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DUBLIN BY SPACESHIP PROGRESS REPORT #2 - John Bray's files
DC in 2021 Worldcon Bid                                                                 Gearing up for a
                                                                                         Monumental
                                                                                          Worldcon

                                                                                                                                                                   Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon
                                                                                                                                                                         Progress Report #2
                                                                                                                                                        Guests of Honour                                        August 15 - 19, 2019
                                                                                                                                                        Jocelyn Bell Burnell                              Convention Centre Dublin
                                                                                                                                                        Ginjer Buchanan                                       www.dublin2019.com
                                                                                                                                                        Mary & Bill Burns                                     facebook: dublin2019
                                                                                                                                                        Diane Duane                                              twitter: dublin2019
                                                                                                                                                        Steve Jackson                                        info@dublin2019.com
                                                                                                                                                        Ian McDonald
                                                     What is DC in 2021?
       Washington, D.C. fandom has played host to many science fiction and fantasy conventions, including
       Disclave, Capclave, and two Worldcons — Discon I (1963) and Discon II (1974). A new generation of area                                  “World Science Fiction Society”, “WSFS”, “World Science Fiction Convention”, “Worldcon”, “NASFIC” “Hugo
       fans is bidding to bring the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) to DC for a third time in August                               Award”, the Hugo Award Logo, and the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Trophy Rocket are service marks of the
       of 2021 at the Marriott Wardman Park in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C.                                     World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.

                                 DCin2021.org • info@DCin2021.org • Facebook/Twitter: DCin2021                                                                                                        1

    Times Three cover illustration for Times Three by Robert Silverberg, Subterranean Press, April 2011 © John Picacio. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents                                                                                A Message from the Chair
                                                                                                 Welcome. Fáilte!                                          We have expanded our convention space. We
                 Articles                                                 Pages                                                                            will be having elements of Dublin 2019 taking
                 A Message from the Chair                                     3                  It has been a busy time, over thirty of us                place in the Spencer Hotel, 250 metres away,
                                                                                                 gathered for our large all weekend face to face           and the Gibson Hotel complex, 850 metres
                 Programme                                                    5
                                                                                                 committee meeting, just last week, our focus              away (or one Luas (tram/trolley) stop.) The
                 Exhibit Hall                                                 6                                                                            WSFS Business Meeting will be in the Gibson.
                                                                                                 and work on Dublin 2019.
                 Parties                                                      7                                                                            We are also looking at other spaces. The area
                 Accommodation                                                8                  There are a lot of exciting things in the pipeline.       around the Gibson Hotel has some interesting
                 Childcare                                                    9                  It’s hard to contain, but I have to be patient,           opportunities for us to expand, and we are
                 Accommodation Map                                           10                  as our Exhibits, Events, and Programme                    actively looking at this.
                 Advertise with us                                           12                  teams work hard on bringing fabulous ideas to
                                                                                                 fruition. Ideas are wonderful, but we need to             THIS IS IMPORTANT. We feel that extra
                 Accessibility                                               12                                                                            programme space would be beneficial, but it
                                                                                                 make them reality and deliver them!
                 Meet-ups                                                    13                                                                            would be 850 metres away, and that is non-
                 Fantastic Fan Fund                                          13                  A week after a successful outreach event at               trivial. In Europe festivals and events are in
                 Membership List                                             14                  Dublin Comic Con, we went to Worldcon 76                  multiple venues, but Worldcon traditionally has
                                                                                                 in San Jose and had a fabulous time. I was                been in one. An important decision for us is
                                                                                                 proud to read out a letter from the President             where we want to welcome as many fans as
                                                                                                 of Ireland, we shared a wonderful promotional             possible while also being friendly, accessible
                                                                                                 video, and our table, party, and efforts went             and manageable. We think we have identified
Cover art by Sara Felix, Page 13 Iain Clark https://iainjclarkart.com and page 20 Teddy Harvia   exceptionally well. In August, over 800 people            spaces that will work well, but it is vital that
                                                                                                 joined Dublin 2019. We have over 3,300 full               you all understand clearly that we are enlarging
                                                                                                 attending members now.                                    our event, and could have a hub of activity at

News and Information                                                                             We now have sold 700 First Worldcon
                                                                                                 memberships out of 3,300 members. We are
                                                                                                                                                           the Gibson Hotel/Point location. Our teams are
                                                                                                                                                           working hard to ensure that we can make any
                                                                                                                                                           future expansion options work well, and we will
                                                                                                 very pleased with that. There will be many                be prompt about letting you know (although
The Access policy is online at:                                                                  of you who signed up as subscribers, super                I delayed this PR, so that I could get this
https://dublin2019.com/members-area/accessibility-policy/                                        friends, or paid for full Membership where                information to you, I needed to know the extra
                                                                                                 Dublin 2019 will also be your first Worldcon. We          space identified was suitable and it is, before I
Programme brainstorming! To submit ideas go to:                                                  will have 100 further First Worldcon Resident of          could say this to you all, but further processes
                                                                                                 Ireland memberships available from Octocon                required - apologies for the delay)
https://dublin2019.com/things-to-do/programming/
                                                                                                 onwards. Welcome to you, anyone who will be
                                                                                                 making Dublin 2019 their first Worldcon. We               Our Guests of Honour have been busy. Jocelyn
To upgrade your membership or see current membership pricing:
                                                                                                 cannot wait for you to join us in Dublin for your         Bell Burnell won the Special Breakthrough
https://dublin2019.com/join-us/                                                                  first Worldcon.                                           Prize in Fundamental Physics, some $3m in
                                                                                                                                                           prize money and then donated it all, to help
To advertise with us:                                                                                                                                      women, ethnic minority, and refugee students
                                                                                                 We now have over 600 volunteers, but we
https://dublin2019.com/about/publications/                                                       need more. Worldcon is a vast undertaking                 become physics researchers! Bill Burns won
                                                                                                 and it only works with volunteers, so please              the 2018 Fan Activity Achievement Awards
Did you know we have an instalment plan?                        For general inquiries            do consider signing up and giving some time               (FAAns) at the Corflu 35 for best fan website,
https://dublin2019.com/instalment-plan/                             please email                 of you can. This is more important than it may            for efanzines.com.
                                                                                                 appear. Worldcons need members to volunteer,
Want to volunteer?                                             info@dublin2019.com               even for a short time. We have a wide variety of          It also gives me great pleasure to let you know
https://dublin2019.com/members-area/volunteer-                                                   roles, before and at con, that you may have the           that Afua Richardson, will be joining Maeve
opportunities/                                                                                   perfect skills for and we all can benefit from.           Clancy and Jim Fitzpatrick as a featured artist.
