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	World Science Fiction Convention Site Selection activity
		Site selection for the 2007 North American Science Fiction Convention (which is only held in years that the WorldCon is outside North America) will be conducted at CascadiaCon (the 2005 NASFiC) in Seattle,Washington.
		Yokohama, Japan will be the site of the 65th World Science Fiction Convention from August 30 to September 3, 2007.
		Louis in 2007 is the only group which has announced a bid for the 2007 NASFiC.
	www.sfwa.org /news/futureworldcons.htm

	Stromata Blog: Science Fiction
		In fact, I was one of two non-Europeans to show up for the European Science Fiction Society business meeting, whose highlights were a quickie constitutional amendment (to rectify last year’s forgetfulness about electing officers) and 2007 bid presentations.
		The site selection ballot for the 2007 NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention, held only in years when the World Science Fiction Convention is on another continent) is now available for downloading.
		Unrelated to Cascadia Con but too nifty to overlook is this chart showing the relative sizes of an array of science fictional spaceships, at a scale of 10 meters to the pixel.
	stromata.typepad.com /stromata_blog/science_fiction

	Stromata Blog: Science Fiction
		In fact, I was one of two non-Europeans to show up for the European Science Fiction Society business meeting, whose highlights were a quickie constitutional amendment (to rectify last year’s forgetfulness about electing officers) and 2007 bid presentations.
		Unrelated to Cascadia Con but too nifty to overlook is this chart showing the relative sizes of an array of science fictional spaceships, at a scale of 10 meters to the pixel.
		The futility of human endeavor may have its attractions as a theological tenet; it does not lead to compelling fiction.
	stromata.typepad.com /stromata_blog/science_fiction/index.html (9075 words)

	Cincinnati Fantasy Group: The Links Page
		Nippon 2007: The 65th World Science Fiction Convention; Thursday, August 30th through Monday, September 3rd, 2007, in Yokohama, Japan.
		Additional episode guides to some of the preceding active shows, and to most every science fiction/fantasy show currently running on American TV (plus more that aren't, or didn't, or weren't SF then or now) can be found through Ultimate TV's Ultimate TV Show List, or more directly through its science fiction sublist.
		And by all means visit the World Science Fiction Society / Worldcon [Official] site for a look at the complete WSFS rules, plus information about the Hugo awards/winners and previous Worldcon dates, venues and guests.
	www.cfg.org /links/index.htm (2348 words)

	56th World Science Fiction Convention - Bucconeer 1998
		The annual Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award) is sponsored by WSFS and administered by the committee of the Worldcon held that year.
		, the 2006 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), in conjunction with Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc., a section 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is sponsoring the ninth annual Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest for the best short story with a science fiction or fantasy theme, the best science fiction or fantasy artwork, and the best science essay.
		A list of groups organizing future Worldcon site bids for 2007 and beyond may be found on the Worldcon bid page managed by Chaz Boston Baden.
	www.bucconeer.worldcon.org (924 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - I am the Ebert of your 2007 film! Send me the summary, and get a Ebertish review!
		The Shrink is a comedy, it is a drama, it’s a thriller, and it’s a moving piece of fiction with one of the funniest and most original script in years that is brought out beautifully by a great ensemble cast.
		The entire film takes place in the office of the shrink as he is visited by ten wildly dysfunctional patients (See the character description to discover more about each of the patients) each which their own problems.
		The film veers wildly from one idea to the next, but never loses track of its main focus: it is foremost a character piece on Allison.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=171779 (3831 words)

	Angelina Hungry Like the "Beowulf" - Aug 18, 2005 - E! Online News
		Beowulf, originally written in the eighth century, is being adapted to the screen by Neil Gaiman, best known as the author of The Sandman graphic novels, and Roger Avary, who shared an Oscar for cowriting Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino.
		Beowulf stars Ray Winstone (best known as the gangster in Sexy Beast) as the viking hero who saves his land from the clutches of the terrible monster Grendel (Glover).
		Aug 18, 2005, 2:30 PM PT In what Jennifer Aniston might think of as a case of typecasting, Angelina Jolie is set to play an evil temptress in a new epic from director Robert Zemeckis.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,17181,00.html?rsslatest (606 words)

