Download PDF file (4.0 MB) - Chicon 7

The 70 th World Science Fiction ConventionCHICON 7August 30 – September 3, 2012Chicago, IllinoisAuthor Guest of HonorMIKE RESNICKFan Guest of HonorPEGGY RAE SAPIENZAArtist Guest of HonorROWENA MORRILLAgent Guest of HonorJANE FRANKAstronaut Guest of HonorSTORY MUSGRAVEToastmasterJOHN SCALZISpecial GuestSY LIEBERGOTPROGRESS REPORT 4http://chicon.org© 2011 "Chicago Worldcon Bid", D/B/A Chicon 7.“World Science Fiction Society”, “WSFS”, “World Science Fiction Convention”, “Worldcon”,“NASFiC”, “Hugo Award”, and the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Rocket are service marks ofthe World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.http://chicon.org 1Chicon 7 2012

from theChicon chairmanDave mccartyMy, how the time is flying!As I write this, we’re barely more than four months away from the start of Chicon 7.A couple of vital and fun pieces of the convention are already underway. You’ll find theHugo ballot in this PR and the Hugo voter packet is available online. You will also find thesite selection ballot for 2014 in this PR. This means that both of these processes are underway right now. I encourage you to participate in them. Even if you don’t think you canattend the 2014 event, the Supporting membership you’ll receive for voting will keep youconnected to the community and let you continue to participate in all the Worldcon processesthat year…bringing us in a wibbley-wobbley timey-wimey way right back to the Hugosand site selection, only in the future!In the pages of this PR, you’ll find all kinds of wonderful information about theconvention. If you’re anything like me, there will be at least a few things that get your bloodracing and will make the waiting quite a bit harder. If the waiting is too difficult and youchoose to build a TARDIS, please let me know, I could really use a friend with a TARDISright now.No TARDIS? Ah, well… I guess we all get to wait together. Here’s to seeing you allin Chicago!Dave McCarty - ChairmanChicon 7, the 70th Annual World Science Fiction ConventionOver the next several months, members of the Chicon 7team will be at various conventions around the country. Wehope you will stop by our table to find out what we’re planning,and perhaps volunteer to get involved.We are planning to have a fan table at the following conventions(subject to change): Balticon May 25-28 Baltimore, MD Baycon May 25-28 Santa Clara, CA ConQuest May 25-27 Kansas City, MO Wiscon May 25-28 Madison, WI DucKon Jun 1-3 St. Charles, IL DeepSouthCon, June 15-17 Huntsville, AL Convergence Jul 5-8 Minneapolis, MN Westercon Jul 5-8, Seattle WA Readercon, Jul 12-15 Burlington, MA Confluence Jul 27-29 Pittsburgh, PA Cyphan Jul 27-29 Chicago, IL MuseCon, Aug 3-5 Chicago, ILIf you’re interested in helping out at our fan tables, dropus a line at ambassador@chicon.org and let us know theconventions that you will be attending.Wait! What’s that you say? We’re not coming to yourconvention? And we should be there? There’s an easy way tosolve that problem! Volunteer to be a Chicon 7 Ambassador!Ambassadors can help in several ways:We’ll send you a t-shirt or ball cap that you can weararound your local convention, plus flyers and other giveaways.Just spend some time at your convention walking around, givingpeople information, and talking up Chicon 7. Simple!Take Chicon 7 flyers and other giveaways to localgaming, comic, or book stores. Help us connect to your localschool, university, or library. Bring Chicon 7 information toyour local SF / F book club or meet-up.You can help spread the word about the awesome eventthat Chicon 7 will be! If you are interested, e-mail us atambassador@chicon.orgSee you around the world!Chicon 7 2012 2PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Vacation atChicon 7Leane VerhulstHave you ever taken extra vacation days (or holiday as they say in other countries) when going toWorldcon? A few days before or a few days after to sightsee and enjoy the destination? Have you ever had troubletrying to find people who want to do the same thing? Well I have, and I decided to do something about it. I got agroup together last year for Reno and we did some exploring that was so much fun that I decided that I wanted toprovide something like that for people attending Chicon 7. The idea for a department called Vacation was born.My idea for the Vacation department is to line up people who want to do events in (or near) Chicago andwho would open up these events to other members of Chicon 7. Actually, the people who attend these events don’teven need to be members of Chicon 7 so if you have a friend that plans to join you in the city but who can’t make theconvention, they are still welcome at these events. And also note that these events would be separate from Chicon 7and all costs would be up to the individuals, but I want to have free events in addition to the events that may cost afee.Some events that are already being planned are:1. A trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire in Kenosha, WI, on Sunday, August 26. (http://www.renfair.com/bristol) This Ren Faire is a couple of hours north of Chicago and is a wonderfulplace. If enough people are willing to pay for vans or a bus to make it affordable, we will try to rentthem, otherwise, carpooling is the plan. If we can get at least 15 people, then we can get discount tickets.2. Can’t Stop the Serenity Charity event in Chicago on Saturday, September 8. (http://www.chicagolandbrowncoats.com) This event raises money for Equality Now and The House of theGood Shepherd. In addition to showing the movie Serenity, it has a costume contest, a charity auction,and possibly even an improv team performing an episode of Firefly. Maybe. You never know.3. Outings to see the Chicago Cubs play at Wrigley Field. (http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com) The Cubs willbe playing at home from August 24 through September 2. At this time, no specific days have been decidedupon.4. An outing to the Museum of Science and Industry. (http://www.msichicago.org) We are currentlylooking at Monday, August 27 so that we can also see the special “Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition”(which ends on September 3). This museum is a wonderland, seriously. I have spent hours andhours in this place and still don’t think I’ve seen everything.5. A beer tasting. No date has been decided yet. A fan plans to find some nearby bars that have local brewson tap and do some tastings. There are quite a few microbreweries in Chicago – it’s been growing in thelast few years.Those are the events lined up so far, but there are so many other things to do. The Lincoln Park Zoo which isfree and accessible by public transportation. The Sears Tower. The John Hancock building. The Field Museum.Adler Planetarium. The Shedd Aquarium. The Art Museum. Millennium Park. Grant Park. The Jazz Festival. NavyPier and the Ferris Wheel. Boat tours. Architecture tours. Ghost tours. Gangster tours. Shopping along theMagnificent Mile. Theaters. Shows. Concerts. Restaurants. So many things!!!And that’s the problem – there are so many things to do that one person or a few people just can’t lineeverything up. So that’s where you (yes, you), come in. We need people who are interested in arranging an event tostep up and let us know. An event can be as simple as a dinner outing for 8 people to as complex as an outing like theBristol one where money needs to be collected ahead of time and where vans or a bus might need to be rented.If you are interested in running an event or if you just want more information about events being planned,send an email to vacation@chicon.org and we’ll get you set up.I hope we hear from you. Chicon is going to be great!Chicon 7 2012 4PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

artist guest of honorRowena morrillmy friend RowenaBy Doris vallejoI have known Rowena more than half my life, although my introduction to her was via her paintings: herstrong, sensual women; her dragons as gorgeous as rare jewels; her imaginative, intellectually provocativescenarios. Who is she, I wondered. An adventuress? An explorer of fantastical worlds? A warrior battling thegrimmer vicissitudes of life? She was that and more, as I discovered through the years of our friendship.It was her suggestion that we go hiking in Chile’s Atacama Desert and climb one of its extinct volcanoes.She braved the ever thinning atmosphere to reach its 18,000 foot summit while I succumbed to intensifying altitudesickness at 15,000 feet. During a dark time in my life, she convinced me to take up skiing by insisting that onecould not possibly ski and be depressed at the same time. Like a charming sprite in one of her paintings, she satunder a waterfall on an ice-cold day, assuring me that this bone-chilling madness certifiably boosted one’sendorphin level.Finally, and quite unexpectedly, the notorious Saddam Hussein could be counted among her many admirersas a good number of her paintings were found hanging in his palace when it was captured by U.S. troops.http://chicon.org 5Chicon 7 2012