                                                                                                 Let us know. Fill in our volunteer form online.           Afua works for Marvel comics and her cover
Have a specific question?                                                                        Join us, your help makes it happen.                       of Shuri #2 written by Nnedi Okorafor has just
                                                                                                                                                           come out.
https://dublin2019.com/about/contact-us/
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Dublin 2019 has been at the forefront of
developing how a Worldcon functions, and
a new division “Worldcon Fringe”, was
                                                                   Theatre Call!                           Programme
initiated, with Maura McHugh and Harvey                   At the first Irish WorldCon, in Dublin next
                                                          year, we’re going to be staging “Jophan!,”       Fáilte, a cháirde! Programme planning is in full         strolling with the stars, AI and health, diverse
O’Brien working to expand the scope of our
                                                          Erwin Strauss’      musical adaptation of        swing as we are in the process of preparing              epic fantasies, science fictional futures that
celebration, seeking to partner with a wide
                                                          the great classic of Irish fanwriting, “The      the participant surveys, working on awesome              never came to pass, and more! But your
variety of third-party venues and organisations,
                                                          Enchanted Duplicator” (a fannish parody of       programme ideas, and developing our space                ideas are always the best! Don’t be shy. Be
encouraging providers to turn their focus on
                                                          John Donne’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”) by        planning in the Convention Centre Dublin and             sure to let us know what you would love to
to the fantastic while we are occurring. It may                                                            the immediate area. We’ll soon be sharing
                                                          Walt Willis and Bob Shaw.                                                                                 see and discuss by filling out the Programme
be as simple as cinemas showing SF films                                                                   information on readings, signings, and                   Ideas Form on the website.
during Dublin 2019, but we want to share our                                                               special activities to highlight our programme
                                                          Strauss is reaching out to the community for                                                              http://dublin2019.com/things-to-do/
passions as widely as possible. There may be                                                               participants, who include Hugo nominees,                 programming/program-ideas/
a charge for many of these fringe activities, but         people interested in participating, either on
                                                          stage, or in the orchestra pit, or wherever.     up-and-coming authors, long-time fans, and
we’ve seen the appetite for ”more” beyond the                                                              established pros. These fun and exciting                 • Would Paneling: The New Monthly
convention and based on the success of tours              There is no travel budget, so participants
                                                          will have to already be planning to be           programme items will resonate and stay with              Programme Blog.
at other Worldcons, making options available                                                               you long after the discussion ends.                      Every month, Dublin 2019’s programme
from third parties seems desirable.                       attending Dublin 2019. Theater experience
                                                          is a definite plus, but not necessary.                                                                    team publishes a special blog post
                                                                                                           Here’s some of what we have in store:                    introducing members to some aspect of
News of our Fantastic Dublin Fund (FDF) is                                                                                                                          the programme from helpful information to
included in this Progress Report. We’ve been              Those interested should contact Erwin
                                                                                                             • Look Who’s Coming to Dublin 2019!                    interviews, programming sneak peaks, and
working to expand it in order to help a wider             Strauss at ESS22L@AOL.COM or the Dublin
                                                                                                             Programme has announced a short list of                more! Be sure to keep an eye on the blog
variety of people who would not otherwise                 Theatre team at theatre@dublin2019.com
                                                                                                             early confirmed programme participants as              for your chance to see who and what we
be able to afford to attend. I hope that many                                                                a sneak peek. More programme participants              have in store.
of you will give to the fund, designed to help          on our website, we have a form, where you            will be confirmed in early November.                   https://dublin2019.com/category/would-
people get to and participate in Dublin 2019.           can volunteer! This is REALLY IMPORTANT,             https://dublin2019.com/things-to-do/                   paneling/
We’ve seen how successful this can be with the          we cannot contact you until you do this. With        programming/programme-participants/
MexicanX initiative at Worldcon 76 in San José,         GDPR (I think that stands for - god damn                                                                    • Call for Papers!
and we need your support. When one thinks                                                                    • What’s Next for Programme?                           Academics, this is your chance. We have
                                                        please reply, but I am no expert I am afraid) we
of our GOH Jocelyn Bell Burnell giving some                                                                  Programme is finishing up the early stages             added our Call for Papers, the instructions,
                                                        need anyone to agree to be a participant and
$3m because ‘..I have this hunch that minority                                                               of brainstorming over the fall. We have been           and the form for submitting your ideas for
                                                        receive email etc.
folk bring a fresh angle on things and that is                                                               working to encourage everyone interested               Academic programming. Visit the Dublin
often a very productive thing. In general, a lot                                                             in being considered for programming to fill            2019 website for more details.
                                                        Programme will be issuing a more detailed
of breakthroughs come from left field.” then we                                                              in our Participant Query Form and sending
                                                        questionnaire in a short time now. No matter         acknowledgements in response to each
know this feels like the right thing to do.                                                                                                                       Get involved! While we’re well on our way to
                                                        how well-known, famous, accomplished, or             form received. Next, we will be begin                a brilliant programme, we’d love a bit of help
                                                        new you are in the speculative community and         sending the programme survey for Dublin
Hotel information - including prices and                                                                                                                          from our friends:
                                                        fandom think about volunteering. It worries us       2019 to everyone who has requested to be                • Volunteer Programme Staff: Anyone
booking opening is elsewhere in this PR.                that good people exclude themselves. Please
Please note the change to Irish Taxes, there is                                                              considered for programming. Then we will                interested in volunteering to work as a staff
                                                        do not exclude yourself, especially if you are a     continue sending surveys on a rolling basis             member for Programme is encouraged to fill
an increase occurring.                                  creative or scientist/tech in the field. We want     to those asking to be on programme. We                  out the Dublin 2019 General Staff Volunteer
                                                        to hear as many diverse voices, this will help       will continue announcing early confirmed                Form.
While thinking about important dates, the Hugo          us have as broad and eclectic a programme            programme participants in November,                     • Participating in Programme: Coming
nomination process will open in the new year            as possible. Please fill in the form mentioned       January, and March before announcing our                to Dublin? Fantastic! If you’d like to be
and one has to be a member of Dublin 2019 by            - to get this questionnaire - we cannot send it      full programming schedule and participants              considered as a programme participant, all
31 December 2018 (or have been a member                 to people without you signing up. I appreciate       in the summer of 2019. If you do not fill in a          you need to do is fill out our programme
of Worldcon 76) in order to nominate. The               your efforts as we work with this.                   Participant Query Form, you will not receive            participant request form. We cannot reach
PR goes to members, so yay for you, but do                                                                   the main programme survey!                              out to you if you don’t!
encourage and remind those they know might              That’s about it for the moment, we have 37
be interested, to take a supporting membership          weeks to go, and lots to do,                         • Great Ideas and More!                              Dublin 2019 is sure to be magical, and we
and have their vote!                                                                                         Our brainstorming team has been hard at              are looking forward to creating a fantastic
                                                                                   As ever my very best,     work developing ideas that we hope you               programme for you and with you.
Finally, Programme are looking for people                                                                    love. Some of our favorites include folklore
to be participants. Right now, if you would                                                       James      and anthropology, the mathematics of music,          Slán go fóill.
like to be a participant, you need to say so,
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Exhibits Hall                                                                                                  We will also be running presentations and
                                                                                                               competition for academic posters. Look out for
What it is and how you can get involved                                                                        our formal call for proposals, or contact us at
                                                                                                               academic-posters@dublin2019.com.
                                                                                                                                                                            Find us and get in
The Exhibits Hall is seeking artists, dealers            makers, game designers, jewellers, self-
                                                                                                               Fan Tables
                                                                                                                                                                                  touch
and creators, scientists, storytellers, and              published authors, and other makers of things
fans. If you’d like to take part, we’d love to           to have a presence at Dublin 2019. Tables in          Fan tables are where you can find out about
                                                                                                                                                                          Website:
hear from you.                                           the Creators’ Alley will be available in single-      future conventions and bids, and about other
                                                                                                                                                                          https://www.dublin2019/exhibits
                                                         and half-day blocks, and can be used to sell          fan-related events and organisations. You can
For many, the Exhibits Hall is the very heart of         things, run demonstrations, or just to show the       ask questions of the organisers, sign up as a
                                                                                                                                                                          Enquiries: exhibits@dublin2019.com
a Worldcon, with art, displays, and treasures of         results of your work. We’re aiming to make the        member or supporter, and pick up a ribbon or
                                                                                                                                                                          Art Show: artshow@dublin2019.com
all kinds, with creators at work and Worldcon            tables accessible in terms of price and flexible      sticker to wear on your convention badge.
