Committee
Chairs Division
Chair
Jukka Halme
Vice-Chairs
Karo Leikomaa, Colette H. Fozard
Special Assistant
Elina Nikulainen
Chair Team Assistant
Auri Poso
Advisors
Randall Shepherd
Legal Advisor
(Klas Laitinen)
Hotel Negotiations
Emilia Uusitalo, Sanna Kellokoski
Project Manager
Charlotte Laihonen
Project Management Minion
Tero Ykspetäjä
Facilities
Hanna Hakkarain
Facilities Staff
Emilia Hjelm, Mårten Svantesson
Guest of Honour Liaison
Hanna Hakkarainen, Jukka Seppänen
Guest of Honour Liaison Staff
Teemu Ahonen, Massi Hannula, Satu Koponen, Pekka Rantasaari, Pia Stjernberg, Juha Tupasela
Design Resources Division
Design Resources Division Head
Santeri Vidal
Art Director
M. Pietikäinen
Proofreading
Curtis Jefferson
Ad Creation
M. Pietikäinen
Design/Layout
M. Pietikäinen
3D Rendering
Mikko Suominen
Head Photographer
Henry Söderlund
Roving photography team
Henry Söderlund
Newsletters at-con
Curtis Jefferson & Edmund Schluessel
Staff
Lukas Ahrenberg, Maya Hahto, Curtis Jefferson, Markku Lappalainen, Julia Leskinen, Mikael Peltomaa, M. Pietikäinen, Minna Salminen, Henry Söderlund, Mira Strengell, Mikko Suominen, Nina Törnudd, Juha Tupasela, Edmund Schluessel
Progress Reports Editor
Vesa Sisättö
Programme Book Editor
Marianna “Kisu” Leikomaa
Souvenir Book Editors
Vesa Sisättö, Charlotte Laihonen, Curtis Jefferson
Restaurant Guide Editor
Juha Tupasela
DevOps Division
DevOps Division Head
Eemeli Aro
DevOps Deputy Division Head
Kimmo Lehtonen
Project Manager
Daria Medved
Ops
Antti Rasinen, Will Ellwood
Website
Teemu Ahonen, Peter Hentges
Google Apps
Petri Laihonen
Other staff
Henry Balen, Otto Mäkelä
Events Division
Events Division Head
Maciej Matuszewski
Events Deputy Division Head
Tiina Uusi-Rasi
Media Events
Sumin Yang
Opening Ceremony
Miikka Uotila
Opening Ceremony Staff
Wenla Uotila
Closing Ceremony
Tiina Uusi-Rasi, Maciej Matuszewski
Cosplay
Debi Chowdhury, Christine Doyle
Dances
Päivi Miettunen
Dances Staff
Johanna Mustapää , Paavo Elonheimo
Hugo Ceremony
Joshua Beatty
Hugo Ceremony Staff
James Beatty
Pre-Hugo Reception
Heidi Lyshol
Masquerade
Debi Chowdhury, Christine Doyle
Greenroom Coordinator
Donald Eastlake
Masquerade Photographer
Lincoln Peters
Masquerade Staff
Satu Hlinovsky, Eeva-Liisa Tenhunen
Exhibits Division
Exhibits Division Head
Clare Boothby
Exhibits Deputy Division Head
Terry Neill
Exhibits Information Dragon
Shadow Amery
Fan Tables
Terry Neill
Shipping Assistance
Ian Jackson
Signpost-maker
Tuomas Colliander
Fan Lounge
España Sheriff
Scifikirppis (SF flea market) organisers
Hanna Hohenthal, Tapio Ranta-aho
At-con hall manager
Phil Dyson
Art Show
Hannele Parviala
Art Show Staff
Julia Leskinen
Craft Corner / Chaos Costuming
Elina Koutonen
Craft Corner Staff
Constanze Hofmann
W75 Hat Designer
Ellen T. Andresen
Dealers Room
Gareth Kavanagh
Dealers Deputy
Taneli Pirinen
Dealers Room Staff
Duncan MacGregor, Harri Miekka, Vesa Sisättö
Creators Alley
Maura Kastinen
Displays
Vanessa Sjögren
Academic Posters
Helen Pennington
Guest of Honour displays organiser
Shana Worthen
Guest of Honour displays team
Kate Keen, Meg Frank, Farah Mendlesohn, Edward James, Colin Stewart, Tomas Cronholm
Finance Division
Finance Division Head
Pasi Vihinen
Finance Deputy Division Head
Sanna Kellokoski
Budget Detail and Confirmation
Pasi Vihinen
Cash Office
Sanna Kellokoski
Grants
Anne Leinonen, Irma Hirsjärvi, Merja Polvinen, Sari Polvinen, Liisa Rantalaiho, Vesa Sisättö
Sponsorships Coordinator
Pasi Vihinen
Registration
Sanna Lopperi
Registration Deputy Head
Tuuli Pyy
Registration Staff
Lenore Jean Jones, Christopher Hatton, Saija Kyllönen, Onerva Leisti
