Noreascon Four



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Noreascon Four
P.O. Box 1010
Framingham, MA 01701

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info@noreascon.org

updated 26 July 2004

Chairman: Deb Geisler

Chairman's Staff: Elaine Brennan & Mark L. Olson

Office of the Chairman
Analyst/Internal Communications: Kevin Standlee
Cartographer: Chip Hitchcock
Cartographer gris: Ted Atwood
Email List Moderator: Pam Fremon
GoH Liaison Coordinator: Naomi Fisher
Liaisons:
  • to Terry Pratchett: Naomi Fisher
  • to Jack Speer: Rich and Nicki Lynch
  • to William Tenn (Phil Klass): John Schmid & Kathy Morrow
  • to Peter Weston: Tony Lewis
Information Triage: Lis Carey
SF Community Sponsorships: Ruth Sachter
Web Site: Adina Adler
Staff: Richard Duffy, Merryl Gross, Connie Hirsch,
Hillary Sherwood, Nico Veenkamp & Alex von Thorn
Consultant: Sharon Sbarsky
Promotion and Publicity
Advertising (Creative): Geri Sullivan
Advertising (Placement): Janice Gelb
Boston Fan Group Liaison: Tony Lewis
Local Business Contacts: Michael McAfee
Publicity/Flyer Distribution: Ed Dooley & Tim Roberge
Special Mailings: Ted Atwood, Pam Fremon & Mark Olson
Special Projects
Retrospective Art Exhibit: Mark Olson
Advisors: Jerry Weist & Robert K. Wiener
Staff:Joe Siclari, Mike Zipser & Beth Zipser
ASFA Liaison: Andrea Senchy
Museums and Other Institutions: Teresa Martin
Music Everywhere: Dave Grubbs
Den Mother and Strawboss: Leah Anderson
Musician Liaison: Jerry Sabatini
Staff: Mike Pietrantonio
WSFS Responsibilities
Site Selection Administrator: Patrick Molloy
Site Selection Advisor: Jim Briggs
Staff: Steve Francis, Mark Linneman,
Gary Robe & Dick Spelman
Hugo Subcommittee: Deb Geisler, Rick Katze & Mark Olson
Hugo Administration: Rick Katze
Technical Support: Dave Anderson & Elaine Brennan
Hugo Losers Party at Torcon: Gay Ellen Dennett
Mark Protection Committee Representative: George Flynn
WSFS Business Meeting: Don Eastlake III
Secretary: Pat McMurray
Timekeeper: Alexis Layton

Secretary: Ann Broomhead

Treasurer: Tim Szczesuil

Divisions

Convention Services: Jim Mann

Committee At-Con Communication: Jim Mann
At-Con Treasury: Tim Szczesuil
Main Fund Cashier: Tony Parker
Pre-Convention Administrative Prima: Deborah A. King
Shift Supervisors: Ted Atwood, Judy Bemis, Ann Broomhead,
Alexis Layton & Ramona Winkelbauer
Staff: Woody Bernardi, Sue Ellen Colter, Alex Latzko,
Danny Lieberman, Bonita Misener, Kathleen Morrison &
Bobbi Slater
Computer Wrangler: Michael T. Pins
Created Signs/Sign Shop: Pam Fremon
Staff: Bill Neville
Den: Deborah A. King
Staff: Brad Ackerman, Catharine Gargill,
Jonathan Gargill, Joanne Handwerger, Ann Rudolph,
Larry Sanderson & Jamie Wilson
Dockmaster: Jeff Hulten
Elevator Management: Joseph "Uncle Vlad" Stockman
Staff: Peter Jarvis, Kevin Standlee & Tom Whitmore
Fire Marshal Liaison/Safety Officer: Sam Pierce
Insurance: Gary Feldbaum
Logistics and Procurement: Dave Anderson & Rick Kovalcik
Staff: Richard E. Bartlett, Stephanie Kwandrans,
Kelly S. Persons, Liz Zitzow & Michael A. Zlotowicz
Truck Drivers: Mark Hertel, Suford Lewis & Skip Morris
Office: Larry Gelfand
Assistant: Laura Syms
Staff: Adria Crum, Todd Dashoff, John Day, Ira Donewitz,
Pam Fremon, Joyce Carroll Grace, Bill Jensen,
Dina Krause, Mary Tabasco & James J. Walton
Rangers: John Harold
  • Staff: Robbie Bourget, Noel Collyer, Eugene Heller,
    Dea O'Connor, Linda Ross-Mansfield,
    Marah Searle-Kovacevic Kurt Siegel & Dave Tompkins
Security Guards Liaison: Joe Rico
Volunteers: Melanie Herz
Deputy: Sharon Pierce
Staff: Andrew A. Adams, Bernard Bell, Phyllis Brown,
Ruth Doyle, Gary Hoff, Debbie Levi,
Jenness Majeska, Michael Sharrow & Keith Sherman