member servicesMembershipsIndividual memberships are available for Adults, Young Adults, and Children. We also sell Family membershipswhich reduce the cost of attendance for families of two adults with two or more children or young adults.The following table details the current membership rate. The base Family rate at this time is US $540. Note that theserates will expire on July 31, 2012.AttendingYoung Adult(17-21 year)Child(0-16 years)Kiid-In-TowSupportingNew Purchase US $215 US $100 US $75 FREE US $50Upgrade fromSupportingTypes of MembershipUS $165 US $50 US $25 FREE N/AAttending: An Attending membership includes all publications, as well as voting and attending rights. If you votedin the 2012 Worldcon Site Selection election at Aussiecon 4 and you were a Friend of the Chicago in 2012 Worldconbid, then you are automatically an Attending Member of Chicon 7 as a result of paying your voting fee.Supporting: A Supporting membership includes all of the rights and privileges of an Attending membership exceptthe right to attend Chicon 7. You can always upgrade your membership from Supporting to Attending by paying thedifference between the “New Supporting” and “New Attending” membership rates in force at the time of conversion.If you voted in the 2012 Worldcon Site Selection election at Aussiecon 4, you are automatically a Supportingmember of Chicon 7 as a result of paying your voting fee.Young Adult: A Young Adult (YA) Attending membership is identical to an Attending membership but it is onlyavailable to people aged 17 to 21 as of August 30, 2012. This class of membership carries the same rights as anAttending membership (see above) including voting rights and receiving all convention publications. Individuals inthis age group can also be included in Family memberships (see below). YA memberships can be transferred only topeople who also meet the YA age criteria.Children and Kids-in-Tow: Child memberships are available for all children aged 16 or under as of August 30,2012 and will include 8 hours of free professional child care for children aged 12 or under. Children aged 6 or underas of August 30, 2012 may alternatively be registered free of charge as Kids-in-Tow. Although there is no charge, weencourage you to register your Kids-in-Tow as it helps us to understand the number of young children who may be atthe convention. Kid-in-Tow memberships do not include child care. Children and Kid-in-Tow memberships includeadmission to Chicon 7 under the supervision of an adult, but do not include publications or voting rights for the HugoAwards or Worldcon Site Selection. Children may have Attending memberships (and thus have publications andvoting rights) instead of Child or Kids-in-Tow memberships, but must still be supervised by an adult at all times.Family Memberships: Family memberships can be purchased for 2 adults and 2 or more Children (aged 16 or underas of August 30, 2012) or Young Adults (see definition above). Children under 12 will receive the same number ofhours of free child care as a separate Child membership. The current price for a Family membership is US $540,minus any applicable voting/supporter discount, and this price is good until July 31, 2012. Young Adult familymembers, aged 17 to 21 as of August 30, 2012 may be included in a Family membership for the additional cost of US$25 for each young adult. Please contact Registration if you want to purchase a Family membership.Chicon 7 2012 8 PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Child careLisa Garrison-RagsdaleChicon 7 is thrilled to have chosen KiddieCorp (www.kiddiecorp.com) as the professional childcareprovider to Chicon 7. KiddieCorp has worked regularly with Worldcon in recent years–including in LA, Denver,Montreal and Reno–and has an excellent understanding of our needs and interests.KiddieCorp’s service will be available to all children aged 12 or under as of the start of the convention.Child Memberships costing $75 are available for all children in this age group, and include 10 hours of freechildcare. Additional hours are then chargeable at $10 per hour. Children who are members through a FamilyMembership can also take advantage of the 10 hours of free childcare. Children under 6 can alternatively attend theconvention as Kids-in-Tow without paying a membership fee, but will not receive any free childcare and willtherefore need to pay the $10 per hour charge for all childcare hours that they use.Please note that your children must be registered with the convention (whether with Child/FamilyMemberships or as Kids-in-Tow) before they can be booked into the KiddieCorp service.The childcare service will be located in the Hyatt Regency West Tower, Silver Level. The childcare servicewill be available during the following hours. We have included an evening service on Friday, Saturday and Sundayto enable parents to attend the parties as well as Masquerade and/or Hugo Award Ceremony. Please note thatchildren can only receive a maximum of 10 hours childcare on any single day.Thursday, August 30Friday, August 31Saturday, September 1Sunday, September 2Monday, September 31 p.m. – 6 p.m.9.30 a.m. – 6 p.m. AND 6 p.m. - Midnight9.30 a.m. – 6 p.m. AND 6 p.m. - Midnight9.30 a.m. – 6 p.m. AND 6 p.m. - Midnight9.30 a.m. – 6 p.m.Childcare capacity is limited and we urge parents to book all childcare hours in advance where possible, sowe can ensure adequate staffing and service.Full details of the service arrangements and how to book will be published on our website during May 2012.We anticipate that booking will be available online as well as by post, and that KiddieCorp will accept bookings directlyfrom Chicon7 members. Places will be limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis so pleasebook in plenty of time.If you have any questions about the childcare service, please contact Lisa Garrison-Ragsdale, Childcare Liaison,at childcare@chicon.org.POSSIBLE KiddieCorp Children’s ActivitiesKiddieCorp will be offering a wide variety of activities tailored to the different age ranges from babiesthrough to 12 year olds. The exact program will be designed for us, but may typically include:Artist Alley – beaded jewelry, fun paper bag hats, colorful collages, and more – including the child’s very own handpuppet to take home.Adrenaline Rush – group games such as Simon Says, Relay Races, Duck-Duck-Goose and Red Light Green Light,plus playing in fun children’s tents or going through the obstacle course.Peaceful Play Land – relaxation in a quieter area, with books for all ages and story time throughout the day. Therewill also be tea sets and play food for the children who like to play grocery store or house.Construction Zone – an area dedicated to blocks and Lego, plus a Play Doh sculpting station.Tiny Tikes for Infants and Toddlers – the youngest children will be surrounded by tactile toys to stimulate fun andlearning. There will be soft building blocks, stacking toys and activity centers, plus various ride-ons and toddlerbooks and regular sing-a-longs with favorite nursery rhymes. To help the kids stay on their napping schedule we willdo our best to have everyone settle down for a rest a couple times throughout each day.Chicon 7 2012 10PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

L-R: James Bacon, Alissa McKersie, Davinia Saylor, James ShieldsKids’ programmingChiKidz is our program for children aged 6 through 12 and their parents.We want to excite and educate, while also allowing a space for children to be creative, socialize, and benefitfrom many of the aspects that adults regularly enjoy at conventions. The program will reflect the themes andsubjects of Chicon 7, but in a way that is suited to children.We will have talks, workshops, fun and games, learning and exploring, a convention space dedicated to them.Of course, some items will need parents along to help, like when the kids need help with tools, pouring chemicals,building spaceships out of Lego, crafting regular stuff or Nerf guns to look Steampunk, and also making light sabres.We'll be learning to play role-playing games, and listening to authors and guests, as well.With Story Musgrave (a NASA astronaut) as a Chicon 7 GoH, kids are going to be able to hear him talkabout his experiences in space and ask him questions.And that’s not all, but we don’t want to give all of our secrets away yet!There will still be our static activities stationed around the kids’ area such as classic video games, new onesto drive us bonkers, slot car tracks, craft materials and Lego to play with.We will have our programme online. It will also have information for parents, and our policies, for you toread. Check out https://chicon.org/chikidz.php.We are also looking for volunteers to help with our activities, and we would also appreciate some older kidsto help out with role-playing, building, helping us to herd, etc. Please contact us at chikids@chicon.org if thatinterests you.Finally, if anyone has unwanted/unused Lego floating around their houses, we need all the Lego we can getour hands on! Contact us at the above e-mail address if you can help!http://chicon.org 11Chicon 7 2012

