The WDC next year is at: Origins in Columbus Ohio June 24-28 http://www.originsgamefair.com/ Come with us and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the great game. Further it is with great pleasure that I would like to announce that our guest at the event will be none other than the revered creator of Diplomacy: ALLAN B. CALHAMER Mr. Calhamer last attended the Baltimore 2001 event, and this is a wonderful chance to meet him! You can get hotel reservations reasonably through the Conventions website https://www.originsgamefair.com/2009-origins/attend/hotels Note that hotels are already filling up (The Drury is sold out) I have gotten a double room at the Crown Plaza which is connected to the convention center. The fee is currently $60. The Diplomacy fee includes playing in the Variant round, and the One on One Challenge Round, each of which has their own Awards. Rounds are: Thursday 6PM First Round of WDC Friday 9AM Variant Round and One on On Challenge Friday 6PM Second Round of WDC Saturday 9AM Third Round of WDC Saturday Noon One on One Challenge Saturday 6PM Fourth/Final Round of WDC Register online at: http://www.originsgamefair.com The actual event fee for Diplomacy will be available around in a few months, and there will be a special event ribbon for it (approximately $16 that will cover all the Diplomacy rounds of regular and variant games as well as full access to the CADS storehouse of board games on the same floor. Additionally I would like to introduce Chris Mazza who is the local expert on playing at Origins having won the event more than anyone else and is one of only three people to have ever won the North American DipCon twice. Chris will be attending from Connecticut, and will gladly accept all donations of supply centers along his many travels to game tournament in America. The attached is a list of things to see on visiting Columbus. One of my favorite restaurants to go to in Columbus is 4 blocks away from the hall: Ted's Montana Grill, which has the best Buffalo Meat Burgers I have ever had. Highly recommended. VISITING THE COLUMBUS AND OHIO AREA An excellent place to start would be the Origins 2009 Website: http://www.originsgames.com/ Origins has a Children's Room/Day Care, and various Family/Spouse Games. They even schedule group trips to the Zoo, COSI, and so on. General website information: Columbus Experience (Tourism Website) http://www.experiencecolumbus.com/ Columbus Arts (Website for Future Events) http://www.artsinohio.com/ Bruce Lee Legends of Martial Art Hall of Fame Museum http://www.wuma.com/ Columbus Museum of Art (http://www.columbusmuseum.org/ COSI (Center of Science and Industry) http://www.cosi.org/ Santa Maria (Ship Replica) http://www.santamaria.org/index.php Jack Nicklaus Museum http://www.nicklausmuseum.org/ Columbus Zoo and Aquarium http://www.columbuszoo.org/ The following attractions are easily located, or within range of short road trips: Caverns: http://www.ohiocaverns.com/ http://www.olentangyindiancaverns.com/ http://www.senecacavernsohio.com/ History Motts Military Museum Ohio Historical Center and Ohio Village Thurber House Eden Park Equestrian Complex World Class Golf Courses http://www.thememorialtournament.com/site.htm Edi Birsan (edibirsan@astound.net) If you wish to e-mail feedback on this article to the author, and clicking on the envelope above does not work for you, feel free to use the "Dear DP..." mail interface.