nominees. Anyone with an interest in art is welcome to stop by and share in the presentation of this year's well-deserved awards. Each category can be sponsored by an individual or corporation. This year Tor Books is sponsoring the Best Hardback Cover Illustration category. Baen Books is sponsoring the Best Paperback Book Illustration category (they are also one of the nominees for Best Art Direction). Colleen Doran, writer and illustrator of the A Distant Soil graphic novels, with Image Comics , is sponsoring Best Magazine Cover. Warner Aspect is not only sponsoring Best Interior Illustration, but is also providing us with one of our Masters of Ceremony, Betsy Mitchell, a senior editor for Warner Aspect. Dreamstone , an Australian print and sculpture dealer is sponsoring Best Product Illustration. Worlds of Wonder, one of the premier art galleries specializing in fantasy and science fiction art in the world, is sponsoring Best Unpublished Color. Best Monochrome Unpublished is being sponsored by Atlantis, a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of custom pewter pins with diving and ocean themes (they also publish and distribute mermaids prints). Moore Creations, the company that created the resin statue of Lady Death, as well as other superb comic-related collectible statuettes, is appropriately sponsoring the Bet Three Dimensional category. Best Gaming-Related is being sponsored by that giant of the gaming industry, Wizards of the Coast, who also designed and printed this year's beautiful Chesley Brochure. Contribution to ASFA is being sponsored by Del Rey. Artistic Achievement is sponsored by Paper Tiger. Paper Tiger is also providing us with our other Master of Ceremonies, the delightful Paul Barnett. Other Worldly Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fairmont Hotel - Crystal Room, Third Floor. Saturday, 6:00-7:00 pm. The Other Worldly Awards presentations will include Golden Duck Awards Sidewise Awards Webs of Wonder The effervescent Esther Friesner will be our master of ceremonies and all convention members are invited to attend. Golden Duck Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other Worldly Awards, Fairmont Hotel - Crystal Room, Third Floor. Saturday, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Each year the Golden Duck judges pick the best books in three categories of children's science fiction. Golden Duck Awards are sponsored by SuperConDuckTivity, the organization that puts on DucKon. Those honored this year are: Picture Book (Content should be more science fiction than fantasy. Award goes to the Illustrator.) * Hush, Little Alien. Daniel Kirk (author and illustrator) New York: Hyperion Books Middle Grades (Grades 2-6. Content should be more science fiction than fantasy.) * I was a 6th grade Alien. Coville, Bruce. Simon and Schuster Young Adult (Hal Clement Award) (Content should be more science fiction than fantasy. Books should have a young adult protagonist.) * The Game of Worlds: Out of Time. Roger McBride Allen. Edited by David Brin. New York: Avon Sidewise Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Steven H Silver, sidewise@chicon.org Other Worldly Awards, Fairmont Hotel - Crystal Room, Third Floor. Saturday, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were conceived in late 1995 to honor the best "genre" publications of the year, and the first awards were announced in summer 1996. The award take sit name from Murray Leinster's 1934 short story "Sidewise in Time", in which a strange storm causes portions of Earth to swap places with their analogs from other timelines. Two awards are given each year. To be considered, a work must have either first English-language publication or first American publication in the calendar year prior to the year in which the award is to be presented. In other words, awards announced in 1997 honored works published in 1996 and were called the "1996 Sidewise Awards." The Short-Form Award is presented for the best work of less than 60,000 words. This includes short stories, novelettes and novellas, and poems. The Long-Form Award is presented for the best work longer than 60,000 words. This category individual novels and longer works. If a book is part of a series, it must be able to stand on its own to be considered. If it is part of a serial novel - a series in which the storyline in continuous and no volume can stand on its own - the complete serial novel will be considered at such time as the final volume is published. In addition, at the discretion of the judges, a Special Achievement Award may be presented to honor a specific work or for a significant body of work which was published prior to the inception of the award, i.e., before 1995. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased to announce the finalists for the 1999 Sidewise Awards. Nominee for Best Long-Form Alternate History * Brendan DuBois, Resurrection Day, Putnam's 1999 Nominees for Best Short-Form Alternate History * Alain Bergeron, "The Eighth Register," translated from the French by Howard Scott. First American publication in Northern Suns (eds. David G. Hartwell and Glenn Grant), Tor 1999. First English-language publication in TesseractsQ (eds. lisabeth Vonarburg and Jane Brierley), Tesseract 1996. Original French publication as "Le huitime registre", in Solaris #107 (Autumn 1993). * Jan Lars Jensen, "Secret History of the Ornithopter," in The Magazine of Fantazy & Science Fiction, June 1999. * Robert Silverberg, "Getting to Know the Dragon," in Far Horizons (ed. Silverberg), Avon/Eos 1999. * Robert Silverberg, "A Hero of the Empire," in The Magazine of Fantazy & Science Fiction, October/November 1999. Award for Special Achievement * Randall Garrett, for the Lord Darcy stories, including the collection Murder and Magic, the novel Too Many Magicians, the collection Lord Darcy Investigates, and "The Spell of War." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nominations for the 2000 Sidewise Awards, for stories and novels published during 2000, are open until 31-Mar-2001. See Sidewise Awards for Alternate History for more information. Judges: Moshe Feder, Evelyn Leeper, Jim Rittenhouse, Robert Schmunk, Stuart Shiffman, Steven Silver. Webs of Wonder Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other Worldly Awards, Fairmont Hotel - Crystal Room, Third Floor. Saturday, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Webs of Wonder, a web contest sponsored by Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine and New York Times bestselling author David Brin, is aimed at resources that will help teachers and students use science fiction to complement subjects faced in today's classroom. The Webs of Wonder Contest will award a $1,000 cash first prize - plus runner up awards - for excellent new sites on the World Wide Web that unite a love of learning with a passion for good stories. For years, educators have given their students famous and obscure science fiction tales to enliven difficult topics. A chemistry teacher might illustrate part of her curriculum with a classic Hal Clement novel, while a social studies class would argue the ethical questions raised by Tom Godwin's famous story "The Cold Equations." These efforts have mostly been isolated. Great teachers had no simple way to share their study guides, illustrations, provocative question sets - or the story itself; until recently, that is. Today's technology can help teachers and web-designers create vivid materials to brighten any subject, then let them share their creativity with colleagues all over the country and around the world. Moreover, this offers one more way to get compelling literature into the hands of young people who might otherwise never be intrigued by some of science fiction's greatest stories. For details about rules and a list of available supporting materials, see the Webs of Wonder website . Prometheus Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fred C. Moulton, prometheus@chicon.org Fairmont Hotel, Crystal Room, Third Floor, Friday, 4:00-5:00 pm. In 1979, science fiction writer L. Neil Smith created the Prometheus Awards, to honor Libertarian fiction. The Libertarian Futurist Society began sponsoring the annual Prometheus Award in 1982. Chicon 2000 hosts this year's awards presentation, on Friday 01-Sep-2000 at 4:00 PM. Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Judy Kindell, contest@chicon.org We are inviting the semifinalists and finalists to join us at Chicon 2000 on Saturday, the day of the Hugos. We will offer them a tour of the convention at 10:30am. We are planning on having a reception and awards ceremony for the student contest in the Bucky suite on Saturday afternoon at 4:00. Art Entries Winners * Kelsey Floyd, Dragon's Cove of Magic, 10, 4th Grade, Quest Academy, Palatine, IL * Justin Rick Pichetrungsi, The Bird-Man "Zen", 13, 8th Grade, The Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA * Val Lucas, The Zoo, 16, 11th Grade, Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD Elementary School Finalists * Sasha Drbohlavova, Untitled, 10, 5th Grade, Walt Disney Elementary School, Burbank, CA * Hannah Goldman, The Race, 10, 4th Grade, Weizmann Day School, Altadena, CA * Lauren Mandel, Gathering at Rainbows End, 9, 3rd Grade Dutch Neck School, Princeton Jct., NJ * Dawn Sevilla, The Dragon That Flies, 11, 5th Grade, Walt Disney Elementary School, Burbank, CA * Isaiah Unger, The Hospitable Western Sea Monster, 7, 2nd Grade, Lamb of God Academy, Baltimore, MD Middle School Finalists * Sean Bodoh, Into the Light, 14, 8th Grade, St. Dorothy School, Glendora, CA * Bryan Fink, Giggles