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523.0. "Confiction: 1990 Worldcon in Holland" by HLIS07::FOKKENROOD () Tue Sep 08 1987 10:33

In this entry I'll give information about the worldcon in 1990 in Den Haag,
Holland. Maybe you're one of the 1000 pre-supporting members, or you're 
going to be a member. Then this information can be usefull to you.
If you have any questions you can contact me through vaxnotes in this entry,
or you can send a mail to me. If you send a mail, then add in top:

This mail is for Reinier de Vlaam

because I have to share this account with others.
See you all in 1990 and DON'T PANIC
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523.3Agent corner & costsHLIS07::FOKKENROODMon Jan 18 1988 14:3762
    
    
    Here's the new agent's list I prommissed
    
    AUSTRALIA               BELGIUM                CANADA
    Justin ackroyd          Ronald Grossey         Yvonne & Lloyd Penney
    GPO Box 2708 X          Bouwhandelstraat 37    PO BOX 186 station_M
    Melbourne 3001          2200 Borgerhout        Toronto, Ontario_M6s_4T3
    
    
    FINLAND                 FRANCE                 ITALY
    Toni Jerrman            Jean-Pierre Moumon     Patrizia Thiella
    Viljelijantie 4-6 D103  Villa magali chemin    Via Novara 3
                                          Calabro
    00410 Helsinki         83160 La Valette-du-Var 20089 Rozzano (ML)
    
    
    JAPAN                   NORWAY                 SWEDEN (1)
    M Osako                 Johannes Berg          Andreas Bjorklind
    523, 1-5-11, Inaba,     Tuenger Alle 10        Erikshallsgatan 16A
           Higashiosaka
    Higashiosaka 578        0374 Oslo 3            S-151 46 Sodertalje
    
    
    SWEDEN (2)              UNITED KINGDOM         UNITED STATES (1)
    Carina Skytt            Colin Fine             Marc S. Glasser
    Lundbygatan 36          28 Abbey Road          PO-box 1252 Bowling
                                                         green station
    S-151 46 Sodertalje     Cambridge CB5 8HQ      New York, NY 10274
    
    
    UNITED STATES (2)       WEST-GERMANY           YUGOSLAVIA
    David Schlosser         Peter Herber           Damir Coklin
    6620 Hazeltine av 9     Hofrichterstrasse 13   Pregradska 4
    Van Nuys, CA 91405      5000 Koln 80           41000 Zagreb
    

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    COSTS
    What does it cost you to become member of the convention  (Dec 1987)
    
                     US        Pound      Dutch      Deutsche
                     Dollar    sterling   Guilders   Marken    
    Attending          65        37.5       120        110
    Supporting         28        16         50         45
    Childeren (14)*    17         9         30         27
    
  * Childeren's admission for childeren under 14 in 1990, childeren
    under 3 have free admission
    
    Membership payments must be made payable to: Stichting Worldcon 1990
                                                 PO-box 95370
                                                 2509CJ The Hague
                                                 Holland
    We accept Access, Mastercard & Eurocard
    Please make your payments (by international moneyorder or creditcard)
    in Dutch currency (f) only. Of course you can also pay trough your
    agent in local currency.
                      
    More information will be entered soon and then it won't be just
    costs but also what you get
523.4InformationHLIS07::FOKKENROODMon Jan 25 1988 14:5069
This note contains usefull information about the worldcon in 1990 in Holland.
Have you signed in yet?

First let me excuse myself for my poor english. I hope everybody understands
what i'm trying to say

The worldcon, it's called confiction, is held from august 23rd to august 27th
1990 in the Netherlands Congress Center in the Hague. It's the first worldcon
in twenty years in the old world, the last was in Heidelberg. We're very proud
that we can organize this convention and you can be sure it's going to be great
fun. The people from our committee have a lot of expirience because of the
Beneluxcon's some of them have organized or were involved with. The know what
they are doing so don't miss our Confiction.


GUEST'S OF HONOUR
We think we have a very impressive guest of honour list so far. See for 
yourself:

JOE HALDEMAN
Winner of the HUGO, NEBULA, DITMAR, GALAXY and RHYSLING Awards. 

