Newsletter

Masquerade registration is open, and we’ll have lots of other cosplay opportunities; site selection voting is open; it’s almost time for the business meeting to start; fan tables, dealers’ room, and art show participant lists are live; the Fringe schedule has added a few more activities; there will be no Chesley award at Worldcon this year; the Community Fund could use donations; the Film Festival has listed all of its films; there will be traffic construction impacting I-5 during Worldcon; KiddieCorp will be handling childcare; and we can use more volunteers; and another reminder of the business meeting schedule!

As promised last Friday, I am publishing this statement, in conjunction with a statement below from our Program Division Head, to provide a transparent explanation of our panelist selection process, answer questions and concerns we have received, and openly outline our next steps.

First and foremost, as chair of the Seattle Worldcon, I sincerely apologize for the use of ChatGPT in our program vetting process. Additionally, I regret releasing a statement that did not address the concerns of our community.

Hugo Award finalists have been announced, join a group themed costume meetup, dates for business meeting town halls and consultative vote, about our virtual content, looking for performers for concerts, about our safer spaces lounges, announcing our accessibility needs survey, announcing our short story contest finalists, the community fund status, site selection bids, and the virtual business meeting dates and times.