72nd World Science Fiction Convention—2014 Site Selection BallotEveryone who votes will become a Supporting Member of the selected 72nd WorldconRules (Please read carefully):To be eligible to vote, you must be a living, natural personand either an Attending, Young Adult, or SupportingMember of Chicon 7. Ballots cast for memberships heldby non-natural persons, such as “Guest of” memberships,clubs, toys, et cetera, may only be voted as No Preference.If you are not a member of Chicon 7 and want to voteby mail, you may become an Attending, Young Adult, orside of this ballot and sending a separate check for theappropriate fee made out to “Chicon 7.” You may, if youprefer, charge your Chicon 7 membership to one of the majorcredit cards listed overleaf. Do not mail cash.Site selec-Supporting Member by filling out the form on the reversetion ballotautomatically makes you a Supporting Member of the 2014You must include the Site Selection Advance SupportingMembership (Voting) fee of $40.00 US. This paymentWorldcon. Make checks payable to “72nd Worldcon.” Youmay, if you want, charge your Site Selection fee to one of themajor credit cards listed overleaf. Do not mail cash.page 1Voting: Site Selection ballots are tallied by preferentialYou may cast your ballot by mail or in person at Chicon 7.Mail your ballot to Site Selection at the address listed below.balloting procedures. The winner is the first bid to receivea majority of those ballots expressing a preference. Thismeans that you should indicate your favorite selection with a“1,” your next favorite with a “2,” and so on. If you mark an“X” with no other marks, that will count as a “1” for that bidand no other preferences.Mailing InstructionsChicon 7Att’n: Site Selection AdministratorPO Box 13Skokie, IL 60076 USA1. Mark your vote and fill in the membership and paymentdetails on the other side of this sheet.2. After filling out both sides of the ballot, fold the ballotalong the dashed line below then tape the fold shut atthe solid line, in order to conceal your vote from casualviewing prior to the ballot count.3. Include your name and address on your ballot. You mustsign your ballot. In addition to being used to validate theballot, we will provide the voter’s name and address to thewinning bid so that they know who their members are.4. Mail the ballot and any payment necessary to SiteSelection at the address listed on this side of this sheet.You may authorize someone else to deliver your ballot tothe convention for you.The deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots is August 11, 2012.Voting at the convention will end at 6 PM CDT on Saturday,September 1, 2012.For the full details of the rules, see Article 4 of the WSFSConstitution. If you have any questions regarding thisballot or the application of Article 4 to the selection ofthe 72nd Worldcon, contact us at the address below or atsiteselection@chicon.org.THIS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDate Received:Date Processed:Date Forwarded:_________________________________________________________We encourage you to distribute copies of this ballot;however, you must reproduce it verbatim, including thevoting instructions, with no additional material otherthan the name below of the person, organization, orpublication responsible for the reproduction.Ballot reproduced byChicon 7http://chicon.org 13Chicon 7 2012

The 70th WorldScience Fiction ConventionAug. 30-Sept. 3, 2012www.chicon.org2012 Hugo Awards Final Ballotand John W. Campbell Award for Best New WriterHugo ballotAll ballots must be received by Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 11:59 pm PDT.Eligibility to VoteAll Attending, Young Adult, and Supporting members of Chicon 7 are eligible to vote.page 1Vote OnlineOnline voting is available via the Chicon 7 website:https://chicon.org/hugo-awards.phpIf you are currently a member of Chicon 7 you will need yourPersonal Identification Number (PIN), printed on the mailing labelof this progress report, to vote via the web. You may also emailhugopin@chicon.org to get your PIN.Online ballots may be revised before the deadline by submitting anew ballot. Only the latest ballot received is counted. If you haveany questions please email us at hugoadmin@chicon.orgVote by MailTo vote by mail, please complete the membership informationbelow. Paper ballots may be mailed to:HUGO NOMINATIONSC/O JEFF ORTH8813 VIRGINIA LANEKANSAS CITY, MO 64114 USAPlease mail your ballot in a secure envelope. Do not fold or stapleyour ballot. All ballots must arrive by the deadline.Membership___ I am a member of Chicon 7.___ I want to purchase a membership. Rates below are valid untilJuly 31, 2012.Membership Information (required)Please complete the following before submitting your ballot. Ballotswithout a name, address, and signature will not be counted.Name _______________________________________________Address 1 ____________________________________________Address 2 ____________________________________________City ______________________State/Province ______________Postal Code ________________Country ___________________Email ________________________ Telephone ______________Signature ___________________________________________Ballot is invalid without a signature and will not be counted.Membership PurchasePlease complete the following to purchase a membership.___ Attending $215 USD___ Young Adult (age 17 – 21 years on August 30, 2012)$100 USD___ Supporting $50 USD___ My check / money order / traveler’s check is enclosed.___ Charge my credit card [Visa / MasterCard]Card Number ________________________ Exp _____________Signature ____________________________________________Amount ________________Please make checks or money orders payable to “Chicon 7.”DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN YOUR BALLOT“World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” “Hugo Award,” the Hugo Award logo, and thedistinctive design of the Hugo Award Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.http://chicon.org 15Chicon 7 2012

