When in doubt...when in need... When the apocalypse hits...
Alexander James Adams
Grand 3, 4-6 p.m.
Creede Lambard
Evergreen 1&2, 7 p.m.
Kirby Krackle
Evergreen 1&2, 8 p.m.
A Little Knight Music
Evergreen 1&2 ,9 p.m. And follow them on Twitter:
Alexander James Adams - #folk #bardic #filk
Creede Lambard - #filk #banjo
Kirby Krackle - #geekrock #rock
A Little Knight Music - #filk
nwcMUSIC, the geekmusic festival of NWC, is holding its first open mic on FRI night at 10pm. Follow the final concert with YOU on the very same stage! ALL GENRES WELCOME; 1-2 songs or 8 minutes, whichever is shorter and how long the queue. No prizes here; just a chance in front of a audience to see what it's like on stage. Don’t forget: open lk at 11 pm!
VISIT OUR LOUNGE IN OLYMPIC 2! PRIZES! COMFY CHAIRS! FOOD!
Jason Bulmahn
Patricia MacEwen
Mary Rosenblum
Ken Scholes
Future Forensics - Friday, 10 am, Evergreen 1&2
Preserving our Geek Heritage, Friday, 1 pm, Evergreen 1&2
Ryan K. Johnson is now on the Adaptations for TV panel at 5 pm CAS 6
Irene Radford reads The Fall, a short story from the anthology “The River”, edited by Alma Alexander. 5:30 pm CAS 1
Evan Peterson reads The Cutting Room Floor Poems in the voice[s] of Frankenstein's monster. A live poetry performance. Rated PG 6pm, CAS 1
Changing Star Wars 7 pm in CAS 6 New moderator: Amber Clark
today at 3 PM in VOLUNTEERS, OLY 3! Strawberry shortcake and prizes! Need a reason to volunteer? The daily party is a good one!
For a $1 or more dona on to NWC charities, you get a sticker with the NWC QR code, and a ribbon that says “Show Me Your Stamp.” See Becky Citrak in the Volunteers Lounge, OLY 3!
The Venus Transit will be on June 5th from 3PM to Sunset!
“What happens at Norwescon comes back in 20 years and calls you Daddy.”
is open for Norwescon members age 21+ on Friday and Saturday night. Remember to bring your photo ID along with your membership badge. Please note that the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Fri. and Sat. night.
Jeeves wishes to remind a endees that they should park only in undesignated spots. Violators may be towed and the tickets are expensive. Don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish!
Today is FILKFEST. Filk was the first form of Geekmusic, and if you have no idea what that is, come learn at WHAT THE FRAK IS FILK? at Noon followed by a workshop at 2 pm in the Salon (bring instruments or voice!), with guests Alexander James Adams and Kidsfilk on the way down to evening concerts, an open mic for geekmusic, and overnight Open Filk. You've heard about it, you've been confused by it, find out what it's about all day today!
is the daily newsletter of Norwescon 35. Articles from the membership are greatly desired. The deadline for each issue is 10 pm the night before. Submission boxes are located at Registration, the Con Office, and Hospitality, or you may email Jeeves at zine@norwescon.org. Your editrix is Katrina Marier with ad hoc assistance from the Publications Team!
GoH Autograph Session, 10-11 am in Grand 2
Steven Baxter Q & A, 2–3 pm in Evergreen 3&4
GoH Autograph Session, 10-11 am in Grand 2
Cassini at Saturn, 11- Noon in Grand 3
The Importance of Abby, 4-5 pm, in Evergreen 3 & 4
GoH Autograph Session, 10-11 am in Grand 2
The Art of John Picacio, Noon – 1 pm in Grand 3
GoH Autograph Session, 10-11 am in Grand 2
What's New from DAW, 3-4 pm in Evergreen 1 & 2
“If you are going to have your brain sucked at con, wouldn’t you rather a friend did it?”
Norwescon has partnered with Guidebook, http://guidebook.com/g/nwc2012/ to provide our online con schedule. If you have a smartphone (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or web-enabled devices), just visit the above URL to install the app and download guide! You can also go directly to http://m.guidebook.com/1128/ to browse through our entire schedule day-by-day!
Dirty Deeds Raido Room 5374 Open THURS, FRI, & SAT Wet
The Geek Out of Rassilon Room 5161 Open FRI Dry
The mysterious NWC veteran DJ TOX2MUCH returns, bringing the MasterMix Café back for one event, tonight from 9 pm -2 am at Maxi’s. 21+ with ID and badge. A retro swing through fannish faves all night long. The hits, the mixes, the surprises, the talking – it’s all there! Including “Experiment in Terror.” Featuring special grown-up Movie Preview swag t-shirts – only available tonight at Maxi’s! The more you drink, the better he sounds.
Have you heard about nwcMUSIC's SAT afternoon produc on of Cascadia's Got Talent!? Come bring your stupid human tricks, and perform them before our audience and team of celebrity drunks...err, judges! If you survive the Gong, you can win one of our allegedly fabulous, by which we mean terrible, prizes! Signup forms and rules are at Info, curtain goes up 3 pm SAT up in the Salon.
Who Cares About Titles...or Quality? Join us today at 1 pm in Grand 3. Biggest picture, sound, and egos galore! So much to talk about— movies, TV, theme parks, the works! Come early as the SWAG is fab!
Settlers of Catan added from open to close.