                                                                                                                                                                          Creators Alley:
members at play. Read on to find out what’s in           in terms of time. Contact us at creators-alley@                                                                  creators-alley@dublin2019.com
there for you – and how you can get involved in          dublin2019.com and watch our web pages for            If you represent another convention, bid, or
                                                                                                                                                                          Dealers: dealers@dublin2019.com
it yourself.                                             details.                                              fandom-related event or organisation and you’d
                                                                                                                                                                          Displays: displays@dublin2019.com
                                                                                                               like to have a table to promote it at Dublin
                                                                                                                                                                          Fan tables: fan-tables@dublin2019.com
Art Show                                                 Dealers                                               2019, contact us at fan-tables@dublin2019.
The Art Show will feature paintings, drawings,           The Dealers’ Area will be filled with all kinds       com. We expect to finalise table allocations in
sculpture, and jewellery exhibited by                    of merchandise: books, comics, handcrafted            the months before the convention.

                                                                                                               Parties
international and Irish artists. Many of the             jewellery, clothing and accessories, crafts, and
works in the gallery will be for sale by auction         toys and games. Dealer tables will be open
and/or through ”buy it now” instant sales. A             each day of the convention, and will be a trove
Print Shop will sell print reproductions, cards,         of treats, souvenirs, and gifts.
                                                                                                               All official public parties at Dublin 2019 will         allow two small parties at €175 a night in 39
and other smaller items.
                                                                                                               be hosted in the convention centre (CCD) in             sqm (420 sq ft) space, but in these cases the
                                                         There are details on the web site about table
                                                                                                               function rooms reconfigured from programme              amount of alcohol allowed at the party will be
The Art Show will incorporate works by Dublin            prices, memberships, passes, and other costs.
                                                                                                               spaces to party spaces each evening.                    €150, and before the split is agreed we will
2019 featured artists Jim Fitzpatrick, Maeve             Take a look, and if you have any questions,
                                                                                                               The parties will be on the Wicklow Level of             need a matching booking for the other half.
Clancy and Afua Richardson. Other artists                let us know. We will be providing advance
                                                                                                               the CCD. A maximum of six party spaces will             As a part of the agreement, all standard
already confirmed include Jackie E. Burns,               storage for stock so that you will be able to
                                                                                                               be available on each of the Thursday, Friday,           alcoholic drinks have to be purchased from
Fangorn, Fred Gambino, Dominika Klimczak,                ship stock to us and we will transport it to the
                                                                                                               Saturday and Sunday nights, using the five              the CCD at their cost price. Specialist drinks
Maurizio Manzieri, and Margaret Walty.                   CCD for you. Details will be available early in
                                                                                                               meeting rooms and the slightly larger ECOCEM            brought into the CCD should be lock-safed
                                                         2019. Registration for Dealer tables will open
                                                                                                               room. Each room comes with a limited corkage            with the CCD caterer. In both cases, they will
If you would like to show your work at Dublin            at the end of November, but if you’re interested
                                                                                                               waiver that allows the party to supply alcoholic        be delivered to your party space on the night
2019, get in touch with us at artshow@                   in taking part, contact us now at dealers@
                                                                                                               drinks up to the value of €250, plus soft drinks        along with ice, lemons, and glasses.
dublin2019.com. Expressions of interest are              dublin2019.com, and we’ll keep you updated.
                                                                                                               and snacks. There is no food (forkage) waiver,
welcome now, and we expect to open formal
                                                                                                               so food items will need to be sourced through           Example prices are:
registration at the end of November. There will          Displays
                                                                                                               the CCD caterers. To cover the room resets,             330ml Bottle of Beer - €1.50
be a consolidated shipping service from North            The Displays area will include displays and
                                                                                                               CCD support of the parties, and the limited             750ml of Basic spirit - €17.50 Gordon Gin,
America to Dublin to make it easier to transport         exhibits celebrating the work of our Guests of
                                                                                                               corkage waiver we have for the space, there             €16.00 Smirnoff Vodka, €21.50 Jameson’s
artworks – details will be available early in            Honour, about the Hugo Awards, and about
                                                                                                               will be a charge based on the square meterage           750ml of wine - €7.50 for the house Red or
2019. For more information about taking part in          fannish things and fandom across the world.
                                                                                                               of the space. The rates (inclusive of taxes) are:       White
the Art Show, check out our web page!                    There will also be distinctively Irish elements
                                                         drawn from Irish myth, literature, and art, with
                                                                                                               Party Space Size SQM (SQFT) Party Charge                In addition the CCD can provide soft drinks to
Creators Alley                                           science and science fiction from, in, and about
                                                                                                               ECOCEM Room 99 sqm (1,065 sqft) €375                    be delivered to your party at:
If you’re looking to buy art or crafts directly          Ireland past and present.
                                                                                                               ($450)                                                  330ml Bottle of Soda - €0.60
from the creators, if you’d like a sketch portrait
                                                                                                               Wicklow Room-1 84 sqm (900 sqft) €325 ($390)
done, or if you just want to see how they make           If you’d like to help plan and create a display, or
                                                                                                               Wicklow Room-2 79 sqm (850 sqft) €300 ($360)            These prices match, or in some cases better,
those beautiful things, the Creators’ Alley is for       if you have an idea or even an object that you
                                                                                                               Wicklow Room-3 71 sqm (765 sqft) €275 ($330)            the prices you’d pay in a local supermarket.
you.                                                     think would make a good display, get in touch
                                                                                                               Wicklow Room-4 65 sqm (700 sqft) €250 ($300)            To request a party space, email parties@
                                                         with us at displays@dublin2019.com. We’d love
                                                                                                               Wicklow Room-5 71 sqm (765 sqft) €275 ($330)            dublin2019.com and we will send you a link to
The Creators’ Alley will be an opportunity for           to hear your ideas!
                                                                                                                                                                       a form to be completed to make your
creators of all kinds – artists, crafters, costume
                                                                                                               On request, Wicklow Room-2 can be split to              reservation request.
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Accommodation                                                                                           the 21 Aug, but at the Spencer, Hilton Garden
                                                                                                        Inn, Clayton and Gibson you can check in from
                                                                                                        11 Aug.
                                                                                                                                                                         Childcare
Dublin’s general accommodation booking                  • Academy Plaza Hotel, €214 a night double                                                            Bringing your little ones to Dublin 2019?
opens on Wednesday 9 January at 14:00                   occupancy                                       Please note all parties will be in the CCD, but       We are currently researching childcare
Dublin time, however we will open bookings              • Jurys Inn Parnell Street, €180 a night        we do have programme space in the Spencer             vendors and anticipate having details on
to those we know have access requirements               double occupancy                                and Gibson hotels, the latter being the home of       childcare pricing and availability in early
on Wednesday 5 December at 14:00 (If you                • Croke Park Hotel, €205 a night double         the WSFS business meeting.                            2019. If you think you might be interested
have not already done so and will have access           occupancy                                                                                             in using childcare services, please let us
requirements please email access@dublin2019.            • Jurys Inn Christchurch, €180 a night          NOTE: The above rates are from before                 know - the more we know in advance,
com). In both cases the following rules will            double occupancy                                the recent rise in VAT for Hotels. We do not          the better we can adjust the services we
apply:                                                  • Radisson Blu Royal, €290 a night double       know, what if any difference this will make           offer to meet your needs. Send an email
                                                        occupancy                                       to our rates. But at worst we would expect            to childcare@dublin2019.com with the
  • The full amount of the reservation will be          • Herbert Park Hotel, €230 a night double       them to rise 4-5%.                                    ages of your children, and anything you
  charged on booking                                    occupancy                                                                                             can tell us about how many or which hours
  • In most cases this will be fully refundable         • Camden Court Hotel, €225 a night double                                                             you would expect to use childcare (ie - a
  up to 14:00 (Dublin time) on Friday 10 May.           occupancy                                                                                             few hours every day for programming, just
  • And in most cases will then be 50%                  • Hyatt Centric Liberties, €285 a night                                                               during the Hugo Awards/Masquerade,
  refundable up to 14:00 (Dublin time) on               double occupancy                                                                                      etc).
