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SMOF News, volume 1, issue 47

A Comic-Con hotel faces a strike, and news in brief.

Petréa Mitchell
Jul 21, 2022
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San Diego Comic-Con Hotel Staff on Strike

Workers at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, which hosts some programming for Comic-Con International this weekend as well as being the place where many attendees are staying, began a strike today. The hotel has promised minimal disruption, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune:

In an emailed statement from Hilton Wednesday, the hotel said “we are continuing to welcome guests and have contingency plans in place to ensure operations run as smoothly as possible.”

Those plans allegedly include strikebreakers:

[Unite Here President Brigette] Browning said she believes that the hotel is currently being staffed by temporary workers and a few employees from the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, which is not unionized.

At issue are both overall pay and changes in room-cleaning policies which have reduced housekeepers’ hours significantly.

Speaking to Forbes, SDCC’s Chief Communication and Strategy Officer David Glanzer offered this statement:

“Staff at this hotel and so many others, have always gone the extra mile in taking good care of us and our visitors to Comic-Con. We hope a resolution will be reached that will be satisfactory to all stakeholders.”

In Brief

  • Anime Expo has announced the launch of a smaller sister event, “anime expo” (Ontario, California, USA, November 12-13).

  • Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention (Chicago, Illinois, USA, September 1-5) has posted a first draft of the WSFS Business Meeting agenda (PDF). 7 rules changes are being proposed, all of which are Hugo-related.

Event Calendar

Weekend of July 22-24

  • ConGregate 8, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

  • Celsius 232, Avilés, Spain

  • Aurawra (anthropomorphic), Sydney, Australia

  • Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (gaming), Parthenay, France

  • Open Gaming Convention 2022, Westford, Massachusetts, USA

  • Twisted Lords Con 2022 (gaming), Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA

  • World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Historicon 2022: World in Conflict: Italy (miniatures gaming), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Zolocon Game On (video games), Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Classic Game Fest (retro video games), Austin, Texas, USA

  • AkaiCon: Aces and 8’s (anime), Lebanon, Tennsesse, USA

  • Metrocon (anime), Tampa, Florida, USA

  • AnimeIowa: The Spectrum of Heroes!, Coralville, Iowa, USA

  • Kitsune Kon (anime), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

  • ExpOtaku Tarragona (anime), Tarragona, Spain

  • Tekko 2022 (anime), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Ai-Kon 2022 (anime), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

  • Chibi-Con 2022 (anime), Winterthur, Switzerland

  • Kogan Con 2022: The Summer Festival Episode (anime), Grand Haven, Michigan, USA

  • Comic-Con International, San Diego, California, USA

Weekend of July 29-31

  • Diversicon 29: More Human Than We Are, Plymouth, Minnesota, USA

  • NärCon 2022, Linköping, Sweden

  • Confluence 2022, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA

  • LeakyCon (Harry Potter), Orlando, Florida, USA

  • Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien (symposium), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

  • Costume College 2022: Costuming Post Apocalypse: Creating a New World, Woodland Hills, California, USA

  • CanFURence 5 (anthropomorphic), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Kantcon (gaming), Overland Park, Kansas, USA

  • Field of Games, Silverstone, UK

  • Ropecon 2022 (gaming), Helsinki, Finland

  • Cardboard Caucus 2022 (gaming), Des Moines, Iowa, USA

  • PretzCon 2022 (gaming), Omaha, Nebraska, USA

  • Ptarmicon 2022 (gaming), Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

  • World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Otakon (anime), Washington, DC, USA

  • Tokonatsu (anime), Henlow, UK

  • AnimeFest, Dallas, Texas, USA

  • Tokyo in Tulsa: Worlds Collide (anime), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

  • OokiiSoraCon (anime), Helena, Montana, USA

  • Anime Com Fest, Kingston, Jamaica

  • Anime Revolution, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Wasabicon (anime), Portland, Oregon, USA

  • New World Comic Con 7, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

  • GalaxyCon Raleigh (media), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

  • TERRIFICON (media), Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

  • Tampa Bay Comic Convention, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

