News

Hugo Base Design Competition

2 Dec 2013 - Details of the competition for the design of the Hugo base can now be found on our Hugo pages here

Art Showcase Order Form

1 Dec 2013 - Copies of the Loncon 3 Art Showcase can now be ordered here.

Free Internet Access at Loncon 3

17 Oct 2013 - Great news! ExCel have announced this week that free wifi will now be available in the entire facility, so fannish reporting about Loncon 3 will be free to all attendees!

Loncon 3 Photography Competition

14 Oct 2013 - We are pleased to announce that the Loncon 3 Photography Competition is now open. Full details and rules can be found here.

Membership Search

05 Oct 2013 - The members page now has a search option available. You can use this to check your current membership status.

Merchandise

28 Sep 2013 - Loncon 3 merchandise can be purchased online from our partner, OffWorld Designs.

Games Programme

24 Sep 2013 - our games programme will include tabletop gaming, LRP, chiptunes, and even Azad!

Chesley Awards

24 Sep 2013 - we are delighted that Worldcon will once again be hosting the Chesley Awards, celebrating archievement in science fiction and fantasy art.

Masquerade

22 Sep 2013 - the cosplay Masquerade is one of the highlights of Worldcon!

Updated List of Dealers

22 Sep 2013 - our list of confirmed dealers is continuing to expand.

Sasquan - 2015 Worldcon

14 Sep 2013 - the committee and staff of Loncon were very saddened to learn of the sudden death of Bobbie DuFault, one of the co-chairs for Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.

Loncon 3 Attending Membership Rates Increase

9 Sep 2013 - membership rates to join Loncon 3 will rise from 1 October 2013.

New Video - "A Game of Cons"

2 Sep 2013 - our latest promotional video was premiered at LoneStarCon 3 and can be watched on our videos page.

Loncon 3 – One Year To Go

14 Aug 2013 - just 365 days from now, Worldcon returns to London.

Access Facilities at Loncon 3

13 Jul 2013 - Loncon 3 will be implementing a variety of arrangements between August and the start of 2014 to facilitate access to the convention for our members.

Guest of Honour Iain M Banks

9 Jun 2013 - the committee and staff of Loncon were very saddened to learn of the death today of Iain M Banks.Read more…

 