Earthdawn demos added: 9-1 PM on FRI, 1-3 PM on SAT, 4-7 PM SUN
Talisman added, 7 PM—Midnight on FRI
Distance Loons added 1-5 PM FRI, 1-5 PM on SAT
Earthdawn demos added 8:30-Noon on SUN, 1-4 PM on SUN
UNCONFIRMED RUMORS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF GAMES BASED ON AN ELDER GOD ARE STRICTLY UNFOUNDED.
“Do it to me, I want my head to.”
John gave me $5 for a ding dong!
Guy’s meat; be it subtle, be it strong, it’s something you can always rely on.
Well the play CLUE @ the con. Find out who got murdered, by which weapon, and in which
A Special Offer for Norwescon Members
Our Artist Guest of Honor John Picacio is making available to Norwescon members very limited edition prints of his artwork from the 2012 George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar. These prints debuted just last weekend at World Horror and we are the next to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.
These five amazing prints are printed on archival paper from the renowned company of Hahnemuhle, who have been making paper since 1584. There will only be 100 of each print produced, each print is signed and numbered, and the most extraordinary thing about owning one of these prints is that John created each print myself, by hand.
Come by and check out Eddard Stark, Jon Snow and Ghost, Sansa Stark and the Hound, Bran Stark, and Melisandre -- any of which would make a wonderful addition to your collections.
Norwescon 35 Zine #1 4/6/12
Growing up for over several billion years...
Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 1 10-11:30 AM OLY 1
Family Games ages 6-12 11—1 PM CAS 9&10
Thumbprint Picassos Noon OLY 1
Exploring The Sparklies for Pre-Schoolers 1 PM OLY 1
Bongo for Board Games! 2 PM OLY 1
Family Games ages 2-8 3 - 5 PM CAS 9&10
Family Movie Previews 3:30-4:30 PM OLY 1
Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30 PM OLY 1
Embroidery 201 7-9 PM OLY 1
Ewok Flower Vase Project 10-11:30 AM OLY 1
Family Games ages 10+ 11 - 1 PM CAS 9&10
Wand Making Workshop Noon-2:30 PM OLY 1
Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 2 3-4:30 PM OLY 1
Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30-5:30 PM OLY 1
Children's Masquerade 6:30 PM CAS 2
Easter Egg Hunt - 4 and Under 10-10:30 AM OLY 1
Easter Egg Hunt - 5-8 10:30-11 AM OLY 1
Easter Egg Hunt - 9-12 11-11:30 AM OLY 1
Easter Carnival 1-3PM OLY 1
Maxi’s Lounge is open for Norwescon members age 21+ on Friday and Saturday night. Please note that the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night.
BY Katrina marier
“What? Honey, there are hundreds, if not thousands of fast-moving satellites passing over the earth right now. Not to men on all of the orbiting garbage.”
Rosemarie shook her head. Again. “No, Dad. One of the spiders escaped her habitat. Look.” And she indicated the cage with a now-solitary orb weaver spider. “And I'm not sure how she got out.”
Her dad shrugged. “No reason to panic. One escaped arachnid is within the allowable margin of scope creep. Other insects have escaped from time to time, no harm came of it...”
“Then why...,” Rosemarie's voice trailed off as the comm overhead bleeped.
“Uh, Dr. Evans? We have a problem...” It was First Officer Mifune, part of the crew of the Challenger Space Station. “Dr. Choudhurri will meet us in Botany Bay.” Botany Bay was the nickname for Hydroponics1. Normally, he always had a quick wink and nod for Rosemarie; but today he was preoccupied.
“A problem, Tosh?” Her dad's voice grew fainter as they stepped over the threshold and moved down the hall. She'd have to pester him again over dinner. Maybe mom...no, mom was covering someone's shift and Rosemarie was in charge of dinner. Which reminded her, she had to feed the remaining orb weaver and other arachnids2 and the ant colony and check on the pupae3 larvae,4 and eggs in storage. All were destined for the bio-domes in Lunaport; and it was Rosemarie's responsibility to make certain they were healthy, if not happy, upon arrival.
As she left her workstation in Bug Heaven, Rosemarie privately thought that the ants were none the wiser about their change of venue, or at least didn't care. The spiders on the other hand...instead of the gossamer wheels that elegantly decorated bushes back home, their work here resembled three-dimensional tangles of ramen noodles.
I would want to leave them too. In disgust. She thought as she headed to her family's pod. Yes, I know spiders don't feel disgust but I sure think they know something is de nitely wrong. Gravity was not a priority on the space station. Shorts stints in zero-gravity had not proven too harmful over the course of decades of experiments. And the scientists back home haven't figured out how to create true artificial gravity yet, Rosemarie thought as she looked out a porthole to see the big blue marble below. There's Asia. I wonder if Cho's having a good time with her parents at the training camp. Rosemarie sighed. Cho and her family were also emigrating5 to the moon, but they would be arriving six months after Rosemarie.
I hope there are kids on the moon. Delete that, cool kids on the moon. Emigration's been so tight...Even with the space elevators in place to shoot astronauts up to the orbital pla orm where shuttles launched to and from to both the space station and the moon, space was still at a premium.
