September Kronos
This is the last meeting at the current location.
Next month we will have a Halloween party instead of a meeting.
November 8th will be the first meeting in the new Green Hills Library.
The meeting gathers at 6pm with the business meeting at 6:30
The new library is adjacent to the Green Hill Post Office on Benham Avenue,
between Graybar and Glen Echo.
The new branch will be approximately 4 times larger
-- 25,000 square feet -- and will house approximately 110,000 volumes,
more computers, lots more parking and no competing with the movie theatre.
This coming weekend we will be having a firewood party at Dan Caldwell’s
house starting at 4pm on Saturday .Call Dan at 876-4146 for directions.
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The following quote is from Ansible (which lost best fanzine to File 770
though Langford continued his lockjaw grip on best fan writer)
the quote: Bob Devney_ found a Quote of the Month from William Gibson,
now doing ads for Anderson consulting:
`The future is here already. It's just unevenly distributed.'
Ahhh: this explains many things about Anderson.
Club News
August club minutes
Passed out the books for review. Which lead into what have we been reading.
Mark is reading Neal Stephenson’s "Cryptonomicon" which was
nominated for a Hugo and also was on the NY Times list of notable books.
Mark said the book has changed his normal pace of reading.
With this one he reads about five pages and then pauses to sit and think.
Mark did finish "Katastrophe" by Randall Boyll, which is set in Indiana.
The book featured two main characters that are friends and chess players.
Well along the way one of them hypothesis the other several times with
one of the being a supposed past life regression with an unexpected result.
The one that is hypnotized possibly is a reincarnation of well some
one you wouldn't invite to your party as a diner guest.
Well, some of you might ( Steve Allen probably would have to complete
conversation group).
Mark described it as a real good "page turner".
George read Obsidian, which is an Anton Blake Vampire hunter book.
Soon we will be moving to our new home a couple of blocks away.
Since there is (or was at the time) that the room may
be full of boxed books in September we don't know yet
where we will be in September. (of course everything worked out
and we met at the library.)The books in boxes are the
hypothetical books in storage that they will have room
for in the new library. Reece who is one of the librarians
at the SE branch (and you wondered why so much of the really
good SF is at home there. Of course, with the lovely
computer reservation system you can go on line and they
will be bought to your preferred branch) Reece talked
about the books that were in storage.
This got off onto tales of how some books that are in transit
after being request sometimes slip through twilight zones of time.
The book in transit purgatory sometimes show up late and others
in some unexpected place.
Dan borrowed my copies of Mimosa and File 770.
Somewhere the discussion veered in transit and dwelled
in the land of old TV series.
Richard Carlson's "Our Friend the Sun" was warmly remembered.
George remembered a show called either Crash Cargo or Cult Cargo.
This was a cartoon show with the exception that the characters
had real moving lips superimposed. (shades of Conan O Brien) .
This led into Fireball XL5 (one of my childhood favorites).
Then it was off into our movie reviews. Mark and Charlie saw the Hollow Man.
Mark said it was intense.
The effects were good but the movie was "creepy".
According to Mark the scientist guinea pig was a megalomaniac
to start with and just got worse. He especially gets mad
because his eyelids are invisible and he can’t sleep.
Of course I am thinking:
why doesn't he use a black out eyeshade thing.
Ahh he must be a not to bright mad
(mad as mean and not just mad crazy) scientist.
Charlie and Mark both saw "Space Cowboys" and recommended it.
Later I saw it and yep it is really great.
It starts out in the past with these maverick test pilots
and crew and later leaps into the near future when a very
mysterious Russian satellite develops trouble.
It starts out as a lark when the now seemingly old men
are called back to help. (with the help of a little persuasive black mail.)
But all long the movie doesn’t let you forget that something is
not right out in space and something even sinister is afloat.
The movie was actually was written several years ago and
Clint Eastwood was approached about directing it.
But at the time he supposedly didn't buy the concept
of the old geezers in space. And then Glen went into orbit.
A lot of people are pointing out that the date for Kubla
on one flyer is not a weekend in 2001 but was in 2000.
Also, the number of cons is in dispute.
Reece said that American History magazine had several
color stereographs from the Civil War published in a recent edition.
Anita bought along her Rivercon photos.
In a discussion about the rummage sale to be held at
Outside Con as a fund raiser for the club,
Anita sorta let slip that at one of the former rummage sales we
(as in other club officers) went ahead and slipped some late
arriving money directly into the clubs Winter Holiday party fund
without sending it into the treasury first.
Of course this was said right in front of RJ our treasurer
who took this news calmly. Which either possibly means that
we will hear about it in the future or he knew about it and
let the party fools have their extra planning fun.
Mark's on Tod is in premed at Middle Tennessee.
Mark also commented on about how in the past Tod was involved
in the fantasy/middle ages group Dagohir. That often
the living room floor was covered with duct tape other things to make the swords.
Somehow the conversation slipped downhill back to the "Hollow Man"
with Reece making comparisons to Ray Milland's "The Man with X Ray Eyes"
and how the Hollow man having invisible eyelids reminded him
of it because Millands character couldn't sleep either.
Then the man with the X-Ray eyes saw further and further
till the Earth itself was invisible and he could see all the way through to the sun.
Last month we talked about Rocky and Bullwinkle and Reece
bought along a new library book.
"The Moose that Roared".
About then we decided we want a silly movie party.
But we need a host. Any volunteers out there.
