{"id":648,"date":"2013-09-02T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2013-09-02T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:13:56","slug":"worldcon-2013-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/worldcon-2013-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcon 2013 wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/worldcon_dalek.jpg\" alt=\"worldcon_dalek\" width=\"311\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/worldcon_dalek.jpg 311w, https:\/\/galencharlton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/worldcon_dalek-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>A few thoughts on the flight back from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcon3.org\/\">World Science Fiction Convention<\/a>, in no particular order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s been too long since the last time we went to a Worldcon.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Cornell kept the toast <em>very<\/em> well in hand &#8212; it was a real treat watching him be master of ceremonies at the masquerade and the Hugos.<\/li>\n<li>Kudos to the program committee for the Spanish language track &#8212; a U.S. Worldcon that acknowledges the good stuff that&#8217;s <em>not<\/em> written in English is all the better for it.<\/li>\n<li>Tarnation on the program committee for the Spanish language track &#8212; I need more books like I need a hole in my head (or a hole in the apartment&#8217;s floor, more likely), yet here I am, ordering <em>Three Messages and a Warning<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The panel discussing harassment and con harassment policies could easily have gone another few hours.  I look forward to the dialogue &#8212; and action! &#8212; continuing.  One thing I heard and a couple things I saw made it clear that the need to work for more inclusivity continues.  For example, the choice of which Rostler&#8217;s Rules were on the slideshow prior to the masquerade included weight-shaming; we are better than that.<\/li>\n<li>To whoever put up the &#8220;SMOF zone&#8221; sign on the door to the room holding the WSFS business meeting: I get the joke, but if you want broader participation, make it triply clear that all con members can participate in WSFS business.  If you don&#8217;t want broader participation, I rather suspect a fannish corollary to Gilmore&#8217;s Law will be drafted &#8212; but it doesn&#8217;t need to come to that.  For more background, I recommend reading <a href=\"http:\/\/aiglet12.tumblr.com\/post\/59776674143\/worldcon-on-entering-the-business-meeting\">this post<\/a> by aiglet12.<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity was missed in regards to the People en Espa\u00f1ol event that shared the convention center with Worldcon. I hope that future cons will consider opening the dealer&#8217;s room and exhibits to the general public.  I also hope that they will consider opportunities for cross-programming with other events should they present themselves.<\/li>\n<li>I now know that I can blame the Daleks for con time.  WAIT! WAIT! OBEY! WAIT!<\/li>\n<li>Despite a few rough edges, I&#8217;m glad we went.  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