Rosemarie's family had spent several months aboard Challenger because her dad was an environmental engineer and had volunteered to fill in during the gap due to staff rotation. Hopefully next week they would be en route to the moon. And now there was a spider on the loose. Maybe Dad's right and one little spider isn't a problem. But what with all the weird technological problems... The corridor lights abruptly flickered and then steadied. Like that. She shrugged as reached their family pod. It's not like dinner is all that difficult to prep. Select packets and ready water. I'll be glad when we have a real kitchen again, no matter how cramped, she thought to herself as she selected the evening meal. None of the food was great; but some things just didn't translate and even their novelty couldn't make them edible. Fried chicken for instance. It never came out crispy, despite what the experts claimed. Thank goodness for squeeze bulbs of water. Ah, Szechuan noodles. Or macaroni and cheese?
While she heated water, Rosemarie considered her missing charge and tried to come up with a plan to trap it. Pesticides6 were forbidden station side; and releasing one of the shrews would create more problems and was strictly against regulations anyway.
Rosemarie tried to get her dad's attention again about the missing spider over dinner; but her dad seemed quite worried as he wolfed down his dinner and then went right back to work. Her mother too was worried, saying that now some of the computers in the med lab were malfunctioning. Minor stuff really, she said. Rosemarie began to worry. The entire station operated by computers and if they began to...her alarm must have showed because her mom gave her a quick hug.
“Don't worry sweet pea. According your father and Tosh it's just some minor fluctuations in temperature control. They're confident they'll have it under control by morning,” here she smiled, “remember, temperature critically affects my work; and so far everything seems to be fine with the medicines I'm working on,” but Rosemarie could see her mom was concerned. To keep her mind off her internal panic button, Rosemarie decided to research spider traps.
The informa on she dug up was so interesting she went to bed with her head whirling about ways to trap her eight-legged friend. Let's see, I can't use pesticides...spiders need food and water just like any other living creature...set a trap with a live insect?...no, that might escape too, water...water...and thinking that she drifted off to sleep.
And woke up with the germ of an idea. A quick search of the storage cabinets near Bug Heaven came up with packages of double-sided tape. I can put several of these around my workstation and the cage with the remaining orb weaver in it and bait them with droplets of water. The spider will need water and come to drink and she'll s ck to the paper. Carefully she broke the seal on a squeeze bulb, covered it with her thumb, and then managed to attach an eye-dropper to the open end without letting any water loose. Gently squirting a small droplet onto the sticky strip proved tricky, but she managed. She left a test strip out right near her computer console and checked it after lunch. The test droplet was still firmly attached!
She knew she couldn't lay traps for the spider throughout the sta on until she cleared it with the crew. But since no one except Dr. McIntosh or occasionally her parents ever came into Bug Heaven, it was reasonably safe to lay down sticky strips, each with its small pool of water, around the door, the ceiling, the remaining spider in his cage, around the ant colony and so on. The strips were a distinctive mauve color so Rosemarie knew people could easily see them. So she finished up, snagged her uchuu-bento7, and went toward the exercise area. To be continued....
The Kids' Masquerade allows kids who are too young to compete as Rising Stars (self made costumes by children 13 years and under) to show off their costumes. They will go on first. Kids wishing to participate must attend the 6 pm meeting on SAT in CAS 2 to full out the form. They will then walk as a group down to the Masquerade and strut their stuff!
Friday starting at 3 pm in Grand Ballroom 2
Saturday starting at 9 pm in Evergreen 3 & 4
Teens, do you come to Norwescon with your parents and spend your time wandering or in panels with a bunch of talking heads?
The Volunteers department has activities and volunteer jobs for you!
Come down and make your own dog tags, origami, and jewelry, decorate a seed pot and your own rubber duck!
Earn prizes from the dealers room, participate in daily volunteer mini-parties, and socialize with other teens. Come check us out in the Olympic Hallway, Wing 7!
Friday: opens at 10 am
Saturday: opens at 10 am
Sunday: opens at 10 am and closes at 2 pm
Friday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm In Olympic 1
Come see what cool (and family friendly) stu is coming to the movies this summer.
What is science? The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment, according to the dictionary. Many of the everyday items you use, from your computer to the family car, came in to being through science in one way or another. Being open to the wonder of the world around you is key to science. Imagination, coupled with hard work and patience, are the hallmarks of many famous scientists. Here is a simple experiment you can do with materials on hand!
Bending Light
You will need a shoe box (any sort of small cardboard box should do), scissors, a glass filled with water, flashlight and a darkened room.
Light moves slower through water than it moves through air. When the light goes through the water, it slows down and bends. As the light re-enters the air, the beam of light speeds up again and bends back. This is called refraction.
I found these at http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/ and there were many others that looked really interesting!
Players take turns adding a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots. A player who completes the 4th side of box earns 1 point and takes another turn. Game ends when no more boxes can be made. The winner of the game is the player with the most points.
Norwescon 35, ISSUE 1.0 4/6/12
The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and The Northwest Science Fiction Society present, at
Norwescon 35
The 2011 Philip K. Dick Awards
April 6, 2012
A Soldier's Duty
By Jean Johnson
Ace Books
The Company Man
By Robert Jackson Bennett
Orbit
After the Apocalypse
By Maureen F. McHugh
Small Beer Press
The Other
By Matthew Hughes
Underland Press
Deadline
By Mira Grant
Orbit
The Postmortal
By Drew Magary
Penguin Books
The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy
By Simon Morden
Orbit
7:00 Doors Open
7:20 Welcome
William Sadorus, Master of Ceremonies
Shawn Marier, Chair, Norwescon 35
Peggy Larreau, Chair, Northwest Science Fiction Society
Scott Baker, Chair, PKD judges 2011
Gordon Van Gelder, Award Administrator
7:30 Introduction of the Nominees and Readings
8:20 Award Presentation, Gordon Van Gelder
Entertainment - David Bigelow
Thank you to the following organizations for their generous contributions to the award:
The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and The Philip K. Dick Trust
We would like to thank all of the publishers who contributed books for consideration to this year's award.
