On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated Thu, 8 Mar 2001 3:18:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jim Sharkey
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> <<
> Well, since you seem to have some idea about it, fill me in. I find an
> attendance cost of $170 a little steep. What's the story? I'd like to hear
> it from someone who seems at least familiar with the goings on.>>
>
>
> Well, it *IS* the Worldcon, after all. Five days long, announced 3
> years in advance (and bidding usually starts 3 years even before
> THAT).
>
> Yes, if you join this late, the cost is steep. There's no way around
> that. But, it *IS* 5 days long, there are usually upwards of 5000
> members (Chicon 2000 last year had over 6000), a huge dealers room,
> hundreds of panels, lots of parties, great art show - definitely worth
> attending if you can afford it.
My friend who lives near Chicago came just for Saturday last year, and
felt that he'd gotten his $80 worth for that one day. (I don't remember
what he did besides seeing most of the art show and going to Brin's
reading; and it may have been that some of the perceived value was from
getting to spend time with my husband and myself. (These guys have been
friends since elementary school, and don't get to see each other very
often....))
Julia
