SADWE 2011

[chrisboote]

Right, I am going to try to organise the first ever South African Discworld Event - SADWE 2011

Current suggested location and date is Cape Town, Saturday 10th September, probably early evening

We're open to suggestions for a hotel - one that has a good bar and sells food

I'll run a Discworld themed quiz, for which there will be prizes, and I'm always happy to talk about anything DW related

I will ask Rob and Terry if they can talk to us on Skype as well, and see if we can arrange a reading from Snuff, Terry's next book

Terry does want to visit South Africa, so this would also be a good time to talk about a full South African Convention - where and when to hold it, put together a preliminary committee, that sort of thing

 

[Chris]

Well good luck!

 

[poohcarrot]

Copied from C.A's site.

Note of interest to our South African members.

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by chrisboote » Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:52 am

Right, Julia and I going to try to organise the first ever South African Discworld Event - SADWE 2011

Current suggested location and date is Cape Town, Saturday 10th September, probably early evening

We're open to suggestions for a hotel - one that has a good bar and sells food

I'll run a Discworld themed quiz, for which there will be prizes, and I'm always happy to talk about anything DW related

I will ask Rob and Terry if they can talk to us on Skype as well, and see if we can arrange a reading from Snuff, Terry's next book

Terry does want to visit South Africa, so this would also be a good time to talk about a full South African Convention - where and when to hold it, put together a preliminary committee, that sort of thing

So, please can you all publicise this to any South Africans you know (I don't think there are any on this board) and feel free to post this on any other DW or TP boards out there

Deja vu?

 

[Tonyblack]

Well not everyone is a member of the CA board. We suggested to Chris that he posted it here as welland kept us up to date on the arrangements.

 

[poohcarrot]

Well not everyone is a member of the CA board. We suggested to Chris that he posted it here as welland kept us up to date on the arrangements.

But WWD posted it here in the Broken Drum yesterday.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I told Chris I would post it here and he should pop in and he did.

 

[chrisboote]

I'd rather have it posted twice and be thought of as foolish, than it not be posted at all and definitely BE foolish

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

by chrisboote » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:41 pm

OK, here are the final* details, please feel free to post far and wide

The first South African Discworld Convention will take place on September 10th, 11:00 'til 22:00
At:
The Bistro Garden Restaurant,
Shop 20 Stodels Lifestyle Centre,
Racecourse Road,
Milnerton,
Cape Town
Tel: 021 551-0880

Come along to the first South African Discworld Event
A day to celebrate the works, wit and wisdom of
Sir Terry Pratchett OBE

We have a full day of events planned, including;

o Costume Parade - dress as your
favourite Discworld Character
Prizes awarded for best costumes

o A reading from Snuff, the latest as-yet-unpublished
Discworld Book
Find out what happens when Commander Sam Vimes
goes on holiday...

o Discworld Pub Quiz
Test your knowledge of Terry's books, and things
vaguely related
Prize for the winning team

o How to host a Discworld Convention
Do you want Sir Terry to come to South Africa
next year?
Here's what you need to do to hold a Discworld
Convention and tempt him over

o Going Postal - the latest Discworld Movie
First ever public broadcast in South Africa

o The Ankh Moirpork Board game
The newest Discworld boardgame, available to
play and buy - its first international release

o And more to come...

Flyer image


*for a given value of final...

 

[meerkat]

Good Luck!

 

[The Mad Collector]

Have a good time

 

[chrisboote]

Memberships now available

Memberships now available
Thanx to the refusal of Paypal to operate in South Africa, we're selling memberships via a Zazzle postcard
http://www.zazzle.com/south_african_dis ... 2684035063
The main Zazzle shop is here
http://www.zazzle.com/sadwcon
and more items will be up for sale there as soon as I post them

 

[chrisboote]

PS Once you've ordered, please email membership@sadwcon.org with your order number and what badge name(s) you want so we can make up your badge(s)

 

[poohcarrot]

Is South Africa near Japan?

 

[Tonyblack]

Is South Africa near Japan?

Nearer than Britain.

 

[poohcarrot]

According to this site, it's 5609 miles from London to Joburg, but 8420 miles from Tokyo to Joburg. 8)

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/d ... 136&p2=111

 

[poohcarrot]

...and just in case you meant Tokyo to Joburg is nearer than Tokyo to london, it isn't. It's 5956 miles from Tokyo to London.