Award Administrators: Gary Feldbaum, The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Fund Administrator
David G. Hartwell, Professional Administrator
Gordon Van Gelder, Professional Administrator
William Sadorus, Northwest Science Fiction Society
The 2011 judges are:
Scott Baker (chair), Mark Budz, Roby James, Darrell Schweitzer, and Alice K. Turner
* This event is being broadcast and recorded on USTREAM
www.ustream.tv/channel/pk-dick-awards
Presentation Year / Eligibility Year
2011 / 2010
WINNER
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, Mark Holder
SPECIAL CITATION
Harmony, Project Itoh, translated by Alexander O. Smith
2010 / 2009
WINNER
Bitter Angels, C. L. Anderson
SPECIAL CITATION
Cyberabad Days, Ian McDonald
2009 / 2008
WINNER (tie)
Emissaries from the Dead, Adam-Troy Castro
Terminal Mind, David Walton
2008 / 2007
WINNER
Nova Swing, M. John Harrison
SPECIAL CITATION
From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain, Minister Faust
2007 / 2006
WINNER
Spin Control, Chris Moriarty
SPECIAL CITATION
Carnival, Elizabeth Bear
2006 / 2005
WINNER
War Surf, M. M. Buckner
SPECIAL CITATION
Natural History, Justina Robson
2005 / 2004
WINNER
Life, Gwyneth Jones
SPECIAL CITATION
Apocalypse Array, Lyda Morehouse
2004 / 2003
WINNER
Altered Carbon, Richard K. Morgan
SPECIAL CITATION
Dante's Equation, Jane Jensen
2003 / 2002
WINNER
The Mount, Carol Emshwiller
SPECIAL CITATION
The Star, China Miéville
2002 / 2001
WINNER
Ship of Fools, Richard Paul Russo
SPECIAL CITATION
Divine Intervention, Ken Wharton
2001 / 2000
WINNER
Only Forward, Michael Marshall Smith
SPECIAL CITATION
Evolution's Darling, Scott Westerfeld
2000 / 1999
WINNER
253: The Print Remix, Geoff Ryman
SPECIAL CITATION
Lost Pages, Paul Di Filippo
1998 / 1997
WINNER
The Troika, Stepan Chapman
SPECIAL CITATION
Acts of Conscience, William Barton
1997 / 1996
WINNER
The Time Ships, Stephen Baxter
SPECIAL CITATION
At the City Limits of Fate, Michael Bishop
1996 / 1995
WINNER
Headcrash, Bruce Bethke
SPECIAL CITATION
Carlucci's Edge, Richard Paul Russo
1995 / 1994
WINNER
Mysterium, Robert Charles Wilson
SPECIAL CITATION
Inagehi, Jack Cady
1994 / 1993
WINNER (tie)
Elvissey, Jack Womack
Growing Up Weightless, John M. Ford
1993 / 1992
WINNER
Through the Heart, Richard Grant
SPECIAL CITATION
In the Mothers' Land, Élisabeth Vonarburg
1992 / 1991
WINNER
King of Morning, Queen of Day, Ian McDonald
SPECIAL CITATION
Bone Dance, Emma Bull
1991 / 1990
WINNER
Points of Departure, Pat Murphy
SPECIAL CITATION
The Schizogenic Man, Raymond Harris
1990 / 1989
WINNER
Subterranean Gallery, Richard Paul Russo
SPECIAL CITATION
On My Way to Paradise, Dave Wolverton
1989 / 1988
WINNER (tie)
Four Hundred Billion Stars, Paul J. McAuley
Wetware, Rudy Rucker
1988 / 1987
WINNER
Strange Toys, Patricia Geary
SPECIAL CITATION
Memories, Mike McQuay
1987 / 1986
WINNER
Homuncuclus, James P. Playlock
SPECIAL CITATION
The Hercules Text, Jack McDevitt
1986 / 1985
WINNER
Dinner at Deviant's Palace, Tim Powers
SPECIAL CITATION
Saraband of Lost Time, Richard Grant
1985 / 1984
WINNER
Neuromancer, William Gibson
SPECIAL CITATION
The Wild Shore, Kim Stanley Robinson
1984 / 1983
WINNER
The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers
SPECIAL CITATION
Tea with the Black Dragon, R. A. MacAvoy
1983 / 1982
WINNER
Software, Rudy Rucker
SPECIAL CITATION
The Prometheus Man, Ray Faraday Nelson
The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction books published for the first time in the United States as a paperback original.
www.philipkdickaward.org
When in doubt...when in need... When the apocalypse hits...