Eligibility to VoteYou may vote in the 2012 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer if you are an Attending, Young Adult, orSupporting member of Chicon 7. Please complete the eligibility section on the previous page and do not forget to sign the ballot.How to VoteHugo ballotnominee receives half or more of the votes, the nominee with the fewest first place votes is eliminated, and its votes are transferred toThis ballot uses a modified version of the Alternate Vote System, sometimes known as the Instant Runoff Ballot. To vote, mark yourchoices in each category in order of preference: “1” for first place, “2” for second place, and so on. You are not required to rank allthe nominees in any category, and we recommend that you not vote in any category in which you are not familiar with a majority of thenominees. If you decide not to vote in a given category, leave it blank. Note that “No Award” is not an abstention, but a vote that noneof the nominees should be given the award in question. When the ballots are counted, all the first place votes will be tabulated. If nothe nominees marked “2” on those ballots. This process of elimination continues until one nominee receives half or more of the votes,at which point it becomes the winner (unless the votes are outnumbered by “No Award” votes, under specific conditions described inSection 3.11 of the WSFS Constitution).page 2A few tips which may help you in voting:1. Please keep in mind that second and further preferences play no part in the voting unless and until your first choice is eliminated.This is not a point system where the second choices of many voters can overwhelm the first choice of a few voters. We suggest that aftermarking your first choice, you proceed by imagining that it has disappeared from the ballot, and placing your “2” by the remainingnominee you most prefer, and so on. This mimics the way the ballots are actually counted. Thus, even if your heart is set on one nominee,don’t hesitate to give “2” (and other) rankings to other nominees you also consider worthy of the award.2. Nevertheless, if your top choices are eliminated early, your lower preferences could be the tie-breaker between the remainingnominees, so choose all your preferences carefully! No matter how much you dislike a nominee, if you rank it, the vote will be counted ifall of your previous choices are eliminated. We recommend that you rank a nominee that you do not consider worthy of the award below“No Award” if you rank it at all.ReproductionReproduction and distribution of this ballot is permitted and encouraged, provided that it is reproduced verbatim (including votinginstructions), with no additional material other than the name of the person or publication responsible for the reproduction.DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN YOUR BALLOT“World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” “Hugo Award,” the Hugo Award logo, and thedistinctive design of the Hugo Award Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.Chicon 7 2012 16PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Hugo Ballot 20121101 valid nominating ballots were counted, 1091 electronic and 10 paper.Best Novel (932 ballots)____ Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)____ A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin(Bantam Spectra)____ Deadline by Mira Grant (Orbit)____ Embassytown by China Miéville (Macmillan / Del Rey)Hugo____ Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Orbit)____ No AwardBest Novella (473 ballots)____ Countdown by Mira Grant (Orbit)____ “The Ice Owl” by Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine ofFantasy & Science Fiction Oct.-Nov. 2011)ballot____ “The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s____ “Kiss Me Twice” by Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’sJune 2011)Oct.-Nov. 2011)____ “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” by Ken Liu(Panverse 3)page 3____ Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication Written and____ Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente(Clarkesworld, WSFA)____ No AwardBest Novelette (499 ballots)____ “The Copenhagen Interpretation” by Paul Cornell (Asimov’sJuly 2011)____ “Fields of Gold” by Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse Four)____ “Ray of Light” by Brad R. Torgersen (Analog Dec. 2011)____ “Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)____ “What We Found” by Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy& Science Fiction Sept.-Oct. 2011)____ No AwardBest Short Story (593 ballots)____ “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” byE. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld April 2011)____ “The Homecoming” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Apr.-May2011)____ “Movement” by Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s Mar. 2011)____ “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine ofFantasy & Science Fiction Mar.-Apr. 2011)____ “Shadow War of the Night Dragons: Book One: The DeadCity: Prologue” by John Scalzi (Tor.com)____ No AwardBest Related Work (461 ballots)____ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited byJohn Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, andGraham Sleight (Gollancz)____ Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and Other Observationsabout Science Fiction Movies by Daniel M. Kimmel(Fantastic Books)____ The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World ofImaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, andStrange Literature by Jeff VanderMeer and S. J. Chambers(Abrams Image)____ Wicked Girls by Seanan McGuire____ Writing Excuses, Season 6 by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells,Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson____ No AwardBest Graphic Story (339 ballots)____ Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)____ Fables Vol 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham andMark Buckingham (Vertigo)____ Locke & Key Volume 4, Keys To The Kingdom Written byJoe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)illustrated by Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton(The Tayler Corporation)____ The Unwritten (Volume 4): Leviathan Created by Mike Careyand Peter Gross. Written by Mike Carey, illustrated byPeter Gross (Vertigo)____ No AwardBest Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) (592 ballots)____ Captain America: The First Avenger screenplay byChristopher Markus and Stephan McFeely; directed byJoe Johnston (Marvel)____ Game of Thrones (Season 1) created by David Benioff andD. B. Weiss; written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss,Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George R. R. Martin;directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Tim van Patten,and Alan Taylor (HBO)____ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 screenplay bySteve Kloves; directed by David Yates (Warner Bros.)____ Hugo screenplay by John Logan; directed byMartin Scorsese(Paramount)____ Source Code screenplay by Ben Ripley; directed byDuncan Jones (Vendome Pictures)____ No Award“World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” “Hugo Award,” the Hugo Award logo, and thedistinctive design of the Hugo Award Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.http://chicon.org 17Chicon 7 2012

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) (512 ballots)____ “The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who) written by Neil Gaiman;directed by Richard Clark, director (BBC Wales)____ “The Drink Tank’s Hugo Acceptance Speech” Christopher J.Garcia and James Bacon (Renovation)____ “The Girl Who Waited” (Doctor Who) written byTom MacRae; directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Wales)____ “A Good Man Goes to War” (Doctor Who) written bySteven Moffat; directed by Peter Hoar, (BBC Wales)____ “Remedial Chaos Theory” (Community) written byDan Harmon and Chris McKenna; directed byJeff Melman (NBC)Hugo ballot____ Steven H Silverpage 4____ No AwardBest Editor—Short Form (512 ballots)____ John Joseph Adams____ Neil Clarke____ Stanley Schmidt____ Jonathan Strahan____ Sheila Williams____ No AwardBest Editor—Long Form (358 ballots)____ Lou Anders____ Liz Gorinsky____ Anne Lesley Groell____ Patrick Nielsen Hayden____ Betsy Wollheim____ No AwardBest Professional Artist (399 ballots)____ Dan dos Santos____ Bob Eggleton____ Michael Komarck____ Stephan Martiniere____ John Picacio____ No AwardBest Semiprozine (357 ballots)____ Apex Magazine edited by Catherynne M. Valente,Lynne M. Thomas, and Jason Sizemore____ Interzone edited by Andy Cox____ Lightspeed edited by John Joseph Adams____ Locus edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong,et al.____ New York Review of Science Fiction, edited byDavid G. Hartwell, Kevin J. Maroney, Kris Dikeman,and Avram Grumer____ No AwardBest Fanzine (332 ballots)____ Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer____ The Drink Tank edited by James Bacon and Christopher JGarcia____ File 770 edited by Mike Glyer____ Journey Planet edited by James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia,et al.____ SF Signal edited by John DeNardo____ No AwardBest Fan Writer (360 ballots)____ James Bacon____ Claire Brialey____ Christopher J Garcia____ Jim C. Hines____ No AwardBest Fan Artist (216 ballots)____ Brad W. Foster____ Randall Munroe____ Spring Schoenhuth____ Maurine Starkey____ Steve Stiles____ Taral Wayne____ No AwardBest Fancast (326 ballots)____ The Coode Street Podcast Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe____ Galactic Suburbia Podcast Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce,and Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters) and Andrew Finch(producer)____ SF Signal Podcast John DeNardo and JP Frantz, producedby Patrick Hester____ SF Squeecast Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, PaulCornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente____ StarShipSofa Tony C. Smith____ No AwardJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (396 ballots)Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2010 or2011, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award)____ Mur Lafferty (1st year of eligibility)____ Stina Leicht (1st year of eligibility)____ Karen Lord (2nd year of eligibility)____ Brad R. Torgersen (2nd year of eligibility)____ E. Lily Yu (1st year of eligibility)____ No Award“World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” “Hugo Award,” the Hugo Award logo, and thedistinctive design of the Hugo Award Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.Chicon 7 2012 18PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Rituals of theChicago consSTEVEN H SILVEROne of the rituals of Chicago fandom, as well as other places, is the honoring of past fans. Windycon honorsthe memory of Lewis Grant, Jr., with an award given out for the fan-voted Best in Show at the Art Show. The awardwas first presented at the first Windycon in 1974 and was given out until the mid 80s. For several years it was notpresented until it was reestablished in 2002 at Windycon XXIX. Lewis Grant, Jr., was a Chicago fan who died at the1966 Wilcon, hosted by Jon and Joni Stopa.When Phil Foglio worked on Capricon in the early years, he was upset that programming never used any ofhis suggestions. Then he realized that since he was in charge of publications, he had all the power and PhineasTaylor B Programming was born, named in honor of P.T. Barnum who famously said, “There’s a sucker born everyminute.” Phil began to insert fictitious panels into the printed schedule to amuse himself and catch the unaware.These joke panels, held in equally fictitious rooms, are generally staffed by a fictitious character, a dead person, andsomeone who is not attending the convention. While most attendees know to look for them, occasionally someone iscaught trying to find the Lake Wobegon room. And there was the year these panels escaped onto the website andsomeone came to the con looking for the panel on kinship in the novels of Lois Bujold.Capricon also presents the Bob Award. This award is presented to a non-management hotel employee whogoes out of their way to provide excellent service to the convention and ensure that things run as smoothly aspossible. The winner of the award receives a cash prize as well as a letter of commendation, which is sent to thehotel’s manager.Standing exhibitsChicon 7 has set aside 30,000 square feet of the Riverside Center Exhibit Hall, conveniently located rightnext to the Dealers’ Room, for Standing Exhibits. This is where you’ll find the Fan Lounge, which will include a barand snack area, as well as the Site Selection voting area and the Fan Tables.In addition to the traditional exhibits we’ve arranged a few extras for your enjoyment. Currently we’ve got: Fan and Pro Portrait Galleries Worldcon Heritage Exhibit Guest of Honor Exhibits NASA Chaos Machine Battletech Pods Classic Video Games History of Fandom in Chicago Fannish HistoryWe still have space available and we are open to any and all suggestions for ways to fill it. If you have anidea or, better yet, have something you think we’d be interested in using, let us know. We’re also looking forvolunteers to help organize the various exhibits, assist in setting them up, or generally keeping things runningsmoothly. If you fit into any of these categories, get in touch with our Standing Exhibits Grand Poobah, BrendanLonehawk.filkChicon has a rich history of great filk programs. Chicon 7 will satisfy you with lively themed and open filks,a wide range of concerts, and daily sing-alongs. New this year: Open Filk will have a room for tuning and a roomjust for jamming. Plus you will have enough time to see other parts of the convention and even get some food.Contact us at filk@chicon.org, especially if you’re a performer and new to Worldcons.http://chicon.org 19Chicon 7 2012