The founding of the lost civil war submarine the Henley was
(not to make a pun) bought up. About how Clive Cussler and
his foundation found it after many others have failed.
Lairs of silt covered it, which is why is so hard to find
but at the same time seemingly so well preserved.
It is going to be both fascinating and horrifying .
The conversation went down the path of ancient Nashville club history
and tells of Richard Cornwall who was an early member and a reenacter.
Once he even took Ken to take place in a re enactment.
Followed by a description of Ken running full tilt down
a hill carrying a musket (not a Civil War re enactment) screaming
at the top of his lungs, "kill", "kill" "kill".
With this image we decided it was time for RJ's slides of Rivercon.
A lot of us where surprised that Meade and Penny
made it up while looking at a slide of Meade and Cliff.
One of the masquerade photos was of a Klingon in tartans holding a sheep.
One of the most moving things at the masquerade was a board
with names of various Rivercon functions with a lit bulb next to it.
The bulbs went one by one to dark symbolizing the end of Rivercon.
BJ Willinger as the black and white (actually grey) Ming host of the ceremony.
Charlie Williams commented that when he first met BJ he was still Father
(as in priest)Willinger. And BJ turned Bob Asprin into Ming,
As change of pace Mark was trying to behave
(we didn't want him to) but George was over on the other side next to Mark
making (according to Mark) funny, wicked comments under his breath
which was making it difficult for Mark to behave.
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The Hugo Awards
Best Novel: Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Best Novella: "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis (Asimov’s)
Best Novelette: "1016 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s)
Best Short Story: "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s)
Best Related Book: Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Frank M. Robinson
Best Dramatic Presentation: Galaxy Quest (DreamWorks SKG) Directed by Dean Parisot
Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois (Asimov's Science Fiction)
Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Best Semiprozine: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
Best Fanzine: File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: Joe Mayhew
Non Hugo awards presented at the ceremony
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer : Cory Doctorow
First Fandom Big Heart award Robert Silverberg & Jack Williamson
Japanese Seiun awards: Mike Resnick & James Tiptree, Jr.
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Conventions : Past
Rivercon part 2
Flashes of Impressions.
Mike Resnick was the master of ceremonies or ringmaster for opening ceremonies.
The crowd was amazing but maybe not since this was the very last opening ceremonies
of Rivercon. Sue Francis in introducing Mike mentioned that Mike
had traveled to France to receive a very prestigious award.
Sue told how the Mayor of Paris even presented him with the award
and then Resnick finished the tale by explaining the award included a check.
Less than an hour after presenting Mike with the award and check they mayor
was indicted. For as Mike put for registering people to vote whom residence
was the cemetery (I never knew Chicago was French)
The fans who traveled the farthest was Robin Johnson and Stephen Boucher
who came from Australia. (well I don't think Stephen counts since he
is around in the states all the time . For all we know he could have
came from across the River.) (grin)
More from Mike Resnick: Something true then and now:
SF books with no sequels are a rare species.
Bruce Pelz should have been awarded a Hugo for best fiction
(the LA Worldcon financial report) Mike introduced all the former guests
who were present and asked them to take a bow.
(most of the people on the flyer were present except for Forry Ackerman
who was in transit and suffering through airplane hell.
One of the most popular topics of conversation during the con was
to swap airline travel nightmare stories.
Travel through air was real bad just before and after Rivercon with a major
storm system rampaging through the Midwest.)
Not yet time for," to your scattered parties go".
A play on words by Resnick of one of the best known books by
the first guest Phil Jose Farmer who couldn't make it but did send his regards.
Sue Francis took the stage again to ask the audience to participate
in an idea she got from Inconjunction. She had everyone get up.
Then those who hadn’t attended five sit down, then ten, 20, 21 on to
only those left standing were those who had attended all twenty five.
They were later presented with a special memorial Rivercon mug.
John Hollis was the only one from Nashville to have attended all 25.
Mike and Christa Sinclair presented more Kentucky Colonels to the staff.
And Mike read a proclamation from the Mayor stating that this was Rivercon day.
Steve Francis made a presentation to the ringmaster Resnick and
announced Resnick was Rivercon Triple Crown winner.
Author GoH, Fan GoH and Toastmaster.
Resnick then commented that the last Triple Crown winner Affirmed
gets a $250,000 stud fee. After opening ceremonies was the ice cream social
and then to the parties.
Lots of parties both nights. Both of the bids for 2004 Worldcon were there.
Rivercon was the debut contention for the Kittyhawks.
Naomi had a tasty spread up in the Boston party but no mushrooms.
Lots of people in both parties.
The Xerpes party was the rocking party of Friday night. More aliens.
More Skippy. The big black light that Frank built which in reality is
the guiding light for the transport spacecraft. There was the really
final (they promise) Contact party, another con that has sailed into the west.
Mike and Christa Sinclair hosted retrospective New Orleans party one
night and a Moscow party the other. ConGlomeration party hosted by the
new SF con which will be taking place over across the River in Indiana next year.
Uncle Timmy and Liberty crew were present with the news that
they were bidding for a DSC .
(oh yes, now we know at least on of the shows Esther Frierson watches.
After adopting a kitty hawk at the Charlotte party she went to the Liberty
party and on seeing the cheese puffs exclaimed "cheesy poofs".
