Special Exhibits

3805 Atomic Robotics & 9880 Aftershock are the two Edmonds Heights kindergarten–12th grade robotics teams. They compete in the yearly FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition, designed to get young people involved in and excited about STEM opportunities.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, come see a recreation of Brian Aldiss's office, complete with reproductions of some of his most treasured possessions.
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ConHistory is actively trying to record and preserve the history of fan conventions, especially those that have emerged from the “Worldcon model.” We can trace Trekkies, comics, anime, furry, bronies, and other fandoms and conventions back to the 1939 Worldcon. This year, for the 90th year since the formation of the Science Fiction League, and 85th year since the 1939 Worldcon, ConHistory has been actively promoting the “Celebrating 85 Years of Conventions” project.
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The Endeavour Award is for a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year. The award represents a collaboration between writers and fans of science fiction and fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Captain James Cook. The award is announced annually at OryCon, held in Portland, Oregon. The award is accompanied by a grant of $1,000.
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Free World is a framework and digital platform for live action role-playing. It provides organizers, players, and creators with tools to build safer, better-connected games—including a universal character and achievement system, safety protocols, gear standards, publishing support, and a cross-world marketplace. Free World is not one game. It’s the infrastructure for many—a community hub where creativity and adventure bring us together to shape new worlds!
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is an American 501 charitable professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
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The Seattle Area LEGO® Users Group (edited): The Seattle Area LEGO Users Group (SEALUG) is an association bringing together Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) within a supportive community committed to creativity and cooperation.
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Seanan McGuire has been a Hugo finalist over 20 times for her works under the names Seanan McGuire and Mira Grant. Seanan is sharing some of her iconic looks from the Hugo Award ceremonies.

The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization. The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-17th century skills, arts, combat, and culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities. Members of the SCA study and take part in a variety of activities, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy, fiber arts, and much more. If it was done in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, odds are you’ll find someone in the SCA interested in recreating it.
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We, as Indigenous Futurists, imagine limitless possibilities for Indigenous peoples worldwide. Through community building we will create spaces, opportunities, and events using our collective social imagination and skill-building to make a better world; sharing the visions of other futurists to inspire and empower future generations.
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The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually, with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust, for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. The award ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society and held annually at Norwescon.
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The Worldcon Heritage Organization was founded in 2011 after the Renovation Worldcon in Reno, Nevada as a vehicle to maintain and preserve the collection created by Bruce and Elayne Pelz, Peggy Rae Sapienza, and others. The collection contains program books, newsletters, flyers, T-shirts, badges, ribbons, awards, gifts, prizes, pictures, and a wide variety of other physical ephemera from World Science Fiction Conventions going back to a program from the first Worldcon in 1939 in New York City. Generous donations from the various Worldcon committees and from the award winners themselves have provided WHO with a large collection of different Hugo award trophies.
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