HARRY HARRISON
Who doesn't know this stainless steel 'rat'

WOLFGANG JESCHKE
A author who is famous in germany

ANDREW IAN PORTER
He's our fan geust of honour

CHELSEA QUINN YARBO
Our toastmistress. Known for her sf and detective books.


MEMBERS'S
At this moment whe have over 2400 members spread all over the world, from
Finland to Australia. If you're not a member, why don't you join us. The more
people, the more fun we say in Holland.


HOTEL and TRAVEL
We have signed a contract with a well known tour operator to secure optimal
service for every member. It's called Convention travel international. They
have a lot of experince with these kind of conventions so you don't have to
worry if the room you have reserved does not exist.
The Noth-Amarican members will be served by Ask Mr Foster in liaison with
Convention travel international. 
We're not sure when the Hotel forms will be mailed out, but you can be sure
that you get one when you're a member.


Huckster's Room & Art show
Information about these items won't be available for some time. If you send us
you're name and address we put you on the mailing list and you get the infor-
mation when it's available.


INFORMATION
If you want any information don't hessitate to write us. The address is:

			CONFICTION
 			PO-BOX 95370
  			2509CJ THE HAGUE
			HOLLAND

You can send a mail to me, but the address above is just as fast.

PLEASE SEND ME SOME REPLY'S, SO I KNOW I'AM NOT DOING THIS FOR NOBODY
523.5E-mail address for Worldcon 1990DICKNS::KLAESThe President of what?Wed Feb 17 1988 12:32143
Path: muscat!decwrl!ucbvax!HASARA5.BITNET!U00254
From: U00254@HASARA5.BITNET ("Jacqueline Cote")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf-lovers
Subject: WorldCon 1990
Message-ID: <8802161226.AA26090@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 16 Feb 88 09:14:00 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Lines: 150
 
================================================================================
 
                           IMPORTANT
 
ConFiction    ---  WorldCon 1990  --- The Hague, The Netherlands, now
has an OFFICIAL  e-mail address.
  
The address :
  
BITNET : U00254@HASARA5
UUCP   : mcvax!hasara5.bitnet!u00254
DECNET : SARA5::U00254
ARPA   : U00254@HASARA5.BITNET    or : U00254%HASARA5.BITNET@MCVAX.CWI.NL
 
    Addresses have been tested. In case of a problem:  Route via the
MCVAX (either for UUCP or ARPA), the MCVAX is standing next to the
HASARA5 VAX (or so I'm told), so that should work.
  
    Postal address, general info + tourist information will follow in
seperate files. This file will be re-posted every two months, the
other files will be re-posted every 3 months (postal address + general
info) or 4 months (tourist info + extended info). As 1990 approaches,
the frequency of re-posting may increase. 
  
    (To the moderator of SF-LOVERS : Saul, could you include all of
these files in the digests also? Many non-usenet sites will otherwise
be deprived of this info. I will post this to
rec.arts.sf-lovers/drwho/startrek. Saw your name on the list, see you
in 1990! JC) 
  
    DISCLAIMER :
 
    I am **NOT** a member of the organizing committee and am **NOT**
responsible for the program/organization/etc. of ConFiction. I only
act as an e-mail go-between. I **DO** however have "official" backing
of the organizing committee, I've discussed this with them, they've
supplied me with info and I guarantee that any e-mail sent to me (see
rules below) will be forwarded to the chairman of the committee (Kees
van Toorn). I cases of doubt/emergency I will contact him by phone. 
  
    GOAL/PURPOSE of this venture :
 
    A)To provide the SF community with up-to-date info, general info,
addresses and tourist info of the 1990 WorldCon. This will be done by
posting to: 
 
rec.arts.sf-lovers
rec.arts.startrek    (only this file, other files just ONCE)
rec.arts.drwho       (only this file, other files just ONCE)
 
    STAR TREK CSNOTICE  (CSNEWS@MAINE, only this file, other files just ONCE)
 
    For BITNET users:  I will open a CSNOTICE at CSNEWS@MAINE. All
files will be send to this Server also, and can be obtained by sending
a MESSAGE (interactive 'send message' mode) to CSNEWS@MAINE with the
following contents: 
 
    SEND ME WORLDCON CSNOTICE FROM CSBB
 
    The file will be send to you in NETDATA format (use 'RL' (IBM) or
'RECEIVE' (VAX) or somesuch). PLEASE, don't ask me to assist you with
this server, as I don't have the time to help you (requests to
bitbucket), the server responds to 'HELP', 'INFO' or try 'DIR * * FROM
PUBLIC' (messages only). 
  
