Sympathies to the Seattle Bidders

[gerisullivan]

Earlier tonight, Bobbie DuFault announced the end of the Seattle in 2011 Worldcon bid. Other groups booked the facilities they planned to use, and there weren't any viable alternatives for them to pursue.

All of us on the Reno bid thank Bobbie and her bid committee for a cordial race against worthy opponents. Speaking for myself, I think the challenge of the competition helped strengthen both bids, and I'm sorry that competition ended abruptly six months sooner than any of us expected it to. Just three weeks ago, we shared a bid table at Arisia, and Seattle's gorgeous website set a new standard for bids to strive for.

Our condolences to Bobbie and the entire Seattle bid committee.

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

I am partially mistaken above -- the cost to the facilities to cancel the contract before the vote takes place depend on the specifics of the contract in question. In practice, what we've seen so far is that facilities stop trying to sell the space once the signed, conditional contracts are in place.

If I understand correctly, and All That Jazz.