Rachel Kenoyer
Ras Rasmussen
Art Show Tour with Sienna Morris in GR 1
Ken Scholes reads Time Dancing in the Key of E Minor, 10:30 am, CAS 1
Pat MacEwen reads Taking the Low Road, 8 pm, CAS 1
SFWA Meeting at 9 AM in Pres. Suite
Bob Brown reads Tommy Tales at 2PM in CAS 1
Evolu on of a Writing Career, 5-7 PM in the Salon. With J.A. Pitts
Fandom in Daily Life at 10 AM in CAS 2
New moderator: Judith Herman
The 30th P.K. Dick Memorial Award Ceremony was presented Friday, April 6th, to a packed ballroom and streamed online to viewers around the world! The nominees were:
A Soldier’s Duty
by Jean Johnson
Ace Books
Deadline
by Mira Grant
Orbit
The Other
by Matthew Hughes
Underland Press
After The Apocalypse
by Maureen F. McHugh
Small Beer Press
The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
Orbit
The Postmortal
by Drew Magary
Penguin Books
The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy
by Simon Morden
Orbit
The 2011 Philip K. Dick Award was awarded to The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy by Simon Morden
The Special Citation was awarded to The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
Movie Previews will again take center stage at Haltime of the Masquerade. Halftime will not be shown on the hotel video channels this year, so if you want to hear the latest movie news you need to be at the Masquerade. Media junkies, you have been warned!
will be announced in Maxi’s Lounge at 1 pm today.
Electric Children
Evergreen 1&2, 7 p.m.
Ultraklystron
Evergreen 1&2, 8 p.m.
Vixy & Tony
Evergreen 1&2, 9 p.m.
The Doubleclicks
Evergreen 1&2, 10 p.m.
And then...Open Filk!
Love the Saturday concert bands? Follow them on Twitter!
Electric Children - #chiptunes
Ultraklystron - #chiptunes #nerdcore
Vixy & Tony - #filk
The Doubleclicks - #geekrock #filk
is open for Norwescon members age 21+ on Friday and Saturday night. Remember to bring your photo ID along with your membership badge. Please note that the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night.
Reading, Noon – 1 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Autograph Session 1, 2-3 pm in Grand 2
Autograph Session 2, 3-4 pm in Grand 2
Autograph Session 1, 2-3 pm in Grand 2
Autograph Session 2, 3-4 pm in Grand 2
The Art of George R.R. Martin, 10-11 am in Grand 2
Autograph Session 1, 2-3 pm in Grand 2
Autograph Session 2, 3-4 pm in Grand 2
John Picacio Q & A, 5-6 pm in Evergreen 3&4
DAW Books Live, 1 -2 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Autograph Session 1, 2-3 pm in Grand 2
Autograph Session 2, 3-4 pm in Grand 2
“Your spankings await you upstairs.”
Jeeves wishes to remind attendees that they should park only in undesignated spots. Violators may be towed and the tickets are expensive. Don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish!
is the daily newsletter of Norwescon 35. Articles from the membership are greatly desired. The deadline for each issue is 10 pm the night before. Submission boxes are located at Registration, the Con Office, and Hospitality, or you may email Jeeves at zine@norwescon.org. Your editrix is Katrina Marier with ad hoc assistance from the Publications Team!
Players should turn in their forms at the Info Desk by 10 AM Sunday! Winners will be announced at Noon! If there’s more than one correct contestant, names will be put in a jar!
For a $1 or more donation to NWC charities, you get a sticker with the NWC QR code, and a ribbon that says “Show Me Your Stamp.” See Becky Citrak in the Volunteers Lounge in Olympic 3!
Today you get to do EVERYTHING! At Noon, we have a mini Irish Session. This is the ancestor of so many geekmusic forms so come play along! No instrument? No problem! Several pros agreed to bring theirs to our Find Your Instrument panel at 2 pm in the Salon, and will demo then let you try! Then at 3 pm—Cascadia's Got Talent! Signup by 2 pm at Info to par cipate, or just come up to the Salon and see who survives the gong!
Don’t forget that this Sunday is our Charity Auction to benefit Clarion West & Northwest College of Art & Design. Some of the cool things up for bid are:
We Sure Hope So, Anyway
It's the show you've all been waiting for, Cascadia's Got A (Gong!) Talent! Come bring your stupid human tricks, and perform them before our audience and team of celebrity d/r/u/n/k/s/ judges! If you survive the Gong, you can win one of our allegedly fabulous prizes! Signup
SAT @ 3 PM in the Vol. Lounge. Root beer floats & prizes! Volunteers ARE Norwescon!
Punitive—Alien Doll
Bill Castle—Wings & Tutu
Susan Price– Bag’o’Swag
Todd Clayton, Jr.— Beaded Headdress
Michael Ormes—NWC 18 T-shirt
Robin Deleon—Smile face pot
Cora Booth—Wire earrings
Dave Dorais—STYX T-Shirt
Heather Dee—Bag’o’Swag
Linda Poplowski—Gaming paper adventure maps
Cosmic Ray—NWC 26 membership
Be sure to turn your volunteer hour sheets and drop off your raffle ticket in the jar for the Saturday drawing!
Mother to arguing child: “No you CAN’T, because black holes are two-dimensional.”
At the 501st Photo Shoot: “I want Master Chick, Vader, off the stage!”
“It looks like a Victoria’s Secret blew up in here.”
“I stream My Little Pony at work. It’s easier to explain to my boss than Swedish death metal.”
“Are you gonna speak or just play with it?”
“Now that you’ve gotten it to work, I can shut it down!”
