SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two page 16 – The Nanocons

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. All typos should match the text as given. Page title: THE CON YOU HAVE… THE NANOCONS A Personal Recollection by Colleen Jenkins It was April. It was November. We had lots of people. No, only ten or so showed up. Ah yes. I remember it well. When was the first NanoCon?… Continue reading SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two page 16 – The Nanocons

SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two, Front cover & Page 3

by Chris Creagh A right eye stares out at you from a cut-out in the front cover. The skin around the eye merges into an electronic circuit board and the cut-out is in a night silhouette of city office blocks only recognisable by the perspective formed by the lights left on in the offices. There… Continue reading SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two, Front cover & Page 3

SwanCon XV Short Story Book

The committee (or hangers on) of SwanCon XV were an organised bunch – not only did they run a short story competition with 8 entries, but they produced a 24 A5 page side-saddle-stapled booklet of the entries. Here, we reproduce some of the interesting details of the booklet itself, along with the first paragraph of… Continue reading SwanCon XV Short Story Book

SwanCon XV – Progress Report 3 – “What I couldn’t squeeze in elsewhere”

transcribed by Doug Burbidge Trivial Necessities By The Committee Membership: Full Membership for SwanCon XV currently stands at $50.00, and will do so until the convention starts. The door price will be only marginally higher, but pre-convention memberships will receive specially prepared badges, have their names in the Program Book and accrue various other benefits… Continue reading SwanCon XV – Progress Report 3 – “What I couldn’t squeeze in elsewhere”

SwanCon XV – Progress Report 3 – “Coordinated Blurb”

transcription by Anna Hepworth Header on page 4 of the SwanCon XV Progress report 3 is “Coordinated Blurb”. Actual text is as below: Incorporation A Pandora’s Box? By Don Griffiths B-) In our last progress report, the idea of Incorporating SwanCon was raised. In that report a meeting to discuss Incorporation was called. Following is… Continue reading SwanCon XV – Progress Report 3 – “Coordinated Blurb”

SwanCon XV – Ephemera

by Anna Hepworth In the SwanCon XV envelope (again, marked as 1/2, with no second envelope obvious), there are two items, being an A5 Progress Report 3, and an A4 Program Book. The former is a (presumed) photocopied, saddle-stapled, 20 total pages booklet containing such gems as “Crystal balls and other unlikely prosthetics III”, “First… Continue reading SwanCon XV – Ephemera