  Monday 10 June.                                       • The Clayton Ballsbridge, €199 a night
  • After which it will be not refundable., and         double occupancy
  the convention accommodation bookings                 • One Room StayCity Apt, €106 per night
  will close as any unreserved rooms are                • Two Room StayCity Apt, €176 per night
  handed back to the hotels.                            • Trinity College Single Room, €77 a night
                                                        room only
We have selected our accommodation offering             • Trinity College Twin Room, €123 a night
based on their rates, and location, with most           room only
locations offering a route to the convention
centre that involves a walk of less than              We are working on more hotels and a hotel to
one kilometre. We have also prioritised our           our accommodation offering. All rates include
properties so that many are close to the RED          all taxes and unless otherwise stated as room
LUAS line that is fully accessible. Our current       only include breakfast for 2 people generally
properties are:                                       worth €40 if purchased separately. Rates for                                                                                    The Gibson
                                                      single occupation are also available, as are

                                                                                                                                                                                              
  • The Spencer Hotel, €240 a night double            rates for triple occupation in the Jury’s Inn.
  occupancy, no refunds after 10 May.                 In total our accommodation can sleep 3,380
  • The Clayton Cardiff Lane, €210 a night            people, which should serve our needs as                       Spencer Hotel

                                                                                                               
  double occupancy                                    we know large numbers of you are booking
  • The Gibson Hotel, €175 a night double             independently through AirBNB, and at budget
  occupancy, 50% refund to 10 June.                   hotels and suburban hotels outside of the city
  • Maldron Pearse Street, €229 a night               centre.
  double occupancy
  • Trinity City Hotel, €224 a night double           Some of you will be interested in Suites and we
  occupancy                                           can offer Junior Suites for an extra €90-€100
  • North Star Hotel, €210 a night double             per night at the Spencer & Gibson, and deluxe
  occupancy                                           Suites in the Spencer for €150 extra per night.
  • Grand Canal Hotel, €180 a night room only         If you wish to reserve a suite please email us
  • Buswells Hotel, €196 a night double               at suites@dublin2019.com before the end of        There is approximately 850 metres or a half mile between the Convention Centre Dublin and the
  occupancy                                           2018, as we cannot guarantee their availability   Gibson Hotel Point Sq. Spencer Dock Luas stop is behind the CCD, and it then one stop to Point
  • The Gresham Hotel, €259 a night double            after that.                                       Sq, which is exactly where the Gibson is situated. One exits from the front of the CCD, facing the
  occupancy                                                                                             liffey and can then walk to Mayor Street upper which runs east to west, and east to Point Sq.
  • Holiday Inn Express City Centre, €209 a           Our rooms blocks are generally available for
  night double occupancy                              check in as early as 13 Aug and check out on
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Accommodation Map     For electronic version please visit the website:
                    https://dublin2019.com/accommodation/hotels/
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Advertise with Us                                                                                           Meet-ups
                                                                                                            So, you want to hold a meet-up:
Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon will have a               team a month before the ad is due.
number of opportunities for writers, artists,
                                                                                                            Hurrah! We love local fans getting together
publishers, fan groups and others to advertise           For page specifications and file types please
                                                                                                            to talk Dublin 2019! ‘How?’ we hear you ask.
with us.                                                 visit the publications page on the website:
                                                                                                            Read on!
                                                         www.dublin2019.com/about/publications
                                                                                                            1- Decide on a day and time that works for you
There will be 5 progress reports in total.
                                                                                                            2- Pick a venue that works for you (Please keep
                                                         We are open to considering advert swaps with
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DUBLIN BY SPACESHIP PROGRESS REPORT #2 - John Bray's files
Membership List                                                                                                      Ash Charlton
                                                                                                                     Scotland Charnock
                                                                                                                     Philip Chee (S)
                                                                                                                                               Jessamine Dana
                                                                                                                                               Jack Dann (S)
                                                                                                                                               Michael Dann
                                                                                                                                                                               David Edmonds
                                                                                                                                                                               Katherine Edwards
                                                                                                                                                                               Phil Edwards
                                                                                                                                                                                                      John K Gibbons
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sarah Gibbons
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jack Giesen
                                                                                                                     Kathryn Cheetham          Anna Darden (S)                 Andreas Ekeroth        Mark Gilbert
This is NOT a complete list of members. This is the list of Public members who joined or upgraded between 14 April   Anton Chernoff (S)        Ellen Datlow                    Helen Ekeroth          Charles Gillanders (S)
2018 and 12 October 2018. An (S) after a name indicates a supporting membership, or someone on Instalment Plan       Peggy Chernoff (S)        Iona Datt Sharma                Elena Reads Books      Robert Gimel
where payment is incomplete.                                                                                         Viki Cheung               Kathleen Davies                 Kate Elliott           Marcus Gipps
                                                                                                                     Mark Cheverton            Meg Davis                       Kevin Elliott          Ira Gladkova
Note: Members are only listed if they opted into the directory when registering.                                     Blind Lemming Chiffon     Alexandra Davydova              Robert Elliott         Richard Glanville
Some members have opted to be listed under a “Fan Name”. Children and Infants are not listed.                        Jennifer Chou Chou        Randee Dawn                     Sedeer el-Showk        Jenny Glover
                                                                                                                     Clayton Chrusch           Lizzi Dawson (S)                Jonathan Ely           Steve Glover
If you are a member and do not see your name listed here (or if you would like to update how you are listed on the   Carl Cipra                John Day                        Josh English (S)       Ell Glowacka
website and in the Dublin 2019 Souvenir Book), please visit https://api.dublin2019.com to request a login link and   Pedro Cipriano            Dearbhla                        Erika Everest          Barry Goldblatt
update your member record Public First Name and Public Last Name Fields. If you have questions about your mem-       Einat Citron              Jeanne-A Debats                 Tom Everley            Eve Golden-Woods
bership or other Registrations questions or concerns, please contact registrar@dublin2019.com.                       Alen Čizmić               Stephen Dedman                  Phil Exon              Inbal Goldfracht
