ALAMO has awarded two grants of $300 to Lauren C. Allison and Meredith Hines to attend the SMOFcon 27 convention-runners convention in Austin, TX, December 4-6, 2009. ALAMO is the Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization and was organized to run the 1997 Worldcon.
Composer Vic Mizzy (b.1916) died on October 17. Mizzy is most famous for writing the snappy theme to the television show The Addams Family. In addition, Mizzy recorded the song, overdubbing himself to make it sound like there were multiple voices. In 1960, Mizzy began to write music for television shows following a career writing for Doris Day, the Andrews Sisters, and other singers. He also socred several films for Don Knotts, including The Reluctant Astronaut.
GUFF administrator Ang Rosin has called for candidates to stand for the 2010 GUFF race to bring a fan from Europe to Australia for the 2010 Worldcon, Aussiecon IV. Candidates need to have five nominators (3 Europeans, 2 Australians or New Zealanders), a 100 word written platform, post a £15 bond, and a pledge to make the trip if they win.
Anticipation reported 3370 warm bodies and 4355 members as of Saturday night, the most recent numbers available.
Raleigh, North Carolina won the right to host the 2010 NASFiC, to be called Reconstruction. The event will be held from August 5-8 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Guests of Honor include Eric Flint (Author), Brad W. Foster (Artist), Juanita Coulson (Fan), and Toni Weisskopf (Editor). Raleigh was unopposed and won with 241 votes.
Reno, Nevada won the right to host the 2011 Worldcon, to be called Renovation. The event will be held from August 17-21. Guests of Honor include Ellen Asher, Charles N. Brown, Tim Powers, and Boris Vallejo. Reno was unopposed and won with 650 votes.
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New Orleans fan Dr. Jack Stocker suffered a massive stroke on July 6. He is currently in hospital and on a ventilator. Stocker has been active in New Orleans fandom for several years. He lost a great deal of his book collection in Hurricane Katrina and has been working to rebuild it.