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A successful bid to bring the Worldcon to [[Melbourne]] in 1999. It won at [[L.A.Con III]] in 1996. The other bidder was [[Worldcon Zagreb in 1999]]. See [[1999 Worldcon Site Selection]] for details. | A successful bid to bring the Worldcon to [[Melbourne]] in 1999. It won at [[L.A.Con III]] in 1996. The other bidder was [[Worldcon Zagreb in 1999]]. See [[1999 Worldcon Site Selection]] for details. | ||
| − | [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] and [[Dick Smith]] were the principal | + | [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] and [[Dick Smith]] were the principal U.S. agents. |
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| + | [[Bid parties]] served Australian [[bheer]] and wine; homemade ANZAC biscuits, Australasian-style cookies supplied by a cadre of volunteer [[fan]] bakers (and turning out differently from baker to baker due to variations in and outright unavailability of key ingredients such as golden syrup); Lamingtons (Australia’s answer to brownies); and “'''Platypus Punch''',” a beverage invented by the Smiths after Leah quizzed Australian [[fen]] about popular nonalcoholic Aussie drinks and received only blank stares for answer. The [[Blog]]-red punch, conceived somewhat desperately in the aisles of Costco before the launching party at [[ConFrancisco]], consisted primarily of Hawaiian Punch and pineapple juice, mixed, [[Swill]]-like, in wastebaskets, with canned fruit cocktail added as the “platypus.” | ||
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| + | [[Pre-supporters]] received wearable clip-on toy koalas as premiums, and a key bid fundraiser was a line of “'''Koalawear'''” vests for them. High-level donors received pewter platypus pins. | ||
{{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1999}} | {{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1999}} | ||
[[Category:australia]] | [[Category:australia]] | ||
[[Category:worldcon]] | [[Category:worldcon]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:10, 28 July 2020
A successful bid to bring the Worldcon to Melbourne in 1999. It won at L.A.Con III in 1996. The other bidder was Worldcon Zagreb in 1999. See 1999 Worldcon Site Selection for details.
Leah Zeldes Smith and Dick Smith were the principal U.S. agents.
Bid parties served Australian bheer and wine; homemade ANZAC biscuits, Australasian-style cookies supplied by a cadre of volunteer fan bakers (and turning out differently from baker to baker due to variations in and outright unavailability of key ingredients such as golden syrup); Lamingtons (Australia’s answer to brownies); and “Platypus Punch,” a beverage invented by the Smiths after Leah quizzed Australian fen about popular nonalcoholic Aussie drinks and received only blank stares for answer. The Blog-red punch, conceived somewhat desperately in the aisles of Costco before the launching party at ConFrancisco, consisted primarily of Hawaiian Punch and pineapple juice, mixed, Swill-like, in wastebaskets, with canned fruit cocktail added as the “platypus.”
Pre-supporters received wearable clip-on toy koalas as premiums, and a key bid fundraiser was a line of “Koalawear” vests for them. High-level donors received pewter platypus pins.
| 1999 Site Selection | 1999 |
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