#Eastercon Underway

~ Cheryl

I have arrived at the Radisson Non-Eucilidian and impressed with its space-bending properties. As we approached the hotel, both the GPS in the car and Google Maps on my iPhone ceased to work. Thankfully we managed to find it, and the nearby and much cheaper (and not fully-booked) Ibis where I’m staying.

The con is in full swing, and the free wi-fi is not only genuinely free but is of good quality. I am feeling very positive about all of the live coverage.

Paul Cornell’s talk on Kate Bush was superb. As a result I will be buying more Kate Bush albums.

Apparently I am on another panel. Farah needs to be at the UK in 2014 Launch Party (I guess she’s on the committee), so I’m taking her slot on Alternative Sexualities tonight.

There are lots of Americans here. Chris Garcia and I are conspiring to hold a BASFA meeting. Unfortunately he has to miss Monday, so we’ll have to declare another day to be Monday for purposes of meeting-holding, but there should be no problem in getting a quorate meeting.

And now I need to try to find the room for the European Fandom panel. This hotel manages to spread its function space to all corners of the multiverse. Wish me luck.

9 thoughts on “#Eastercon Underway”

  1. Yayness.

    This is one of two events (the other being the last Breakpoint, a famous demo party) which I’m going to “attend” part of remotely in some fashion this weekend. I may have missed it, but can you post or repost approximate times to tune in for various things?

    Heh. I have other stuff this weekend, but if I don’t next year I should talk to friends about doing an Eastercon Shadow Party for some of the weekend the same way my demoscene buddies are throwing a Breakpoint Shadow Party Sunday to watch the compos.

  2. That hotel layout reminds me of the Sheraton Tyson Corner, VA where Anime USA used to be held. It was a hotel that was spread out to the four corners of the universe.

  3. Three cheers for free and high quality wi-fi!

    That Kate Bush talk sounds like it was great. I think I own everything she’s ever done; I would’ve enjoyed hearing that presentation.

    Best wishes navigating the hotel!

  4. I think Tony and I count towards BASFA quorum if you can round us up at an appropriate time- I think Dave said we’d attendedtoo many meetings at some point…

    1. That was before my second soda of the morning, so I forgot to do the proof read before post. Thanks for the correction.

  6. Hey – If you can announce the BASFA meeting ahead of time, maybe we can get others to join in via twitter or wave or….?

  7. I suspect – and it’s pure conjecture, no proof at all – that the GPS devices go skewy through being jammed as some kind of anti-terror “measure”.

    It kind-of makes sense, with Thiefrow being perceived as ‘at risk’ from t’r’rists, but it’s probably also a load of balls.

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