The Doctor’s new Companion now has a name: JASMINE and she will be introduced in this year’s Xmas special. Jasmine will be played by Jenna Tovise
Prelims at 1 PM, 3 PM, & 5 PM in the Rotunda. Finals after Masquerade!
is open for Norwescon members age 21+ on Friday and Saturday night. Remember to bring your photo ID along with your membership badge. Please note that the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Fri. and Sat. night.
Norwescon 35 Zine #2 4/7/12
Growing up for over several billion years...
LAZER TAG! VIDEO ARCADE! QUIDDITCH! MASQUERADE! SCAVENGER HUNT! MOVIE PREVIEWS! GAMING! CRAFTS! EGG HUNTS!...WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE BORED???
By Katrina Marier
She had finished cleaning out the mouse habitat and was about to take a snack break when she heard her name broadcast over the comm system. Luckily she hadn't rehydrated1 her uchuu-bento yet, so she stuffed it back into her temporary locker. The voice had sounded like Tosh's so she headed back to Bug Heaven.
And tried not to laugh. Tosh, her mom and dad, Dr. McIntosh, and Dr. Choudhurri were all...well, they were all stuck to the strips she had left out all around her workstation. Rosemarie gave up after a heroic effort and started laughing. Quickly she went to free them...and realized that the tape she'd used had somehow been mislabeled. Instead of the mildly tacky rosin-rubber mineral oil2 the package label said the tape's adhesive was supposed to be, everyone was thoroughly stuck in place with Super Glue. Luckily no one's skin had gotten stuck to anything, only their clothing - which was easily and neatly snipped away. Rosemarie got her mother free first and then went to gather up all the strips as her mother freed the others.
As they were all brushing themselves off and firing up for a lecture, everyone witnessed a spider trailing a cloud of silk behind it float into the room and gracefully spin its way across. In such situations, rarely is one prepared with the right tool at the right time and now was no different. Rosemarie's hands were full of a bag of used sticky strips; the others desperately tried to avoid the tiny arachnid by grabbing onto whatever they could. This quickly became a wild jumble of humans. And by the time everyone had sorted themselves out, the spider had disappeared through a vent.
“Sweetie, what were you thinking, laying out Super Glue to trap a spider with?” Her mom was obviously struggling for patience. Four other pairs of eyes looked at her accusingly. Rosemarie held up the package the glue strips had been in. “I didn't know it was Super Glue, Mom. The package says its adhesive is rosin-rubber mineral oil. Standard ingredient in fly paper. Non-toxic and easy to clean up.” And she held up the package.
Here Tosh sighed and swiped his hair off his forehead. “I knew that joker streak of Commander Lee's would come back to bite us.”
Everyone looked at him. “The last sta onmaster, Commander Lee, was something of a practical joker. He switched glues on the last Chief Botanist because...well, they didn't get along.” here he paused and looked faintly embarrassed. “I thought most of the glue and tape had been collected after the incident, then checked and relabeled as needed - but I guess we missed a box.” He sighed again, “I'll go and talk with inventory.” Then the lights flickered and went out. Within the seconds, the red safety lights came on so everyone could see, if not very well. “Lieutenant Mifune, please come to the bridge,” blared the comm system. “Duty calls,” and Tosh pulled himself to the door and floated off in the direction of the bridge.
Then the regular lights flickered on again. And when Dr. Choudhurri managed to maneuver over to the vent the spider had entered and open it, a cloud of silk whirled into his face. Rosemarie and her mother had to clean him off. Of their tiny friend there was no sign.
“Well, that might explain the lights,” her father said.
“What?” asked Rosemarie.
“Lights and some of the temperature controls have been fluctuating. If that bug's...”
“Arachnid. And I thought the troubles have been happening over the past few days.”
“You are correct about the lights. But temperature control problems in the med lab got worse yesterday evening and this morning. If that arachnid's been free and trying to spin webs which keep floating free...all that spider silk's been collecting and getting stuck in some interesting places.”
Everyone turned to look at Rosemarie. “She only escaped yesterday afternoon. And I did tell you. And filed an incident report. I put down the sticky strips only in my area for the time being because I needed to clear more drastic measures with Dr. McIntosh. My original thought was that since spiders need water, I would have available water stuck to the tape. The spider would walk across the tape to get to the water and get caught. Then I could put her back in her habitat. I was going to go talk to Tosh right after cleaning the mouse habitat. Honest.”
Her parents sighed. “Do you know how she got free?”
Now Rosemarie sighed. “No. I sealed the habitat just like I seal all habitats once I am done with a particular task; and the seals were intact when I went to feed them next. It's possible she could have slipped out when I was putting their food in. If there are cameras there, I don't know about them.”
Then Tosh's voice came over the com system asking Rosemarie and her parents to come to the bridge. Rosemarie's heart sank. I am soooo much trouble. But with her parents right there, there was no way she could get out of this one. Dr. Choudhurri told Rosemarie that he would check the remaining habitats; and Rosemarie belatedly remembered he was one of the environmental engineers working with her dad in keeping atmosphere optimal throughout the station. Yeah, he'd know about leaks wouldn't he? she thought.
The Captain looked very grave as they entered the bridge. “Dr. Evans, Dr. Evans, Rosemarie,” he said, nodding at each in turn. “Intern,” here he looked directly at Rosemarie, “I understand an arachnid under your care has escaped?”