Events: Marc Gordon

Assistant: Ariel Franklin-Hudson
Anime: Christine Carpenito, Ed Dooley & Tim Roberge
Staff: Erik Bunce, Jennifer Bunce, Colette Fozard,
Nora Jemison, Michele Liguori, Neil Nadelman &
Mike Sprague
Dances: Sue Schroeder
Staff: Larry Schroeder
Ankh Morpork Ball: Sue Schroeder
Regency Dance: Suford Lewis
  • Regency Dance Caller: John Hertz
  • Vingt et Un Master: Dave Cantor
  • Whist Master: Richard Harter
Sockhop/Swing Dance: Sue Schroeder
Draftsman: Carl "z!" Zwanzig
Events Program Booklets: Erica Lynn Schultz
Films: Michael Donahue
Staff: Chuck Shimada & Patty Silva
First Night: Leslie Turek
Deputy: Rachel Silber
Creative Consultant: John Pomeranz
Staff: Vivian Abraham, Bob Devney, Grant Kruger,
Jim Murray, Jeff Orth, Alice Phoenix, Mike "Sparks" Rennie,
Nicholas "Phi" Shechtman & Geri Sullivan
Friday Night Time Travel Machine/Retro Hugos: Jill Eastlake
Deputy: Carsten Turner
Escort Lead: Susan de Guardiola
Escorts: Raymond Cyrus, Donald E. Eastlake III,
Laurel Cunningham Hill, Janet Johnston, Warren Mayer,
Jeff Poretsky, Robin Trei, Persis Thorndike, Irene Urban &
Victoria Warren
Film Clip Production: Janet Max Stickle
Time Travel MC: Bob Eggleton
Research: Rich Lynch & Joe Siclari
Sets: Dan Zimmerman
  • Set Construction:Kelly Sanders, Penelope Stowe &
    Al "Hobbit" Walker
Slide Production: Bridget Boyle
Stage Manager: Ariel Franklin-Hudson
House Management: Sean Keaney & Sue Keaney
Hugo Ceremonies: Dalroy Ward & Edie Williams
Deputy: Sue Wheeler
Hugo MC: Neil Gaiman
Dramatic Presentation Clips: Kathi Overton
Escorts: Ron & Val Ontell
Hugo Reception: Joel Herda
Staff: Craig Miller
Stage Manager: Joel Lord
Liaison to Facilities: Joel Herda
Masquerade: Richard Hill
Deputy: Carl Mami
Fan Photography: Lenny Provenzano
Fans Choice Award Coordinator: Ruth Leibig
Green Room: Byron Connell
Green Room Deputy and Repair Table Manager: Tina Connell
  • Staff: Eileen Capes & Henry Osier
Masquerade MC: Susan de Guardiola
Official Photography: Leah Pizzo
Registration: Dora Buck
  • Staff: Heather Buck
Stage Manager/Show Caller: Larry Schroeder
Ninja Crew Chief:Warren Mayer
Events Staff: Raymond Cyrus, Richard Fine & Stephanie Fine
Technical Director: Paul Kraus
Special Assistant to the T.D.: Bill Caloccia
Deputy T.D.s: Aaron Block, Dale Farmer, John Harvey &
Liz Orenstein
Lighting Designer: Al "Hobbit" Walker
Program A/V Staff: Ann Catelli
Projection Chief: Chuck Shimada
Sound Designer: Joel Lord
Special Effects Designer: Bill Parker
Technical Advisors: Art "Boots" Coleman, Bill Parker,
Rob Spence & Carl "z!" Zwanzig
Technical Liaisons:
  • to Anime: Tim Roberge
  • to Children's Services: Dale Farmer
  • to Concerts: Scott "Kludge" Dorsey
  • to Exhibits: Peter Garland
  • to Film: Chuck Shimada
  • to Friday Night Time Travel
    Machine/Retro Hugos:
    Liz Orenstein
  • to Hugo Ceremony: Joel Lord
  • to Masquerade: Marty Gear
  • to Program: Paul Kraus
Technical Staff: Richard G. Amirault, Doug Ayen,
Michael Bergman, Andrew Boardman, Seth Breidbart,
Ed Council, Don Crossman, Gary Feldbaum,
Eric J. "Dr. Gandalf" Fleischer, Peter Garland,
Megan Gentry, Steve Glass, Tom Goltz,
Hugh S. Gregory, James "Zippy" Guzicki,
Marcie Hansen, Catherine Havasi, John Hawkinson,
Alex Latzko, Matt Lawrence, J. Spencer Love,
Rich Macchi, Brennan Martin, Dennis McCunney,
Skip Morris, Paul Mossip, Andy Oakland,
Peter Olszowka, Kathi Overton, Christopher A. Petro,
Jeff Poretsky, Ken Porter, Dan Ritter,
Michael A. "Sparks" Rennie, Kelly Sanders,
Sharon Sbarsky, Janet Max Stickle, David H. Silber,
seph, George Stolz, Cathy Sullivan, Gaby Tanaka,
J. J. Weinstein, Michele Weinstein,
Marlowe Weissman & David Wendland
Video Build Chief: John Maizels
Video Crew Chief: Patrick W. Foster
Video Designer: Syd Weinstein
Voice of Ghod: Marty Gear