Treasurer
Sanna Kellokoski
Treasurer’s Minions
Auli Raivio, Minna Uutela
Hospitality Division
Hospitality Division Head
Mihaela Marija Perković
Hospitality Deputy Division Head
Colin Zhang
Parties
Kylie Ding
Green Room
Vanja Kranjčević
Volunteers Corner
Helena Kiel
Bar Liaison to Amica/Fazer
Karo Leikomaa
MidAmeriCon2 Hugo Losers Party
Jukka Särkijärvi
2017 Hugo Losers Party Liaison
Andrew Trembley
Old Pharts Party Liaison
Farah Mendlesohn
Fan Group Liaison
Mirko Karas
Member Services Division
Member Services Division Head
Vanessa May
Member Services Deputy Division Head
Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf
Accessibility
Liz Batty
Accessibility staff
Orjo Pättiniemi, Farah Mendlesohn, Anna Gomez Lagerlöf
Childcare
Sirpa Pahkuri
Tourist or Alien Info Staff
Claudia Wallraf, Mike Nelson, Helena McCallum
Tours & Trips (pre-or-post-con) Coordinator
Mikko Hänninen, Antti Rasinen
Info Desk
Sonja Mikkonen
Info Desk Staff
Helena McCallum, Mike Nelson , Katariina Pirttijärvi, Claudia Wallraf, Cheresse Burke, Anna-Liisa Auramo, Elias Burke, Hans Persson, Leila Kauppila, Ronja Hellström, Marjoriikka Ylisiurua, Elina Häivälä, Penelope Van Dine
Teen Lounge
Emilia Uusitalo/Inka Ykspetäjä
Teen Lounge Board
Saga Bolund, Anna Havukainen, Emjay Ameringen
Volunteer/Staff Coordinator
Kaisa Vitikainen
Volunteer timetables
Kaisa Vitikainen
Volunteer Wranglers
Piia Sorvoja, Satu Kangas, Gadi Evron
Outreach Division
Outreach Division Co-Heads
Outi Sippo-Purma, Paul Taylor
Advertising Coordinator
Pam Burr
Finnish Press
Nina Törnudd
International Press
Jessica Elgenstierna, Val Grimm
Website editor / webmaster
Veini Lehkonen
Merchandise Organiser
Rinna Saramäki
Merchandise Staff
Sacha Marcet, Kanerva Tuominen
Finnish Outreach
Sini Neuvonen
Social Media Area Head
Fia Karlsson
Social Media Staff
Kat Grimsley, Minna Hiltula, Lucy Huntzinger
Convention Outreach Coordinators
Gary Blog, Sini Neuvonen
Agents in other countries
Satu Hlinovsky (UK), Marcin Klak (Poland), Ogushi Kyoko (Japan)
Programme Division
Programme Division Head
Marianna “Kisu” Leikomaa
Programme Deputy Division Head
David Shaw
Programme Admin
Satu Koponen
Art Programme
Maya Hahto
Film festival
Nat Saenz
Fandom
Regina Kanyu Wang
Finnish Programme
Sini Neuvonen
Gaming
Jukka Särkijärvi
Guest of Honour Liaison
Hanna Hakkarainen
KaffeeKlatsches
Carl Fink
Literature Programme
Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf, Elizabeth Jones, Liz Loikkanen, Sini Neuvonen, Graham Sleight
Larp
Joanna Österman
Music
Päivi Itäpuro
Media Programme
Mikko Seppänen, Elisa Wiik
Science
Dave Clements, Jussi Nikander (advisor)
Signings
Elizabeth Jones
Strolls with Stars
Elina Kangosjärvi
Wellbeing and Exercise
Jenny Teerikangas
Academic
Merja Polvinen, Esko Suoranta
Writers’ Programme
Mike Sprague
Costuming
Violetta Marin, Carole Parker
Programme Ops
Maria Kauppila
Programme Ops Staff
Britt-Louise Viklund, Zoë Stephenson, Mikko Lammi
Children’s Programme
Karl-Johan Norén, Therese Norén
Children’s Programme Staff
Mia-Pia Asomäki, Marie Engfors, Silja Lampela
Tech Division
Tech Division Head
Taino
Tech Deputy Division Head
Kyuu Eturautti
Electricity
Taino
On-Site Computing
Kyuu Eturautti
Registration (tech/code)
Tero “Sivis” Nybacka
Technical layouts & 2D-3D drawings
Taino
Other staff
Santtu “Japsu” Pajukanta
Hall Managers
Hall 1 (Amphi) & Hall 2 (backstage)
Ossi “zouwi” Miikkulainen
Hall 3
Taino
Hall 4 & Hall 5
Ossi “zouwi” Miikkulainen
Kokoustamo
Petri Kovanen
Kokoustamo, Room 101
Arto “Zarr” Seppä
Registration
Tero “Sivis” Nybacka