artist showcaseChicon 7 putting together an online Artist Showcase and an associated commemorative print publication tointroduce all of the exhibiting artists to our members. Each artist’s entry will have a photo, a short bio, a sample oftheir art, and links to any websites, blogs, etc. they wish to share.If you are an artist showing at Chicon 7, we would be delighted to receive your bio, photo, and sampleartwork so that we can complete your page in the Showcase. This is designed to help raise the profile of all theartists and hence to increase your sales! Full instructions on the materials we need, and how to submit them, can befound at the bottom of this section.If you supplied this information to Renovation and would like to re-use it or would prefer to not be in theShowcase, just send an email to art@chicon.org and let us know.To create the showcase, we would like to receive the following from each exhibiting artist:1. A biography. This needs to be no more than 150 words per artist for the printed publication, but we haveroom for up to 300 words on the website.2. A digital photo of yourself, for use on the website.3. A sample image of your artwork at 300 dpi to provide sufficient resolution, and in TIFF, EPS, or JPGformat. The chosen artwork does not have to be a piece that you will be exhibiting at Chicon 7 but should berepresentative of your portfolio.4. Please make sure you specify the title and any associated credits to accompany this image.5. Details of any personal website, blog, etc. that you would like us to link to from our website (you canspecify more than one).Please e-mail these materials to art@chicon.org as soon as convenient. (We can handle attachments of up to10 MB. We look forward to hearing from you, to completing your page in the Showcase, and helping you to have agreat time at Chicon 7!artist faireIt’s more than an artist alley, but less than a dealer’s table, so we’re calling it the Artist Faire. There will besome 6’x30” tables in the Art Show room available for use by attending artists.Artists must have at least one half-panel or one half-table in the Art Show; they cannot just get an Artist Fairetable. Each table will have 2 chairs and 2 pieces of 2’x7’ grid-wall (attached in a shallow v) for a sign or display ofart. Artists may sell their work from these tables, demonstrate their techniques, show their portfolios, arrange commissions,or just talk to whoever wanders by. If you want to do active art other than sketching, painting, or sculpture,please ask first.Artist Faire tables are free and no commission is charged on sales. The artists will be responsible for collectingand remitting their own sales tax to the state of Illinois for sales made at the table.Information will be given to the state just like in the Dealers’ Room. There will not be electrical poweravailable at theses tables, but there is WiFi in all of our function space, so WiFi-enabled and most cell-service basedcredit card machines will work in the room. Time slots will be:Friday Saturday Sunday10 a.m. - noon 10 a.m. - noon 10 a.m. - noonnoon - 2 p.m. noon - 2 p.m. (closed 1-3 p.m.)2 - 4 p.m. 2 - 4 p.m. 3 - 5 p.m.4 - 6 p.m. 4 - 6 p.m. 5 - 7 p.m.These time slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for the first time slot.Each artist may request one or two time slots. We will assign tables for all first time slots first, then if any areleft, we will hand out second time slots, again on a first-come basis. We feel this will give the most number of artistsa chance to participate.Chicon 7 2012 20PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Klingonsat Chicon 7Lawrence schoenThe nineteenth annual meeting of the Klingon LanguageInstitute (aka qep’a’ wa’maH HutDIch) will run from Mondaymorning on August 27 through late evening Wednesday, August 29.Once again, we’ll be splitting the conference into two parts:Part One will be the usual blend of fellowship, curse warfare,singing, story-telling, and assorted language challenges as we’veenjoyed for the past eighteen years, and will run from Mondaythrough Tuesday.Part Two will begin on Wednesday morning, and is aimed atChicon 7 members who have arrived in town a day early and want toget their Klingon on. All day Wednesday we'll have variousintroductory lessons and explanations intended for newbies,beginners, and visitors dressed in Federation pajamas (or othernoncombatants). Klingon grammarians will be on hand to helpnewcomers (not to be confused with linguistic “fresh meat!”) learnthe basics of Klingon and use it to chat, sing, play games, and insultone another.$20 Registration is required to attend all three days, butChicon 7 members can join us at any time on Wednesday absolutelyfree!More details may be found at http://www.speakklingon.infoWriter’s workshopOz Drummond Rich Chwedyk Traci CastleberryWe're gearing up for the workshops and looking forward to reading some promising new fiction! By thetime this progress report comes out, we should have a web page up with details and contact info if you have furtherquestions.The workshops are two hours long and should be held at least twice a day, in the morning and in the earlyafternoon. Depending on how many sections we have, your workshop section could be on any day of the convention,so please plan accordingly. Everything depends on when we can schedule the section leaders. Each section will havetwo leaders and three submissions. We try to match the submissions to the leaders, another reason to keep yourWorldcon plans flexible. You'll also be expected to read and critique the other two manuscripts in your sectionahead of time and provide your comments during the workshop. All workshops are closed to outsiders to protect thewriter's work and the process.We'll begin taking requests for a workshop slot in July, some time after the Fourth of July. Timing willdepend on getting our list of leaders in order, so be sure to check the website. An announcement will also go out onvarious social media when we're ready. Our slots are filled in about seven days every year, so don't delay asking forone. It's a bummer when we have to turn people away because they didn't make their request in time.Hope to see your submission!http://chicon.org 21Chicon 7 2012