Exhibits/Fixed Functions: Jim Hudson

Exhibits Staff: David-Glenn Anderson, Todd Dashoff,
Laurie Mann, Diane Martin, Anne K G Murphy &
Richard Russell
Art Show: Gay Ellen Dennett
Auction: Eric J. "Dr. Gandalf" Fleischer
Checkin/Checkout: Shirley Avery & Andrea Senchy
Mail-in Art Guru: Dr. Karen Purcell
Mapper/Cartographer: Kevin Allen
Print Shop: Deb Atwood
Sales: Joni Brill Dashoff
Setup/Teardown: Martin Deutsch
Staff: Andrew Bergstrom, D. Cameron Calkins,
'Zanne Labonville, Neil Lerner, Rachelle Lerner,
Winton Matthews & Lynn Perkins
Autographing: Kathryn Daugherty
Staff: Deirdre Saoirse Moen
ConCourse Designers: Chip Hitchcock, Michelle Kennedy &
Emilie Mittel
Costuming Exhibit: Elaine Mami
Assistant: Carole Salemi
Dealers' Room: Larry Smith & Sally Kobee
Assistants: Art & Becky Henderson
Decorator Liaison: Jim Hudson
E. E. Smith Exhibit: Stephen Lucchetti
Assistant: Al Cromika
Fan and Bid Tables: Marah Searle-Kovacevic
Assistant: Alex von Thorn
Fan Gallery: Chaz Baden
Assistant: Christian McGuire
Fanzine Lounge: John Hertz
Staff: Janice Murray, Sarah Prince, Alan Rosenthal,
Pat & Roger Sims and Steve & Elaine Stiles
Fifty Years of Hugos: Ruth Leibig
Floor Manager: Chris Marble
Hal Clement Exhibit: Claire Anderson
Hoax Exhibit: Seth Breidbart
Internet Lounge: Michael T. Pins
Mended Drum: Jennifer White
Host: John Syms
Move-Out Coordinator: Spike Parsons
NASA Exhibits Liaison: Patrick Molloy
NESFA Press Exhibit: Claire Anderson
Pro Photo Gallery: Tom Veal
Assistant: Becky Thomson
SF and Fan History: Randy Smith
Staff: Naomi Barkley, Joni Brill Dashoff,
Ken Keller, Dina Pearlman & Joyce Scrivner
Terry Pratchett Exhibit: Paul Kruzycki, Sara Felix & Willie Siros
William Tenn Exhibit: Ann Cecil

