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

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"Overall, the site is an excellent fit for the Worldcon."

Probably. The most important are probably good hotel space, cheap hotel rooms, and cheap airfare. Reno hotels are subsidized by gambling -- boy are they going to be surprised by how little fans gamble -- so it makes sense to take advantage of the fact.

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[galtine1.livejournal.com]

I'm still not convinced the Atlantis/RenoCC/Peppermill is a good spot unless the '11 Worldcon trends smaller -- which would be a bad thing for future US locations as those stats are used to help spec out contracts and hotels.

It would make an excellent Nasfic site as those trend smaller.

[shikzoid.livejournal.com]

If Reno is like Las Vegas I think they'll also be surprised at how much we take advantage of the cheap food. Love them loss-leaders.