  • The Urban Nerd Con (Black media), Montgomery, Alabama, USA

  • GalaCon (My Little Pony), Ludwigsburg, Germany

  • Above, Below, & Beyond (Beauty and the Beast TV show), Wichita, Kansas, USA

Weekend of August 5-7

  • ArmadilloCon 2022, Austin, Texas, USA

  • AMA-CON, Amarillo, Texas, USA

  • CrossingsCon 2022 (sf books), Montréal, Québec, Canada

  • PulpFest 50, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Surrey Steampunk Convivial, Epsom, UK

  • Megaplex: Electric AvUwU (anthropomorphic), Orlando, Florida, USA

  • Tierra de Nadie (gaming), Mollina, Spain

  • Gen Con 2022 (gaming), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

  • Continuum 2022 (gaming), Oadby, UK

  • Game On Expo, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

  • Fragapalooza 2022: Hybrid Venture Showcase (LAN gaming), Leduc, Alberta

  • Crunchyroll Expo (anime), San Jose, California, USA

  • Otakuthon (anime), Montréal, Québec

  • Advík (anime), Prague, Czechia

  • Puchicon NJ (anime), Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

  • KO+Con (anime), Lewisville, Texas, USA

  • Anime-zing!, Davenport, Iowa, USA

  • Queen City Anime Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

  • Animangapop Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

  • Animethon 2022, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • Mid City Micro-Con (comics), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

  • Fanboy Expo Knoxville (media), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

  • Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA

  • Dublin Comic Con, Dublin, Ireland

  • Really Cool Comic Con, Flint, Michigan, USA

  • Bell County Comic Con, Belton, Texas, USA

Weekend of August 12-14

  • Geek Out at Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, USA

  • CONvergence 2022: Your Reality May Vary, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

  • Argentina FurFiesta (anthropomorphic), Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Wild Prairie Fur Con: Tropical Paw-radise (anthropomorphic), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

  • Wild Game Roundup, Austin, Texas, USA

  • Long Island Retro Gaming Expo (video games), Garden City, New York, USA

  • Grand Tribunal (Atlas Games products), Cheltenham, UK

  • Abunai!: The Good, the Bad, and the Cheeky (anime), Veldhoven, Netherlands

  • Anime Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

  • Ronin-Expo (anime), Los Angeles, California, USA

  • Superstar Anime, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

  • AniBash (anime), Rochester, New York, USA

  • MatsuriCon 2022: Tana's Night Market (anime), Columbus, Ohio, USA

  • Pretty Heroes (female-centered anime), Toronto, Ontario, USA

  • MAPLD Fan Fest (media), Matteson, Illinois, USA

  • Sunrise Comic Con, Sunrise, Florida, USA

  • Fan Expo Boston (media), Boston, Massachusetts, USA

  • Fandom Fest 2022 (media), Schenectady, New York, USA

  • Monster-Mania 50 (horror media), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

  • Starfleet International Conference 2022 (Star Trek), online

  • TFNation (Transformers), Birmingham, UK

Weekend of August 19-21

  • SchlossCon 3/SFCD-Con 2022 (German national sf convention), Schwerin, Germany

  • Epic Nerd Camp, Darlington, Maryland, USA

  • NecronomiCon Providence (weird sf), Providence, Rhode Island, USA

  • Discworld Convention 2022, Birmingham, UK

  • DenFur (anthropomorphic), Denver, Colorado, USA

  • Game & Party Con, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

  • MaricopaCon 9 (gaming), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

  • Ragnarok XP (gaming), Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

  • QuestCon Orlando (gaming), Orlando, Florida, USA

  • Coulee Con 2022 (gaming), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

  • HistoriKC Fest (miniatures gaming), Overland Park, Kansas, USA

  • Nashcon 2022 (miniatures gaming), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

  • SCG Con Baltimore (collectible card games), Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • MAGWest 2022 (video games), San Jose, California, USA

  • Delta H Con (anime), Houston, Texas, USA

  • Shikkaricon (anime), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Kitacon (anime), Warwick, UK

  • Flame Con (diverse comics), New York City, New York, USA

  • Nerd-Vana (media), Oxford, Mississippi, USA

  • Soda City Comic Con, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

  • Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle, Washington, USA

  • Kelowna ComiCon, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

  • Hub City Comic Con, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Coda

  • Crab whiskey (NPR)

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