	The Lovely Bones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lovely Bones was notable when it was published for its use of an omniscient narrator, a device thought by some to be dead in most contemporary American fiction.
		The Lovely Bones ( 2002), by Alice Sebold, is a novel told in the first person by Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl who is raped, murdered and dismembered in the first chapter.
		The rights to Bones were obviously a way out of this, and they ended up in the hands of Peter Jackson, fresh from his Lord of the Rings success, by the end of the year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(2007_movie) (606 words)

	Fangoria - America's Horror Magazine
		In BEOWULF, scripted by genre veterans Roger (PULP FICTION) Avary and Neil (SANDMAN) Gaiman and to be created through the CGI/motion-capture technology Zemeckis used on POLAR EXPRESS, Grendel is an alternately violent and lustful foe of the warrior Beowulf, and Glover sees a lot of potential in the role.
		Veteran actor Crispin Glover has been chosen to play the flamboyant, over-the-top role of Grendel in Robert Zemeckis' adaptation of the epic poem BEOWULF, which is currently in active preproduction and slated for a 2007 release (see our last item here).
		August 4: Glover to be Grendel in new BEOWULF
	www.fangoria.com /news_article.php?id=4496 (345 words)

	David Brin's Official Web Site
		Also the Japanese city of Yokohama won its bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention in 2007.
		This Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Net Ring link is maintained by David Brin.
		Also -- a discussion of "The Science in Science Fiction" with William Gibson and one about "Science Fiction Writing." Listen also to TECHNOLOGICAL NIGHTMARES renowned futurist economist Paul Streetn offer wise perspectives about future threats and opportunities, including insights to The Transparent Society.
	www.davidbrin.com (2318 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Features - Close encounters
		Around 5,000 fans of fantastic fiction from all over the world are in Glasgow next weekend for Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention.
		More than500 lectures, debates and panel discussions on subjects ranging from fiction and writing to politics and science take place over the five days of Worldcon, with up to a dozen streams running in parallel at any time.
		Better known as Worldcon, it is usually hosted by the US, although Canada, Australia, England, The Netherlands and Germany have all taken their turn, and the 2007 show is in Japan.
	news.scotsman.com /features.cfm?id=1702452005 (943 words)

	56th World Science Fiction Convention - Bucconeer 1998
		The annual Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award) is sponsored by WSFS and administered by the committee of the Worldcon held that year.
		The 2004 Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest winners, finalists, and semifinalists were honored during Noreascon 4 with a special ceremony and reception.
		At the last Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc. quarterly meeting, the attendees voted to discontinue plans for a printed edition of the Parting Shot memory book and to transfer the allotted funds to the Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest.
	www.bucconeer.worldcon.org (943 words)

	TIMELINE 2010 page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
		February 2007 was the launch of Japan's Planet-C, which swung by Earth in June 2008, and arrived at Venus in September 2009.
		In 2007 Mars Phoenix was launched, and landed near the Martian North Pole, where it dug, found ice, then baked it and soil in 8 tiny ovens to search for organic compounds.
		Also in 2007, the French Space Agency CNES launched a remote sensing Mars orbiter and four small "netlanders" with communications link launched by the Italian Space Agency ASI.
	www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/timeline2010.html (943 words)

	Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: Blog (Old)
		Hopefully, the Japanese will win their bid to have the World Science Fiction Convention there in 2007; that would be a wonderful, tax-deductible reason to return to the beautiful land of the rising sun.
		Although the play is billed as a comedy (and it is indeed very funny), this is also a complex psychological portrait of the mind of a completely believable science-fiction writer, and the dichotomies that swirl around SF writers' lives.
		In May, Carolyn was Poet Guest of Honour and Rob was Author Guest of Honour at V-Con 25, a science-fiction convention in Vancouver, B.C. On April 29, Rob celebrated the big four-oh.
	www.sfwriter.com /blog400.htm (7640 words)

