8th North American Science Fiction Convention
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Cascadia Con was the 8th North American Science Fiction Convention
North American Science Fiction Convention
NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled only during years where the Worldcon is being held outside of the North American continent. NASFiC bids voted on by the Worldcon membership the year after a non-North American Worldcon site has...

, held in SeaTac, Washington
SeaTac, Washington
SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...

, on September 1-5, 2005, at the Seattle Airport Hilton and Conference Center. This NASFiC was held because Glasgow, Scotland, was selected as the location for the 2005 Worldcon
63rd World Science Fiction Convention
The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention was called Interaction, and was held in Glasgow, Scotland 4–8 August 2005. The event was also the Eurocon. The Venue for the 63rd Worldcon was the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre with the attached Clyde Auditorium and Moat House Hotel...

.

Guests of honor

  • Fred Saberhagen
    Fred Saberhagen
    Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and S.F...

    , writer (unable to attend due to illness)
  • Liz Danforth
    Liz Danforth
    Elizabeth T. Danforth is a figure of note in the game industry. Although primarily recognized as an illustrator, she is an editor, writer, game scenario designer, and game developer.-Creative works:...

    , artist
  • Kevin Standlee, fan
  • Marc Abrahams
    Marc Abrahams
    Marc Abrahams is editor and co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research, and originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration. He was formerly editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results....

    , science
  • Toni Weisskopf, editor
  • Uffington Horse, special filk guest
  • Hiroaki Inoue, anime
  • Harry Harrison
    Harry Harrison
    Harry Harrison is an American science fiction author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! , the basis for the film Soylent Green...

    , special author guest (unable to attend due to illness)

Events

  • The first American showing of Charlie Jade
    Charlie Jade
    Charlie Jade is a science fiction television program filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and South African co-production filmed in conjunction with...

    was presented at Cascadia Con by Jeffrey Pierce and Robert Wertheimer.
  • Trailers of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
    Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
    Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.- Plot :...

    were first shown at Cascadia Con, presented by Chase Masterson
    Chase Masterson
    Chase Masterson, born Christianne Carafano on February 26, 1963 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is an American actress and singer.-Career:...

    .
  • John and Bjo Trimble
    Bjo Trimble
    Betty Jo Trimble , universally known as Bjo ,is a significant figure in the history of science fiction fandom...

    , with Marah Searle-Kovacevic, hosted a wake for James Doohan
    James Doohan
    James Montgomery "Jimmy" Doohan was a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek...

    .

Heinlein Award

The Heinlein Award was presented by the Heinlein Society to Larry Niven
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...

 and Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own website/blog....

.

Site selection

After the "UK in 2005" bid was selected, essentially unopposed, as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2005 (as "Interaction
63rd World Science Fiction Convention
The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention was called Interaction, and was held in Glasgow, Scotland 4–8 August 2005. The event was also the Eurocon. The Venue for the 63rd Worldcon was the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre with the attached Clyde Auditorium and Moat House Hotel...

" in Glasgow, Scotland, the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at , the 2003 Worldcon in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, to select a NASFiC site for 2005. The Seattle bid won by "5 or 6" votes out of the roughly 400 cast.

At Cascadia Con, St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 won the vote for the 9th North American Science Fiction Convention
North American Science Fiction Convention
NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled only during years where the Worldcon is being held outside of the North American continent. NASFiC bids voted on by the Worldcon membership the year after a non-North American Worldcon site has...

 in 2007. This is only the second time which a NASFiC site selection vote has been held at a NASFiC.

Notable program participants

  • Marc Abrahams
    Marc Abrahams
    Marc Abrahams is editor and co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research, and originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration. He was formerly editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results....

  • Heather Alexander
  • C. J. Cherryh
    C. J. Cherryh
    Carolyn Janice Cherry , better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author...

  • Julie Czerneda
  • William C. Dietz
    William C. Dietz
    William C. Dietz is the best-selling author of more than thirty novels some of which have been translated into German, French, Russian, Korean and Japanese...

  • Jane Fancher
    Jane Fancher
    Jane S. Fancher is a science fiction and fantasy author and artist.She currently lives in Spokane, Washington with fellow science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh...

  • Sheila Finch
    Sheila Finch
    Sheila Finch is a science fiction author. She has won the Nebula Award for her 1998 novella “Reading the Bones,” which was later expanded into a novel...

  • Michael F. Flynn
  • Robin Hobb
    Robin Hobb
    Robin Hobb is the second pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who produces primarily fantasy fiction, although she has published some science fiction....

  • Chase Masterson
    Chase Masterson
    Chase Masterson, born Christianne Carafano on February 26, 1963 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is an American actress and singer.-Career:...

  • Larry Niven
    Larry Niven
    Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...

  • Diana L. Paxson
    Diana L. Paxson
    Diana L. Paxson is an author, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories...

  • John Pelan
    John Pelan
    John C. Pelan is an American author, editor and publisher in the small press science-fiction, weird and horror fiction genres.He first founded Axolotl Press in 1986 and published several volumes by authors such as Tim Powers, Charles de Lint, Michael Shea and James P. Blaylock. Following this, he...

  • Jerry Pournelle
    Jerry Pournelle
    Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own website/blog....

  • Kristine Kathryn Rusch
    Kristine Kathryn Rusch
    Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream....

  • Stalking Cat
    Stalking Cat
    Dennis Avner of Tonopah, Nevada, United States, is widely known as "Cat Man," though he prefers his Native American name, Stalking Cat. Avner has spent considerable resources to surgically modify his body to resemble that of a tiger...

  • Bjo Trimble
    Bjo Trimble
    Betty Jo Trimble , universally known as Bjo ,is a significant figure in the history of science fiction fandom...

  • Dan Woren
    Dan Woren
    Daniel E. Woren is an American voice actor who is also known as Jackson Daniels, Warren Daniels, Dan Warren, Daniel Woren, and Dan Worren...

  • Tommy Yune
    Tommy Yune
    Tommy Yune is a Korean comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on Speed Racer, which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as Transformers, Battle of the Planets and Robotech...



Anthology

The anthology Northwest Passages was sponsored by Cascadia Con and released at the convention. It was published by Windstorm Creative and edited by Cris DiMarco. Over 950 authors submitted stories for this anthology, of which 25 were selected for publication.

Committee

Cascadia Con was held under the auspices of SWOC, the Seattle Westercon Organizing Committee.
  • Chair: Bobbie DuFault

Division heads

  • Finance Vice-Chair: Susan Robinson
  • Administration Vice-Chair: Pat Porter
  • Facilities: Glenn Glazer
  • Operations: Marah Searle-Kovacevic, Cheryl Ferguson
  • Information Technology Systems: Jerry Gieseke
  • Membership Services: Dave Schaber
  • Hospitality: Jackie Sherry
  • Publications: Allyn Llyr
  • Programming: Alex von Thorn
  • Special Events: Michael Kemnir
  • Video/Film: Bruce E. Durocher II

External links

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