To which I say ,"Timmy". Uhmm to continue this riff the Toronto people
better watch out in 2003 when they play host to the Worldcon or we may
just "Blame Canada". ( of course all of this are allusions to South Park)
One of the most unusual sites Friday night was a smiling Irv Koch
with a kitty hawk perched on his head. There was a MidSouth Con party
complete with the traditional Oreo pyramid. On Saturday night among
a lot of other parties there was the Kubla party.
I had lots of stuff circled on the pocket program that I was planning
on attending but throughout the weekend I kept on remeeting old friends
and chatting the time away.
One of the panels I did make it to was "SF Fandom:The Early Days".
The room was overflowing with people. Stories about the early times of
fandom and how t has changed.And for those who are concerned that the
younger fans are not interested in fan history should be reassured that
there were a lot of young faces in the crowd. Pieces and bits from the panel
( I really need to get a tape recorder when I go to these things.
Does the Oral History project still exist??
need some one with a little better vision to let me know whom are
the people speaking when I am in the very back.
Some of them could recognize but a couple I wasn’t sure of)
The original WorldCon was inspired by the World's fair and in
the beginning everyone knew everyone else since the fans had been corresponding
with each other a long time even if they had never met in person.
It was noted that the first Worldcon to go over a 1,ooo fans was in 1956.
One difference in the early days of fandom most of the fans were poor
since fandom started in the depression. But there also was a huge
difference in the price of the cons. Rusty told about the time he
hitchhiked to Denver for the Worldcon with 17cents in his pocket.
He knew he didn't have enough the pay the whopping membership of one dollar
but he just wanted to say high to some people and meet the chairman.
When the chairman heard of Rusty's exploits to attend the con he
invited him in as his guest. (As I am writing and reading this it
reminds me of how it would be nice if there was a special
World con supporting membership sans the publications.
But where you could vote for the Hugos in about the twenty dollar range.
Forty dollars isn’t a lot to some but for those on limited or fixed incomes
it is a lot...oh well)
One of the panelists (help someone who remembers who said this ?? maybe Joe Hensley)
that when he attended Michicon (spelling) in 1944 Tucker had advised
him to tell the people at the con that Claude Degler had sent him.
( who was Degler you may be asking...
that little piece of fannish history in the next newsletter)
a pocker game played a part in here some where.
There was a wastefulness about when fans all read,
discussed and argued over SF. And now all the media
and games came in now a lot of people don't know SF.
(Something I don't totally agree with)
At one point the discussion went into which inventions caught SF by surprise.
Even though there were flying cars Rusty Hevelin said the jet airplane
caught the writers by surprise. The transistor was suggested but not really predicted.
The story of John Campbell, Astounding and the bomb was told.
About how the FBI showed up and wanted to know what Campbell
knew and how after it was mentioned in Astounding.
(At lot of info had been unclassified before the war)
Campbell also showed them something else. He had a large map
of the US with push pins indicating locations of Astounding subscribers.
He showed them how for sometime pins had been relocating and now there
was an intense concentration around Oak Ridge, Tn.
I missed the actual masquerade but did see the awards ceremony.
Even though I missed one presentation I later learned with a woman
who was dressed in a kimonos but had the appearance of a moth.
She started explaining how she liked to make nice things for
the house with found objects such a cables and rails and other
building material mostly from Tokyo.
Then you learned this was the Mothra Stewart show and this won Esther Friesner
the Most Humorous award.
Something unusual happened that the same person Chris Kramer won both
the best hall costume award (for the mind boggling Night on Bald Mountain
complete with mountain and demon) and Best of Show for the (goblin?)
Fully articulated multi part costume of a member of the Night Watch.
Stayed tuned for a little bit more about Rivercon in the next issue
along with guest’s commentary on the last closing ceremonies. (sniff , sniff)
Also next month hopefully reviews of Worldcon ,
my review of Outside con the biggest and better ever.
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Chicon
I hope to have several reviews of Chicon by the nest issue.
Most of the people I talked with had a great time but were unhappy
with various aspects of the convention. A lot of the snits
were directed at the Hyatt and how it tried to nickel and dime
(well actually dollars) over a variety of things.
Congratulations to the Xerpes,
Charlotte and Boston for winning best party of the night.
Next issue also will bring some of the other awards presented
such as the Sidewise and the Chelsey’s.
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Upcoming
Worldcons
The Millennium Philcon have announced their hotel rates for thew 2001 Worldcon.
http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001/photconv.html#hotels: Philadelphia Marriott
Single - $135.00 ,Double - $145.00 ,Triple - $160.00 ,Quad - $160.00
, Rollaways - $20.00 per stay
phil2001@netaxs.com
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Toronto won the bid for the 2003 Worldcon and would like fans to
know that there will be no package delivery charges for packages
delivered to the Toronto hotels.
The 61st World Science Fiction Convention Torcon 3 /
http://www.torcon3.on.ca/
August 28-September 1, 2003
Guests of Honour: George R. R. Martin, Frank Kelly Freas, Mike Glyer
Toastmaster: Spider Robinson
GoHst of Honour: Robert Bloch the spirit of Toronto Worldcons
Membership prices till December 31,00
Supporting not voting $60 Canadian, $40 US
/voted in site selection : free
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Attending Membership did not vote: $170 Canadian,
$115 US / voted in site selection: $105 Canadian, $70 US
All Credit Card Purchases processed in Canadian Funds
The facilities:Metro Toronto Convention Centre
(the North Building)www.mtccc.com , Royal York Hotel
Crowne Plaza Hotel , Renaissance Toronto Hotel at Sky Dome
TORCON 3
P.O. Box 3, Station A,
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5W 1A2
INFO@TORCON3.ON.CA
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Other
Constellation in case you havent noticed and you have an older flyer :
pay heed because the correct dates are October 13- 15.