She swallowed hard. “Yes, sir. I'm not sure how.”
He looked at her gravely, “Well, our eight-legged friend has been busy spinning webs throughout this section. Several of the crew have collected no less than six balls of fluff that Dr. McIntosh assures me is compressed spider silk?”
“Yes, sir. Webs in space don't look anything like those on earth. It's the lack of gravity.”
The Captain nodded. “When did it escape?”
“She. Yesterday afternoon, around 04:00 or so. I told my father and left a message for Dr. McIntosh. I guess he's been busy with the same problems my dad has so of course I hadn't heard from him about my solution...” A button flared red over the Captain's head, and he adjusted so he could press it. “Yes?”
“Dr. Choudhurri here. All habitat seals in Bug Heaven are intact and in proper working order. The infrared alarms which should have gone off if a critter were to escape indicate they were never tripped. In short...”
“In short, we don't know how the spider got out,” here the Captain sighed and ran his hand from forehead to neck. And sighed again. “Problem is, the spider stuff is interacting with the ship's systems unpredictably. So far only the lights and a few temperature controls have been affected; but what would happen if a major system were to be affected?”
“We can't evacuate the station and vent all the air due to one little spider,” came Dr. Choudhurri's voice through the comm system. “Completely impractical. Ms. Evan's notion of trapping the spider near Bug Heaven was a good thought, if precipitously invoked. Luring a spider to sticky paper for its daily water was a good and quick solution using available materials. We'll just have to learn to live with her. And everyone should have a trap or a swatter handy should she be seen again. Ms. Evans, you know more about this creature than I do. Do you think she will come out to try and spin another web?”
“Yes, she's opera ng on instinct. And the webs need to be out in the open but not in a place where they'll get tampered with. Look for her to try it again in corners would be my best guess. Luckily there's no food flying around so she may try to make her way back to Bug Heaven, or maybe Botany Bay because that's where food will be. Or she'll die trying.”
“Duly noted. Dr. Choudhurri, let us know what procedures will be needed to deal with spider stuff as it presents itself. All personnel in Bug Heaven and Botany Bay should be briefed on how to catch spiders. Live demonstrations of the technique are strictly forbidden,” he added dryly.
More strips were put up and in about a week, the spider, dubbed Vampirella, was returned to her mate. But no one ever figured out just how she managed to escape in the first place.
This story is loosely based on an incident when one of a pair of orb weaver spiders escaped from their habitat on the International Space Sta on in 20081. Granted, that arachnid didn't cause any major havoc then; but what if she had? Most think that the term “bug” when applied to computers refers to a moth caught in a computer at the Harvard Lab in 1947!2 However, there is evidence to indicate that the term was used in the 19th cent, and maybe even by William Shake- speare!
Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 1 10-11:30 AM OLY 1
Family Games ages 6-12 11—1 PM CAS 9&10
Thumbprint Picassos Noon OLY 1
Exploring The Sparklies for Pre-Schoolers 1 PM OLY 1
Bongo for Board Games! 2 PM OLY 1
Family Games ages 2-8 3 - 5 PM CAS 9&10
Family Movie Previews 3:30-4:30 PM OLY 1
Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30 PM OLY 1
Embroidery 201 7-9 PM OLY 1
Ewok Flower Vase Project 10-11:30 AM OLY 1
Family Games ages 10+ 11 - 1 PM CAS 9&10
Wand Making Workshop Noon-2:30 PM OLY 1
Junkyard Spacecraft Workshop Pt. 2 3-4:30 PM OLY 1
Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30-5:30 PM OLY 1
Children's Masquerade 6:30 PM CAS 2
Easter Egg Hunt - 4 and Under 10-10:30 AM OLY 1
Easter Egg Hunt - 5-8 10:30-11 AM OLY 1
Easter Egg Hunt - 9-12 11-11:30 AM OLY 1
Easter Carnival 1-3PM OLY 1
Maxi’s Lounge is open for NWC members age 21+ on Fri, sat night. the 14th floor of the tower is closed to people under 21 as of 8 p.m. on Fri and sat.
___(Noun)___ Costume Shortcuts 9 am Cascade 7
How to make ___(p. noun)___ for the ___(adjective)___ child, with or without a ___(verb)___ machine, or ___(verb)___ a lot of ___(noun)___.
How ___(adjective)___ is the Future of ___(verb)___? 9 am Evergreen 1&2
What is ___(noun)___ computing, and how will it affect ___(verb)___, ___(noun)___, and ___(noun)___? More importantly, how will it affect me?
Norse ___(noun)___, ___(noun)___, & ___(noun)___ Tactical Combat 10 am Evergreen 3&4
A hands-on ___(noun)___. Participants, equipped with wooden ___(pl. noun)___, ___(pl. noun)___, and ___(pl. noun)___ will learn and practice basic Norse ___(noun)___ combat skills in a ___(adjective)___, non-contact ___(noun)___. What is it like ___(verb)___ in the shield wall? Instructors will ___(verb)___ required equipment, to be ___(verb)___ by participants.
Fly on down to the pitch for an exciting, though grounded, tournament of Muggle Quidditch! There will be much excitement as teams try to rack up as many goals as they can before the Snitch is caught. Thrill to the game as a player or spectator in our Grand Arena (otherwise known as Grand Ballroom 3)!