    B)As a MAILBOX for questions etc.
 
    Most importantly:  Changes of address, verification of your
membership (in case you haven't heard anything for months),
suggestions, minor/major disasters etc. 
  
    ***   RULES OF CONDUCT *******  and   @@@@@@ WHAT I WILL DO @@@@@@@
  
A) Rules of conduct.
 
   Clearly state in the subject line of your message : WORLDCON. Optional :
   your own subject. E.g. :
 
   Subject: WORLDCON
   Subject: WORLDCON, change of address
   Subject: WORLDCON, Membership verification
 
   Etc.
  
   PLEASE NOTE :
 
   I CANNOT guarantee that your message will escape oblivion if you DO NOT
   include 'WORLDCON' in your subject line!
 
   Keep your messages/requests short and to-the point. DO NOT send lengthy
   essays via the NET, send those via slow mail, in order to avoid undue
   pressure on my node (AND **** MY MAILBOX !!!! ****).
 
   PLEASE don't ask me to become your pen-pal. I LOVE writing long letters and
   such, but I already have SIX e-mail penpals and I do not have the time to
   write to more..... sorry.....
 
B) WHAT I WILL DO.
 
   All mail will be dumped to I) 3."5 disk   II) hardcopy. So it's imperative
   that you include the subject line. The disk is a back-up, the hard-copies
   will be frequently send to the chairman of WorldCon ( at least once aweek).
   In case of an 'emergency' I will contact the organization by phone.
   As long as the number of letters is relatively small
   (less than, say,  15 aweek), I will acknowledge receipt of your message. As
   soon as this quotum is exceeded (I will give due warning), no more
   acknowledgements will be send, as this sort of thing is done during office
   hours, and I would *hate* to explain this little venture to my boss :-).
  
===== IMPORTANT=======
  
    Be SURE to include an e-mail address that has been tested
(preferably from a BITNET site), I'm quite good at routing, but I'm
only an astronomy Ph.D. student, and no net-God.....   People on nodes
like '.SPAN' : please include the most recent routing to/from a BITNET site. 
 
======================
  
    For more info:  See the other files....
  
    We have every intention of making confiction a big success, please
help us to the best of your abilities!
 
    Jacqueline Cote (M.Sc.), University of Amsterdam, Astronomical Institute
 
    The address:
  
BITNET : U00254@HASARA5
UUCP   : mcvax!hasara5.bitnet!u00254
DECNET : SARA5::U00254
ARPA   : U00254@HASARA5.BITNET    or : U00254%HASARA5.BITNET@MCVAX.CWI.NL
  
=================   E O M =====================================================

523.6Details on WorldCon 1990DICKNS::KLAESThe President of what?Wed Feb 17 1988 12:37238
Path: muscat!decwrl!ucbvax!HASARA5.BITNET!U00254
From: U00254@HASARA5.BITNET ("Jacqueline Cote")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf-lovers
Subject: WorldCon 1990
Message-ID: <8802161250.AA26271@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 16 Feb 88 09:14:00 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Lines: 286
 
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
 
                        ==   C O N F I C T I O N   ==
 
                                  WORLDCON
 
                                    1990
 
             T H E   H A G U E  --  T H E   N E T H E R L A N D S
  
                       2 3  -  2 7    A U G U S T  1 9 9 0
  
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             ---  THE   48TH  WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION ---
  
                   NETHERLANDS CONGRESS CENTRE (CONGRESGEBOUW)
 
                               (23-27 AUG. 1990)
  
GUESTS OF HONOUR :
  
                        J O E   H A L D E M A N
  
                    W O L F G A N G   J E S C H K E
  
                      H A R R Y   H A R R I S O N
  
FAN GUEST OF HONOUR :
  
                       A N D R E W   P O R T E R
  
TOASTMISTRESS :
  
                C H E L S E A   Q U I N N   Y A R B R O
   
================================================================================
  
POSTAL ADDRESS :
 