It is back at the same hotel the Sheraton located in Huntsville
Madison County International Jetplex .
For reservations, call them at (800) 241-7873
(which connects directly to this hotel) or
(256) 772-9661. You will need to mention Con*Stellation for the convention hotel rate.
An important note about parking from Mike Kennedy:
A couple of corrections to Kronos.
the firewood party has now been moved to Sunday at 4pm.
and then I got this note from Mike Kennedy about the parking at Constellation.
Everyone must park in HOTEL PARKING to get their parking validated,
whether or not they are staying at the hotel.
Do NOT automatically park in either short term or long term parking.
Unlike past years, you will not need a hotel key to access the hotel parking lot.
If the hotel parking lot is full, there is supposed to be an electronic
information system at the entrance to hotel parking instruction you where
to go for overflow parking.
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Fan News
Julee Johnson Tate has been promoted to regional trainer for the
Department of Safety in Indiana.
Fran Courtney Bray will be undergoing some foot surgery this week.
Fran who didn’t go to WorldCon had a real rough weekend with her
mother going into the hospital (she is back home now) with massive
amounts of overtime at work.
A note about Nancy Tucker Shaw:
Nancy has really gone down and after a stay at the hospital she
is now being moved to a nursing home. Even though cards are
welcome by the family she really isn’t able to appreciate very much.
But, according to Misti Anslin Tucker flowers still cheer her up.
All greetings ect...
should be sent through her son, Larry Tucker, at 2523 Torrey Ave,Ann Arbor, MI
.Please remember Nancy and her sons in your prayers, thoughts,
or meditations and please pass the word to her faanish friends
throughout the world.
A PS from Misti (Nancy’s daughter in law) Larry and his mother have always
been extremely close and Larry is overwhelmed with his loss and
with the responsibilities he's being forced to shoulder right now,
so sympathy cards, notes, letters, etc for him would also do a whole lot of good.
manslin@earthlink.net
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Now for a couple of things that came in too late for the newsletter.
Robert> Pat and I finally went to see X-men last night.
Not a bad flick, well cast. Good stuff.
A chance encounter with The National Inquirer in someone else’s
bath room revealed to me that James Marsden (Cyclops)
was married recently in Nashville's Union Station.
You may be relieved his bride was not ten years older and red headed,
but they *did* meet in school. No word from the Inquirer if there was
"Disturbing Behavior" such as a bachelor party at the strip club next door.
Oh yes, I keep forgetting to mention Stephen King was in Nashville over
the summer for the wedding of his daughter.
Also this guy by the name of Gore was in the plaza across
from where I work this summer too.
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from Frank Kaliz
Hope everyone enjoyed our Xerps in 2010 party at Rivercon...
We managed to drink 16 batches of our famous
"Skip and Go Naked" drinks - That's a record!!
Never underestimate the power of our alien brew...
All it takes for a batch is a 12-oz can of limeade concentrate,
a 12-oz can full of vodka, and four Keystone Light beers...
Plus lots of ice and green
glow-sticks, of course! Ours is the first serious Worldcon bid to be out of this world! We've now got a firm commitment for all of us to be abducted from a crop circle in northern Scotland.
They'll pick us up at 12:00 noon (local time) on August 25, 2010...
But negotiations are still pending for the return trip arrangements..
In the meantime, we've got lots of parties to throw!"
Congratulations to Frank, Millie, Sherrie and all the Xerpes people
on their winning the best party award for Friday night at Worldcon.
(hist Frank… I want that Worldcon report … pretty please)
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Publishing Awards
Inductees into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame for 2000 :
Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Theodore Sturgeon, and Eric Frank Russell.
From SFWA news / http://www.sfwa.org/News/night.htm
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The SFWA awards also known as the Nebula
http://www.sfwa.org/awards/current.htm
Novel: Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents
Novella: Ted Chiang, "Story of Your Life"
Novelette: Mary A. Turzillo, "Mars is No Place for Children"
Short Story: Leslie What, "The Cost of Doing Business"
Script: M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense
Special Awards
Grand Master: Brian W. Aldiss
Author Emeritus: Daniel Keyes
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Interesting Publishing Links
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/new_pubr.html
Vanderbilt's The AcqWeblog: New Publisher Links
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http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/verif.html
Vanderbilt's Acq Verification Tools Page :library catalogs,
bibliographic services and in print lists.
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http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr/scifi.html
Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishers
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SCA
The newsletter for the Nashville SCA group is now online
http://www.oocities.org/glaedenfeld/goodkeepkeeping.htm
The Lyons Mountain group for now is on hiatus.
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Space
Middle Tennessee Space Society Region 5
Chuck Schlemm
508 Beechgrove Way
Burns, TN 37029
615/441-1024
robert.tonini@nashville.com
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Interesting Space Links
Main Shuttle Staus page
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm
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http://comets.amsmeteors.org/index.html
Comets & Meteor Showers
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http://www.astrobiology.com
Astrobiology
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http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/
NASA's Main Shuttle Page
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http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/scifi.html
Science Fiction \ Space Technology : Tools for Learning
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/
JPL's Space Calendar Page
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http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/
SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK :An Aeronautics and Space Resource for Education
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http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/vsohp/satintro.html
Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
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http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/vsohp/issnews.html
International Space Station
News and Rumors
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http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html
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http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/
Cumberland Science Museum's
For current night sky information, call Astroline: (615) 401-5092.
