1 Denvention3 August 6 – 10, 2008 Con Report. 2 August 5, 2008 Day of arrival. Arrived about 10 am at the Hyatt Regency and they had my room ready without.

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Denvention3Denvention3

August 6 – 10, 2008

Con Report

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August 5, 2008August 5, 2008

Day of arrival. Arrived about 10 am at the Hyatt Regency and they had my room ready without any extra charge! Went to the 16th Street Mall – a mile long street loaded with gift shops, boutiques, restaurants, cafes, you name it. Then to the Convention Centre for pre-reg. The Centre was enormous and pre-reg tables were way, way back, a hike of at least one and a half city blocks! And it has a Blue Bear Standing guard outside!

The Convention Centre’s Blue Bear looking in

The Blue Bear from the outside

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Outside the Con Centre Inside the Centre

Another beary picture Nano people climbing up the wall of the Hyatt Regency?

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First day of World Con – August 6, 2008! First day of World Con – August 6, 2008! (Don’t let the date on the pics fool you. The (Don’t let the date on the pics fool you. The camera was in a time warp)camera was in a time warp)

Long line-up for registration!

Nancy Kress and Star standing in line and long faces about the long wait (nearly 1 hour!)

Nancy Kress and Star! Nancy and me (who got the badge already the previous day)

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Day 1 of Convention. At our fan table, giving out freebies and posing for fans. Day 1 of Convention. At our fan table, giving out freebies and posing for fans. What we lacked was a sign for the Other*Worlds*CafeWhat we lacked was a sign for the Other*Worlds*Cafe

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Exhibits in the dealers’ roomExhibits in the dealers’ room

THE FLAG!Double-click on this short video clip to see John Picaccio in action

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Evening of August 6 – first ever WorldCon I attended where it rained! Memorable signs at the Evening of August 6 – first ever WorldCon I attended where it rained! Memorable signs at the Bubba Gump Restaurant (that Star first thought was a shop selling bubble gum) where we had Bubba Gump Restaurant (that Star first thought was a shop selling bubble gum) where we had

suppersupper

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Day 2, August 7Day 2, August 7

Ballerinas doing their stuff at the Sheraton (the party hotel) 16th Street Mall at night

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PARTEEEESPARTEEEES

Seattle and Reno in competition for 2011

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Day 3, August 8 (camera is still in time warp)Day 3, August 8 (camera is still in time warp)

Walking with the Stars assembly by the Blue Bear and the walk

Group photo after the walk

Our nearly empty fan table Friday morning

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Day 4, August 9Day 4, August 9

Joe Haldeman after the Saturday morning walk (it was hot)

Bujold signing

A dinosaur wandered in and ate some fans . . .?

Day 5, August 18, 2008Day 5, August 18, 2008

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More exhibits in the dealers’ room

In Memoriam Arthur C. Clarke Panel with Frederick Pohl and Stephen BaxterIn Memoriam Arthur C. Clarke Panel with Frederick Pohl and Stephen Baxter(camera has found the present time)(camera has found the present time)

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Goodbye, until we meet againGoodbye, until we meet again

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Star at OWC fan table with what was left OWC Dinner on the patio

(we went to see The Mummy afterwards)

The free shuttle bus for the 16th Mall Street

But, the horse ain’t free