Locus adChicon 7 2012 22PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

A3673 Seth DavisS3885 R George DavisonA3224 Doug DawsonA2097 Peter de JongA2003 Kimberly DealA3756 Allen DebusA3757 Lisa DebusA2929 Anna DeckerS3554 Natalie DehenA3076 Samuel DelacruzA2411 Virginia E. DemarceA4686 Lavada DenapC4820 Ally DenardoA4899 John DeNardoA4772 Apurva DesaiA3059 Joline DesrosiersA3739 Nathaniel DeutschA1253 Jeanne DeVoreA4088 Juliet DevriesA2884 Brian DewhirstA3218 Cynthia DickinsonS3692 Christian DieboldS5533 Bryan DietrichA1212 Gloria DillS3079 Geri DiorioS3511 Raja DoakeA2954 Bob DobsonA5051 Mike DoehlerA3319 John DonatA3320 Michelle DonatA2769 Jim DoolittleC3720 Eleanor DornA3719 Mike DornA3624 Richard DorseyA3422 William DownsS3691 Steve DrewS2981 Jamie DriscollA3611 David DrysdaleA3506 Evelyn DuboisS3696 Michael DubuqueA2001 Aimee DundonA2002 Christopher DundonA3778 Sean DunnS3086 Vivienne DunstanA2240 Chris DupeeA2341 Jim DupeeA3457 David AnthonyDurhamA3762 Richard F. DutcherA2720 David Dyer-BennetA2820 Pamela Dyer-BennetS3923 Suzanne EarleyA2398 Martin EasterbrookA3222 John-Gunnar EgelandA3449 Jacqueline T.ElderkinS3384 Alex EllgrenS3069 Sigrid EllisA3369 John EppersonA2845 Sean EretS2840 Pamela ErhartS2841 William ErhartA3429 Barbara EricksenA5637 Andrew EriksonS3210 Justine EtzkornS3226 Patricia EvansS3456 Peter Van EyndeA5001 Tony FabrisA4125 Kathy FaheyA4037 Bdan FairchildS3471 Jennifer FallsA3690 Marjorie FarrellA3732 Walt FarrellA2692 Sondra FeehrmeyerA3146 Allison FeldhusenA3147 Michael FeldhusenA2652 George FergusA4023 Gwenn FergusonA4022 Robert FergusonA3439 Fabio FernandesA3055 Mark J. FerrariA3676 Cody FerrisY2159 Kevin FinkleA5642 Jerry FinnA2186 Timothy FinneganA2933 Janice FischhaberA2739 Emily FlemingA5250 Eric FlintA3031 Peter FlynnA2424 Matt ForbeckS3941 Tavares FordA4106 Katherine ForemanA2687 Susan ForestS3192 Anne ForknerS3191 Ivy ForknerA3100 William GordonForrestA2722 Eric ForsteA3599 Randy ForsytheS3996 Jean FortiniA3064 Alan Dean FosterA5088 Rebecca FowlerA2357 Thomas FowlerA3811 Colette H FozardA0269 John FranciniA0347 Ty FranckA4818 Connie FrancoA3255 Kirsten FrankS3958 Michael FranksA5359 Jacob FrantzC5363 Jarrod FrantzA3602 Donald Douglas FratzA3145 Avi FreedmanA3144 Gail FreedmanA3715 David FreemanA2930 Fritz FreiheitC2932 Merideth FreiheitA2425 James FrenkelA3484 Maxim FridbergA2773 Peter FriedrichsenA3765 Eric E. FrischA3275 Teresa FrohockA5062 Julie FrostA4607 Nancy FuldaA3364 Merrie FullerS2846 Yoshimichi FurusawaY3962 Ramy GabarinA3961 Sameh GabarinC3963 Tarek GabarinA3614 Irwin GainesA2926 Janice GaleckasA3521 Kathleen GallagherA3089 Barbara Galler-SmithA2821 Charles GannonA2819 Christopher GarciaA3466 Gwynne GarfinkleA3648 Richard GarfinkleA3759 Stephen GaskellA4647 Brian GastonA4650 Susan GastonA3163 Karin Rita GastreichS3437 Laura GauchA2491 Beverley GeddesA3610 Paul GenesseA3780 Nina GenisA3777 Elizabeth L. GeraghtyA3754 Christina GietzenA3753 Derek GietzenA3751 Don GietzenA3752 Jan GietzenA2751 Zvi GilbertA3760 Carolyn GilmanA3247 Laura Anne GilmanA3934 Dennis Y. GinozaS3672 Fran B. GiuffreA3184 Stephanie GlanzmannS2991 Lesley GloverA3723 Beth GoderA3006 Erin GoldenS3822 David GoldfarbA5271 Jennifer GoloboyA2429 Laura GoodinA2767 Sarah GosleeA2435 Shell GosztylaA4833 Donald GrassmannA4877 Preston GrassmannA2743 Tamara GravesA3764 Robert GrayS3284 Rosalind M.Green-HolmesA3036 Yale GreenspoonS2882 Kirsty GreenwayA3009 Daryl GregoryA3705 Matthew GressA3410 Denis GreyA2698 Tim GriffinA3148 Tim GriffinA2818 Kevin GroocockA3188 Jason GruberA3304 Benita GrunsethA2798 Diana J. GrygienczaA2160 Jessica GuggenheimS3830 Stephanie GunnS3812 Jennifer GunnelsA2393 Karen Von HaamA3235 James HaddadA4074 Anita HadesA4071 Brian HadesA2970 Stephen HaffnerA3718 Marianne HagemanA3687 Scott HalbertA3686 Theresa HalbertA2678 John HallC2989 Marcus HallA2737 Steven HalterA2850 Elektra HammondA2851 Mike HammondA3704 Warren HammondS3551 Robert HampsonS3906 Jeanne Hand-BoniakowskiS3590 James HaneyA3710 Martha HarbisonS3379 Keith HardmanS3354 Mary HargreavesC3646 Emily HarlineA3253 Tim HarlineA3638 Rebecca HarnoisA2547 Elie A HarriettA2546 Janet L HarriettA2787 Katherine HarrisA2785 Phoebe HarrisS3481 Chris HarrisonA0283 Irene HarrisonA2736 Niall HarrisonS2953 Eric HartA2381 Marcia HartA2807 Elizabeth G. HartwellC2808 Peter HartwellA3579 Sara M. HarveyT3581 Beatrice Harvey-SchwartzA3141 David J. HastieS3373 John HatchA3034 Leslie HavenA3749 Patrick NielsenHaydenA3750 Teresa NielsenHaydenA3706 Melissa HayesS3091 Pat HayesS3434 Karen HealeyA4836 Jeff HeardY2757 Alice HedenlundA2755 Anders HedenlundS3539 Sarah HeileA3791 Hilary HeimanA2907 Rhiannon HeldA3193 Jason HellerChicon 7 2012 24PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

