As D.J. Butler pointed out to me Sunday morning, we made it happen, and that was the important thing. A few of the salient points, by way of an after-action report… Attendance: 29 paid members (25 attending, 4 supporting) Two attending members didn’t show up for various reasons but warned us ahead of time, so… Continue reading We done good.
Author: wombat.socho
S-Day Minus 6
Well, we’re about as ready as we’re going to get, I think. The T-shirts are on the way to the hotel, I have a box of our Guest of Honor’s books in my trunk (because I had a momentary brain fart and forgot to tell her to mail them to the hotel), and I finally… Continue reading S-Day Minus 6
Your Chairman Is An Idiot.
Or at least easily confused. See, back in May I signed a contract with the Best Western Plus in Henderson…but I got it wrong when I asked the Staff Artist to do the flyers, so until now all the flyers have had the wrong BWP on them. Turns out the correct hotel is on St,… Continue reading Your Chairman Is An Idiot.
The Dawn Of The Intermountain Cookie Conspiracy
A long time ago in a city far away (Washington D.C., to be precise) there was a convention called Disclave, and one of the many cool things about it was the Interstellar Cookie Conspiracy, where people brought baked goods and other tasty stuff to contribute to the consuite. We think that’s a great idea, one… Continue reading The Dawn Of The Intermountain Cookie Conspiracy
We got us a Roadshow!
I am happy to announce that David J. Butler, Consulting Editor and author, will be coming down from Utah to stage the Baen Roadshow & Prize Patrol, a wonderful addition to our programming! We’ve also had a suggestion/invitation from authoress Erin Lale to host an outing to the local Renaissance Festival; if there’s enough interest,… Continue reading We got us a Roadshow!
The Post-Balticon Shirts & Site Update
I had thought about promoting the con at Balticon, where I spent the Memorial Day weekend, but after my experience there I decided not to bother since not too many fans are insane like me and prone to cross the continent to attend an SF convention. I had the excuse of seeing friends in the… Continue reading The Post-Balticon Shirts & Site Update
Post-Tax Season Update
Well, we finally have a home for Son of Silvercon, even if it is in Henderson and not Las Vegas proper, and even though the room rates are pretty heinous ($199 plus tax) since we’re on the same weekend of NASCAR: October 13-15. All our guests are on board with the date change, which is… Continue reading Post-Tax Season Update
The Early March Update, Part II
Jon Del Arroz has agreed to temporarily escape the People’s Republic of California and do some panels with us; Dave Butler might be representing Baen, but we don’t have a firm commitment from him yet. In the Department of Greasy Administrative Stuff, we now have a working bank account, and a *spit* PayPal link so… Continue reading The Early March Update, Part II
The Early March Update
Here’s the Early March Update on Son of Silvercon: Membership count is up to four attending & one supporting. Only 95 1/2 members to go before we become a real convention. Going to get the necessary paperwork from the county to open Friends of Fission-chan’s bank account tomorrow. Reached out to a bunch of conservative/libertarian/milSF… Continue reading The Early March Update
What we’re all about
This is the home on the Internet of Friends of Fission-chan, an organization devoted to the promotion of nuclear power and also support of the ongoing cleanup efforts in Nevada at the former Nevada Test Site (now the Nevada National Security Site). We’re also big fans of the National Atomic Museum (formerly the National Atomic… Continue reading What we’re all about