2013 Discworldcon bid
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Jan Van Quirm said:
Salem's sort of interesting I suppose - for some odd reason I've a hankering to go up Mount Washington if they have a suitable conveyance (another of my literary Holy Grails courtesy of Julian May's Saga of the Exiles 
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raisindot said:
If it's in Boston I'm 100% there.
If it's in Baltimore, I'll have to think about it. The cost of all the extra life insurance I'll have take out may make it prohibitively expensive.
If it's in Baltimore, I'll have to think about it. The cost of all the extra life insurance I'll have take out may make it prohibitively expensive.
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Here you go guys direct from the horses mouth (via facebook)
fter giving this (very tough) choice a great deal of thought and discussion, we are delighted to announce that the CITY OF BALTIMORE will be the site for the next North American Discworld Convention in 2013.
The dates are July 5th - 8th, and our hotel is located in Baltimore's fabulous Inner Harbor area.
We believe that Sir Terry and the Discworld fans will be in experienced and capable hands with the Baltimore team and we look forward to working very closely with them over the next two years. The steering committee members and our consulting team were extremely impressed with Baltimore's creative and well organized plans for 2013, plans detailed in a comprehensive bid that ultimately came in at over 30 pages. It was clear to us that this team is a triple threat: They have have the convention, stage and real world skills needed to provide an memorable, well organized and fun convention for all concerned.
Both bidding cities have a great deal to offer visitors and that made the choice all the more difficult.
For those of you who have not been to Baltimore before, we believe that you are going to love what you find. There is a great deal to see and do in the immediate area (and Washington D.C. is only a short train ride away). The inner harbor hotel they have chosen will fit our needs wonderfully and provide for the kind of mingling and meeting spaces for our guests that we feel is so important the success of this affair. It is also within easy walking distance of many interesting, historical and family-friendly sites as well as a wide variety of food choices and prices. The city itself is within easy reach for both our international and U.S. guests and the bid committee has given a great deal of thought to making our time there enjoyable. Wait till you see what they have planned!
We would like to thank both bid committees and their chairs for their hard work in producing these bids. Thanks also to our consultants who so generously gave us their time and advice and to the fans for their enthusiasm and patience.
Once again, we would like to thank both bid committees on behalf of our attendees for all their hard work and offer our congratulations to the team in Baltimore. (1) We ask that Discworld fans the world over give them their full support. We look forward to working with all here to make NADWCon 2013 the best one yet.
More details will follow over the course of time.
See you in Baltimore ....
Sincerely,
The Guild of Chelonavigators AKA the NADWCon Steering Committee
(1) We would also like to invite Boston - and any other interested cities - to consider bidding for 2015.
fter giving this (very tough) choice a great deal of thought and discussion, we are delighted to announce that the CITY OF BALTIMORE will be the site for the next North American Discworld Convention in 2013.
The dates are July 5th - 8th, and our hotel is located in Baltimore's fabulous Inner Harbor area.
We believe that Sir Terry and the Discworld fans will be in experienced and capable hands with the Baltimore team and we look forward to working very closely with them over the next two years. The steering committee members and our consulting team were extremely impressed with Baltimore's creative and well organized plans for 2013, plans detailed in a comprehensive bid that ultimately came in at over 30 pages. It was clear to us that this team is a triple threat: They have have the convention, stage and real world skills needed to provide an memorable, well organized and fun convention for all concerned.
Both bidding cities have a great deal to offer visitors and that made the choice all the more difficult.
For those of you who have not been to Baltimore before, we believe that you are going to love what you find. There is a great deal to see and do in the immediate area (and Washington D.C. is only a short train ride away). The inner harbor hotel they have chosen will fit our needs wonderfully and provide for the kind of mingling and meeting spaces for our guests that we feel is so important the success of this affair. It is also within easy walking distance of many interesting, historical and family-friendly sites as well as a wide variety of food choices and prices. The city itself is within easy reach for both our international and U.S. guests and the bid committee has given a great deal of thought to making our time there enjoyable. Wait till you see what they have planned!
We would like to thank both bid committees and their chairs for their hard work in producing these bids. Thanks also to our consultants who so generously gave us their time and advice and to the fans for their enthusiasm and patience.
Once again, we would like to thank both bid committees on behalf of our attendees for all their hard work and offer our congratulations to the team in Baltimore. (1) We ask that Discworld fans the world over give them their full support. We look forward to working with all here to make NADWCon 2013 the best one yet.
More details will follow over the course of time.
See you in Baltimore ....
Sincerely,
The Guild of Chelonavigators AKA the NADWCon Steering Committee
(1) We would also like to invite Boston - and any other interested cities - to consider bidding for 2015.
Boston has never had a Discworld convention there, Just Phoenix and Winconsin, but Terry was a GOH at the Worldcon there in 2004.
The Hotel is Baltimore Marriott Waterfront , looks quite nice but don't know the room rates yet.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/b ... aterfront/
The Hotel is Baltimore Marriott Waterfront , looks quite nice but don't know the room rates yet.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/b ... aterfront/
Penfold said:
raisindot said:
If you go to Baltimore you do know you're all going to get crabs, don't you?
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