WorldCon 1990
P.O. BOX 95370
2509 CJ  The Hague
 
The Netherlands
  
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&   I M P O R T A N T &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
  
For an e-mail address :
 
    See a previous posting or request the following from CSNEWS@MAINE
(in interactive 'send message' mode): 
 
    SENDME WORLDCON CSNOTICE FROM CSBB     (Rem : BITNET only)
  
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
  
    Addresses of Local Agents :
  
AUSTRALIA                                SWEDEN
 
  Justin Ackroyd                           Andreas Bjorklind
  GPO Box 2708 X                           Erikshallsgatan 16A
  Melbourne 3001                           S-151 46 Sodertjalje
  
                                           Carina Skytt
BELGIUM                                    Lundbygatan 36
                                           S-151 46 Sodertalje
  Ronald Grossey
  Bouwhandelstraat 37
  2200 Borghout
  
CANADA                                   UNITED KINGDOM
 
  Yvonne & Lloyd Penney                    Colin Fine
  P.O. Box 186, Station 'M'                28 Abbey Road
  Toronto, Ontario M6S 4T3                 Cambridge CB5 8HQ
  
FINLAND                                  UNITED STATES
 
  Toni Jerrman                             Marc s. Glasser
  Viljelijantie 4-6 D-103                  P.O. Box 1252, Bowling Green Station
  00410 Helsinki                           New York, NY 10274
  
FRANCE                                     David Schlosser
                                           6620 Hazeltine Avenue 9
  Jean-Pierre Moumon & Martine Blond       Van Nuys, CA 91405
  Villa Magali Chemin Calabro
  8316 La Valette-du-Var
   
ITALY                                    WEST-GERMANY
 
  Patrizia Thiella                         Peter Herber
  Via Novara 3                             Hofrichterstrasse 13
  20089 Rozzano (MI)                       5000 Koln 80
  
JAPAN                                    YUGOSLAVIA
 
  Masamichi & Michiko Osako                Damir Coklin
  523, 1-5-11, Inaba, Higashiosaka         Pregradska 4
  Higashiosaka 578                         41000 Zagreb
  
NORWAY
 
  Johannes Berg
  Tuenger Alle 10
  0374 Oslo 3
  
================================================================================
  
               * * * * M E M B E R S H I P   R A T E S * * * *
  
               ================ IMPORTANT NOTICE ============
  
    The membership rates are based upon the current daily exchange
rate of the US dollar. Should the dollar drop by more than 10 percent
of the current value (as per November 16, 1987 = progress report 1),
i.e. $1.00 = Dfl 1,80. Otherwise, we are forced to adjust the price to
match the exchange rate of the Dutch Membership rates. However, if the
dollar rises and passes the Dfl 2,00 limit, US membership rates will
be adjusted. Members who have paid too much during that period will be
reimbursed at ConFiction. This upon showing a receipt that will be
mailed out by the end of each year. Fluctuations of less than $5.00
will not be reimbursed, as banking fees and administration costs are
equal to, or even exceed $5.00. 
  
    ConFiction offers you two sorts of membership : Attending and
Supporting. Either choice entitles you to voting rights for the Hugo
Award and for the site election for 1993 (by mail or at the convention
itself), of all the Progress Reports, any Newsletter appearing after
you have joined, the programme book and any post-convention
publication. An Attending Membership also buys you the right to attend
ConFiction and all the programmes therein, including the meetings of
the World Science Fiction Society business meetings. As a Supporting
member, you may convert to an Attending member at any time by paying
the difference between an Attending and Supporting membership. 
  
    Until December 31, 1988 the rates, payable in US dollars, pounds
sterling, Deutsche Marken or Dutch Guilders, are : 
  
                      US       pounds       Dutch       Deutsche
                    Dollars   sterling     guilders      Marken
  
Attending             65       37.50         120           110
 
Supporting            28        16            50            45
 
Children's            17         9            30            27
   Admission (*)
  
    (*) For children under 14 in 1990; children under the age of 3
have free admission. Children's admission may only be purchased in
combination with an Attending membership. Children under the age of 14
have no rights to vote on selection or Hugo's, but children over 3 (in
1990) are entitled to any publication (and to attending the con). 
 