Helpdesk/TS
Marco “Mac” Johansson
Helpdesk/TS Assistant
Petri Pikkanen
Helpdesk Staff
Chris Ellison, Mervi Mäkelä, Ari Toivonen, Sara Saukkonen, Mika Sarjanen, Arya Juottonen
Hugo Ceremonies & Masquerade Tech
Ossi “zouwi” Miikkulainen
Programme A/V
Videography Freelancer
Katariina “Linkkari” Ihalainen
Stream Technician
Anssi-Matti “Shadikka” Helin
Lights & Sound
Kokoustamo, Lights- and Sound Technician
Arto “Zarr” Seppä
Hall 1, Lights- and Sound Specialist
Ossi “zouwi” Miikkulainen
Turva Division
Turva Division Head
Karo Leikomaa
Turva Deputy Division Head
Brian Nisbet
Logistics
Simo Ulvi
Logistics Staff
Matti Murto, Lea Viljanen
Offsite Storage
Taru Heikkinen
Offsite Storage Staff
Kaisa Linnasalo
Con Office
Phil Davies
Head of Security
Toni Korlee
Move In/Move Out (MIMO)
Petteri Liesivuori
MIMO Advisor
Sanna Seurujärvi
MIMO Assistant
Lassi Aalto
At-Con Ops
Pat Maher
Ops Shift Manager
Jean Thompson, Sandra Battye
Ops staff
Garth Coogan, Ritva Mäkinen
Deputy Ops Manager/Area Head
Steven Lopata
Cloakroom
Mirkka Ojala
Listeners
Listeners Area Head
Petra Pesonen
Listeners
Pam Burr, P R Khangure, Katariina Pirttijärvi, Claire Rousseau, Tero Suoniemi, Santeri Vidal
Turva Advisor
Joonas Selin
WSFS Division
WSFS Division Head
Michael Lee
WSFS Deputy Division Head
Kate Secor
Site Selection
Johan Anglemark
Deputy Site Selection
Michael Pargman, Mark Linneman
Hugo Administration
Nicholas Whyte
Deputy Hugo Administration
Kathryn Duval
Hugo Staff
Brent Smart
Hugo Packet
Jo van Ekeren
Hugo Research
Lynda Manning-Schwartz, Ian Moore
Business Meeting
Kevin Standlee
Deputy Business Meeting
Donald Eastlake III
Business Meeting Secretary
Linda Deneroff
Time Keeper
Paul Dormer
Videographer
Lisa Hayes
Leadership team
Our Chair: Jukka Halme
Jukka Halme has chaired and co-chaired three Finncons, including the massive Finncon-Animecon in 2009 (over 10 000 attendees) and has also been in charge of programming at Finncon and Åcon for several years. Jukka has been actively involved in the Finnish and Nordic fandom since the early 80s, doing everything possible from gophering to editing and beyond. He has also been the fan GoH of two Eurocons. In his free time he works for the City of Helsinki and minds his two dogs with his lovely wife.
Worldcon 75 chair Jukka Halme
Our Vice-Chair: Karo Leikomaa
Karo Leikomaa has been organising events since the late 90s. Since 2008 Karo has been on the committee for several Finncons, in roles such as Vice Chair, Finance, Venue and Logistics, Gophers and Security, and GoH Liaison. She has chaired three Tampere Kuplii Comic Book Festivals and one Åcon. Karo worked for several conventions every year in Finland before moving to London, UK, in 2014. She has been active in Soroptimists International Finland since 2011. She is currently studying towards her MA at University College London.
Worldcon 75 vice-chair Karo Leikomaa
Our Vice-Chair: Colette H. Fozard
Colette H. Fozard has been helping to keep SF and anime conventions running for over twenty years. She has served as Convention Chair or other senior staff of several US East Coast cons including Arisia, Balticon, MAGFest and Zenkaikon, as well as many others. Her love of working at conventions has blossomed into a professional career in event planning. She is the Director of Operations for the Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival in Washington, DC each spring – the largest one-day celebration of Japanese Culture in the United States. She also serves as venue liaison for several other clients.
Worldcon 75 vice-chair Colette H. Fozard
