http://www.demicon.org/ Read! Imagine! Think! Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Programming schedule and a rough draft of the program descriptions from the program book is now available on the programming page. href="http://www.demicon.org/20/programming.html#20090409 The deadline of April 1 has passed for submitting entries to the Fhannish Film Festival. We received at least two entries, so there will be a Fhannish Film Festival this year! href="http://www.demicon.org/20/programming_fhannish_film_festival.html#20090409 We've received and posted the schedule for the Anime room video presentations. href="http://www.demicon.org/20/anime.html#20090405 Last year's Build-A-Blinkie Workshop was a big hit, so we're doing it again this year! http://www.demicon.org/20/blinkies.html#20090405 The Hotel Fort Des Moines has graciously agreed to extend the room block until April 6th, 2009. VERY IMPORTANT: When contacting the hotel to make a room reservation you MUST request rooms in the DEMICON room block. Anyone asking for rooms for May 1 - 3, 2009 without specifically mentioning DemiCon will be told the hotel is full. We have rooms. Don't take no for an answer. Request to speak to a manager if you must. If you do have any issues please contact gsabba@att.net immediately so we can get things resolved. If you know some one who has tried and failed to make a reservation please forward this information to them. http://www.demicon.org/20/hotel.html#20090401 The Anime page is now available with details on an update from our new Anime Department Head on what he has planned. http://www.demicon.org/20/anime.html#20090401 Want to have some stage time to show us what you can do? Sing, dance, act, tell jokes? The Venue D page is now available with details on information on how to book a performance. http://www.demicon.org/20/venued.html#20090401 Been working on that costume all year? The Masquerade pages are now available with information on the Formal Masquerade and Hall Costume Contests and how to participate. http://www.demicon.org/20/masquerade.html#20090401 Would you like to throw a room party at DemiCon? The Parties page is now available to tell you how to do so. http://www.demicon.org/20/parties.html#20090401 The Programming page is now available with details on some limited-attendance panels and other items. There will be more items added in the coming weeks. http://www.demicon.org/20/programming.html The Music Room page is now available with details on some of the performers who will be present; more to come! http://www.demicon.org/20/music.html Want to see the recently-discovered full print of the classic SF film "Metropolis"? If so, you must respond to our Metropolis interest poll ASAP! http://www.demicon.org/20/metropolis.html IMPORTANT: Another large conference in town makes it vital to get your Hotel Ft. Des Moines room NOW or you won't be able to get ANY room at the hotel http://www.demicon.org/20/hotel.html You may now use your major credit card, bank card or PayPal account to pre-register for DemiCon 20! http://www.demicon.org/20/register.html#paypal We are in need of someone to run the Anime Room at DemiCon 20! http://www.demicon.org/20/anime.html#head_needed We need someone to coordinate the volunteers at DemiCon 20! http://www.demicon.org/20/volunteers.html#head_needed A form is now available on our Registration page that you can print out and mail to us with a check or money order. http://www.demicon.org/20/register.html#form A flyer is now available you can print and take to other conventions to help promote DemiCon 20! http://www.demicon.org/current/DemiConFlyer1.pdf DemiCon 20's ConCom is pleased to announce that Joe Haldeman will be the Author Guest of Honor! Joe was Author GoH at DemiCon 2 and Joe's wife Gay is our regular and welcome guest at most DemiCons. http://www.demicon.org/20/GuestOfHonor_author.html Rachelle Hrubetz passes along the following web site link from John Lars Shoberg and Keith Stokes in KC with photos from DemiCon 19 at the Midamericon.org Fan Photo Archive. http://www.midamericon.org/photoarchive/08demicon01.htm Join us at DemiCon 20, The Big Two-Oh at the Hotel Fort Des Moines on May 1st-3rd, 2008. http://www.demicon.org/20/index.html