    (Editor's note : rates haven't changed ( 16-2-88 ) as far as *I*
know, since the dollar hasn't changed THAT much since November.) 
 
=================== M E M B E R S H I P   P A Y M E N T ===================
 
    ALL membership payments must be made payable to :
 
STICHTING WorldCon 1990
P.O. BOX 95370
2509 CJ  The Hague
  
    The organization accepts Access, MasterCard and EuroCard. Please,
make out your payments ( by international money order, or credit card)
in Dutch currency only (Dfl). We do prefer payment by credit card,
thus avoiding the rather expensive banking conversion rates.
Alternatively payments may also be made through your agent in local
currency (see above list). For people in (European) countries with
GIRO accounts : 
 
    GIRO account 237884 (to be credited to : Stichting WorldCon 1990, The Hague,
                         The Netherlands)
 
    Dutch members can also use the (AMRO) bank account 482688041 (credited to: 
                                    see GIRO account)
 
================================================================================
============================== P L E A S E =====================================
================================================================================
 
    Please do NOT send your membership application to U00254 @
HASARA5, but to the listed address, plus the appropriate admission
fee.  Any applications, directed via the e-mail address will be DELETED!!! 
 
================================================================================
================================================================================
================================================================================
  
--------------- some general info -------------
  
    A experienced Dutch Tour Operator (Convention Travel
International), with an excellent reputation and co-operating with the
Congress Building, will deal with hotel and travel organizations. For
the Notrh-American members will be served by 'Ask Mr Foster' in
liaison with Convention Travel International. 
 
    For other particulars (transport arrangements, customs, etc.) I
refer to the organization and its publications. 
 
################################################################################
 
    In due time (a few days from now) ""tourist"" info will be send as
well. The Netherlands is a FUN/FANtastic country to visit. More
particulars in later postings.
 
################################################################################
  
                         E N D   O F   P O S T I N G 
 
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  C O N F I C T I O N   --  W O R L D C O N   1 9 9 0 --  T H E   H A G U E
 
                      O N E     H E L L     O F    A    C O N !!!!!
  
                ------------ B E ---------------------- T H E R E --------
  
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

523.7PLEASE!!!!HLIS07::FOKKENROODFri Feb 19 1988 09:5718
    
    Please do not enter information twice in this notefile!! This can
    be very confusing for the readers.
    
     Altough I'm also not a member of the organizing commite I've strong
    contacts with them because I see them each month. They have agreed
    to give me any important information as soon as it comes up.
    
    The one and only contact with the commite are through the postage
    address I supplied or trough this notesfile, but the postage address
    is the only way you will be sure that you're questions will reach
    the commite.
    
    Anyone who has additional information about the con is welcome to
    add it of course. But double information can work very confusing.
    
    Reinier de Vlaam
    
523.8Confiction, Worldcon 1990HOO78C::FOKKENROODbicycle repair manFri Jul 06 1990 06:407
    
    Anybody who needs information about the comming worldcon in The
    Hague (Holland) better hurry, it's comming soon (23-26 aug)
    
    	Reinier
    	DRO Gouda
    	Holland
523.9Let's do it againHOO78C::FOKKENROODbicycle repair manTue Aug 28 1990 10:5514
    
    Who of you have been to the confiction?
    
    It was GREAT! If you haven't been there you have missed a lot.
    This was realy a well organised Con in which EVERYBODY had a great
    time. If there wasn't a panel that interrested you (that were only few)
    there was a continous film and video program, a charade marathon, games
    a art-show and dealers room. There was no moment I was even a little bit
    bored. We had an (after-all) great masquarade show and a great play by
    Brian Aldis: SF-Blues.
    Allas, I didn't see everything and know I missed a lot.
    
    	Reinier.
    
523.10RUBY::BOYAJIANDanger! Do Not Reverse Polarity!Tue Aug 28 1990 16:114
    Well, I was close-by. I was in London, but too busy to skip across
    the Channel to drop in. I had considered it, though.
    
    --- jerry
523.11HOO78C::FOKKENROODbicycle repair manFri Aug 31 1990 12:565
    
    You've missed something, you'd better come across. Work can be done
    some other time.
    
    	Reinier