We are a small team of geeks, passionate about everything, and we’re trying to do good.
Presenting our team in the order they joined the crew:

Gadi Evron
Host, founder.
- Division head, Events, Discon 3 2021 (The 79th World Science Fiction Convention)
- Chair of the World Economic Forum’s council on cyber security risk insights

Daria Medved
Executive Producer
- Chair, Japan Now for JASWDC Sakura Matsuri (2013 – present)
- Co-Director, Hugo Ceremonies, CoNZealand 2020, (The 78th World Science Fiction Convention)
- Director, Hugo Ceremonies, Discon 3 2021 (The 79th World Science Fiction Convention)

John Dodd
Editor, millionwordman
Co-Area Head, MIMO, Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon (77th World Science Fiction Convention)
Director of Operations, Dragonmeet, London

Ian Stockdale
Producer, content coordinator
Division Head, Programme, Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon (77th World Science Fiction Convention)
Software engineering manager

Niamh Kearney
Producer
- Head of Programme Operations, Programme, Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon (77th World Science Fiction Convention)
- Chair, Leprecon XLI, an Irish convention

Karen Castelletti
Producer
Artist crafting immersive experiences
Serial entrepreneur and Chief Technology Officer

Christopher J. Garcia
Toastmaster
Hugo award winner for Fanzine Editor (2011, 2015)
MC of the Worldcon Masquerade in San Jose (2018)
Curator at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
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