After the Masquerade, I was ready to sleep in! \u00a0But we weren’t quite done yet.<\/p>\n

We had a Masquerade Show & Tell scheduled for 2pm. \u00a0The contestants all came and wore or brought their costumes from the night before. \u00a0Several spoke about how they had made this or that piece. \u00a0At least 2 had props that they were not taking back to the US, and offered them to the Finns.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The winner of the Best Recreation costume,\u00a0Kerttu V\u00e4h\u00e4nen, was also awarded a membership to Worldcon 76, for her Doctor Strange costume. \u00a0The Cloak of Levitation was totally hand-sewn, with 5 different fabrics. \u00a0And she absolutely nailed the attitude both on stage and in the convention halls. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After that, we were off to Closing Ceremonies. \u00a0Jukka noted that final registration was 10,516 Members (full week and day passes), and 7119 people on-site. \u00a0This made us the second largest Worldcon ever (after Sasquan for 11,742 total members and Loncon 3 for 6,946 attending members). \u00a0See the Long List<\/a> for more details and history about Worldcons.<\/p>\n

Kevin was handed the gavel as Jukka transferred things to Worldcon 76. \u00a0We showed a short video about San Jose, done to a filk version of Do You Know The Way To San Jose, which had the crowd chuckling with the puns. \u00a0It will eventually be available to the public, but not yet.<\/p>\n

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And then we had a chance to rest before repacking for our next stop: Stockholm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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