All right, here's a quick rundown of what I experienced at the 64th World Con in Anaheim.

• We lost a planet. An international assembly of astronomers voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet in our solar system. Astronomer Phil Plait thinks it's completely idiotic.
• We are approaching the 100th birthday of Robert A. Heinlein. Heinlein books, however, were not moving in the dealers room. I don't think this is a good sign.
• With no fewer than three internet-based Star Trek video projects in production, it appears that, with no new product on the air, Trek fandom has reverted back to a high-tech variant of its mid-1970 forms, with the flame kept alive by a small core of dedicated fans.
• Harlan Ellison announced that this would probably be his final convention appearance. His presence at conventions, at least at WorldCons, has been so sporadic of late that I wonder if anyone will notice.
• I used to think that the Anaheim Convention Center, with the adjoining Hilton and Marriot hotels, was the perfect location for a World Con. I have reconsidered that opinion, thinking that the complex has almost gotten too big. The party floor of the Hilton seemed to spead out the party goers so the convention seemed dispersed and less congenial. Maybe I'm just getting old.