	NSTA - Education News
		Last week President Bush signed into law a five-year reauthorization bill for the National Science Foundation (NSF) granting NSF funding increases from its current $4.79 billion in fiscal 2002 to $9.84 billion in fiscal 2007.
		Bob Chase, the head of the 2.6 million-member National Education Association, said yesterday that while he welcomes President Bush's attention to teacher quality, he is disappointed that the Administration's proposed 2003 budget actually reduces funding for that purpose.
		While the state and local school boards could still put federal block grant money toward science training, the article says, it is feared that funding once set aside for science will now go to "higher priority" areas (such as reading, writing, and math) that are addressed in state tests (science is not currently tested).
	www.nsta.org /educationnews/&category_ID=293 (7640 words)

	Nippon 2007 English Main Page
		----- Science Fiction and Fantasy works from overseas that have been translated into Japanese.
		We've been to Midwestcon55 "The Relaxacon" and Westercon57 "Conkopelli" Cincinnati 25-27 Jun. / Phoenix 2-4 Jul.
		Noreascon 4, Nippon2007 Japan party room and etc photo.
	www.nippon2007.org /eng/e_main.html (7640 words)

	Alexis Glynn Latner
		Published writers of science fiction, fantasy or horror who may be interested in SFWA are welcome to contact me for information, and SFWA members in the south and central regions of the USA are equally welcome to contact me with concerns.
		From July 1, 2004 until June of 2007, I am the South-Central Director for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
		I am a writer of speculative fiction and belong to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
	www.sff.net /people/alexis-latner (534 words)

	Stromata Blog: NASFiC 2007: A Chance to Vote Early and Often
		The site selection ballot for the 2007 NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention, held only in years when the World Science Fiction Convention is on another continent) is now available for downloading.
		NASFiC 2007: A Chance to Vote Early and Often
		Stromata Blog: NASFiC 2007: A Chance to Vote Early and Often
	stromata.typepad.com /stromata_blog/2005/07/nasfic_2007_a_c.html (534 words)

	World Science Fiction Convention Site Selection activity
		Site selection for the 2007 North American Science Fiction Convention (which is only held in years that the WorldCon is outside North America) will be conducted at CascadiaCon (the 2005 NASFiC) in Seattle,Washington.
		Yokohama, Japan will be the site of the 65th World Science Fiction Convention from August 30 to September 3, 2007.
		Louis in 2007 is the only group which has announced a bid for the 2007 NASFiC.
	www.sfwa.org /news/futureworldcons.htm (240 words)

	events
		Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention & the 46th Japan Science Fiction Convention ( Thu, Aug 30 - Mon, Sep 3, 2007)
		Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa ; Guests of Honor: KOMATSU Sakyo, David BRIN, AMANO Yoshitaka, Michael WHELAN, and SHIBANO Takumi (Capitalized part of name is the family name.
	www.mmjp.or.jp /sfmra/db/events (240 words)

	World Science Fiction Convention Site Selection activity
		Site selection for the 2007 North American Science Fiction Convention (which is only held in years that the WorldCon is outside North America) will be conducted at CascadiaCon (the 2005 NASFiC) in Seattle,Washington.
		Louis in 2007 is the only group which has announced a bid for the 2007 NASFiC.
		They have not announced what date or facilities they will use if they win site selection.
	www.sfwa.org /News/futureworldcons.htm (240 words)

	Worldcon
		Members of Worldcon (attending or not) vote on which speculative fiction works (writing, artwork, performance, and works related to science fiction or fandom) of the previous year will receive a Hugo Award.
		The 2007 Worldcon will be the first to be held in Japan.
		Most Worldcons have been in the United States, but they have also taken place in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Worldcon.htm (240 words)

