On 25 Aug 2002, at 23:26, Henry Spencer wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Mike Massee wrote:
> > WorldCon had asked XCOR to make a presentation, but then they wanted us to
> > pay for our guest memberships. (WTF???)
>
> This is utterly standard for SF conventions, which typically don't make any
> significant profit. *If* they do better than breaking even, then one of the
> high priorities is membership-fee refunds to program participants. I
> wouldn't count on it from this one: scuttlebutt has it that advance
> memberships have been lower than projected and just breaking even will
> require some care.
>
I've heard that too, straight from the concom. Yet the article in today's
Mercury News talks about 4,000 attendees -- more than double the
official figures. The exact phrase is "More than 4,000 science-fiction
devotees are expected, ..."
The article is by Mike Antonucci, who's no rookie, so I tend to repose
some trust in the number -- but more hope than trust, given the other
reports.
Chris
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