A3630 Christine MiddlemassA3865 Chris MillerS3096 Clark MillerA3359 Daniel MillerA2872 Kevin James MillerS3861 Peter MillerA2747 Chris MirellA2748 Tanya MirellA0655 Rose MitchellA3734 Anne M. MobleyA3149 Daniel MoertlA4306 Mary Anne MohanrajS3443 Aidan MoherS0660 Lil MoirA3015 Derek MolataA3618 Carole Ann MoletiA3945 Richard Cl MoncureA3621 Sarah MonetteA3266 Ann MonroeA3628 Debora MontanariA5009 Kavi MontanaroA3997 Crayton MonteiA3490 Lara OrtizDe MontellanoS3159 Peter MontgomeryS2420 Samuel Montgomery-BlinnA3713 Elizabeth MoonA2198 Mo MorelliA3635 Traci L. MorganfieldA3848 Alice G. MorigiA3644 Donald MorrisS3122 Meryl MorrisS3013 Philip K. MorrisA3014 Adam MorrisonA2726 Catherine MorrisonA3012 Samantha MorrisonS3479 Bernice MoschiniA2938 Craig MoseleyA5372 Rebekah MossA0362 Beth MoursundA2745 Maia MrkvickaA2903 Matthew MulhallA2904 Thomas MulhallA0363 John Will MullenA2126 Mark MurphyS3576 Cathleen MyersS3575 James MyersA3975 Ramez NaamA2877 Phil NansonA3249 Shelley Kay NashA3810 Phillip M. NathansonA4093 Daphne NearhoodA2779 Erica NeelyA2408 Jon Allen NelsonS3697 Keith NelsonA3176 Scott NelsonS3496 Rebecca NewmanS3770 Karen WesterNewtonA2817 Lydia NickersonA3900 Jw NiezinkA3636 David NolteY3637 Tegan NolteA2032 Jean-Pierre NormandA3679 Richard NortonA3680 Tammy NortonA1916 Andrea B. NovinA2950 Abigail NussbaumA3189 Maria NutickA3063 Ryan NutickC2871 Anakin NuzumA2695 Deborah OakesS3412 Mitch ObrechtS2843 Karen OlandS3500 Brian MartinezOldhamA4134 Elaine C. OldhamS2830 Andrew OlsenA3199 Sarah OlsonA3509 Thomas OrlofskyA3154 Cyndi OrmanA3155 Fran OrmanA3156 Sheryl OrmanA3717 Steven N. OrsoA2980 Eric OrthA3365 Masamichi OsakoA3382 Michiko OsakoA3152 Helene OsborneA3965 Henry W. OsierS3550 Tad OttmanA2993 Kathi OvertonA3426 Christopher OwenA3054 Shannon PageS3910 Karen PaikA2724 Joan D. PalfiA2413 Joshua PalmatierA2838 Cathy Palmer-ListerS2855 Dan PanaiteA2675 Gregg ParmentierA2676 Myrna ParmentierS3856 Sarah ParrishA3817 Dennis ParslowA3688 Julie Particka-KlumbA3596 Heather PayneA0688 Joe PearceS3829 Jamie PehlingA2942 Duke PennellA3221 Anne C. PerryA3798 David PerryT3809 Elisabeth PerryT3808 Nico PerryS3859 Otter Elizabeth PerryA3804 Shannon PerryA1486 Lawrence PersonA3082 Jeffrey PetersenA2902 Julie PetersenA3085 Sarah PetersenA2803 David J. PetersonA2806 Erin PetersonA2960 Desislava PetkovaA3776 Alan S. PetrilloA3395 Jason PettusA2642 James PfundsteinA1355 PhoenixA2914 Robert PielkeS3033 Raija PietilaS3914 Timo PietilaA3098 Michel PilonS2890 Edward PiouA4564 Alvin PistoleA4094 Matthias PlatzS2125 Scott PohlenzA0697 John PomeranzS3060 Mike PooleA3242 Mark PoorA3615 Phyllis PorcheA4576 Dave PostT4735 Gavin PotterveldA3841 Rosemary PowellA4077 Terry PowellS4852 Kevin PrattA4127 Dennis PregrackeA2949 Lissa PriceS3967 PRKA4862 Nancy ProctorA2759 Tullio ProniA3818 Karen PurcellS3884 Jesse QuijanoA3902 Laura QuinA3901 Mike QuinS3574 Stefan RaetsA2998 Anna RafteryY3742 Chris RafuseA2905 Adam R. RakunasS3940 Jason RambozA3482 Malcolm RamsayA3655 Dan RamseyA3654 Beth RamzA2700 Amy RangerA2701 Kim RangerA3585 Lori ReederA2860 Ruth ReimerA5052 Julie De ReuS3392 Eric ReynoldsA3788 James W. ReynoldsS3949 Anamaria Vere RiceA2708 George RichardA3140 Frank RichardsA5512 Jonathan RichardsA2909 Daranda RichardsonA3206 Kat RichardsonA2908 Steven RichardsonA3745 Kathy RichterA3912 M. RickertA2915 Robert RiedelA2683 Mike RimarS2854S3534S3685Gray RinehartAlex RisteaDavid RitchieA5254 Lucille RobbinsS3276 Shauna RobertsA3004 Steve RobertsS3383 Tansy RaynerRobertsA2703 Tina RobertsS2022 Jason M. RobertsonA3428 Randall RobinsonA2832 Tasha RobinsonA2752 Kevin RocheA4015 Francisco RodriguezA4013 Megan RodriguezS3842 Ben RoimolaS5545 Mark RolandA4545 Stephanie RommA4547 Zeev RommA0708 Howard M.RosenblattS3057 John RotensteinA2799 Les RothA1519 Ann RoubikS3728 Mason RourmanA3368 Christopher RoweA3203 Joshua RoweA3201 Liz RoweA3366 Stacie DianaRowlandS3053 Glenn RowsamA3113 Lauren RoyA0713 Martin RoystonA2732 Jamie Todd RubinA5516 Catherine RudolphA3546 Debra Houdek RuleA3545 George RuleA2095 Antonella RussoA3018 Joan SpicciSaberhagenA3682 Mary Inge SaenzS4136 Joonas SahramaaA5006 Arielle SaiberA3133 Frank SalvatiniA3162 Sofia SamatarA2710 Andy SamsC3252 Kristin SamsC2709 Lillian SamsS3492 Emily SandovalA3801 Brett SavoryA3413 Courtney SchaferA2931 William SchaferA0718 Karen SchafferA3010 Gerald SchefflerS4417 Paul SchellA3565 Jacob SchlitzA2448 Bryan ThomasSchmidtA4282 Joyce SchmidtA4569 Stanley SchmidtS0722 Gene SchneiderS3542 Kenneth SchneyerChicon 7 2012 26PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

S3528 Janice YoungA3515 Jim YoungA2927 Stephanie YoungA4055 Victoria ZacharyA2962 Alan W. ZiebarthA4166 Eric ZiemerA4684 Eric ZiemerA3360 Alvaro Zinos-AmaroA4367 Yonatan Zungerbreakdown by country & state(as of 4/20/12)Country TotalAustralia 89Belgium 3Brazil 6Canada 202China 11Costa Rica 1Croatia 1Denmark 4Finland 6Germany 17Ireland 10Israel 3Italy 4Japan 34Luxembourg 1Netherlands 8New Zealand 8Norway 5Poland 3Romania 2Russia 1Scotland 2Singapore 1South Africa 2Spain 8Sweden 20Switzerland 3United Kingdom 129Vatican City State 1Venezuela 1TOTAL 591State TotalAE 2AK 7AL 19AP 2AR 10AZ 48CA 464CO 72CT 14DC 20DE 8FL 69GA 33HI 1IA 50ID 6IL 634IN 57KS 26KY 38LA 21MA 171MD 110ME 7MI 134MN 126MO 69MS 3MT 3State TotalNC 41ND 2NE 29NH 19NJ 51NM 25NV 27NY 148OH 135OK 11OR 40PA 53RI 5SC 7SD 6TN 31TX 103UT 25VA 79VT 3WA 115WI 130WV 3VI 2Unspecified 12TOTAL 3,329Chicon 7 2012 28PROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Spokane adhttp://chicon.org 29Chicon 7 2012