	2007 NASFiC - St, Louis in One-Horse Race
		A 2007 NASFiC loomed on the horizon immediately after fans chose Japan to host the Worldcon for that year.
		Competing bids for Ocean City, MD or St. Louis, MO were initially publicized, but site selection administrator Tom Veal announced on his Stromata weblog that St. Louis alone submitted a bid by the March 5 filing deadline.
		NASFiC -- the North American Science Fiction Convention -- is provided under the same World Science Fiction Society rules that govern Worldcons, Hugos, and where Ben Yalow spends Labor Day.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/mglyer/F770/page6.html (240 words)

	2007 NASFiC - St, Louis in One-Horse Race
		2007 NASFiC: St. Louis in a One-Horse Race
		2007 NASFiC - St, Louis in One-Horse Race
		NASFiC -- the North American Science Fiction Convention -- is provided under the same World Science Fiction Society rules that govern Worldcons, Hugos, and where Ben Yalow spends Labor Day.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/mglyer/f770/page6.html (240 words)

	List 'O Links (Science Fiction Edition) by M+D
		NASFIC 2007 - St Louis is bidding for a NASFic, assuming Japan wins.
		WORLDCON 2007 - Japan is bidding against Columbus, Ohio.
		SFF Net - the home to many on-line SF presences.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/mdcarey/scifi.htm (240 words)

	Worldcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2005 Worldcon was held in Glasgow, and the 2007 Worldcon will be the first to be held in Japan.
		For over 20 years, bids were voted on three years in advance by the Worldcon membership with the 2007 Yokohama Worldcon bid being selected at the 2004 Worldcon in Boston.
		The name Worldcon is owned by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), whose membership are those paying attendees of the convention, which is typically run by local fan organizations who bid to host the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Worldcon (240 words)

	Tachyon Publications
		Tachyon will be publishing an original Emshwiller novel in the spring of 2007, and her second short story collection with Tachyon is being scheduled.
		Our mission at Tachyon Publications is to present science fiction and fantasy books that have been overlooked by major publishing houses and to present contemporary works that we think are destined to become classics.
		Welcome to Tachyon Publications, a San Francisco-based independent press specializing in quality science fiction and fantasy books.
	www.tachyonpublications.com (582 words)

	www.sbe.saskatoon.sk.ca
		Tommy Douglas Collegiate, to be built in the west sector development of Saskatoon, has been named in honour of Tommy Douglas, who was Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. Tommy Douglas Collegiate opens in the fall of 2007. View west sector development. View main floor plan.
		Public school students have read over 1 Million books outside of school in the past year, thanks to Just Read. Just Read is a partnership between public schools and the wider community to increase students’ out-of-school reading of both fiction and non-fiction books.
		Centennial Collegiate, to be built in northeast Saskatoon, has been named in honour of the centennial of the City of Saskatoon and of the province of Saskatchewan. Part of an Integrated Community Centre, Centennial Collegiate opens in the fall of 2006.
	www.sbe.saskatoon.sk.ca (549 words)

	Kevin's Science Fiction Convention List
		A regional listing of science fiction conventions for the following areas:
		CONvergence July 7-9, 2006 Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South, Bloomington, MN May 15, 2006
		OmegaCon The Lodge at Crooked Lake, Siren, WI Definitions:
	www.visi.com /~kaustin/cons.html (642 words)

	His Dark Materials BridgeToTheStars.Net
		Dark Horizons claims that the film adaptation of Northern Lights/The Golden Compass has been brought forward several weeks from its previously scheduled release date, to November 16th, 2007- although their source is not named.
		Science in Fiction will be discussing just that; amongst other topics, how accurate an author should be in a work of fiction- something Pullman has dabbled with in the titular dark matter of His Dark Materials.
		Following on from last week's defeat of a government bill to outlaw "abusive and insulting" criticism of religion, Philip Pullman and Nicholas Hytner (director of HDM at the National Theatre) are leading renewed calls for the repeal of the existing blasphemy laws in Britain - which apply solely to the Church of England.
	www.bridgetothestars.net (2324 words)

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