X-Message-Number: 1748 From: Ben Best <> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1993 19:00:00 -0500 Subject: worldcon in san francisco As may of you know, the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) will be in San Francisco on the 1993 Labour Day Weekend. I am planning to attend, and I do not think that it is too early to begin making plans. Being located in California, it is certain to be a magnet for a large number of cryonicists and a large number of potential cryonicists. I have heard that some cryonicists are already making plans for WorldCon, and I would like to see a co-ordination of efforts through CryoNet (where Steve Bridge, Keith Henson and Charles Platt -- among those most likely to get involved -- are contributors). Specifically, I would like to know if plans have been made for a Party Suite or a panel -- or if anyone is willing to be on a panel. And if we *can* arrange a panel, what would the topic be: "Immortality in Science Fiction"? or "Is Cryonics Science Fiction?" or ???? Coming-up with imaginative/interesting panel topics and speakers for those panels is the key to good outreach. I will take the initiative to attempt to arrange a panel if I am not duplicating others' effors, if a topic can be agreed-upon, and a number of panel participants are found. -- Ben Best (ben.best%) P.S. For information about WorldCon, contact: ConFrancisco 712 Bancroft Road, Suite 1993 Walnut Creek, Calif. 94598 (510) 945-1993 FAX (510) 945-8705 Compuserve: 72377,3523 Internet: -- Canada Remote Systems - Toronto, Ontario 416-629-7000/629-7044 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1748