Facilities: Ben Yalow

Convention Center: Bobbi Armbruster
Staff: Nancy Cobb, Glenn Glazer & Kurt Siegel
Hotel Function Space: Mark Herrup
Staff: Kevin Allen, Stephen Boucher,
James Briggs & Laura Domitz
Housing: Theresa Renner Smith
Party Liaison: Elka Tovah Davidoff
Staff: Brett Achorn, Margene S. Bahm,
Dave Gallaher, Stacey Hallman, Bill Jensen, Elspeth Kovar
& Christian McGuire

Member Services: Sharon Sbarsky

Deputy: Ruth Sachter
At-Con Information: Sheila Perry
Staff: Debra Cebulski, Tammy Coxen, Bobbi DuFault,
Irene Harrison, Susan Mozzicato & Diane Rosenburg
Tours/Touristing: Joyce Carroll Grace
Children's Services: Sandra Childress & Inger Myers
Con Suite: Claire Anderson
Volunteers and Scheduling: Jeff Orth
Assistant (pre-con): Tammy Coxen
Logistics Liaison: Dave Anderson
Shift Supervisors: Jack Heneghan, Betsy Kudlinski,
Kathleen Kudlinski, Diane Lacey, Jeff Orth &
Kelly S. Persons
Staff: Chris Almy, Lillian Cauldwell,
G. L. Dryfoos, Fran B. Giuffre, Lincoln W. Kliman,
David Kushner, Stephanie Kwandrans, Steve Lopata,
Alison Akiko McBain, Polly Jo Peterson,
Anne Phyllis Pinzow, Ursula, Eva Whitley &
Jim Young
Dead Dog Party: Geri Sullivan & Minneapolis in '73
Dining Signup Board: Alice Lewis
Freebie Solicitation (Books): Michael J. Walsh
E-Commerce Registration: Dave Cantor
Handicapped Services: Sally Woehrle
Information Research and Guru: Ann Broomhead
Installment Plan: Ann Broomhead
Assistant: Dale Farmer
Pre-Registration: Bonnie Atwood
Progress Report Mailings: Ted Atwood
Registration: Genny Dazzo
Staff: Gary Agin, Chris Almy, Bonnie Atwood,
Dave Belfer-Shevett, Anna Bradley, Bill Brang,
Dave Cantor, Loredana Croda, Shari Curtis, Dick Eney,
Beth Friedman, Lenore Jean Jones, Dorothy Kurtz,
Hope Leibowitz, Selina Lovett, Michael Matthew,
Michael "Mr. Shirt" McConnell, Rick Moen, Larry Ruh,
Rock Robertson, David Schaber, David Schroth,
Michael Siladi & Jane Waks
Ribbons: Sharon Sbarsky
Voodoo Board, Party Board, & Freebies: Erwin "Filthy Pierre" Strauss

