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| Nifties are a type of guest that is not a full GoH but who are celebrities in their own right. A "Nifty" is a type of invitation status that Penguicon confers, who receives an admission membership to the convention free of charge, and access to the [[GreenRoom]] where there are meals, and is welcome to the private dinner with the [[GoH|Guests of Honor]] and [[ConCom]] on Thursday night if desired. Many past [[GoH]]s return as Nifties. They are advertised on promotional materials and their role is to participate in [[PanelDiscussions|panels]] and other events. | Nifties are a type of guest that is not a full GoH but who are celebrities in their own right. A "Nifty" is a type of invitation status that Penguicon confers, who receives an admission membership to the convention free of charge, and access to the [[GreenRoom]] where there are meals, and is welcome to the private dinner with the [[GoH|Guests of Honor]] and [[ConCom]] on Thursday night if desired. Many past [[GoH]]s return as Nifties. They are advertised on promotional materials and their role is to participate in [[PanelDiscussions|panels]] and other events. |
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| ==== Current Nifties / Status ==== | NOTE: As of Penguicon 2014, the term "Nifty" is deprecated, as people have found it too confusing. Former Guests of Honor now return as "Guest of Honor Emeritus", and other celebrities are considered "Featured Guests". |
| - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] | ==== Past Nifties ==== |
| - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] | |
| | ==== 2012 Penguicon Nifties ==== |
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| | ==== 2011 Penguicon Nifties ==== |
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| | ==== 2010 Penguicon Nifties ==== |
| | - [[people:jimchines|Jim C. Hines]] |
| | - [[people:AdrianCrenshaw|Adrian Crenshaw]] |
| | - [[people:SarahMonette|Sarah Monette]] |
| | - [[people:TobiasBuckell|Tobias Buckell]] |
| - [[people:CheriePriest|Cherie Priest]] | - [[people:CheriePriest|Cherie Priest]] |
| - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] | - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] |
| - [[people:TobiasBuckell|Tobias Buckell]] | - [[people:EricSRaymond|Eric S. Raymond]] |
| | - [[people:KyleRankin|Kyle Rankin]] |
| ==== Past Nifties ==== | - [[people:ShawnPowers|Shawn Powers]] |
| | - [[people:GregWilliams|Greg Williams]] |
| | - [[people:DawnKuczwara|Dawn Kuczwara]] |
| | - [[people:SarahHoyt|Sarah Hoyt]] |
| | - [[people:DanielMHoyt|Daniel M. Hoyt]] |
| | - [[people:PatrickRothfuss|Patrick Rothfuss]] |
| | - [[people:ChrisHallbeck|Chris Hallbeck]] |
| | - [[people:DoselleYoung|Doselle Young]] |
| | - [[people:WillNiebling|Will Niebling]] |
| | - [[people:WilliamNiebling|William Niebling]] |
| | - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] |
| | - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] |
| | - [[people:PowerSalad|Power Salad]] |
| | - [[people:InsaneIan|Insane Ian]] |
| | - [[people:BillRoper|Bill Roper]] |
| | - [[people:DevoSpice|Devo Spice]] |
| | - [[people:WormQuartet|Worm Quartet]] |
| | - [[people:Toyboat|Toyboat]] |
| | - [[people:TonksandTheAurors|Tonks and The Aurors]] |
| | - [[people:CarrieDahlby|Carrie Dahlby]] |
| | - [[people:19ActionNews|19 Action News]] |
| | - [[people:FrankHayes|Frank Hayes]] |
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| === Nifties Penguicon 7.0 === | === Nifties Penguicon 7.0 === |
| - [[people:JohnScalzi|John Scalzi]] | - [[people:JohnScalzi|John Scalzi]] |
| - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] | - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] |
| - [[people:NickSagan|people:Nick Sagan]], SF Novelist, screenwriter and all around nifty geek. He writes, "It's an honor to have my geekly pursuits recognized, and hijinx with Scalzi sounds like a blast." | - [[people:NickSagan|Nick Sagan]], SF Novelist, screenwriter and all around nifty geek. He writes, "It's an honor to have my geekly pursuits recognized, and hijinx with Scalzi sounds like a blast." |
| - [[people:SarahZettel|Sarah Zettel]], science fiction and fantasy author | - [[people:SarahZettel|Sarah Zettel]], science fiction and fantasy author |
| - [[people:SteveJackson|Steve Jackson]] | - [[people:SteveJackson|Steve Jackson]] |
