Jack Vance
Frank Herbert
VCON 7
Dates: May 25th-27th, 1979
Venue: Gage Residence, UBC
Guest of Honour: Jack Vance
Toastmaster: Frank Herbert
VCON 7 exposed fans to the technological highlights of the day. There was a demonstration of the Roland Microcomposer synthesizer, as well as a talk on the Jupiter flyby. The tradition of the "pre-cancelled" panel shows up at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while a panel on music and SF led into a jam session. There were also appearances by dead authors, as well as panels on energy weapons, science farce, Armageddon in SF, and the sociological impact of micro-computers, as well as a talk and slide show on French SF comics.
| Attending: | 700 |
| Expenses: | $4,751.17 |
| Income: | $6,139.93 |
| Balance: | $1,388.76 |
Chairman: Mike Bailey
Programming: Mike Bailey & Fran Skene
Treasurer: Ed Beauregard
Chief GoFer: Norma Beauregard
Security: Chris Bell
Technical Support: Al Betz
Trivia Quiz: Stuart Cooper
Bar: Kat Ferguson
Publicity Assistance: Helene Flanders
Registration: Steve Forty
Liaison: John Fraser
Art Show: Vaughn Fraser
Publications: Barbara Przeklasa & Vaughn Fraser
Films: Ed Hutchings
Hucksters: Jim Johnston, John Fraser & Ken Wong
Costume Bacchanal: Jo-Anne McBride
Publicity: Jim Welch
Logistics: Thom Wescott
Elron Awards Presentation: Ed Beauregard