Sorry for the delay.  We are back at Chicoutimi and needed some time to recover after the convention.  The fifth day was the last day of Anticipation.  It was mostly a social day where we took some time to talk and share with friends.  We won the two artworks we wanted and they will on [...]

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The hugos are the most well known prize in science fiction.  Each year the prize is given during the current worldcon.  The ceremony was a bit serious except when Frank Wu received his prized.  He took the “rocket” and played a bit with it like a kid. We were deceived by the recipients of the [...]

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Worldcon is a big event.  Anticipation is a small Worldcon if we compare it to the ones happening in the USA but it’s still a major event in Montréal.  All things are run by volunteers who participate in the panels and expositions line any other member of the convention.  In any cases, the convention need [...]

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The participants were Christian Sauvé, Joël Champetier and Benoît Girard. At this panel we have learned interesting tidbits about Worldcon. Worlcon’s fans follow three steps: 1 Going for the guest stars 2 Going for the panels 3 Going for friends. Also we have learned what is FILK. Its, in fact, an error in convention guide [...]

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