                                                                                                                     Gillian Clarke (S)        David DeGraff                   Simon Exton            Gabi Gomez
                                                                                                                     Roz Clarke                Gary Denney                     Eleanor Farrell        Javier Gomez
@paparin                     Michael Bates (S)                Bert Boden                   Sean Byrne
                                                                                                                     David Cleden              Beth Derochea                   E.M. Faulds            Anna Gomez Lagerlöf
Alyson Abramowitz (S)        Graeme Batho                     Lauren Bohaczuk              Steve Byrne
                                                                                                                     Beverly Clement           Liz Derrington                  Paul M. Feeney         Cynthia Gonsalves (S)
Yael Achmon                  Susan Batho                      Ted Bohaczuk                 Ian Byrnes (S)
                                                                                                                     Joe Clement               Yoann Desgrange                 Aaron Feldman          Adria Gonzales
Leonidas Adams               Allen Batson                     Kathy Bond (S)               Pat Cadigan (S)
                                                                                                                     Keith Clements            Kathleen Dimmich Mahaffy        Jack Fennell           Sarah Goodman
Lars Adler                   Justine Baudart Baudart          Doug Booze                   Andrew Cairns
                                                                                                                     Mary Clements             (S)                             Ben Ficks              Eileen Gormley
Lauri Wiljami Ahonen         Amanda Baughan (S)               Patricia Booze               Dragan Cakarevic
                                                                                                                     Richard Coad              Sean Dimmich Mahaffy            Karen Fishwick         Adrian Gosling
Nancy Alegria (S)            Mike Baughan (S)                 Terry Boren                  Larry Caldwell
                                                                                                                     David Coe                 (S)                             Edmund Fitzgerald      Julia Goudge
Carl Allery                  Fiona Bayer                      R C Bourget                  Liz Caldwell
                                                                                                                     Kate Coe                  Kylie Ding                      Sam Fleming Fleming    Stephen Goudge
Amanda Alling Andrén         Sara Bayley                      Robbie Bourget               Peter Caldwell
                                                                                                                     Genevieve Cogman          S.B. Divya                      Jo Fletcher            Gilles Goullet
Nicola Alter                 Alex Bayly                       Liz Bourke                   Thomas Caldwell
                                                                                                                     Eli Cohen                 Chadwick Dixon                  Dale Floer             Jasmine Gower
E. C. Ambrose                Cassy Beach (S)                  Marshall Boyd (S)            Tracey Callison
                                                                                                                     Raines Cohen              Doctor Science (S)              Gary Flood (S)         Dominick Grace
G. V. Anderson (S)           Christopher Becker               Katie Boyle                  Dan Campbell
                                                                                                                     Karina Coldrick           Fionnuala Doherty               Francesca Flynn        John Graybiill
Martin Andersson             Holly Becker                     Sam Bradbury                 Malcolm Campbell
                                                                                                                     Sarah Cole                Sara Doke                       Erik Fornander         Lee Greenberg
Ellen T. Andresen            Frank Beckers                    Richard Brandshaft           Neil Campbell
                                                                                                                     Anne Coleman              Dorothy Domitz                  Edward Fortune         A. T. Greenblatt
John Andrews                 Lex Beckett                      Berni Phillips Bratman (S)   Jose Antonio Campos
                                                                                                                     Marion Coleman            Robert Domitz                   Sara Fox               Nigel Grégoire
Annalisa Antonini            Markus Beckmann                  Florian Breitsameter         Meaghan Canavan
                                                                                                                     Chuck Coley               Robert Domitz                   Reg Franchi            Ian Greig
Laura Antoniou               Jeanne Beckwith                  Fergal Brennan               Olivia Canning
                                                                                                                     John Guy Collick          William Domitz                  Steve Francis          Sarah Grey (S)
Apollo                       Ed Beecher (S)                   Kerri Brennan (S)            Tadeusz Cantwell
                                                                                                                     Rob Collier               Emily Domiz                     Sue Francis            Sunny Griffith
John Appel (S)               Darren Bell                      Marie Brennan                Eileen Capes (S)
                                                                                                                     Aonghus Collins           Suzanne Donnelly (S)            Alis Franklin (S)      Arwen Grune
Volodymyr Arenev             Margot Bellagamba                Rob Brennan                  Avril Carey
                                                                                                                     Steen Comer               Cris Doria-Warner               Fraser                 Kjersti Margrethe Gullberg
Thomas Årnfelt               Ugo Bellagamba                   Bianca Brezinsky             Robert Carl
                                                                                                                     Darcy Conaty (S)          Leo Doroschenko (S)             Gail Freedman          John Gwynne
Jay Aspinall                 Annie Bellet                     Cyd Brezinsky                Bruce Carlson
                                                                                                                     Carole Cooper             Domer Dougherty                 Rosie French           Auston Habershaw
Veronica Atterhem            Matt Bellet                      dKeith Brezinsky             Jane Carnall
                                                                                                                     John Cooper (S)           Jennifer Dougherty              Marco Freye            Amanda Hackwith
Graham Austin-King           Diana ben-Aaron                  Katrina Brezinsky            Jeremy Carter (S)
                                                                                                                     Myles Corcoran-Mullaney   Matt Dovey                      Manny Frishberg        Suzanne Hagelin (S)
Tristan Averett              Steve Bennett Bennett            Samantha Briant              Jeremy Carter
                                                                                                                     Anne Corlett              Joseph P. Downey (S)            Randolph M. Fritz      Maya Hahto
E Avery                      Sean Bensinger                   Amanda Bridgeman             Tanya Carter
                                                                                                                     Gerald Corrigan           Lianne Downey (S)               fromankyra             Robert Hales (S)
Adam B                       Karl Bentley                     Mike Brind                   David Cartwright
                                                                                                                     Cory                      Barbara Doyle                   Alan Frost             Damian Hall
Jasmin Babaie                R. K. Bentley                    Christine Brockway           Melissa Caruso
                                                                                                                     Didier Cottier            Shane Doyle                     Anthony Frost (S)      Helen Hall
Anabela Babić                Anna Bentley-Lukschal            Sylvia Broening (S)          Jayce Carver (S)
                                                                                                                     Mea Cottman (S)           Nicole Dressen                  Kevin Frost            Joanne Hall
David Baer-Peckham           Heather M Berberet (S)           Máire Brophy                 Jeffrey A. Carver
                                                                                                                     Hannah Coustick           Christina Dresser               Seth Frost (S)         Tria Hall (S)
Marla Baer-Peckham           Robert Berg                      Anthony Brown                Jay Caselberg (S)