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Best resource for SF Conventions
SF-Lovers Conventions Listing
compiled and updated by Saul Jaffe
http://sflovers.rutgers.edu/Reference/fandom/conlist/cons.html
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To find conventions in the South check out
Southern Fandom Resource Guide Convention List : http://www.scenic-city.com/sfrg/
The best science fiction fandom resource on the web:
SF Lovers-Science Fiction Resource Guide
http://http://sflovers.rutgers.edu/Web/SFRG/
SGRG is maintained and updated by Chaz Boston Baden
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http://www.fanac.org/
The Florida Association for Nucleation And Conventions (F. A. N. A. C.), Inc.
Archive of fannish history.-- Joe Siclari, Coordinator jsiclari@bellsouth.net
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http://www.fanac.org/timebinders/
The Society for the Preservation of the History of Science Fiction Fandom,
AKA the Timebinders
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http://www.fanac.org/Conventions/Running/
CONVENTION-RUNNING RESOURCES: A Smorgasbordby Garth Spencer
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IKAV Dragon's Heart Modified Negh'Var Class Heavy Carrier ( Klingons)
Outer Limits Comics The first Sunday of each Month 5:00pm
http://earth.vol.com/~sundell/index1.htm
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. Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem web site at
http://www.thehawk.net/3pp.htm
The site has a Canonical Calendar plus their newsletter
Plugs and Dottles edited by Gael Stahl.
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Calendar
Happy birthday to Septembers birthday kids.
Tom Feller, John Hollis, me, Charlie Williams.
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September
Thru the 24th
Winslow Homer Exhibition
Parthenon :Centennial Park
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13th
Middle Tennessee SF Society
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September 15th
Last day to let Con Jose know if you want to use the installment plan
if you already have a supporting membership.
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15th
The Rogues at the Sherlock Holmes Pub
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17th
firewood party Dan’s
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18th
Last day to preregister for ConStellation
$30 through 18 September $35 thereafter and at the door
http://www.con-stellation.org /
constell@con-stellation.org
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19th
Davis-Kidd
Anne Rice's son Christopher Rice reads and signs
"A Density of Souls"
at 7:00 p.m.
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September 21-24
Equinox Dur-Demarion (Dagorhir)
http://dur-demarion.8m.com/event
(615) 230-9624 Yvonne Agostinho
210 Lower Station Camp Creek Rd.
Gallatin, TN 37066
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22nd
The Rogues at the Sherlock Homes Pub
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23rd
Nashville Scholars will go as a group to see The Hound .
If you are interested in going please contact Gael Stahl
September 30th
Secret Commonwealth at Sherlock Holmes Pub
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Sep 22 nd
Autumnal Equinox
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September 22 - 23
Tavern Brawl XII (Sca) at Circle YI Ranch in LaVergne,
http://www.risingstone.org
Reservations must be postmarked by Sept. 9.
Thru Sept 9 $21.00 Off Board Deduct $6
At Door $23.00 Please make checks payable to SCA, Inc. Shire Rising Stone.
Autocrat:THL Borik Ravenhair mka Brian Conley
2523 Lincoya Dr Murfreesboro, TN 37127
(615) 849-1995 borik@home.com
Reservationcrat :Lady Cecily du Chinon
mka Laura Wnuk 5726 Brentwood Trace Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 370-5172 Lwnuk@home.com
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22 - 24
Ditto 13 ("the Millennial Ditto")
http://www.circlenk.com/ditto13.htm
kaden@alum.mit.edu
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23 - 30
BANNED BOOKS WEEK
e-mail: oif@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/bbooks
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September 28 - 30
Oktoberfest Clarksville , Tn.
Clarksville Fairgrounds Pavilion Heide Eide,
Clarksville Edelweiss Club 931-645-3722
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September 28
The Escapist Fiction Book Club
discusses "The Golden Compass "by Philip Pullman
at 7:00 p.m. Davis-Kidd
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Sep 29 - Oct 1 '00
ARCHON 24
Holiday Inn & Gateway Ctr Collinsville IL;
GoH: Larry Niven. AGoH: Larry Elmore
Archon 24, Box 8387, St. Louis MO 63132
(636) 326-3026 /archon_hotline@zellich.net/ www.stlf.org/archon/24
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Septembr 29 - October 1
TRINOC-CON 2000
Marriott & Civic Center, Durham NC;
$25 to 3/31/00, $30 to 8/31/00, $35 at door.
Trinoc-coN, Box 10633, Raleigh NC 27605;
www.trinoc-con.org
Trinoccon@aol.com
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SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Elmingtion Park on West End Avenue the Nashville Public Library will be hosting
a booth where you can learn all about the Land Down Under
After stopping by the Library booth,
you can take in the Grand Finals of the U.S. Australian Rules Football tournament.
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Septmeber 30th
cutoffs for Philadelphia the Worldcon®. .
Note: all discounts for Pre-supporters will expire on September 30th,
including the "Pre-support & 20 postcards" free membership offer.
Did not presupport - before september 30th $ 90 and after
$ 105 did not vote did not pre support before september 30th
$ 145 and after $ 160
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October 1st
Hotel reservation deadline for Windy con.
Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg, Il.
800-233-1234
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October 7 - 29 ( weekends)
Drachenburg Renaissance Faire.
Sumner County, Tennessee.
