Odyssey News

Con reports

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:40:31 +0100

Odyssey 2010 is now over, and everyone is heading back home to Real Life. Revisit some of the memories - or find out what you missed - by reading members' con reports in the Odyssey LiveJournal community. If you're posting your own report in your LJ or blog, please post a link to it in the LJ community, so that other people can find it. If you can't post there yourself, contact us, and we'll post a link for you.

Thank you!

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:31:31 +0100

What a wonderful weekend! The Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make Odyssey 2010 such a success - guests of honour, convention staff and helpers in every area, panellists and those running programme items, every single person who attended, and the staff of the Radisson Edwardian Hotel at Heathrow. To all of you, thank you!

Hugo Awards 2010 - Nominations announced at Odyssey

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 22:15:40 +0100

Odyssey 2010 was delighted to host the official announcement of the nominations for the 2010 Hugo Awards. You can find the full list of nominations here.

Eastercon Bid Results

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 13:25:04 +0100

At the Eastercon bid session, it was decided that the 2011 Eastercon will be run by Illustrious, and the 2012 Eastercon by Olympus. Both will be taking bookings over the rest of Odyssey 2010, and online via their web sites.

The Sentinel - newsletter now online

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:17:26 +0100

Issues of The Sentinel, the official newsletter of Odyssey 2010 are now online on the publications page. We'll be putting up all the new issues as they appear.

Final programme and floorplans online

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:21:27 +0100

The final programme for Odyssey 2010 is available as a PDF file, or as an iCalendar file. We've also posted maps of the con hotel, so you can work out where everything is going to be.

Carlos Ezquerra

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:14:02 +0000

We are sorry to announce that Carlos Ezquerra, who was to have been Artist Guest of Honour, will be unable to attend Odyssey for family medical reasons. Our thoughts are with Carlos and his wife, and we hope you will join us in sending our best wishes.

Writing workshop - deadline soon

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:34 +0000

There are still a few places left at the writing workshop - the deadline for submitting your work is 16th March.

Update: the workshop is now full!

Odyssey t-shirts and hoodies - order now!

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:02:26 +0000

We are delighted to announce the Odyssey 2010 t-shirts and hoodies, with an exclusive t-shirt design by guest of honour Carlos Ezquerra. The deadline for ordering is 14th March 2010. See the t-shirts page for more details, and order yours now!

Thursday evening meal

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:41:02 +0000

Will you be arriving early for the con? There will be a three-course buffet meal on the Thursday evening, to kick things off. If you want to join us, you need to book in advance - see the web page for more details.

Deadline for advance memberships

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:12:08 +0000

The deadline for advance booking and payment online is Tuesday 30th March. If you book or pay by post, the deadline is Friday 26th March. If you miss the deadline, you can still join on the door, but at higher prices - so, if you haven't joined already, do it now!

Progress Report 3 now available

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:00:13 +0000

PR3 is now available for viewing and/or printing from our publications page, where you can also find the first two progress reports, if you missed them.

Draft programme now available

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:13:58 +0000

The programme for Odyssey 2010 is now 95% complete, and you can see the latest draft here. Some details may still change, so come back for updates!

Press coverage for Odyssey: Science-Fiction Fans Prepare to Land at Heathrow

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:53:03 +0000

In what promises to be one of Europe's largest gatherings of SF fans this year, Odyssey 2010 offers a wealth of entertainment and education over the Easter weekend More...