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]

Never mind; I checked. There's about a week between the end of Worldcon and the beginning of Burningman. Well, Brad Templeton will be pleased at any rate.

K.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yes, as you discovered, the dates are offset. I wish we were a bit closer in time to Burningman, though the idea of going straight from Worldcon into Burningman sounds....umm...intense.

You're right; Brad and Kathryn were very pleased to hear the dates don't conflict. We talked last July, and then again in Denver, where they donated the leftover supplies from the Making Light party to the Reno suite. And food values at the Making Light party were as interesting and high as one might expect. I can still taste that utterly delicious apple pie from voidampersand that Kathryn added to the tower of party treats stacked on the Reno cart. Yum.