Loncon 3 Committee and Staff

  • Joint Chairs
    Steve Cooper, Alice Lawson
  • Chairs’ Office
    • Advisers
      Vincent Docherty
    • Chairs’ Staff
      Claire Brialey, Deb Geisler, Mark Plummer
    • Chairs P.A.
      Eve Harvey
    • Death of Emails
      Flick
    • Hugo Losers Party
      Henry Balen, Renee Sieber
  • Chairs’ Departments
    • GoH Liaison
      Spike
      • Iain M Banks
        Dave Haddock
      • John Clute
        Judith Hanna & Joseph Nicholas
      • Malcolm Edwards
        Catherine Pickersgill
      • Chris Foss
        Yvonne Rowse
      • Jeanne Gomoll
        Spike
      • Robin Hobb
        Caroline Mullan
      • Bryan Talbot
        Spike
    • Membership
      Steve Lawson
    • Treasury
      John Dowd
      • Deputy Treasurer
        Paul van Oven
    • Web Site & IT
      John Harvey
      • Travel Project
        Peter Tyers
      • Web Site Design
        Geri Sullivan
      • Server Support
        Andrew O'Rorke
      • Web Content
        Claire Brialey, Deb Geisler, Mark Plummer
    • WSFS
      Ben Yalow
      • Deputy Division Head
        Linda Deneroff
      • Business Meeting
        Tim Illingworth
      • Hugo Awards
        Dave McCarty
      • MPC Representative
        Paul Dormer
      • Site Selection
        Robert Macintosh
  • Events Division
    Helen Montgomery
    • Hugo Awards
      John Brown
    • Masquerade
      Giulia De Cesare
      • Staff
        Miki Dennis, Clare Goodall, Kathy Westhead
    • Tech Director
      Keith Smith
    • Theatre Coordinator
      Lisa Macklem
  • Exhibits Division
    Farah Mendlesohn
    • Dep. Division Head
      Shana Worthen
    • Budget Manager
      Stu Segal
    • DH Adviser
      Laurie Mann
    • Hall Manager
      Joe Raftery
    • Grants Officer
      Dr Jennifer Young
    • Sponsorship
      Wendy Bradley
    • Art Show
      Serena Culfeather, John Wilson
      • Adviser
        Colin Harris
    • Dealers
      Farah Mendlesohn
      • At-Con Liaison
        Noel Collyer
      • Administration
        Farah Mendlesohn
    • Displays
      Shana Worthen
      • Posters
        Nicholas Jackson
      • Costume Exhibit
        Miki Dennis, Teddy
      • Iain M Banks Exhibit
        Dave Haddock
      • Photography Competition
        Elizabeth Billinger, David Findlay, Teresa Hehir, Peter Young
      • Exhibits Staff
        Tiffani Angus, Jessica Guggenheim, Edward James, Siobhan McVeigh, Jude Roberts
  • Facilities Division
    Mike Scott
    • Dep. Division Head
      Theresa (TR) Renner
    • Facilities Staff
      Steve Davies, Mark Herrup
  • Hospitality Division
    Eemeli Åro
    • Dep. Division Head
      Alison Scott
    • Fan Tables
      Emma England, Carrie Mowatt, Jim Mowatt
    • Party Liaison
      Kim Kofmel
    • General Staff
      Julia Daly, Johannah Playford, Misha Sumra, Liz Zitzow
  • Logistics Division
    Nigel Furlong
    • Deputy Division Head
      Mark Meenan
    • DH Advisor
      Warren Buff
    • Projects Manager
      Elizabeth McCarty
    • IT Services
      Naveed Khan
      • Staff
        Eamon Patton, Patrick Scholz, Doug Spencer
    • MIMO (MoveIn/MoveOut)
      John Harold
      • Dock Masters
        Robbie Bourget, Eddie Cochrane, Mark Young
      • Staff
        Warren Buff, Noel Collyer, Alison Henderson, Rick Kovalcik, Lia Olsberg, Patrick Scholz, Bob (NoJay) Sneddon, Dave Tompkins
    • Operations
      Pat McMurray
      • Deputy
        Susan Gilbert
      • Duty Ops Managers
        DC Carlile, Steve Lopata, Gary Stratmann
      • Staff
        Carolyn Chang, Eddie Cochrane, Noel Collyer, Andy Croft, Nigel Furlong, Sabine Furlong, Charlotte Haines, Tom Harris, Monica Kohli, Guy Kovel, Karoliina ‘Karo’ Leikomaa, Eva Norman, Chantal Perez, Phil Plumbly, Azizur Rahman, Neil Simpson, Marguerite Smith, Linda Stratmann, Mark Young
    • Procurement Staff
      Andrew Fullen, Monica Kohli, Fiona Scarlett, Marguerite Smith
    • Shipping and storage
      Mark Meenan
      • US Art Shipping
        Jannie Shea
      • NESFA US Shipping
        Deb Geisler, Rick Kovalcik, Lia Olsborg
      • UK Storage/Transport
        Jamie Scott, Bob (NoJay) Sneddon
    • Signage and Print Shop
      Alison Henderson, Tibs
    • SWAT (Specialists, Workers
      And Techies)
      Noel Collyer, Andy Croft, Tim Kirk, Marcin Klak, Alex Klesen, So Klesen, Ian Murphy, Stuart Jenkins, Koon To
  • Programme Division
    James Bacon
    • Dep. Division Heads
      Liz Batty, Ian Stockdale
    • Programme Areas
      •  
      • Academic
        Emma England
        • Staff