$10 adults, $5 children 5-12, free for children age 4 and under.
For more information contact Drachenburg Renaissance Faire,
PO Box 62, Hickman, TN 38567. drachenburg@netzero.net
http://drachenburg.8m.com/
October
6-8
The Shire of easaraigh : Carnage at Clontarf!
http://burdean.com/easaraigh/events/carnage.htm Camp Discovery/
Tourney plus a variety of classes will be offered with an early
Irish/Norse theme.. Cabin space (with AC/heat and showers) is 250 beds,
limited camping (11 small campsites) available. Autocrat & Reservations:
Domina Emmachia di Mauritania :
mka Rona Russell P.O. Box 2036
Cookeville, TN 38502
(931)858-7711/ no calls after 8pm CST, please)
emmachia@aol.com/
http://burdean.com/easaraigh/
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6 - 8
Tennessee Highland Games Mufreesboro, TN
http://www.hotsc.com/
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6-8
Anime Weekend Atlanta 6
Atlanta Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel
Anime Weekend Atlanta INC. P.O. Box 13544, Atlanta, GA 30324-0544
www.awa-con.com
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October 7th
The Surfbroads - The Gals & their Pals at the Sherlock Holmes Pub
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13 – 15 (new dates)
Con*Stellation XIX: Virgo
Huntsville, Alabama
Guests of Honor: Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald /
Fan Guest of Honor: Julie Wall
sponsored by NASFA $35 at the door
http://www.con-stellation.org
constell@con-stellation.org
Phone: 256-880-8210 ask for Mike (No collect calls, please)
Con*Stellation XIX: Virgo P.O. Box 4857 Huntsville AL 35815-4857
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13-15
Southern Festival of Books, Legislative Plaza
Galyn Martin, Director, Southern Festival of Books
Tennessee Humanities Council
1003 18th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212-2104
[615] 320-7001, ext. 15, galyn@tn-humanities.org.
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13-15,
ICON 25
Iowa City, IA.
Guests of Honor include: Harry Turtledove, Rusty Hevelin, and, the Orange fan Mike Lowrey
http://www.mindbridge.org/icon
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13 - 21
"Vampire Monologues" Presented by Jeremy Childs
Friday and Saturday at 8pm,
Tickets $10 Dark Horse Theatre
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Last day to preregister for Ohio Valley Filk Fest
Memberships $26 until October 13,
OVFF XVI, P.O. Box 20125,
Columbus, OH 43220
or contact OVFF at OVFF@aol.com.
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14th
Second Saturday Book Store
Donelson Branch Library, 2315 Lebanon Rd.
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14th
Windycon (November 10 - 12) preg deadline
$30 to 10/14/00, $40 at door.
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October 15th
last prereg day for the 2000 World Fantasy Con
.But the con has a membership limit so get those memberships in early.
Special note this convention is geared more for SF literary professionals.
No masquarade, no hall costumes , gaming. But they do have intersting panels
and a great art show and book dealers room.
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October 25th
Membership: $40 until today, $45 after. Info: Philcon 2000 (not the worldcon),
PO Box 8303, Philadelphia PA 19101-8303; 215-604-3980; info@philcon.org.
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October 27-29,
The Barony of Thor's Mountain presents Silver Hammer (SCA)
Big Ridge State Park, Maynardville, TN
http://user.icx.net/~roz/thorsmtn/
Unheated Cabins on site. Tenting sites and heated cabins are more than
a mile from the group camp and hall.
They must be reserved by calling: Big Ridge at (865) 992-5523.
People staying in the heated cabins or tenting pay daytrip fees.
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28-29
Alabama Renaissance Faire
Florence, Alabama. At Wilson Park. information call (256) 766-3234 or fax (256) 760-0317 http://www.oocities.org/alabamarenfaire
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October 26-29
World Fantasy Con in Corpus Christi, TX
Omni Bayfront Hotel
http://2000.worldfantasy.org/
fduartejr@aol.com
PO Box 27277, Austin, TX 78755
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October 27 - 29
Octocon 37 Cincinnati, OH
MidWestcons even more relaxed little cousin.
Four Points Hotel of Sheraton (formerly the Harley Hotel of Cincinnati).
8020 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236,
just east of I-71 at Exit 12
(approximately 12 miles northeast of downtown Cincinnati .
Rooms are $79/night (plus tax) for a single/double ($89 with a king-size bed)
and $10 more for each occupant beyond the second. Room reservations must
be guaranteed with credit card or first night's deposit.
Cancellation deadline is 4 pm the day of arrival.
Reservations must be received by the hotel before September 27th in order
to guarantee a room within the convention block. Don't delay,
as there is a very good chance the hotel will be sold out for the weekend.
The number is (513) 793-4300 (or 1-800-321-2323 if calling from outside Cincinnati).
Fax: (513) 793-1858. Be sure to let them know you're an Octocon attendee,
in order to get the con rate. The preregistration rate is $15.00,
and is good until October 1st (postmark); thereafter and at the door,
it'll cost you $20.00.
Make all checks payable (in U.S. dollars, please) to Pat Sims, and mail them to:
Pat Sims
34 Creekwood Square
Glendale, OH 45246
(513) 771-7587 / 73473.2247@compuserve.com
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October 27 – 29
Ohio Valley Filk Fest
http://www.electricpenguin.com/ovff/
The Wyndham Dublin Hotel
North Dublin, OH 43017 phone 614-764-2200
just south of Route 161 & Frantz Road and just off of the I-270 outerbelt.
