Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid

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City scape, with high rise buildings in the background, a river, and trees and a tennis court in the foreground. Text in the middle says VOTE FOR BRISBANE IN 28
City at night, with buildings in the background and a park in the foreground. Text in the middle says VOTE FOR BRISBANE IN 28.
Blue sky, with a high-rise building, in the background. Foreground has many people at a swimming pool. The text in the middle says Vote for BRISBANE IN 28.
Cover of the book The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction. The title is at the top, with a black background. The rest of the image has a space background, with a woman appearing to attack a man in a space suit.
Left Hand Picture: three time zones, West to East, blue = 6pm; green =7:30pm; yellow = 8pm. Right Hand Picture: West is blue and 6pm. Top middle is green, and 7:30pm. Bottom middle is orange and 8:30pm. East is top, yellow 8pm; bottom, red, 9pm.
In the background the Montreal banner on the left and the Brisbane banner on the right. Mid ground a person shape in green with hands coming out and the statement: this could be you. In the foreground a table with a white cloth, a pineapple plushy, small dinosaur figures, a plate of candy, tiny koalas, and a cork hat resting on a pineapple.
A photo of Aimee Lindorff. A person with shoulder-length blue hair smiles at the camera. They wear a black v-neck shirt and a black jacket. The background has is leaves.
Where Stories come from ‘Tjaranykura Tjukurrpa’ (The Roughtail Lizard Dreaming ) from Tjarany/Roughtail by Gracie Green, Joe Tramacchi, Lucille Gill. Broome, Western Australia, 1983., - a tale about the origins of stories. In this tale all songs come from the Roughtail Lizard Man who sings by the water hole. He gives a different song to each person to take home with them.
On the left the story and on the right a lizard with feet in circles representing sites/meeting places:camps.
Robin Johnson (left) and Melanie Herz (right) at Denvention 3. Photo by Mark Olson. Robin Johnson is an older white man with a white beard, and glasses. He is wearing a tan jacket, and a white tshirt with a convention logo. Melanie Herz is on the right, a white woman wearing a powder blue jacket with blue bead necklace and a patterned red, white and blue shirt. She is wearing spectacles.
Cora, wearing a black t shirt and holding a water bottle, wearing the yellow lanyard of the convention. Behind her is the Brisbane Banner and in front is the table with Australian snack food, our postcards, and the bid document.
White man in purple ConZealand t shirt
Three maple leaves against a dark red background. Two red maple leaves with a white maple leaf imposed over the top. Below, HAPPY CANADA DAY! in block capitals with an exclamation mark.
A photo of Farah. They are leaning on a table, with one fist under their chin. They have reddish hair to just below their shoulders, and they are wearing a green long-sleeved top.
Photo of a man wearing a white shirt and a badge from Australian convention Conflux 10.
A photo of Vix. She is visible from the shoulders up. She has long brown hair over part of her face. She wears a black singlet. Behind her is a bookcase full of books.
A photo of Cora. She has long brown hair which she is wearing down. She has a lanyard with many ribbons in it. She stands in front of a Brisbane28 and a Montreal Worldcon banner. There are many toy koalas, a crocodile, a hat with corks, and a pineapple on the table in front of her.
Views from 3 different angles of iridescent 3D-printed koalas in rainbow colours.
Background is the restaurant deck. Brown brick wall and white serving station. Foreground: on the left, white woman in black with long straight blue hair and blue mirror shades; on the right white Woman with ginger brunette short hair, navy top and cream shawl. Foreground white linen and wine glasses.
A selfie. On the left, Jo Van is a white woman with blue hair, with bangs/a fringe. Jo Van is wearing black. On the right is @effjayem a white woman with ginger hair, wearing a jacket close in colour to Jo Van's hair, over a black shirt.
Cover of volume 57 of Science Fiction. It features a rocky moon above a gas planet, with a small spaceship in one corner. It also includes a list of some articles appearing in the issue.
Worldcon Bid poster: Brisbane in 2028, a A Worldcon Bid, July 27-31, 2028. We invite you to come Down Under. Vote for us in LA Site Selection, Help fund our campaigh, Pre support now with our qR de; Check out our Websiite to learn more or volunteer. https://www.brisbane28.org with a QR Code, and the Meanjin and Brisbane joint logo. Against a Black background.
Image of an "I Voted in Site Selection for Worldcon 2028" sticker with the MEANJIN in 2028 BRISBANE logo.
Objects hanging from a washing line. Picnic objects on the floor and a teddy bear.
A route map of effjayem's walk: It starts at Kangaroo Point, and Story Bridge, and moves through the river garden, then down through the Botanic Garden and across the river to South Bank. The crowded lines are the conference centre, and then it's up the river in a water taxi to eat, before walking back into the centre for shopping.
