PRELIMINARY DUFF TRIP REPORT April 6, 2008
We have just completed our trip to Australia as DUFF 2008
representatives. New friendships were made with fans from Perth,
Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide and Melbourne. We also visited with
people that we knew from our previous trip to Australia in 1999. One
of the requirements of the DUFF representatives is to attend a major
Australian convention during their trip Down Under. This year it was
the Australian NatCon/Swancon 33 in Perth.
The second task that falls to the current DUFF representative is to
prepare and distribute a trip report for the year in which travel is
completed. That report is now a work in progress. We hope to have
it finished before the end of the year. Copies will be available for
$5.00
wherever you find us or by mail.
The third task we will be undertaking is to raise funds during the
next two years thru auctions, table sales and by collecting any
donations from fans who are willing to support the DUFF fund.
To that end we will be attending the following conventions around
the country:
ConGlomeration Louisville KY April 18-20
MidWestCon Cincinnati OH June 26-29
WesterCon Las Vegas NV July 3-6
Denvention Denver CO Aug 6-10
ArmadilloCon Austin TX Aug 15-17
The FranHurst Family Reunion Relaxacon Louisville KY Oct 3-5
SmofCon 26 Columbus OH Dec 5-7
ConCave 29.5 (New Year's Eve Party) Horse Cave KY Dec 26-28
There will be a DUFF table at Denvention next to the Australia in
2010
bid table and the Xerps in 2010 table. You might hear some tall tales
of our Australian fannish tour at the table, so come by and say G'day
Y'all.
Sue and Steve Francis 2008 DUFF Representatives
