| Kansas City in 2009
A BID FOR THE 67TH WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION LABOR
DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 3-7, 2009
YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD BID DOWN;
OR, “DOCTOR, I THINK IT'S MOVING...”
That's right, we're back. The amazing (and highly gratifying)
level of support we received during the 2006 bidding process, along with
the constant queries of “When are you going to go again?” afterwards, led
inexorably to only one conclusion: we should give it another try
(or we're out of our damn minds).
In addition to the encouragement, we feel we have
a great setup to offer, including
Great New Facilities! Overland Park's new
state-of-the-art convention center includes:
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237,000 square feet of function space in the Convention
Center
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The attached Sheraton hotel has:
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25,000 square feet of function space
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Corkage and Forkage waived
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All hotel and convention center parking will be free
People. Our Bid Committee includes fans
from the midwest and throughout the country with experience working local
and regional cons, as well as WorldCons. Our local group hosted the Nebula
Weekend in 1997 and 2002. ConQuesT (now in its fourth decade) is renowned
as one of the finest (and most fun) cons in the midwest.
Convenience. Kansas City is a major
transportation hub with easy travel connections and a modern, spacious
airport. The convention center is located directly adjacent to a major
interstate and is easily accessible from any direction.
Attractions. There are many activities
awaiting your discovery, including the Kansas City Zoo, the Harry S Truman
Library and Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary
Art, the City Farmer's Market and the Steamboat Arabia Museum, Union Station/Science
City, the Liberty Memorial, Westport nightclub district, the Toy and Miniature
Museum, the Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun amusement parks, the KC Renaissance
Festival, several riverboat casinos, the world-renowned Country Club Plaza
shopping district and much more, all within thirty minutes of the convention
center.
So watch for us at cons across the country, throwing our
award-winning parties, featuring our incredible homemade victuals (mmmmm,
Inger cookies [insert Homer Simpson noise here]), at cons all over the
country. We look forward to seeing all the friends we've made over the
past three years, and making many more.
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Presupport $20
Preoppose $25
Friend of the Library $50
Patron $100
Make checks (in U.S. funds) payable to Kansas City in 2009 and mail
to: Kansas City 2009, P.O. Box 414175, Kansas City, MO 64141-4175
Contact us
masffc@kc.rr.com
Kansas City is competing with Montreal for the opportunity to host
the 2009 World Science Fiction Convention. Bidding for a WorldCon is expensive
- please presupport both our bid and Montreal
2009, and vote for us!
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