Media Release #8 Glasgow 2024 - A Worldcon for our Futures August 8th-12th, 2024 For further information contact press@glasgow2024.org or call Owen Duffy on 07460 341 549 www.glasgow2024.org Thursday, 16th November, 2023 - For Immediate Release Glasgow 2024 Launches Online Convention Offering Glasgow 2024 is delighted to announce its plans for online attendance at the 2024 Worldcon. These include streaming of selected programming and events, online communication and community engagement, and a range of virtual exhibits. Our online convention experience aims to: • make our membership more inclusive and diverse, opening the event up to individuals and communities who have historically faced practical and/or financial barriers to physical attendance • make our convention content more inclusive and diverse, featuring a wider range of voices from across the global community of science fiction • provide a richer experience to our in-person membership (additional displays, additional ways to connect and opportunities to catch up with content they missed on the day). • provide an experience to previous Worldcon attendees who cannot attend in person this year (for instance due to the cost of attendance, travel issues, mobility or disability limitations, Covid-19 concerns, conflict with other commitments, etc). Our technical platform will be based on Hopin Events from RingCentral for video streaming and Discord for text interaction and community forums. We will be providing more details on the platform in January 2024. All Adult and Young Adult Attending Members of Glasgow 2024 will automatically receive full access to the online convention experience, as will all Adult and Young Adult Day Ticket holders. Online Attendance can also be purchased directly from our website starting from 17th November 2023, in two forms: • As an Online Attending Ticket, giving full access to the online experience, for £35 • As an Online Attending Membership, which also includes a WSFS Membership, for £75. Existing WSFS Members can upgrade to Online Attending Membership for £30 (a saving of £5 on the unbundled Attending Ticket price). These prices are valid through 28th February 2024. ENDS