                                                                                                                     F. Brett Cox              Todd Dresser                    Kathy Fulton           Steve Hallett
Ninette Bahne                Virginia Bergin                  Flis Brown                   Suzi Casement
                                                                                                                     Claudia Crawford          Donald Drinkwater               Elaine Gallagher (S)   Steven Halter
Noel Bahne                   Jan Bergman                      Tanya Brown (S)              David Casperson
                                                                                                                     Susan R. Cross            Heather Drinkwater              Conor Gallagher        Alex Hammel
Kate Baker (S)               John Berlyne                     A BS                         Eleanna Castroianni
                                                                                                                     Olli Crusoe               Ian Drury                       Patty Garcia           Andrea Hammel
Bo Balder                    Grzegorz Aleksander Biały        Nick Bubb                    Mark Catalfano (S)
                                                                                                                     Deirdre Culhane           Amy DuBoff                      Lee Garig-Meyer        Max Hammel
Andrew Bannister             (S)                              Simon Bubb                   Sylvie Cave
                                                                                                                     Mark Cullinane            Sarah Alice Duff                Lisa Garrison (S)      Sara Hammel
Simon Barber                 Bronwyn Bjorkman                 Nicolai Buch-Andersen        Daisee Chain
                                                                                                                     Heather Cupples           Hal Duncan                      Ted Garside            Elektra Hammond
Helen Barford                Holly Black                      Bob Buhr                     S. A. Chakraborty
                                                                                                                     Noirin Curran             Stacey Dunn                     Chuck Gatlin           Michael Hammond
Lee Barford                  Kevin Black                      Marwan Bukhari               Kim Chaloner
                                                                                                                     Jim Curtain               Stacey Dunn                     Ian Gazzotti (S)       Jim Hannon
Uri Barkai                   Theodor Black                    Brad Bulger                  Bert Chamberlin
                                                                                                                     Melinda Curtain           Brendan Durkin                  Ron Gemmell            Marcie Hansen
RJ Barker                    Jenny Blackford                  Jane Bunting                 Tim Chamness (S)
                                                                                                                     Simon Cutajar             Corinne Duyvis                  Al Gemmill             Sissel Hanström
Cliff Barnes                 Russell Blackford                Pep Burillo                  Eliza Chan (S)
                                                                                                                     Pippa DaCosta             Steve E (S)                     Jim Gemmill            Roy Harling
Edmond Barrett               Silverbrook Blaker clan          Sue Burke (S)                Carrie Channell
                                                                                                                     Vito D’Agosta             Tom Easton                      Cynthia Geno           Lisa Deutsch Harrigan (S)
Aidan Barron                 Estelle Blanquet                 Karen Burnham (S)            Wayne Channing
                                                                                                                     Niels Dalgaard            Theresa Ebenhoe                 Ádám Gerencsér         Charlaine Harris
Kaye Batchelor               Morgan Bleuel                    Jason Burns                  Didi Chanoch
                                                                                                                     Barbara Dalrymple         Scott Edelman                   Linda Gerstein         Lee Harris
Nick Bate                    Dietmar Bloech                   Chris Butler                 Anna Chapman
                                                                                                                     Dana                      Nicholas Eden                   Franco Giambalvo       Tom Harris
Kenn Bates                   Karin Bloech                     Max Butler                   Celia Chapman
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Membership List
Eric Hart                    Ariela Housman (S)            Maribeth Kalb            Scarlet Lakin-Smith (S)
Asha Hartland-Asbury         Andy Houston                  Brad Kalinoski           Dave Lally
Jed Hartman                  Eliot Hoving                  Andrew Kanaber           Laura Lam
Edwina Harvey                Jonathan L. Howard            Katrin Kania             Mikko Lammi (S)
Lykke Hashøj (S)             Jen Howell                    Vilja Kärkkäinen         Stefanie Lamprinidi
Teresa Hassan                Diana Hsu                     Elenore Karpfen          Stefan Lancaster
Thomas Hassan                Shaoyan Hu                    Jukka Karvonen           Bridget Landry
Sandy Hassell                Nick Hubble                   Umiyuri Katsuyama        Keren Landsman
Sampsa Hatakka               Crystal Huff                  Rick Katze (S)           Andrew Lane
Andrew Hatchell              Jenni Hughes                  Juha Kauppila            Markku Lappalainen
Seppo Hätönen                Alyssa Hull                   Maria Kauppila           Leticia Lara
Lars Haugseth                Greg Hullender                Rachael Kavanagh         Kate Larking
Annie Haward                 Emma Humphries (S)            Roz Kaveney              David Lascelles (S)
Melonique Hayden             Faith Hunter                  MIka Aoi Kawamura (S)    Sam Lash
Jeff Heard                   Lucy Huntzinger               Colm Kearns              Bill Laubenheimer
Heather                      Shawn Hurley                  Sarah Keeling            Ben Laur
Kathleen Hedges              Christopher Husberg           Damien Kelly             Brian Lawson (S)
Seppo Heikkinen              Melinda Hutson                Daniel Kelly             Leslie Lawson
Helene                       Gregor Hutton                 Erinn L. Kemper          Valerie Lawson
Elias Helfer                 Teppei Iizawa                 Marguerite Kenner (S)    Aurelie Le Borgne (S)
Bjørn Hell                   Rebecca Inch-Partridge        Ida Keogh                Rick LeBlanc
Alyc Helms                   Natalie Ingram                Loretta Kerins Vaughan   Fonda Lee
Jack Heneghan                Sarah Inkpen                  Kimmo Keski-Saari        Steven Lee
Jeanine Tullos Hennig        Phillip Irving                Joe Kielbowicz           Yoon Ha Lee Lee
John M. Hennig               Wataru Ishigame               Nicole Kimberling        Vicky Leech
Felicia Herman               Jack                          Lynn Kingsley            Scott Lefton
Reinhold Herrmann            Terry Jackman                 Benjamin C. Kinney (S)   Tom Lehmann
Anne Higa                    Diane Jackowiak               Candide Kirk             Bart Leib
Teemu Hiilinen               Kendra Jackson                Joe Kitchen              Bastian Leib
Jason Hill                   Naomi Jacobs (S)              kitten                   Richard Leis (S)
Laurel Anne Hill Hill        Barbara James                 Elina Kivimäki           Nina Lempiäinen
M.T. Hill                    Lauren James                  Katri Kivimäki           Marko Leppänen
Alyssa Hillary               Vic James                     Gary Kloster             Sheryl Lerner
Nathan Hillstrom             james_                        Kraig Knapp              Clare Levijoki
Diana Hillyard (S)           Jukka Jäntti                  Bill Knight              K Scott Lewis
Michael Hirsch               Andrzej Jarzabek              Donna Knight-Olds        Lee Lewis
Rory HJ                      Katherine Jay                 Kirsi Koivisto           Morag Lewis
Robin Hobb                   Minna Jerrman                 Lisa Konrad              Sergei Lewis
PC Hodgell                   Toni Jerrman                  Damon Koronakos          Tom Lewis
Larry Hodges                 David Jessop                  Mirkka Koskimäki         Jesse Lex (S)
Debbie Hodgkinson            Manuella Jessop               Christopher Kovacs       Craig Leyenaar
Katy Hodgkiss                Joe (FinalBlowJoe)            Elspeth Kovar            Naomi Libicki
Peggy Hogan                  Derek John                    Mary Robinette Kowal     Kimberly Liljequist
David Hohl                   Ann Johnson                   KR (S)                   Sein Gawain Lin
Tore Høie                    Ingrid Johnson                Nancy Kress              Jo Lindsay Walton
Stark Holborn                Jane Johnson                  Rebecca Kuang            Kirsty Lingstadt
Kieran Hole                  Judy R. Johnson               Taru Kumara-Moisio       Jesi Lipp
Mark Holloway                Kate Johnson                  Jon Kunkee               Corey Liss
Rachel Holmen                Keith Johnson                 Marissa Kunkee           Jessica Litman (S)
Kristoffer “Illern” Holmén   Oliver Johnson                Derek Kunsken            Jan Little
Torbjörn Holmgren            Bonnie Jones                  Aleksi Kuutio            Darcie Little Badger