Program: Priscilla Olson

Program Staff: Billie Aul, Michael A. Burstein,
Nomi S. Burstein, Terry Fong, Grant Kruger,
Dennis Livingston, Mark Mandel, Gary McGath,
Christian McGuire, Liz Mortensen, Dick Smith,
Leah Smith & Tim Smith
Academic Program: Solomon Davidoff
Education Program: Val Ontell
  • Staff: Ron Ontell & Donna Young
Art Program: Margaret Organ-Kean
Blogger-in-Chief: Leslie Turek
Brain Trust: Teresa Nielsen Hayden, George R. R. Martin & Wen Spencer
Readercon Consultant: Michael Matthew
Children's Programming Team: Persis Thorndike
Staff: Nick and Linda Winks & Lisa Garrison Ragsdale
Comics Program: Pam Fremon
Staff: Bill Neville
Costuming Program: Rae Bradbury-Enslin
Database/Computer Maven: Mark Olson
Staff: Mary Ann Anthony, Ruth Leibig, Jim Mann,
Sharon Sbarsky & Ian Stockdale
Discussion and Special Interest Groups: Mary Kay Kare
Fan/Fanhistoricon Program: Edie Stern
Filk Program: Spencer Love
Staff: Dave Weingart, Tim Miller, Frannie Mullen,
Randy Hoffman, Dave Hayman & Judith Hayman
Fun & Games: Tom Galloway
Staff: Mike "Sparks" Rennie
Online Trivia Contest: Steven H. Silver
Gaming Program: Bill Todd
Staff: Daniel R. Abraham & Vivian Abraham
Green Room: Eve Ackerman
Staff: David-Glenn Anderson, David Axler,
Cenk Gokce, Paula Crock, Sue Edwards, Andrea Evans,
Sue Francis, Sara Walker Howe, Frances Lopata, Steve Lopata,
Marci Malinowycz, Lois Powers, Kate Savage, Pat Sims,
Roger Sims, Beth Swope,Julie Wall, Melissa Wauford,
Susan Wing & Linda Wyatt
Kaffeeklatsches: Kathei Logue
Literary Beers: Jim Murray
Media Programming: Bob Devney & Dan Kimmel
Phone Call Guy: Steven Silver
Program Ops: Janice Gelb
Staff: Martin Easterbrook, David J. Evans, Bobbi Fox,
Shoshanna Green, Geoff Hart, Tim Illingworth, Saul Jaffe,
Rick Katze, Matt Lawrence, Parris McBride, Rose Mitchell &
Arlen Walker
Science Programming Team: Dave Clements, Guy Consolmagno,
Jeff Hecht, Bill Higgins & Jordin Kare
SFWA Liaison: Steven H. Silver
Village Tours: John F. Hertz
Web Program Questionnaire: Ian Stockdale & Ruth Leibig

Publications: Joe Siclari

Deputy: Geri Sullivan
Advertising Sales (Fan): Judy Bemis
Advertising Sales (Pro): Eve Ackerman
Convention Guide: Jennifer Pelland
Newsletter: Michael Nelson
Distribution Managers: George Nelson & Tom Nelson
Office Manager: Robert MacIntosh
Proofreaders: Tom Beck & Richard Duffy
Staff: Gary Blog, Steve Cooper, Jan van't Ent,
Constantine von Hoffman & Lew Wolkoff
Press Relations: Peggy Rae Sapienza
Staff: Chris Barkley, Jacky Boykin, Carl Campbell,
Lis Carey, Chris Cooper, Bill Farina, Crickett Fox, Judith Kindell,
Sam Lubell, Dawn Plaskon & Elise Toth
Progress Report Editors: Joe Siclari & Edie Stern
Restaurant Guide: Suford Lewis & Tony Lewis
Souvenir Book: Guy Lillian III
Assistant: Rose-Marie Lillian
Layout & Design: Geri Sullivan
Program Participant Bios Editor: Mary Kay Kare
Proofreading: Michael A. Burstein, Nomi S. Burstein,
Janice Gelb, Karen Johnson & Anne K G Murphy
Staff Artist: Bill Neville

External Suppliers and Services

Guest of Honor Books: NESFA Press
Dancing Naked, by William Tenn, ed. Laurie Mann. Non-fiction and essays.
Once More with Footnotes, by Terry Pratchett, ed. Priscilla Olson and Sheila Perry.
Fancestral Voices, by Jack Speer, ed. Fred Lerner.
With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom, by Peter Weston, ed. Anthony Lewis. A fanhistory of Britain.
Hugo Base Design: Scott Lefton
Hugo Rockets: Peter Weston
Hugo Software: Jeffrey Copeland
Mailing List Host: Joel P. Lord
New England School of Art and Design, Suffolk University: Karen Clarke, M.A. Program Director, for lending us fabulous design students
Retro Hugo Base Design: Patrick J. and Leah O'Connor
Sales to Members: Scott and Jane Dennis, Fo' Paws Productions (www.fopaws.com)

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