RAH centenniel convention

[pyan]

Stumbled across this today - thought it may interest anyone in a position to go!

Robert A. Heinlein Centennial - Kansas City 2007

Good city to choose, I thought!

[BookStop]

Dang it! My parents live in Kansas City, but I'll most likely be out of the country by July.

[TTBRAHWTMG]

Anybody ever been to such an event? I've never felt any draw to attend anything like this...but Heinlein's 100th...hmmm. It will be my birthday too (well I'm one day of Heinlein)...maybe a birthday trip for myself? Again, I've never attended anything like this before, and to be honest, I've been reading about this event for awhile and still haven't felt much pull. Does anybody have any descriptions of what I might expect?

[Liz Pf]

I can't go, but a few members of my husband's SF club are going.

I expect it will be similar to any SF con, but with a narrower focus.

And if you go ... check out my Heinlein t-shirts first (plug)

--Liz
Heinlein t-shirts for everyone

[j. d. worthington]

A Centennial conference devoted to a particular writer isn't, from what I've heard, quite like the usual sf convention. While there are some of the things that go on in such, the main focus is going to be on that particular writer, and you'll have a lot more symposia of discussions about the writer's work, interpretations of same, biographical information, Q&A between audience and scholars, etc.

TT: For someone with your interest in Heinlein, I think I'd suggest going if you can... you're likely to find out more going to this one event than you will visiting any number of sites, or reading any number of individual writers/readers words on the man and his work. There are likely to be plenty of fun things to do, too (probably showings of films based on his work, and quite possibly some of the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet series, for instance), but you'll be around people who've studied Heinlein for years and yet who are open to discussions, debates, and new points of view. This sort of thing tends to be very stimulating, and give a person a whole world of new things to think about concerning that particular writer. Could I afford to, I'd definitely be going -- it's likely to be well worth it!

[Razorback]

In addition to the Heinlein, Kansas City is supposed to have some excellent BBQ.

[TTBRAHWTMG]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

TT: For someone with your interest in Heinlein, I think I'd suggest going if you can... This sort of thing tends to be very stimulating, and give a person a whole world of new things to think about concerning that particular writer.

Thanks for the feedback, JD. I think I might go ahead and make the trip. I guess, worst case scenario, it is still better to go and say "this sucks", then sit and home and wonder what I may have missed.