Saturday starting at 9 pm in Evergreen 3 & 4
Do you know a Jedi trainee? Or a budding ninja? A fairy princess who wants to show off her wings? Bring them to the Norwescon 35 Children’s Masquerade!
The Kid’s Masquerade allows kids who are too young to compete as Rising Stars (self made costumes by children 13 years and under) to show off their costumes. The children will go on first. All kids wishing to participate must attend the 6 pm meeting on Saturday in Cascade 2 to fill out the Kid’s Masquerade form. They will then walk down as a group down and strut their stuff!
Q: What is an astronaut’s favorite treat?
Q: Why does the moon go to the bank?
Q: I work only when I’m red. What am I?
Q: Why did the astronaut bang his head against the wall?
Q: Which planet is like a circus?
The Rainbow Connection
You will need a flashlight, a piece of plain white paper, scissors, tape, and a clear glass with some water in it.
I found these at http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/ and there were many others that looked really interesting!
While wandering around the con, find people who match these squares and mark off live squares in a row using one person per square. Happy hunting!
Norwescon 35, ISSUE 1.1 4/7/12
When in doubt...when in need... When the apocalypse hits...
There are too many to list here, so Jeeves suggests you go here for more details: http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/
Norwescon 35’s Masquerade had many amazing entries. Kudos go out to everyone who par cipated—we look forward to seeing your work in the future. Many thanks also to the staff and volunteers behind the scenes who worked hard to put on a great show. Thanks!
Best Workmanship: Clash of the Titans by MJ Parker, Darrel Parker & Tracey Plunkett
Best Presentation: Anubis Guard by Walter Zimmerman
Best Workmanship: Will O’The Wisp by Melissa Nichols
Best Presentation: What The Lonely Goat Heard by Diana Daniels
Best Workmanship: Senator Padme Amidala by Torrey Stenmark
Best Presentation: Welcome To The Future by Julie Zetterberg & Lisa [name omitted]
Welcome To The Future
Amberre Cloverune by Anastasia Demiers
Clash of the Titans
Will O’The Wisp
Senator Padme Amidala
The Answer To The Age-Old Question by Alicia Faires
Under The Waves by Orchid Cavett and Zachary Brant
Josh Howard
Our final panel of Movie Previews will start right at High Noon and run until 2 pm in Evergreen 1-2. Tech has worked hard this year to make the screen bigger and the sound better. If you haven’t seen the latest from Hollywood, drop on by – for lots of SWAG and be ready for “why? Why? WHY?”
Closing Ceremonies, 4-5 pm in Evergreen 3&4
The Dawn Mission at Vesta, 11-Noon in Evergreen 1&2
Bridget Landry Q & A, 1-2 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Closing Ceremonies, 4-5 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Book Covers: The State of the Art, Noon-1 pm in Cascade 11
Closing Ceremonies, 4-5 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Closing Ceremonies, 4-5 pm in Evergreen 3&4
Norwescon’s Art Show was a hotbed of activity with a small bidding war happening right before close. The sold stamps almost dried out. Our Judges worked hard to decide who should be honored this year. The art quality was some of the best that we have had. But, after much hair pulling, wrestling in the aisles and clipboard swings the honorees are:
Guest of Honor Award: Julie Baroh, for Peri
Best in Show: Kyle Abermethy, for 1 Timothy 2:8-15
First Place: Julie Baroh, for Peri
Second Place: Michael Duquette, for Time Skipper
Third Place: Rob Carlos, for Armageddon Dragon
Best Color: Jeff Sturgeon, for Martian Archway
Best Black & White: Katherine Leeds, for Winters Gift
Best Mixed Media: Aimee Stewart, for Sister Moon
Best 3-D: MacLeod Dragons, for Fishing
Best Jewelry: Gempunk Jewelry, for Time Bandit
Best Textile’s: Elizabeth Fellows, for Emerald Dream
We are pleased to announce that Norwescon’s scholarship goes to the Northwest College of Art and Design student, Leanne Dunn for Vulture Girl. A big thanks to our judges Don Lackey, Caroline Westra, and Mac Oros for their hard work and interesting wrestling moves.
Many thanks to Norwescon’s Art Show members who voted for their favorite artists in many different categories. The judges were forced to make tie breaking decisions in two categories, Fantasy and Horror.
Best in Show: Michael Duquette, for Time Skipper
Best in Humor: Sarah Clemens, for Boneheads
Best Fantasy: Heather Hudson, for Remembering Spring (2nd Aimee Stewart, for Gypsy Firefly)
Best Horror: Amber Clark, for A Moment of Hope (2nd Matthew Hinshaw, for ‘Traction’ and ‘Base of Change”)
Best of Sci-Fi: Michael Duquette, for Time Skipper
Best Mixed Media or 3-D: Michael Duquette, for Time Skipper
Best Jewelry: Tiger Waddell, for Captured Time Necklace (2nd Gempunk Jewelry, for Aves)
@3pm: pizza, swag & a NWC 36 membership! And the ‘Norwescon Top Volunteer Award!’
“I’m giving you to my stepmom because she knows more about me than I do.”
He: “You were practicing drunkenness and debauchery with Lebanese—”
She: “Not Lebanese—lesbians!”
“I can wear my breasts, so I can have boobs!”
From one person to another: “I forgot what it was for—” “There’s that lubricant at work again!”
Norwescon 35 Zine #3 4/8/12