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Arizona in 2002 Westercon Bid Chair Update

The Western Science Fiction Association, sponsoring organization for
the Arizona in 2002 Westercon Bid, announces a personnel change in the
position of Bid Chair.

Pat Connors, Bid Chair for most of the bid, has resigned due to health
reasons.  In his place Mike Willmoth becomes the Bid Chair for the
remainder of the bid.  Mike has bidding experience with the Phoenix in
'92 Westercon, Phoenix in '93 Worldcon bid, Phoenix in '94 World
Horror Convention (WHC), Phoenix in '98 WHC, Phoenix in '99 NASFiC bid
and Phoenix in 2000 Westercon bid.  Mike will head up the delegation
in Hawaii where the vote will occur over July 4th weekend 2000.

Arizona in 2002 has selected the Sheraton Mesa Hotel and Mesa
Convention Center next door as the bid site.  Mesa is the third
largest city in Arizona.  The Sheraton is located in downtown Mesa
about 15 miles east of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

The bid committee wishes Pat a speeedy recovery and offers immense
thanks for all his efforts with the bid to date.

For more information about the bid please visit www.az-sf.org
(www.finger-rock.com/arizona) or contact Mike Willmoth
(mwillmoth@compuserve.com) at 480-945-6890.