“One, two, three, four, five! Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road. All the way to Dublin’, whack-fol-la-de-da” The Dublin 2019 Worldcon Bid is absolutely delighted to present their first promotional video! The Rocky Road to Dublin is a jaunty Irish folk song about an adventurous young swain who sets his sights on […]
We’re delighted to announce that after appearances at both Eastercon and Norwescon at the beginning of the month, we’ve hit the 600 paid supporters mark! At present we have the following numbers: Pre-Supporting 458 Backer 6 Friend 100 SuperFriend 11 Subscriber 25 Grand Total 600 Our Chair, James Bacon, has written a few words to […]
A reminder about changes to supporter rates and how to upgrade! Don’t forget that our supporter rates are changing on 31st March – that’s now less than two weeks away, so if you do want to support us or upgrade your rate, please get in touch. We have also had several queries about upgrading from […]
Although this press release and it’s contents have been implemented previously, we are posting this to the blog so that everyone can see our intent when introducing a Code of Conduct for the Bid Team and Process. Worldcons have had Harrassment Policies for many years, but never a policy for the bid itself. In our […]
With Ireland’s rich tradition in storytelling, it is amazing that in The World Science Fiction Convention’s 73 year history it has never been held on the Emerald Isle. This may explain why there is such enthusiasm for the bid to hold Worldcon in Dublin in 2019. Ireland is a land famous for its ancient myths […]
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