Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:26:54 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: 2007 Worldcon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> twhite8 at cox.net 8/22/04 2:12:28 PM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ivy Yap" <yapivy at techemail.com>
>To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
>Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 10:26 PM
>Subject: [WSFA] 2007 Worldcon
>
>> --- "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> I agree with Erica that Japan is not a good choice for the
>Worldcon,
>> for the reason she gave and several other reasons.
>Expense, airline
>> security hassles, passport and visa hassles, and differing
>cultural
>> expectations.
>> <<<<
>>
>> I'd like to point out that the above reasons (expense, etc.)
>are also
>perfectly valid concerns for the foreigners who would have to
>travel to the
>good ol' US of A for a Columbus Worldcon.
>
>========
>
>(Sorry about the previous post-without-reply; my finger slipped
>on the
>keyboard, and apparently "Ctrl" means "send.")
>
>Despite it being called "the World Science Fiction
>Convention" or
>"Worldcon," it's mostly American (the majority of attendees --
>even in
>foreign locations) and analogous to baseball's "World
>Series," which has
>*never* left the USA.   It's really the American national
>convention -- as
>proven by the substition of a "Nasfic" held in the US
>whenever the Worldcon
>does leave the country.

I have no problem with a National US Con, even one that rears it's head
only when Worldcon goes overseas.  My objection to the NASFiC is that
it's mandated by the World SF Society.

For amusement, go to the WSFS business meeting and introduce a motion
to either kill the NASFiC or set it free from the WSFS Constitution.
Sturm und drang!

mjw

>--Ted White
>