March 17th's new significance

March 17 is no longer St. Patrick's Day to me.

It is now the day Andre Norton died:

http://sfwa.org/news/anorton.htm

Andre was one of the first authors I read and remains a sentimental favourite.

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Help Wanted working Penguicon Program Operations:

Want to join those proud few who work in convention programming operations?

This is the place:

http://www.penguicon.org/

The basic duties:

You have to:

Make sure all the panelists showed up and find them if they did not.

Make sure they have water.

Give ten minute and times up notices

Setup technical equipment like video projectors.

Other duties as needed.

I am running program ops.

I am not sure of inducements other than getting into the Green Room.

There maybe refunds if the con makes enough money. I got a partial rebate last year for doing panels.

Hours are flexible but long.