Chicon 7 staff listCHAIR DIVISIONCHAIR: Dave McCartyVice-Chairs/Flying Monkees: Bobbi Armbruster,Helen Montgomery, Steven H SilverStaff: Colin HarrisBudgets: Ben YalowStaff: Sydnie KrauseAdvisors: Vincent Docherty, Colin HarrisCanadian Agent: Marah Searle-KovacevicIT Administration: Michael PinsProofreading / Editing Team: Alina Fridberg, Janice Gelb,Teresa Jensen, Kerri-Ellen Kelly, Laurie MannSpeaker to Dragon*Con: Warren BuffTreasurer: Joyce HooperDeputy Treasurer: Tom VealAssistant Treasurer: Kim Marks BrownTreasury Leads: Dave Cantor, Alice Glazer(Hershey), Judy Bemis, Debbie KingTreasury Staff: Colette Fozard, Elizabeth Zipser,Lenore J. Jones, Tony Parker, Suford Lewis, Alex Layton,Brad Ackerman, Kevin HallUK/European Agent: FlickWebmaster: Alex von ThornStaff List Keeper: Alex von ThornWeb Content: Colin Harris, Mike McMillanWiki Help: Helen Montgomery, Leane Verhulst, BenYalowWiki Setup: Colin HarrisARTISTIC DIRECTOR DIVISIONArtistic Director: Geri SullivanStaff: Andrew A. Adams, Alice LewisEVENTS DIVISIONCo-Division Heads: Pierre Pettinger, Sandy PettingerDeputies: Cassie Beacom, Mike BeacomFirst Night Coordinator: Sondra de JongStaff: Liz GilioHugo Ceremony Director: Susan deGuardiolaPre-Hugo Reception: Ann Marie RudolphLicensing: Don GloverMasquerade Director: Byron ConnellDeputy: Karen PurcellAssistant to the Masq. Director: Tina ConnellMasq. Green Room Manager: Henry OsierMasquerade MC: jan howard finderStaff: Debi ChowdhuryOpening and Closing Ceremonies Co-Directors: Trudy Myers,John ShobergOfficial Events Photographer: Richard ManRock Dance/Geek Prom: Susan LeabhartStaff: James HoffmanTech Director: Larry SchroederEXHIBITS DIVISIONDivision Head: John DonatChicon 7 2012 30Deputy: Mike JenceviceArt Show Coordinator: Kerry KuhnDeputy: Karen Ann HollingsworthStaff: Robert Alley, Yoel Attiya, Rod Bennecke, MaryAileen Buss, Jim Doolittle, Jim Hayter, SamanthaHaney Press, Renee Scheeler, Grace Spengler, DonnaWaltz, Ruth West, Scott ZrubekFan Table Coordinator: Barb DarrowDealers Room Head: Greg KetterMaster Map Maker: Jerome ScottProfessional Photo Gallery: Tom VealShadow Minister: Farah MendelsohnSpeaker to BattleTech: David AbzugStanding Exhibits Grand Poo-Bah: Brendan LonehawkFACILITIES DIVISIONDivision Head: Bruce FarrStaff: Diane Blackwood, Glenn Glazer, Elspeth Kovar,Dina Krause, George Krause, Sean McCoy, TR Renner,Ann Marie RudolphConvention Hall Liaison Head: Louise KaneStaff: Stacey Helton McConnellHyatt Hotel Liaison Head: Raymond CyrusStaff: Peter Boutin, Bob MacIntoshParty Liaison Head: Lea FarrStaff: Martha Knowles, Terri LangtonUnion Liaison Head: Mike CyganiewiczStaff: Mike JelenskiHOSPITALITY DIVISIONDivision Head: Ann TotusekDeputy: Marah Searle-KovacevicCon Suite Head: Joel PhillipsSecond: Claire BeaumierStaff: Kevin Austin, Nicki Faller, Jessi Guggenheim, CallySoukup, Jim Young, Paul Lawniczak, Nicki TotusekCertified Food Handler: Lois RayHead of Bar: Andrew ScheelerFanzine Lounge Head: Catherine CrockettGreen Room Head: Lizzie CroweStaff: Dan SteinkellnerHugo Losers' Party (Reno) Head: Marah Searle-KovacevicStaff Den Head: Crystal HuffSecond: Rick KovalcikTeen Lounge Head: Jesi LippMARKETING DIVISIONCo-Division Heads: James J. Murray, Meg TotusekAmbassador Program Head: Liz GilioCommunity Outreach to Ren Faires: Bob HollisterCommunity Outreach to SCA: Kerri-Ellen KellyConvention Presence Organizer: Sandra DoyleStaff: MishaDesign: Keri O'BrienFlyer Distribution Head: Gary BlogMarketing Research Staff: Juan Aguilar, Constance Burns,Linda Larson, Rebecca SmithPROGRESS REPORT FOUR

Press Relations Head: Chris M. BarkleyStaff: Juli Hanslip, Belma TorresPress Releases: Colin HarrisSocial Media Coordinator: Szymon RyzmerStaff: Linda Larson, Michael Lee, Mary Mascari, BelmaTorresMEMBER SERVICES DIVISIONDivision Head: Leane VerhulstChildcare Coordinator: Lisa Garrison-RagsdaleDisability Services Head: Cori CallicotteStaff: Bill ThomassonFreebies Coordinator: Robert AhearnInformation Desk Head: Sandra LevyStaff: John Day, Helen Gbala, John Hauwiller, Pat SayreMcCoy, Suzan SpitzbergSignage Coordinator: Pat Sayre McCoyStaff: Alice Bentley, Carol MetzgerLogistics Head: Ken HuntOperations Head: Joseph StockmanRegistration Head: Randy KaempenSecond: Gary AginStaff: Elizabeth Bishop, Linda Bishop, Jessica KuzmickiSales to Members: Barb VanTilburgVolunteers Head: Pat NuccioStaff: Kathy Lehman, Jason RobertsonGopher Coordinator: Nick DiMasiPROGRAM DIVISIONDivision Head: Bobbie DuFaultDeputies: Alice Bentley, Judith HermanAcademic Programming: Beverly Friend, Elizabeth AnneHullTeachers Conference: LindaLee StuckeyYoung Writers Contest: Marcy Lyn-WaitsmanAdult/GLBT: Gene ArmstrongAnime: Mary DumasChiKids Co-Area Heads: James Bacon, Alissa McKersieStaff: Divinia Saylor, James ShieldsDatabase Guru: Jerry GiesekeApp Developer: David O'NeillFilk Coordinator: Jan DiMasiTech Coordinator: Angela KarashConcert Sound: David IfversonGaming Head: John "Shadowcat" IckesGuest Liaison for Jane Frank: Ron OntellGuest Liaison for John Scalzi: Mary Kay KareGuest Liaison for Mike Resnick: Chris MarbleGuest Liaison for Peggy Rae Sapienza: Bill LawhornGuest Liaison for Rowena Morrill: Val OntellGuest Liaison for Story Musgrave: Linda DeneroffGuest Liaison for Sy Liebergot: Tracey CallisonMedia Programming: Daniel KimmelIndie Film Festival: Nat SaenzProgram Operations: Arlen WalkerStaff: Mr. ShirtStrolling with the Stars: Stu SegalProgramming Brain Trust: Art Bozlee, James StanleyDaugherty, Linda Deneroff, Michael Kemnir, EllenKlowden, Char MacKay, Randy MacKay, Tim Martin,http://chicon.org 31Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Michael Siladi, Alison Stern, BeckyThomson, Mike WillmothPUBLICATIONS DIVISIONDivision Head: Terrence MiltnerAdministrative Assistant: kT FitzsimmonsAd Solicitation: Raymond BoudreauArt Showcase Editor: Sara FelixIn Memoriam: Steven H SilverNewsletter Head: Tom GallowayProduction Head: Terrence MiltnerProgress Reports Head: Guy LillianProject Outcault Editor: John PurcellRestaurant Guide Head: Patricia KennedyStaff: Rose Carlson, kT Fitzsimmons, Jim KobrinetzSouvenir Book Editor: Rose-Marie LillianWSFS DIVISIONWSFS Division Head: Jeff OrthBusiness Meeting: Donald Eastlake IIIBusiness Meeting Secretary: Patrick McMurrayTimekeeper: Tim MillerHugo Administrator: Diane LaceyHugo Subcommittee: David Gallaher, John PlattHugo Voter Packet Head: Michael D. ThomasStaff: Laura Gerald, Tim Miller, Beth WelshSite Selection Head: Ruth LichtwardtChicon 7 2012

LSC ADChicon 7 2012 32PROGRESS REPORT FOUR