The Wyndham's address is: 600 Metro Place North, Dublin, Oh 43217 .
The Wyndham does not have an airport shuttle. The price is $18 per person,
per trip to/from the airport. To reserve space on the shuttle,
phone 614-759-9999.
Room rates are $81 for 1-4 occupancy; be sure to mention OVFF
when you make your reservation. Reserve soon; the Ohio State University
football team is at home that weekend! Memberships $26 until October 13, 2000;
$30 at the door
OVFF XVI, P.O. Box 20125,
Columbus, OH 43220 OVFF@aol.com.
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November
4 - 6,
http://net-connection.com/doom/
Unchained Doom Presented by The Shire of An Dun Theine Send pre-regiatration to:
Lady Branwen Du Guerre (aka Pamela Stone)
104 Chesapeake Bldv, Madison, AL 35757
Make check payable to:
SCA Inc. / Shire of An Dun Theine
Montgomery Bell State Park Group Camping One
Take U.S. Hwy 40 West to Tenn. Hwy 46 North to Tenn. Hwy 47 East,
and follow the SCA signs.
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10 - 12
Windycon, Hyatt Regency Woodfield. Schaumburg, Il. GoH: Terry Brooks.
Artist GoH: Lubov. Editor GoH's: Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden.
Fan GoHs: Sally Kobee & Larry Smith. TM: Phyllis Eisenstein.
$30 to 10/14/00, $40 at door.
Info: WindyCon 0027, Box 184, Palatine IL 60078-0184
www.windycon.org
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November 11
Second Saturday Book Sale
Donelson Branch Library, 2315 Lebanon Rd
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14-20
Leonids meteors showers
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/leonids.html
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15th
Prereg deadline Smofcon. $50.00
also pre reg dealine for Chambananacon
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November 17 - 19
Philcon http://www.netaxs.com/~philcon/
. Adam's Mark Hotel, City Ave. & Monument Rd
GoH: Vernor Vinge, Artist GoH: Bob Walters, Special GoH: Poul Anderson.
Membership: $40 until 10/25/00, $45 after.
Info:
Philcon 2000, PO Box 8303, Philadelphia PA 19101-8303; 215-604-3980;
info@philcon.org.
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November 24-26
Loscon 27 Burbank Airport Hilton
http://www.loscon.org/
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November
24 - 26
ConCat Knoxville, Tennessee
http://www.vic.com/~chloiea/ConCat.html
Hyatt Regency at 500 Hill Ave in Knoxville.
Room rates are 1-4 $66 plus tax. Call 865-637-1234 to make your reservations.
316 E. Scott Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917
865- 523-6986 e-mail : chloiea@mailexcite.com
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Also Thanksgiving weekend.. Chambananacon
http://www.chambanacon.org/
GUESTS Guest of Honor: Andrew Offutt ( Andy retires as GoH for Chambananacon
after this year) Fan Guest of Honor: Kim Williams (Chair of Marcon)
Featuring Toastmaster Wilson " Bob" Tucker
( someone is going to drive him to just about the only con near his home)
pluts lots of filk in Clarion Hotel (it has been in the same place for ever.
.. the name just changes)
(Though the last I heard this year is the last on the hotel contract.)
1501 South Neil, Champaign, IL. 62801 (217) 352-7891 or (800) 257-6667
M. David Brim 's last year as a chair or rather co - chair.
The other co chair is Phread who will be taking over next year.
ChamBanaCon
PO Box 199016
Indianapolis, IN 46219-9016
turkey@chambanacon.org
The registration fee is $25 until Nov 15th, $30 at the door
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December
1-3
SMOFcon 18 in Cocoa Beach Florida, , $65.00 at the door.
Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Resort . SFSFS, P. O. Box70143,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. jsiclari@gate.net
Joe Siclari Chairman, South Florida SF Society
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1st
Capricon pre reg deadline
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21st
Winter Solstice
25th
Partial Solar Eclipse
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December
31st
ist pre reg cutoff for DSC 39 Birmingham
$20
Tenacity 279 Cheshire Rd. Harpersville, Al.
35078 paulette.baker@mindsring.com
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December 31st
Cutoff for the 40th DSC to be held June 14 – 16 2002 in Huntsville Al.
Huntsville Hilton
Memberships $25 through December 31st, 2000
GoH Allen Steele
Toastmistress Connie Willis
Artist GoH Bob Eggleton
Fan GoH Nicki and Dicki Lynch
DSC 40
POB 4857
Huntsville, Al 35815-4857
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2001
January
5 - 7
Ga Filk : Atlanta, Georgia
Guest of Honor - Tom Smith
Toastmaster - Robert Cooke
Ramada Inn Atlanta Airport - South
http://www.gafilk.org/
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12-14
Chattacon
information Mike Dillson or Zanny Leach at (770) 578-8461.
No collect calls please info@chattacon.org or chattacon.info@mindspring.com.
Chattacon 25
PO Box 23908
Chattanooga, TN 37422-3908
Guest of Honor David Brin,.
Guest of Honor S. M. Sterling,
.Artist Guest Jill Bauman,
Special Guest James Patrick Kelly .
, Master of Toast Charles L. Grant,
Regional Artist Guest David Mathews
Clarion Hotel in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.
room rates will be $70 per night, flat rate.
The hotel only has 200 rooms and they are almost already gone by sometime in November.
