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Originally Posted by marv335 reading the attendees list, it looks like Pterry will be there |
Indeed, Terry Prachett likes attending Worldcons. He was one of the Guests of Honor of last year's Worldcon in Boston,
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Originally Posted by marv335 i may have to get a ticket! |
While those of us organizing the convention would be delighted if you bought a membership (see
Interaction's Membership Page), it's only fair to say that many people who bought memberships but are now unable to go are selling them. (It appears to be mostly Americans who have been hammered by the tanking of the US dollar and now can't afford the travel. As I am flying from California myself, I'm sympathetic, as I watch the cost of my trip roughly double.
) You should be able to pick up a membership from someone for less than it would cost to buy one now or at the door. One of the most common places for people to announce memberships they have for sale is
Interaction's LiveJournal -- just scroll backwards through the entries and you'll see many posted. Some of those on offer have since sold, and people do not always follow on that the membership is sold, so may have to try several times before you find one still available. Many memberships still have their Hugo Award Voting rights available, so if you buy a membership now, you'll still have an opportunity to vote on this year's
Hugo Awards.
And, just to be clear, don't be put off by us calling the thing you have to buy to attend the event a "membership." Worldcons and most other fan-run science fiction conventions with which I'm familiar don't sell "tickets" -- they sell "memberships" that include admission to all events. In fact, when you buy a membership to Interaction, you become a member of the World Science Fiction Society. (Actually, that's the
only way to become a member of WSFS.)