Kay Holt                     Wyn Jones                     Lina Kvitka              Caryn Liz
Caroline Hooton              Adri Joy                      Ryan Lackey              Camille Lofters
Andreas Hoppler              JP                            Cam Laforest             Elaine Logan
Shellie Horst                Judit                         Marjolaine Lafreniere    David Lohkamp
Katy Hoskyn (S)              Riikka Juntunen               Stellan Lagerström       Stacie Looney
Lucy Hounsom                 Vylar Kaftan (S)              Bernhard Lagg (S)        Zed Lopez
Valerie Housden              Jean Kahles                   Del Lakin-Smith (S)      Andrew Love
Chip Houser                  Larry Kalb                    Kim Lakin-Smith (S)      Ross Lovell

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Membership List                                                                                         Radoslaw Polanski
                                                                                                        Mason Porter
                                                                                                        Jennifer R. Povey (S)
                                                                                                                                   Kelly Robson
                                                                                                                                   Alan Roche
                                                                                                                                   Sal Roche (S)
                                                                                                                                                                   Arthur Schroeder
                                                                                                                                                                   Larry Schroeder
                                                                                                                                                                   Sue Schroeder
                                                                                                                                                                                               Tara Smith
                                                                                                                                                                                               Timothy L. Smith
                                                                                                                                                                                               Anna Smith Spark
                                                                                                        Gareth L. Powell           Esteban Rodriguez (S)           Xan Schroeder               Lucy Smithers
Brian K. Lowe (S)       Lewis McGrattan                Erling Mork              A.J. Odasso             Molly Powell               Jeffrey Roe                     Brin Schuler                Robert Sneddon
Susan Loyal (S)         Bernadette McIntyre (S)        Mari Morko               Michael O’Donnell (S)   Thaadd Powell (S)          Frank Roger                     Patti Schulz                Jonathan Sneed
James Lucas             Caemasache McKenna             Brian Morman             Kate O’Donoghue         Eve Marie Power            Elisabeth Rogne                 Andrej Schütz               Melinda M. Snodgrass
Hannes Luhtasela        Campbell Mcleay                Betsy Morris             Padraig O’hIceadha      Ian Power                  May Synnøve Rogne               Carolyn Schwartz            Edward Sobansky
Pablo Lujan             Andrew McMillan                Tom Moss                 Susan Oke               Eleanor Powers             Roisin                          Ivo Schwarz                 Kathleen Sobansky
D D Lundy (S)           Max McMillan                   Chelsea Mueller          Katherine O’Keefe       Lettie Prell               Hester J. Rook                  Robert Schwier              Sofian
Emily-Fay Lunn          Michael McMillan               Jean Mullen              Janice Okoomian         Shannon Prickett (S)       Rosanne                         Powder Scofield             Ellen Sontag-Miller
Stephen Macdonald       Diane McRae-Hardin             Barry Mulvany            Maciej Olczak           John A. Purcell (S)        Chris Rose                      Jamie Scott                 Arley Sorg
Susan MacDonald         Matt McSorley                  Matthew Munro            Gene Olmsted            Olli Purma                 Newell Rose                     Stacy Scott                 Martha Soukup
Lisa Macklem            Kevin McVeigh (S)              Andrew Murphy (S)        Patrick O’Loughlin      Martin Pyne (S)            Howard Rosenblatt               Clark Seanor                Emma Southon (S)
Fionnula MacLiam        Beth Meacham                   Eoin Murphy Murphy       Raymond O’Mahony        Annemarie Nugent Quinlan   Rei Rosenquist (S)              Ann Sears                   Cheryl Souza (S)
Kareem Mahfouz          Daria Medved                   Marah Murphy             Shauna O’Meara          Tiffiny Quinn              Guillermo Rosique               Dave Sears                  Jeff Spock
Ted Mahsun              Martyn Meeks                   Sonia Murphy             Marisa Ong              Katy R                     Pili Rosique                    Laurie Sefton (S)           Flora Staglianò
Aym Maidment (S)        Sophie Meeks                   Jack Murray              Lewis Opie (S)          Lex R                      Linda Ross-Manfield             Sunila Sen Gupta            Jacqueline Stallworth
Maija Reads             Declan Meenagh                 David Murrells           Myles O’Reilly          Rosanne Rabinowitz         Richard Roszko                  Anna Senek                  Patrick Stallworth
Mair                    Glen Mehn                      Matti Murto              Diana Osborn            Ray Radlein (S)            Robin Rothbard                  Mikko Seppänen (S)          Stamatis Stamatopoulos
Tim Major               Paulus Meijs                   Juliet Mushens           Adam Osborne            Giorgio Raffaelli          Alexandra Rowland               Sabine Seyfarth             Hebe Stanton
Anna Makinen            Mel Melcer (S)                 Essi Musse               Helene Osborne          Charles Rainey             Sally Rowse                     Avner Shahar-Kashtan        Caitlin Starling
Usman Malik             Ieva Melgalve (S)              Mervi Mustonen           Terri Osborne           Tim Ramey                  Eden Royce                      Liat Shahar-Kashtan         Howard Stateman (S)
Kyle Malone             Kathrina Mellemgaard           Francesca Myman          Felicia O’Sullivan      Jupe Rantalainen           Rozek                           David Shallcross            SteamTinkerer
Richard Mandrachio      Joseph Meltzer                 Miwako Namba             Patrick O’Sullivan      Claudia Rapp               Tom Ruddle                      Mark Shallcross             F E Stearns
Guido Mangieri          Noa Menhaim                    T. R. Napper             Rhona O’Sullivan        Jenny Rae Rappaport        Linda Ruggles                   Karen Shannon (S)           Andy Steigleder
Alexandra Manglis       Peruzzi Meredith               S. Kay Nash (S)          Martin Owton            Marc Rasp                  Miriam Rune                     J. Sharpe                   Jack Stelnicki
Jon Mann                Natalie Metzger                Natasha                  Tim Padvitski           Venla Raty                 Tomas Ruud                      Vivian Shaw                 Hamille Stéphane
Kenneth Mann            Rob Meyer                      Abigail Nathan           M Harold Page           Ellen Rawson               Clarissa C. S. Ryan             Richard Shealy              Anna Stephens
Sybille Marchetto       Yves Meynard                   Carol Naylor             Xander Page             Sultana Raza Raza          Mark Rzeszutek                  Hari Shenoy                 Zoe Stephenson
Javi Marcos             Christine Middlemass           M. J. Negueruela         Ada Palmer              Kimberly Read (S)          Sadir S Samir Sadir S           Grant Shepert               Maisie Stevenson
Gideon Marcus           Bill Miller                    Catherine Nelson         Doug Palmer             Susanne Rebel              Samir                           Wendy Sheridan (S)          Robin Stevenson
Janice Marcus           Colin Miller                   George Nelson            Josh Palmer             Markus Recktenwald         Ori Sagi                        Rie Sheridan Rose           Ruth Stevenson
Andreea Marin           Dennis B. Miller               Kirsten Nelson           Bruno Para              Gillian Redfearn           Sienna Saint-Cyr                David Sherrington           Glynn Stewart
Mette Markert           Glenn Miller (S)               Mari Ness                Sam Paris               Sarah Rees Brennan         Jude Salamon                    Joe Sherry (S)              Helen Stirling-Lane
Aidan Marsh             Roberta Miller                 Jacob Nevins             Rose Parkin             Penny Reeve                Tuula Salonen                   Yael Shevach                Richard Stokes
Freya Marske            Mina                           Annalee Newitz           Morgan Parks            Brianne Reeves             Laura Salovaara                 Sundae Shields (S)          Vicki Stone
Craig Martelle          Cristina Mindroiu              Annalee Newitz           Jack Patten             Michael Reid               Annabelle Sampson               Joanne Shimada              Isabella Storey-Cosgrave
Devin Martin            Brendan Minish                 Sharan Newman            Sara M Paul             Pierre Renard              Kevin Samuels                   Jared Shurin                Tracey Street