          Mark Adams, Edward James, Nicolle Lamerichs, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Nele Noppe
      • Art
        Sara Felix
        • Staff
          Lisa Konrad
      • Comics
        Maura McHugh
      • Costume, Cosplay and Style
        Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley
      • Exhibits
        Jessica Guggenheim
      • Filk
        Anna Raftery
        • Staff
          Lissa Allcock, Deborah Crook
      • Film
        Louis Savy
      • Gaming
        Esther MacCallum-Stewart
      • Literary
        Nic Clarke
      • Media
        Niall Harrison
      • Music
        Vincent Docherty
      • Science
        Dave Clements
      • Television
        Mark Slater
      • Traditional Fan Activities
        Carrie Mowatt and Jim Mowatt
      • Transformational Fan Activities
        Emma England
      • Young Adult
        Peadar Ó Guilín
        • Staff
          Iain Cupples, Erin Underwood
    • Green Room
      Sue Edwards
    • Kaffeeklatsches
      Erin Underwood
    • Programme Ops
      Jim Mann, Hayley Marsden
      • Staff
        Linda Deneroff, Gay Ellen Dennett, Janice Gelb, Priscilla Olson
    • Programme Database
      • Prog. Software Team
        Henry Balen, Martin Easterbrook, Terry Fong, Janice Gelb, Ruth Leibig, Cathy Mullican
    • Programme Staff
      Meredith Branstad, Sanna Lehtonen, Mike Nelson
    • Publishers Liaison
      Lorna Gibb
  • Promotions Division
    Nicholas Whyte
    • Dep. Division Head
      Paul Taylor
    • P.A Division Head
      Colette Reap
    • North American Agent
      Kathryn Duval
    • European Agents
      • Bulgarian Agent
        Angelina Illieva
      • Croatian Agent
        Mihaela Marija Perković
      • Danish Agent
        Flemming Rasch
      • Dutch Agent
        Paul van Oven
      • Finnish Agent
        Hanna Hakkarainen
      • German Agent
        Ralf Boldt
      • Irish Agent
        Roderick O’Hanlon
      • Norwegian Agent
        Herman Ellingsen
      • Polish Agent
        Ola Cholewa
      • Portuguese Agent
        Rogerio Ribeiro
      • Russian Agent
        Irina Lipka
      • Slovenian Agent
        Bojan Ekselenski
      • Swedish Agent
        Carolina Gómez Lagerlöf
      • Ukrainian Agent
        Borys Sydiuk
    • Rest of the World Agents
      • Australian Agent
        Emilly McLeay
      • Israeli Agent
        Guy Kovel
      • Singaporean Agent
        Christopher Hwang
    • General Promotions
      • Advertising Coordinator
        Karen (Hypatia)
      • Video Production
        Mark Slater
      • Press Office
        Alison Freebairn
      • Social Media
        Megan Frank
        • Staff
          Aurora Celeste, Caitlin Dick, Will Frank, Kristina Hiner, Keri O'Brien, Jesi Pershing
  • Publications Division
    Kees van Toorn
    • Dep. Division Head
      John Coxon
    • Advertising Sales
      Kees van Toorn
      • US Advertising Sales
        Steven H Silver
    • Publications
      John Coxon
      • Proofing Team
        Claire Brialey, Deb Geisler, Janice Gelb, Dave Haddock, Lynda Manning-Schwartz, Paul Taylor
    • Newsletter
      Flick
      • Staff
        Jan van’t Ent
    • General Staff
      Brad W Foster, Dave Haddock, Lynda Manning-Schwartz
  • Services Division
    Carolina Gómez Lagerlöf
    • Accessibility Services
      Lenore Jean Jones
      • Staff
        Edward James, Vanessa May, Sandy Olsen, Bernard Peek, Bill Thomasson
    • Child Care
      Cat Coast
    • Freebies & Flyers
      John Medany
    • Harassment Support Unit
      Britt-Louise Viklund
      • Listeners
        Heidi Lyshol
    • Information Desk
      Misha Sumra
    • Pre-Con Information
      Zoe Sumra
    • Quartermaster/Office
      Sarah Brider
    • Registration
      Martin Smart
      • Deputy Area Head
        Nickey Barnard
      • Staff
        Peter de Weerdt
    • Volunteers
      Petra Bulic
      • Dep. Volunteers
        Paul Medhurst
    • General staff
      Gary P Agin, Robert Klein

General Volunteers: Margaret Austin, Colin Barker, Andrew Barrett, Kent Bloom, Nancy Brennan, Komel Brzezinski, Craig Buchanan, Bob Buhr, David Cake, Norman Cates, Erin Horakova, Crystal Huff, Christopher Hwang, Wilf James, Kathy Jay, David Jessop, Manuella Jessop, Michael Lee, Ann Mair, Lisa Marsh, Petrea Mitchell, Eve Norman, Andrew Patton, Chanel Perez, Azizur Rahman, Jo Ramsey, Nicola Robinson, Kelly Roche, Diane Rosenburg, Larry Sanderson, Richard Stephenson, Anna Strokowska, Jessica Styons, Petra Thacker, Tanya Washburn, Rina Weisman, Iain Worrall