Son of Silvercon IV After Action Report

Tl;dr: Tim Powers was awesome and everybody had a good time.

After a couple of years of misadventures with hotels downtown and off the Strip, we returned to our original home, the Best Western Plus on St. Rose Highway in Henderson, a couple of miles south of the Strip. We had some problems with reservations, and somehow lost our function space to a bunch of hypnosis enthusiasts, but in general things went well.

In addition to Tim Powers, we were fortunate to have Brad Torgersen and Maxwell Drake return, and Kortnee Bryant & Wally Waltner dropped in as well. We continue to hit above our weight in guests! Tim did a wonderful job on his panels, especially on the Philip K. Dick panel Sunday, which featured Maer Wilson, authoress of The Other Side of Philip K. Dick, and the H.P. Lovecraft panel Saturday night, which featured a lot of input from Dwayne Olson.

We also had a presentation by Brian Scoggins from the Nevada Nuclear Programs Agency, which was well received. We hope to have him back next year so that the Genetically Engineered Catgirls for Domestic Employment panel isn’t the only science on the program.

Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding with the hotel, we didn’t get the suite I was expecting for the consuite, so it wound up in my bedroom, which made for a little bit of crowding but nonetheless succeeded in once again being a better consuite than the pathetic Seattle Worldcon. Pop, water, snackage (some of it even healthy) were available in abundance thanks to David Lang, Jolie LaChance, and the Intermountain Consumables Conspiracy, and once again we had a ton of leftovers, which (mostly) went home with staff.

We’re planning on doing it again next year: July 16-18 2027 in the same hotel but with more function space. We’re contemplating an increase in membership prices, but through December 31 it’s still $40 to pre-register (discounts available for N3F, veterans, and IMCC contributors) or $20 for a supporting membership if you’re not sure you’ll be able to make it. Show us the money!