So consider getting your room now. hotel reservations is: (423) 756-5150
Prices will be $30 until December 15, 1999,
$35 until January 1, 2000 and $40 at the door.
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January 12-14, 2001
Arisia '01
http://www.arisia.org/
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers
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19-21, 2001
http://www.stilyagi.org/cons/confusion/
AASFA/ConFusion
P.O.Box 8284, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 : Van Dyke Park Suites, Warren, MI
http://www.stilyagi.org/cons/confusion/workshops.html
Writer's Workshops at ConFusion
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24th Chinese New Year
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FEBRUARY 8-11, 2001
Capricon / http://www.enteract.com/~deb/capricon21/
Chicago ,Il.
Arlington Park Sheraton
(847) 394-2000
Guest of Honor: Allen Steele,Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan
Pre-registration...$35.00 At the door...$60.00
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February
16 - 18
Boskone 38
http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/
P.O. Box 809
Framingham, MA 01701
FAX 617-776-3243.
boskone@nesfa.org.
Guest of Honor: George R. R. Martin, Featured Filker: Juanita Coulson
Sheraton Framingham Hotel
Framingham, Massachusetts / 508-879-7200 (do not use the 800 number)
$36 until January 17, 2001, and will be higher at the door.
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23 - 25
Concave 22
Park Mammoth Resort
Park City Kentucky
As usual enter the room lottery to reserve a roon.
All room lottery entries must be in during December.
Do not contact hotel about making reservations
Janice Gelb GoH
Concave c/o Gary Robe
POB 3221 Kingsport, Tn. 37664
$20 before 2/13/00 grrobe@preferred.com
$30 at the door
room rate
$47 single doubel
$57 triple/quad
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March 2001
16-18
Stellarcon 2001/Greensboro, NC, Hilton,
Fulbright, jkf1965@aol.com
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23 - 25
Mid Southcon
Memphis, Tn.
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March 23 - 25
Galaticon at Ramada Inn South/in East Ridge/Chattanooga, Tn.
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March 31st
Last preg cut off for the DSC Birmingham
$25 and $30 thereafter and at the door.
The DSC will be May 4 - 6
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March 30-April 1, 2001
Shire of Glynn Rhe Convivium Collegialis II
Camp Arnold, Cullman, Alabama
Metalworking.
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April 1st
Hotel registration cut off for the DSC
Birmingham. Radisson Hotel
808 20th St south. Birmingham, Al 35205
205 – 933- 9000
$81 for 1 to 4 people.
The party floor is the 14th floor.
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April 2001
20 - 22nd
Kubla Khan Primus
Days Inn Airport
http://www.telalink.net/~badger/kubla30.html
Guest of Honor, Rick Shelley, Toastmaster, Andrew J. Offutt
,Andy FemFan, Jody Offutt
Days Inn Airport/Opryland Area, Briley Parkway #1 International Plaza,
Nashville, TN. 37217. (615) 361-7666 or Fax (615) 399-0283.
For 1-4 occupancy the rate is $58 per night.
http://www.the.daysinn.com/nashville02468
Cost is $25 till April 1st and $35 at the door. Send your registration to:
KublaKhan 30
C/o Tom and Anita Feller
P.O. Box 68203
Nashville, TN 37206
Ken Moore
647 Devon Dr.
Nashville, TN 37220-1910
Phone: 615-832-8402
Co-Chair:
Bill Payne
6329 Valley View Rd.
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
Comments or enquiry’s? EMAIL ONLY rkrimini@aol.com
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May 2001
4 - 6
Tenacity: The Birmingham Deep South Con
Radisson Hotel
Queen of the Universe : Sharon Green
Ned Brooks Fan GoH
Tenacity 279 Cheshire Rd. Harpersville, Al.
35078 paulette.baker@mindsring.com
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May 25 - 27 (Memorial Day weekend)
Libertycon at the Ramada Inn South, East Ridge)
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May 25 - 28, 2001
Balticon
http://www.balticon.org/
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July 5-8, 2001
Westercon 54
The Doubletree Jantzen Beach and Doubletree Columbia River
Portland, Oregon.
http://www.osfci.org/w2001/
deaner@pacifier.com
Westercon 54, P.O. Box 5901, Portland, OR 97228-5901
(360) 993-2001
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July 13 - 15, 2001
Inconjunction
http://www.inconjunction.org/
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August 10 - 12, 2001
Con Glomeration.
Holiday Inn Lakeview in Clarksville,In
1-800-544-7075
Con Glomeration.
POB 32095 Louisville, Ky 40232
Memberships are $25 until July 25,
And 35 thereafter and at the door.
Science fiction and fantasy multimedia
GoH Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell
Fan GoH Steve and Sue Francis
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August 30, 2001 - September 3, 2001
The Millennium Philcon® Philadelphia, PA
The 59th World Science Fiction Convention
P.O. Box 310
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-0310
email: phil2001@netaxs.com
http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001/
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October 2001
World Fantasy Convention
Montreal, Quebec,
2001 WFC, c/o Bruce Farr
7002 North Sixth Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85021, USA
or email at: brucex.farr@intel.com
or call: (602) 395-1945
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2002
June 14-16
DSC 40 in Huntsville Al.
Huntsville Hilton
Memberships $25 through December 31st, 2000
GoH Allen Steele
Toastmistress Connie Willis
Artist GoH Bob Eggleton
Fan GoH Nicki and Dicki Lynch
DSC 40
POB 4857
Huntsville, Al 35815-4857