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A traditional part of every Unconvention is the Not So Secret (NSS) gift giving. This works along the lines of a Secret Santa, but it’s Not So Secret because it involves BookCrossing books, thereby allowing the recipient to find out who their parcel was from. The minimum requirement for an NSS parcel is a BookCrossing registered book and an additional gift, but givers can go as wild as they want with their parcels.
This year, pookledo has kindly volunteered to coordinate the NSS on behalf of the committee. Anyone wishing to take part should contact pookledo via PM, letting her know their real name and BC name, the location of their book wishlist (and any other wishlists, such as sweeties and other goodies), whether they are happy to give to a junior partner (as we do have some children attending this year’s event) and any other information that they think their gift-giver should know about them.
Address details are not needed as parcels are either gifted in person or left on the dedicated NSS table at the event. However, this year we will also be opening up the gift giving for non-attendees to the event, who will have their own separate postal event to coincide with the Uncon weekend. If you wish to take part in this, please contact pookledo with the details above, making it clear that you are NOT attending the event and including a postal address for your sender to use.
Look out for more NSS information from pookledo on the BookCrossing forums, the attendees subscriber list and the BCUK Yahoo group.
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