Ellen Asher • Charles N. Brown (in memoriam)
Tim Powers • Boris Vallejo
Special guests: Bill Willingham, Tricky Pixie

 

Welcome to the home page of Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention. On this site you'll find everything you need to know about the convention, including our guests, program, events, exhibits and of course how to register and where to stay while you're in town. We've given you plenty of ways to find the information you're looking for, including the menus at the left of the page and a handy sitemap. And clicking on the cute rocket guy in the top left of every page will always bring you right back here.

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Which THREE things are you looking forward to most about Renovation?

Visiting a new city
Luxury hotels and amenities
Seeing old friends
Making new friends
Seeing and meeting the Guests of Honor
Hugo awards and ceremony
Meeting and talking to SF&F professionals
Seeing the Art show
Going to the Masquerade
Buying from the dealers' room
Enjoying the program
Joining in with the Filking
Spending time in the Games Room
Nightlife and parties

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Get in Touch

You can contact us by mail Renovation, PO Box 13278, Portland, OR 97213-0278, USA or by email at info@renovationsf.org. We also have a range of specific contact addresses for particular departments - see our contacts page for the full list.


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"I came onstage in an elegant, sparkly evening gown, took a baseball cap and gold chains out of the bag I'd brought with me, donned them in the appropriate manner ... and somewhere in the audience, my husband's seatmate uttered, in tones of subdued horror: "Oh my God, she's going to rap!""

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Latest News

Aug 29, 2010 - confirmed a bus shuttle service to run between the RSCC/Atlantis and Peppermill sites throughout the convention.

Aug 29, 2010 - as we prepare to become the seated Worldcon, we have published an expanded list of contact addresses to help members to reach the right person on our team.

Aug 23, 2010 - announced our Academic Program on the subject of "Speculative Frontiers: Reading, Seeing, Being, Going".

Aug 17, 2010 - provided initial information on our Handicapped Services.

Aug 13, 2010 - visiting from overseas? Overseas members coming to the US under the Visa Waiver Program should get ESTA approval now, while it's free - a charge of $14 per application will be applied from September 8, 2010.

Aug 11, 2010 - released our advertising brochure with prices and submission information for advertising in our PRs and Souvenir Book.

Aug 11, 2010 - added a new page of frequently asked questions about the Masquerade.

Aug 10, 2010 - published Chris Roberson's appreciation of Bill Willingham.

Aug 3, 2010 - read about our plans for programming on comics and graphic novels.

July 31, 2010 - launched our third Worldcon survey. Over 400 people responded to the last one!

July 26, 2010 - Press Release #10 - Renovation Increases Attending Membership Rates.

July 18 2010 - will Renovation be your first Worldcon? Read Stu Segal's introduction to Worldcon.

Check here for a full site update and news history.

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General questions to info@renovationsf.org Last updated September 01 2010 Please report website issues to webmaster@renovationsf.org