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[AdmiralAdama]

Here's the registration area of Chicon 7 this morning.

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You should copy the second one to Apple.

AA

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[AdmiralAdama]

This is where the opening ceremonies will take place later this morning.

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How many registered ?

AA

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[scifan5749]

How many registered ?

AA

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We have 4532 registered members in all categories as of this moment. Not all of them have arrived yet.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

We have 4532 registered members in all categories as of this moment. Not all of them have arrived yet.

That's impressive.

AA

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[scifan5749]

The convention was officially opened at 11:38 by Dave McCarty, the convention chairman.







He's the one wearing the Chicago Blackhawks Jersey.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

The convention was officially opened at 11:38 by Dave McCarty, the convention chairman.

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<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=23839"/>He's the one wearing the Chicago Blackhawks Jersey.

I like the connection between hockey and hardcore science fiction.

AA

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[scifan5749]

I like the connection between hockey and hardcore science fiction.

AA

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The chairman has a jersey for each of Chicago's sports teams, all with Chicon 7 and the number 7.

 

[scifan5749]

Here are photos of the dealers room at Chicon 7.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Does the conference ever held in Canada?

AA

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[scifan5749]

Does the conference ever held in Canada?

AA

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Certainly. It was last in Canada in 2009, when it was in Montreal.

 

[scifan5749]

Crowded hallway at the convention.

 

[scifan5749]

Joe Haldeman signing a book for a friend of mine.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Just read an Associated Press story about how the FBI suspected Ray Bradbury of being a Communist sympathiser.

The report is based on recently declassified U.S. government documents and notes Bradbury, wrote stories that were &ldquo;definitely slanted&rdquo; against capitalism.

The Bureau's dossier on Bradbury also said that science fiction itself could so terrify readers that they would succumb to &ldquo;incompetence bordering on hysteria&rdquo; and would be helpless during a third world war.

(Insert hysterical laughter here)

AA

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[scifan5749]

Here are some photos of the exhibit areas, membership tables for future conventions and fan tables at the convention.

 

[scifan5749]

Here are some photos of the WSFS business meeting.FYI,WSFS stands for the World Science Fiction Society.