Route which runs through three parks and two river crossings. Park, bridge, park, bridge, park.
Against a bright blue sky, skyscrapers glitter and so do the reflections. There are green bushes this side of the river.
Sky scrapers reflected in the water.
The Locus Award. Perspex with a rocket ship and balloon. Against a background that fades too down from black to blue. With the same logo to the right hand side against the background.
I'm really sorry but the best I can do is a group of very happy people holding their awards. I'll repost with all the names later.
On the left, Wole Talabi, on the right Jonathan Strahan.
White Woman with cool tortoishell cats eye specs being half eaten by a pop eyed Green tentacled Cthulhu.
Picture of Australia with Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! / Brisbane in 28 in gold.
A photo of Jo. She has long blue hair and wears sunglasses and a black top. She is standing in front of a lot of foliage including a palm leaf.
Dear Australia, Teddy says thanks for the KOALA. I have made a donation to your bid and we hope to see you in Brisbane. Teddy's Papa (67). - sitting on a teal Brisbane t shirt with #tinykoalas, the bid papers and Australia stickers
The desk at Satellite 9. With banners for Montreal and Brisbane and t-shirts from Edmonton and Brisbane,
The Dish poster, A sheep on top of a tv showing the moon landing, with a radar dish in the background. Sheep all around.
The Dish poster, A sheep on top of a tv showing the moon landing, with a radar dish in the background. Sheep all around.
The Brisbane Banner next to the Montreal one, with a table set out with t-shirts for Edmonton in 2030 and for Brisbane in 2028 and other merch.
Image of a tiny duck sitting on the head of a small fuzzy grey koala wearing a green vest that says "Brisbane, Australia".
Cover of A Forest, Darkly. The middle features a dark tree. The left of the tree is a pale cream, with a small red female silhouette. The right of the tree has a small forest and a house. There are skulls in the roots of the tree.
The cover of the Sourdough Compendium. It has a crimson border, and the centre of the book is grey. Around the title there is a yellow border with images inset, like a mermaid tale, a crow, and vials.
Photo of Angela Slatter. A white woman looking directly at the camera. She has blonde and brown hair to her shoulders and wears glasses. Her top is blue with orange and brown flowers, and she wears a silver necklace. The background is blurred.
A photo of Random, from the chest up. A man with red mohawk hairstyle looks to the right. He has a moustache and beard. He wears a dark suit jacket and white shirt, with a dragon pendant necklace. He has a purple orchid pinned to his lapel. The background is dark.
Tiny Koala poses in front of the Wollemi Pine at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
A black and white photo of SJ. She has short hair, and is wearing a dark tshirt. They have their hand under their chin. The background is speckled.
A photo of Melanie. A woman with shoulder length hair wears a brown hat and a blue t-shirt with the Brisbane28 logo on it. She sits on a set of three steps. She has a dog on either side, one golden the other white. In the background are trees and some grass.
Brisbane In 28 Logo against a green background.
Closing Soon! Ditmar Ballot, against a 1930s jet plane in space.
Writing NSW logo, red on white background
The covers of two books, Day Boy and The Stone Road, on presentation stands. Day Boy features a boy with someone’s hands over his face; there are red vines or trees to the side of the figure. The Stone Road features the back of a girl’s head, with the hair in a bun and flowers in it. There are flowers on the side and arching over the figure as well.
The cover of The Business of Death. A white business man in a dark suit is holding a cigarette and sitting on a chair. There is a skull and other debris on the floor, and the background is dark.
A photo of Trent Jamieson. A white man with dark hair, a moustache and beard, and dark framed glasses looks at the viewer. His head is resting on one hand. He has a rocket tattoo on the nearest arm. He sits at a computer, and there is a child's drawing in the background.
Swancon Logo of two swans facing each other across a number 50, with the slogan, Celebrating Past, Imagining Futures.
Swancon Logo of two swans facing each other across a number 50, with the slogan, Celebrating Past, Imagining Futures.
Image of a smiling red-headed woman wearing a teal shirt with the Brisbane in 28 logo, behind a table full of Australian candy, Brisbane postcards, and tiny stuffed grey koalas wearing green vests labeled "Brisbane, Australia".
A tiny stuffed grey koala wearing a green vest labeled "Brisbane, Australia" sits in front of the Norncon ReadMe booklet in Belfast, Ireland.
Cover of Upon A Starlit Tide by Kell Woods. The background is dark blue, and there are two cameos in the top half. The central image is a woman, a mermaid, with bouffant brown hair, holding a dagger; she has a green tail and is wearing a blue top. There are golden fish behind her.
A photo of Peter M Ball. A white man stands in front of a light background, He has short brown hair, a moustache and beard, and wears a black t-shirt