the Dwarf, 12, 6th Grade, Bond Mill Elementary School, Laurel, MD * Paul Joliet, Squadrone, 11, 6th Grade, Bond Mill Elementary School, Laurel, MD * Justin Marshall, Rearranged, 14, 8th Grade, Arroyo Seco Junior High School, Saugus, CA * Jennifer Salaveria, Fantasy Land, 11, 6th Grade, Bond Mill Elementary School, Laurel, MD High School Finalists * Christopher Ancarrow, Portal, 15, 9th Grade, Northern High School, Owings, MD * JoAnna Renee Morgan, What Lies Under Your Bed?, 17, 12th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Lakewood, CA * David Tran, Mech vs. Monster, 17, 11th Grade, Westminster High School, Westminster, CA * Thao Truong, Alien's Art Work, 17, 11th Grade, Westminster High School, Westminster, CA Science Essay Entries Winners * Devereux Smith, A Career in Chemistry, 10, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Chevy Chase, MD * Stephanie Schlitter, Nanotechnology: Our Future, 14, 8th Grade, Carleton Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, IL * Jennifer Tung, Aurora, the Secret of the Skies, 17, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD Middle School Finalists * Christina Marie Anduray, Panda Bears, 14, 8th Grade, Santa Rosa De Lima School, San Fernando, CA * Doug Baker, Present Technology, 13, 8th Grade, Carleton Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, IL * Margaret Crowley, Artificial Intelligence, 13, 8th Grade, Carleton Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, IL * Jennifer Gartenberg, Vision Correction, 14, 8th Grade, Carleton Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, IL * Rocio Gutierrez, Dolphins, 13, 7th Grade, Santa Rosa De Lima School, San Fernando, CA * Regina Lopez, Solar System, 12, 7th Grade, Santa Rosa De Lima School, San Fernando, CA High School Finalists * Janice Lee, Stress, 16, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD * Judy Liang, The Mystery of Black Holes, 16, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD * David Lu, Cancer, 17, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD * Didi Okolo, Health and Nutrition, 16, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD * Rakesh Penumalli, Tornadoes - The Wild Twists of Nature, 14, 9th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD * David Ross, Stars, 15, 10th Grade, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD * Ami Narendra Shah, Astronomy, 16, 11th Grade, Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville, MD Story Entries Winners * Chantel Marie Paige Donnan, Saving Loch Ness, 11, 5th Grade, Cleveland Elementary School, Lakewood, CA * Chelsea Farley, The Doll's House, 11, 6th Grade, Bond Mill Elementary School, Laurel, MD * Dagmara Ariana Kalnins, Out of Context, 13, 7th Grade, Robert Frost Middle School, Fairfax, VA * Rachel Turtledove, The Summoners' Tale, 13, 8th Grade, Chaminade Middle School, Chatsworth, CA * Joe Howley, Apes and Angels, 16, 10th Grade, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD Elementary School Finalists * Lauren Christine Edmonds, The Other Side, 11, 5th Grade, St. Timothy's School, Chantilly, VA * Dan Rimkus, Tornadoes, Aliens, and Really Big Asteroids, 11, 5th Grade, St. Timothy's School, Chantilly, VA * Alison Spurlock, My Day With Thomas Edison, 11, 5th Grade, St. Timothy's School, Chantilly, VA * Rebecca Turtledove, The Menearien's Horn, 11, 5th Grade, Woodcrest School, Tarzana, CA Middle School (6th Grade) Finalists * Friday Lee Bakhos, The Secret of Dolphin Cove, 12, 6th Grade, Hoover Middle School, Lakewood, CA * Ann Marie Black, The Music of Snow Falls, 11, 6th Grade, Hoover Middle School, Lakewood, CA * T.J. Meyer, Jelene and Twlon The First File, 11, 6th Grade, Cordillera Elementary School, Mission Viejo, CA * Sara A. Peczkowski, Illegal Magic in Wagersville, 12, 6th Grade, Bond Mill Elementary School, Laurel, MD Middle School (7th Grade) Finalists * Cara Davitt, The Valley of Dreams, 12, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD * Kaitlynn Riely, The Secret Passages, 13, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD * Louise Schlegel, Battle for Souls, 12, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD * Matthew Warren, How Does Your Garden Grow?, 13, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD Middle School (8th Grade) Finalists * Tommy Ashton, We Are, 13, 8th Grade, Farquhar Middle School, Olney, MD * David Barber, Time Pirates, 14, 8th Grade, Bancroft Middle School, Long Beach, CA * Duyen Nguyen, Kai' Alyra, 14, 8th Grade, Bancroft Middle School, Long Beach, CA * Cindy Salazar, The Swimming Pool, 14, 8th Grade, Clifton Middle School, Monrovia, CA High School Finalists * Sara Bert, The Fire-eater's Queen, 16, 10th Grade, Carmel High School, Mundalein, IL * Alex Collier, By the Blade, 17, 11th Grade, Saint Francis High School, La Canada, CA * Eric A. Lowe, Heartless, 18, 12th Grade, Chaminade College Preparatory School, West Hills, CA * Ted McCombs, Mobius Ave., 16, 12th Grade, Viewpoint High School, Calabasas, CA * David Plotz, Ma'deem, 16, 10th Grade, Georgetown Day High School, Washington, DC * Alison Turtledove, Like I Imagined It, 15, 10th Grade, Chaminade High School, West Hills, CA For a complete list of all of the semi-finalists, see the website at http://www.chicon.org/prog/contest.htm Massage Room * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Feeling tense? The Chicago School of Massage Therapy will be offering tune-up massages throughout the con. Final and authoritative times will be listed at the room. Check program grids and the daily newsletter for details. Stop on by to sign up for a slot, get relaxed, feel better, and find out more about the program. Party Notes * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * People planning parties at Chicon might want to note that regular programming does not end until 6:45 p.m. Tips for Attending Open Parties If you want to do the Grand Tour, start at the top Party Floor and work your way down, for each tower -- this way you only have to wait for an elevator going UP twice. If you find a congenial one, stay for a while; there's no rule that says you have to party hop. On the other hand, if you join a group that seems to be congenially party hopping and tag along, it's a great way to make new friends and learn about the convention party scene. If you want to pick and choose your parties, a listing will be available each day in the daily newsletter, and flyers will probably be plastered on the boards in the elevator lobbies. Peruse them and see if the mock-bid party for the Shadows' Worldcon (in 2258) piques your interest, or perhaps you might prefer a darker theme? One thing's certain, there'll be plenty to choose from. Hyatt Services Info * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We've just uploaded some material provided by the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Go to our "Hyatt" page http://www.chicon.org/hotel/hyatt.htm or send an e-mail to info@chicon.org that says send hyatt.txt The new information includes the following topics: All-in-One Package Business Center Check-In Check-Out Concierge Emergency Film Developing Florist Hours of Operation Housekeeping Kosher Laundry and Valet Services Liquor Laws Lost and Found Medical Facilities Mini Bar/In-Room Bar Parking Perfect Stay Program Regency Caterers Rollaway Policy Shipping and Receiving Swimming Pool Taxes "Nothing But Garbage" Cancelled * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The performance of the children's musical "Nothing But Garbage" has been cancelled (Saturday, 10:00 Crystal room, Fairmont) due to the sudden death of the director. Suzanne had a mild heart condition. During her sleep she developed an aneurysm and died. The sadness of this event is compounded by the fact she was 9 months pregnant. The baby died as well. The following eulogy was written by one of her students. In Memory of Suzanne E. Hannon For all the loved ones of Suzanne we will always remember the great things she taught us all. For the people who never knew Suzanne, I'm sorry but you missed out on great times and great laughs. Suzanne had a different personality than most people, she could say something we all didn't want to hear, but when she said it, she would change the way she said it, and it would be funny. I will always remember the days when someone walked in with a frown on their face, and Suzanne made sure that before they left that day, that they had a smile on their face. Suzanne was a great person, who taught us great things, made great smiles, and someone who always had a place in there heart for everyone. Let's all take time to remember what a wonderful person Suzanne E. Hannon was. (Helen H. Hebel) Remaining Deadlines * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Art Show has space left. * Dealers Room is full. 28-Aug-2000 Art Show entry deadline is now 28-Aug-2000, which is the Monday before the convention. Chicon 2000 will try to save some space for walk-ins, but nothing can be guaranteed. Summary of Art Show rates: * 3-D table space (6' x 2 1/2') $40 * 2-D panel space (4'w x 7'h) $50 * Print Shop: $.50 per print * Art Show commission: 10% * Make checks payable to Chicon 2000 and tell us what you want 02-Sep-2000 Deadline for Site Selection at the convention is 6:00 pm on Saturday. Service Mark Notice * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Service Mark Notice: "World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "World Science Fiction Convention", "Worldcon", "NASFiC" and "Hugo Award" are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. 20000822.txt sent to 1750 subscribers of CHICON-NEWS.