Canada West Science Fiction Association
A non-profit society organized under the Alberta Societies Act
info@calgaryin2005.org
Press Release 2006-2
CWSFA ANNOUNCES CONRUNNING SCHOLARSHIPS
The Canada West Science Fiction Association (CWSFA) will award two scholarships of $500 to help convention runners in training attend the ConComCon ("C-Cubed") convention-runners convention in Cle Elum, Washington this year over the weekend of June 2-4, 2006.
ConComCon is an annual convention about organizing science fiction (and other related subjects including fantasy, comics, anime, etc.) conventions. Subject matter focuses on organizing local and regional conventions, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. The 2006 C-Cubed will be in Cle Elum WA at the Cascade Mountain Inn, June 2-4, 2006. More information about this year's C-Cubed is available on their web site,
The scholarships are open to anyone involved in running science fiction conventions, regardless of their place of residence. However, applicants must be able to demonstrate that their attendance at C-Cubed will benefit Western Canadian conventions. Applications will be judged by the scholarship administrators, Kevin Standlee, Randy McCharles, and John Mansfield.
An application form is available at
CWSFA was the parent non-profit corporation of Due North/Westercon 58, the 2005 West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, held in Calgary July 1-4, 2005. Funding for these scholarships is provided from surplus funds of Westercon 58.
Contact:
CWSFA Inc.: info@CWSFA.org
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"Westercon" is a service mark of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society.
ENDS
If you're thinking of applying for this, remember that you only have until April 1 to return the application. I recommend taking the text version of the application from the web site and sending that in as a text e-mail; it's faster than the other methods. The deadline for applying is April 1, so time is tight!
