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SMOFCon 29 Site Selection

The members of SMOFCon 28 voted to select the site of SMOFCon 29 after hearing presentations from the bidders during the “Fannish Inquisition” on the…

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Feedback Session Video Online

SMOFCon 28’s Feedback Session was on Sunday afternoon of SMOFCon. The most-discussed topic was our experiment with Open Space Programming. SMOFCon 28 Feedback Session from…

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In the Spirit

We’ve created a Flickr Group to which we encourage people who took photographs during SMOFCon to add their contributions. The first entry is the photo…

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On the Other Hand…

Former Worldcon chair Deb Geisler has some trenchant criticism of SMOFCon 28’s experiment with Open Space Programming.

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Reviews Coming In

Andy Trembley writes about his SMOFCon experience from the pre-Con Distillery Tour through the official Feedback Session on Sunday afternoon.

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SMOFCon Attendance Figures

SMOFCon 28 Registrar Cindy Scott reports that SMOFCon 28 had 147 members, with 139 actually attending. 27 of these memberships were sold at the door….

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It’s Amsterdam in 2011

Amsterdam, The Netherlands will host SMOFCon 29 in Amsterdam, 2-4 December 2011 at the Park Place Victoria Hotel. Memberships are initially €40, US$50, CA$50, AU$50,…

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Detailed Saturday & Sunday Program

The Open Space Programming Mixer/Function on Friday night produced the detailed program schedule for the rest of SMOFCon 28. Paper copies of the schedule are…

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Convention Center Tour Saturday

The San José Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering to take any interested members of SMOFCon on a tour of the McEnery Convention Center on…

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Additional Function Room Available

In addition to the Ballroom and Sainte Claire Rooms for daytime panel-type programming and the Boardroom for small meetings, we will also have the Santa…

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