2009 WorldCon
Next year's World Conference will be held in Minneapolis. The dates are May 18-20, 2009.
The conference committee is looking for papers in the following five areas:Quality Basics
Customer Service
Raising Quality Throughout the organization
Improved Performance
21st Century Needs, Competencies, and Issues
Comments
When is the deadline to submit papers? Is there a link which provides more details on the process to submit papers for next year? Will there be a Spanish track in Minneapolis?
Thanks!
Posted by: Hector Aviles | May 5, 2008 01:50 PM
Actually, while ASQ's 2009 World Conference may be in Minneapolis, next year's _Worldcon_ is in Montreal (www.anticipationsf.ca). "Worldcon" is a registered service mark for the World Science Fiction Convention.
If you don't think there's any danger of confusion of ASQ's conference with that run by the World Science Fiction Society, try Googling "Minneapolis Worldcon".
Kevin Standlee
Chairman
World Science Fiction Society
Mark Protection Committee
Posted by: Kevin Standlee | May 5, 2008 07:07 PM
The details for the 2009 Call for Papers are posted at http://wcqi.asq.org/2009/call-for-papers/theme-focus-area.html. The deadline for submission is August 1.
Posted by: Tonya | May 6, 2008 03:59 PM
Thank you, Kevin Standlee, for letting us know about the Worldcon service mark. Obviously, I was unawares. [smile]
Posted by: Dennis Arter | May 9, 2008 12:22 PM