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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 Guests of Honor and ConCom on Thursday night if desired. Many past GoHs return as Nifties. They are advertised on promotional materials and their role is to participate in PanelDiscussions and other events.
Nifties TwoThousandSeven:
- NickSagan, 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.”
- SarahZettel, science fiction and fantasy author
- SteveJackson
- KarlSchroeder
- TomSmith
- JohnScalzi
- EricRaymond
- ClifFlynt
- RobBalder
- TheFerrett
- GiniJudd
- EricMilliken
Nifties TwoThousandSix:
- JohnScalzi, a published SF novelist whose blog has an enormous readership, was a panelist in 2005 and was so good we are having him return as a Nifty. Quoth Scalzi: “I feel all shiny now.”
- KarlSchroeder
- LukeSki
- TomSmith
- EricRaymond
- CathyRaymond
- WilliamNeibling
- WillNeibling
- ClifFlynt
- RobBalder
- HowardTayler
- TheFerrett
- EricMilliken
- SarahZettel
- MichaelZWilliamson
Nifties TwoThousandFive:
- RobCmdrTacoMalda
- JeffHemosBates
- EricRaymond
- CathyRaymond
- JoeyDeVilla (unable to attend due to illness)
- KatheKoja (Saturday only)
- HowardTayler
- LukeSki
- TomSmith
Nifties TwoThousandFour:
- HowardTayler
- EricRaymond
- FredGallagher (Saturday only)
- SandraBrewer
- LukeSki
- TomSmith
- PeteAbrams
- JohnRingo
- VinceLocke
Nifties TwoThousandThree:
- EricFlint
- ClifFlynt
- JeffHemosBates