Joanna Martin           Ximena Miranda-Garnier         Meabh Nic Raghnaill      Pauline                 Jack Renninson             Fiona Sanders                   Shuval                      Sheila Strickland (S)
Lee Martin              Chris Miser (S)                Debra Nickelson          Rebecca Payne           Juli Rew                   Jaswinder Sandher               Stan Sieler                 Allen Stroud
Carlos Martín           Misha                          Gwen Nicodemus           Laura Pearlman          Keely Rew                  Jaswinder Sandher               Ellen Sieraski              Alasdair Stuart (S)
María Martin Cirujano   Jerry Mitchell                 Leon Nicodemus           Marie Pearson           Russ Rew                   Jaswinder Sandher               Madelyn Sieraski            Laurence Suhner
Arkady Martine          Yuji Miura                     Kyle Niedzwiecki         Lars Ahn Pedersen       Annabelle Rex              Isobel Sands                    Sigrid Herzog Sigrid Her-   Ray Suliteanu
Mel Mason               Marilyn Mix                    Silke Niehusmann         Matthew Pemble (S)      Eugene Reynolds            Félix Saparelli                 zog                         Cooper Sulma
Sue Mason               MMM                            Patrick Nielsen Hayden   Samuel Penn             Jeffery Reynolds           Sarah                           Kristijan Šijan Geceg       Darran Summerfield
JD Maynard              Josefin Moback                 Teresa Nielsen Hayden    Erwann Perchoc          Jennifer Reynolds          Patrice Sarath                  Rachel Silber               Joel Summerfield
MayWolf                 Celia Modell                   Lasse Nieminen           Anne Perry              Jim Reynolds               S.E. Sasaki                     Lady Silverwing             Dan Summers
Kyle McAbee             Stephen Moffatt                Garth Nix                Oscar Persson           Greg Rheam                 Satu (S)                        Neil Simpson                Zoë Sumra
Monica McAbee           Premee Mohamed                 Nny                      Hannu Pesonen           Richard                    Danielle Saunders               Victoria Sinton-Martin      Leena Suoniemi-Särkijärvi
Paul McAuley            Saleema Mohamed                Laura Nolan              Polly Peterson          Beth Richards              Kate Savage                     Outi Sippo-Purma            Esko Suoranta (S)
Keri Ann McBride        Mary Anne Mohanraj             Elizabeth Noonan         Nelly Petrov (S)        Rafe Richards              Andy Sawyer (S)                 Jean Sirius                 Camilla Svedén
Michael McBride         Noreen Monahan                 Sean Noonan              Anastasia Petrova       Randi Richards             Steven Scarbrough               Jack Skillingstead          Wendi Swidler
Karen McCarthy          Cathy Monblatt (S)             Farley Norman            Vanessa Rose Phin       D. Coleman Richardson      Elise Scher                     Tina Skupin                 Lee Swift
Stephen McCarthy        Cecilia Möne (S)               Elaine Normandy          Vanessa Rose Phin       Kathy Richardson           Susan Scheufele                 Roisin Slattery-Gleeson     Jeremy Szal
David McCarty           Emily Montrose                 Barry Norris             Romayne Phoenix         Stephen Eric Richter (S)   Lauren Schiller                 (S)                         Manami Tachibana (S)
Peter McClean           Eleanor Moore (S)              Julie Novakova           John Picacio            Travis Ricker              Edmund Schluessel               Chris Smalley (S)           Maria Talvela
Amy McCulloch           Lance Moore (S)                Christine Nucker         Catherine Pickersgill   Damien Riemer              Jodi Schneider                  Peter Smallridge            Siv Tapper
Jennifer McGaffey (S)   Mordie                         Brandon O’Brien          Catherine Pickersgill   Elsbeth Riemer             Martin Schneider                Saskia Smit                 Bill Taylor
Jack McGovern           Brian Morgan                   Laura O’Brien            Todd Pierce (S)         Chet Rindfuss              Kenneth Schneyer                Brian Smith                 Dave Taylor
Karen McGovern          Eth Morgan                     Matthew “The Canadian”   Sarah Pinsker (S)       Ciaran Roberts             Robin Schogol                   Jay Smith                   Karen Taylor
Jacqueline McGrattan    SunnyJim Morgan                O’Brien                  Alexandra Pirotte       Matthew Roberts            Jan Johannes Scholte            Keith Smith                 Mark Taylor
John McGrattan          Chris Moriondo                 Dawn O’Bryan-Lamb (S)    Kirill Pleshkov (S)     Melissa Robinson (S)       Marlies Scholte Hoeksema        Martin Smith                Phoebe Taylor

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Membership List
Simon Taylor             Jennifer Udden               Thomas Wagner           Richard Wellinghurst (S)
Jenny Teerikangas        Lennart Uhlin                David Wald (S)          Carmilla Westin (S)
David Tejera Expósito    Tor C. Ulvang                Rich Walker (S)         Per Westling
Kim ten Tusscher         Tom Underberg                Tinatsu Wallace         Caroline Westra
K.A.Teryna (S)           Shona Underhill              Mike Walsh              Paul Weymouth
The Emperor Penguin      Anna Urbas                   paul walsh (S)          George White
Elizabeth Thelen         Karen Usher                  Tony Walsh              Winona Whyte-Schwier
Michael Thelen           Valerie Valdes               Chuck Walther           Elisa Wiik (S)
R J Theodore             Heather Valentine            Abigail Walton          Elizabeth M. Wilcox
Natalia Theodoridou      Maxime van den Berg          Diane Walton            Fran Wilde
Ginger Thomason          Dirk van den Boom            Heather Walton          Jeff Wildman
Casper Thomsen           Hans van der Boom            Jo Walton               Kim Wilkins
Dominic Thoreau          Linda van der Pal            Margaret Walty          Marlene Willauer (S)
Monty Thorp              Eddie van Dijk               Alicia Wanstall-Burke   Fletcher Williams
Spencer Timm             Gordon Van Gelder            Dan Ward                Sean Williams
Denise Timpko            Jeffrey van Kruijssen        Michael Ward            Sheila Williams
Alex Tischer (S)         Rene van Rossenberg          Ruth Ward               Orson Wilmer
Steve Toase (S)          Jarsto van Santen            Janine Wardale          Alison Wilson
Sam Tomaino (S)          Annabel van Toorn            John Wardale            Ron Wiltse
Mark Tompkins            Jim Van Verth                Brent Warner            Rachel Winterbottom
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone   Celia van Vliet              Rachel Warner           Martin Wissc
Mike Torr                Marijn van Zanten            Meg Wasmer              Ziv Wities (S)
Alex Townsend            Ita Vandenbroek              Izzy Wasserstein        Klaus Wohnig
Wendy Trimboli           Annelies Vanoppen (S)        RB Watkinson            Maria Wohnig
Michi Trota (S)          Marc Vanoppen                Watson                  Sabine Wohnig
Jean-Louis Trudel        Tamara Vardomskaya           Watson                  Daniel Wojtowicz
Ewa Trzebuniak           Irene Vartanoff              Carmen Watson           Rainer Wolf
John Tucker              Bruno Vasina                 Zoe Watson              Eric Wong
Kanerva Tuominen (S)     Frieda Vaughn (S)            Alice Watts             Nick Wood (S)
Tasha Turner (S)         Matt Velasco (S)             Paul Watts              Laura Woodney
Lisa Tuttle              Alexander Verbeek            Paul Watts              Sam Worby
Nick Tyler               Vesna                        Adele Wearing           Chris Wozney
Tricia Tynan             David Vines                  Susan Weiner            Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
Sanna Tyrväinen          Pauliina Virtanen            Ellen Weingart          Kei-ichi Yasuda
Sara L. Uckelman         Koen Wagenveld               Lois Wellinghurst (S)   Micah Yongo
                                                                              Doug Young (S)
                                                                              Margaret Young
                                                                              Agnieszka Zalesinska
                                                                              Justyna Zalewska
                                                                              Alicia Zaloga
                                                                              Piot Zawada (S)
                                                                              Gary Zelmanovics
                                                                              Mark Zeman
                                                                              Alan Ziebarth
                                                                              Anne Zimmermann
                                                                              Ralf Zimmermann
                                                                              Joyce Zimmerschied
                                                                              Liz Zitzow
                                                                              Dmitrii Zlotnitskii
                                                                              Patrik Žufić (S)
                                                                              L.B. Zumpshon

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                                                29TH JULY - 2ND AUGUST, 2020
                                                 WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

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